{"id":6832,"date":"2015-01-04T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-04T09:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2023-01-08T21:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T05:36:29","slug":"business-english-news-31-crowdfunding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2015\/01\/04\/business-english-news-31-crowdfunding\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 31 &#8211; Crowdfunding"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6832-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN31-Crowdfunding.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN31-Crowdfunding.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN31-Crowdfunding.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN31POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/jobs-act-what-crowdfunding-means-for-your-startup-533851e64c-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"BEN 31 - Crowdfunding\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s <a title=\"Business English News Lessons\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English News lesson<\/a>, we look at new methods of raising capital for startups.<\/p>\n<p>Crowdfunding, the idea of gathering lots of small contributions from individuals to finance a company or a project, is one of the latest buzzwords to hit the business world. Born as a result of the economic crisis where access to financing from traditional sources is increasingly difficult, crowdfunding is another avenue to secure funds for entrepreneurial ventures; as This is Money explains:<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, financing a business involved asking a few people for big sums of money. Crowdfunding is turning this idea on its head, using the Internet to help entrepreneurs talk to thousands &#8211; if not millions &#8211; of potential funders who each contribute a small amount.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"\/quiz\/BEN31SN-Crowdfunding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study Notes<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN31QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Practice<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN31POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN31-Crowdfunding.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn business English vocabulary and collocations for discussing Crowdfunding &#8211; an 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