Crowdfunding: the boom and buzz explained Read moreThe Crowdfunding Centre estimates that £52.3m was raised in the UK on the nine major crowdfunding platforms it tracks in 2016. And Anson is just one of a growing number of small business owners using the services of an independent crowdfunding expert to make sure their campaign is a success. “Crowdfunding consultancy has a number of different aspects to it,” says Tim Wright, who runs crowdfunding management consultancy Twintangibles. Crowdfunding is like a big marketing campaign. Justin Grainger, managing director of CrowdFundMe2, came from a corporate finance background before moving into crowdfunding consultancy.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2017 07:16 UTC