CROWDFUNDING – ISSUING SHARES FOR COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES

Dariusz T. Dziuba¹, Małgorzata Pszczółkowska²

DIGITAL WORLD IN THE MAKING

Publication language: Polish

Journal article

Transformations No. 1–2 (88–89) 2016,  Publication date: 14 May 2016

Article No. 20160514223513739

Keywords: crowdfunding, business models, community shares, raising capital, community enterprises

Abstract The paper analyses web crowdfunding as an alternative capital raising method. The focus is on one model, namely community shares offers, discussed against the background of the crowdfunding nature, globally generated value and various business models used, with community enterprises – recipients of such campaigns – also highlighted. The paper presents an overview of publications, including authorial studies (of the local British communities) and by means of verifying a number of hypotheses, it probes into how enterprises representing the category referred to in the title benefit from the crowdfunding-based offers.

1. Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych

   E-mail: dziubadt@wne.uw.edu.pl

2. Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych

   E-mail: mwpszczolkowska@gmail.com

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