Advice from 12 small business owners on how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign

1. Crowdfunding 101: Advice From
12 Small Business Owners
Little Rock Urban Farming, Little Rock, AR

2. We asked 12 successful crowdfunding small
business owners, “What is the best way to
succeed in a crowdfunding campaign?”

3. Relate to people with your story and spread
the word!
This Must Be Kismet (Convertible Kid's
Clothing), Chicago, IL

4. Be consistent, positive and passionate!
Esta-Joy's Kitchen, New York, NY

5. Engage your
network of
friends and
family!
Dechets a l'Or, Queens, NY

6. Get all of your friends and family involved in
your business from the beginning and tell a
compelling personal story!
Kuli Kuli, Oakland, CA

7. Be honest and earnest!
Gothic Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

8. BridgeSet Sound, Philadelphia, PA
You have to
generate
excitement!

9. Communicate with your community!
Out of the Box Collective,
Chatsworth, CA

10. Live 2 Learn Differently Inc, Brandon, FL
Be honest
and find
people whom
support your
mission!

11. Be persistent in reaching out
to your network and beyond!
The Fresh Connection, Brooklyn, NY

12. Farm to Fork Catering,
Louisville, KY
Tell your
story with
enthusiasm
and
passion!

13. Be honest from the beginning and give reliable updates. Show
yourself on a personal level and not just business. Sure, loaning
to your business helps the business but how does it make
YOUR life better? How about the lives of your family?
8 Bit Bakeshop, Queens, NY

14. The Founding Moms, Oak Park, IL
The most
powerful way to
succeed in a
crowdfunding
campaign is:
People!

15. Kiva Zip is a community of people
crowdfunding 0% interest microloans to
small business owners
Banana Manna, Greenville, SC

16. The Kiva Zip
community envisions
a world where human
relationships are
restored into the
heart of the financial
system
Photo: Flick (CC: mrhayata)

17. Neu Root Farm, Racine, WI
Small business owners are
economically empowered by
the strength of their character,
rather than financially excluded
by their lack of collateral

18. Project your vision. Gain credibility
and trust. Build your future.
Social Club Grooming Company, Detroit, MI

19. Wild Haven Fiber Company, Milwaukee, WI
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