On Friday 12th of July, the CONSOB – the Italian financial securities commission – proudly announced that Italy was going to be the first country in Europe to enact regulations for equity crowdfunding. The CONSOB commissary said its hopes were that the law will not...
You monetize the sharing economy. You rent out your car, spare room, tools and freelance as a writer, designer or coder. You are making a sweet income, tapping into the the collaborative offerings and all is well. Then April 15 comes around and brings along tax...
Heeeelp.me is an online platform that will allow everyday people to tell their story, explain their current situation and their need, set the amount of financial support they need and show their gratitude to supporters through unique services and rewards. Their USP is...
August 9, 2013 is the 48th celebration of Singapore National Day and every year it is celebrated with a National Day Parade (NDP). Singapore uses the opportunity not just to celebrate the nation’s history and heritage but also as a nation building exercise. Organizers...
Wiki-Safety is an online platform that aims to collect and share information on accident prevention and safety tips via crowdsourcing. Every society possesses specific knowledge on safety issues. But, despite the spread of the internet this knowledge is not widely...
Crowdfunders generally fall into different categories: equity, donation, reward, and debt. The last is also known as microfinancing — and commonly referred to in Europe as “peer-to-peer lending.” Here are the top 10 up-and-coming peer-to-peer lenders e making...
Detroit, the iconic American city will never leave the public eye. Once representative of America's manufacturing powers, the city has fallen with the challenging economic climate, even recently filing for municipal bankruptcy. Many see this city as a land of missed...
massolution NYC 2013: Learn how major enterprises are designing and deploying crowd-based strategies to foster innovation, fuel growth, drive sales and connect and engage with customers. This two-day inaugural conference is being produced by massolution, a research...
This post written originally appeared on Forbes. Crowdfunding is rapidly changing the real-estate investment market, offering developers new ways to finance projects, small investors a way in, and the socially conscious an avenue to support their local communities—and...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a plan to get the world unconnected citizens connected via a mobile data or internet connection. The reason Mark Zuckerberg says this is important is because unconnected citizens are losing out the knowledge economy propelling the...
T2: Judgment Day? These thoughts are completely my own and do not reflect the intent or thoughts of Return on Change, any of its affiliates, directors, employees or stakeholders of any kind. We start with a shout out to the color guard of the days of old, when...
Have you been to public places that discourages a good conversation, has uncomfortable seating or is just not inviting? Copenhagen thinks about public spaces in a dramatically opposite way. Imagine a space that allows to swing and relax, admire the clouds and even...
We see advances in technology almost everyday. But the rate at which these percolate to poor farmers in developing countries is slow enough to throw them into a vicious poverty cycle. The team at Barefoot Lightning is trying to change that via their Talisman Mobile...
The following guest post is by David Drake, originally appeared on Forbes. Add North Carolina to the growing list of states working on intrastate investment crowdfunding legislation, especially as the equity crowdfunding proposal of the Jumpstart Our Business Startup...
The team at Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) is excited to announce that the three winning startups from our Startup Challenge in June have just launched their crowdfunding campaigns on RocketHub. CSW and Rockethub are working with an inspiring group of entrepreneurs with big...
What is the crowd economy? You may know it as the sharing or collaborative economy that presents an economic opportunity for ordinary citizens to monetize idle resources like an extra bedroom, tools or their car. But it also includes crowdfunding, crowdsourced...
Today, we are pleased and proud to introduce one of our Startup Challenge Winners from Crowdsourcing Week 2013 Singapore - Brickflow! We all use a number of different social media platforms to share our thoughts and experiences.What if you could pull together all...
Colleen Flanigan, the coral reef sculptor and TED Senior Fellow, didn’t have time to get a haircut before TEDGlobal back in June. So in the spirit of the conference, themed ‘Radical Openness,’ she crowdsourced one instead, letting dozens of conference-goers each take...
This is a guest post by Walter Lim, a corporate professional and senior manager with 17.5 years of experience in marketing, public relations, social business, events, strategic planning, policy, industry development, and corporate development. Walter is the owner and...
This is a guest post by Ayesha Kohli, Vice President, Prime Time Business and Professional Women's Association and Principal Consultant, Sparq Communications. A few weeks back I found myself stuck with a clichéd phrase in my head “The world is changing...
This is a guest post by Uta Langley, a highly sought after trainer, coach and speaker specialising in happiness and success through effective management with over 20 years’ experience. She has tutored the Women into Enterprise course at the University of Bath and has...
In an article written by Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot’s Co-founder and CTO, Shah seeks to make a statement on why company culture is so important. Shah went so far as to create an infographic and SlideShare deck to further hone in on his points involving workplace...
What a week! The first global conference, in Singapore from June 3-7, that focused on crowdsourcing, crowdfunding and open innovation was a resounding success. Asia and Singapore saw the first-of-its kind event that brought together open-internet experts and speakers...
The Oxford English Dictionary has added ‘crowdsourcing’ to its famous lexicon, highlighting its prevalent usage today! This development follows the inaugural global conference on Crowdsourcing in Singapore earlier this month, that saw attendees and speakers from over...