Raising Capital - your options for funding your Startup...
by Startacus Admin
Government linked Funding / Grants / Sponsorship
Each one of these sections is an article in itself, and we could write hundreds of articles on this category, depending on where you live, your type of business and how much funding you are looking for. Governments and Government Funded bodies, tend to 
generally support startups via grants, loans and sponsorships, as new business growth is essential for economic encouragement and growth. Just search online and you may be surprised to see what is on offer.
Private Sector Funding and Sponsorship
The same principle as above, but large Corporations often have a vested interested in supporting startups and taking the kudos that comes with splashing the cash. To many startups, this type of capital is the least risky, as although the process of applying and winning funding may be arduous, the result may be free cash and support, which you generally cannot buy.
Crowdfunding
The newest mainstream form for raising capital - but one may argue the crowd is still out on how often projects actually do get funded. This is however is a popular choice and a growing industry. As the title suggests, this is where a startup or business aims to raise money, by asking individuals to collectively come together to fund a specific project. It is a good way of an individual offering a little cash support, but collectively a network of people funding a big project. Used commonly to support social or creative projects - the crowdfunder generally offers a sliding scale of return (not usually capital) for the person’s support, depending on how much they invest....(phew I hope that explained that!)
We do hope that these 9 options give you food for thought if you are on the start of your self starter journey and please do comment via the forum if you can think of any other financing options we should add to the list...
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