Ocean Plastic Pollution After the world woke up to the environmental dangers and the scale of plastic pollution in the ocean, there has been no dearth of ideas to reduce, reuse, or recycle plastics. The main stumbling block is lack of money. Crowdfunding, a relatively new way of raising funds, could well be a powerful
How to Support the Global Climate Strike – if you can’t STRIKE.
READYFUNDGO SUPPORTS THE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE Calling all individuals and companies to join us Do you have any plans yet for the Global Climate Strike on Friday? On 20 September 2019, millions of people around the world will walk out of their workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets, demanding action
Do I need a Crowdfunding Campaign Manager?
People looking to start a crowdfunding campaign often ask themselves, or others, “Should I outsource this?” That’s a good question with many factors to consider before landing on the answer that is right for you. Let’s begin with what a crowdfunding management company would bring to the table. How would they help you have a
Crowdfunding as a game changer for SMEs
Jill Storey writes in the Australian Institute of Company Director’s Magazine and sets out how in this current climate of restricted lending to SMEs from traditional finance sources, crowdfunding and the new equity rules have the potential to be a game changer for Australian proprietary companies. If you’re a director of a company with a
Crowdfunding to Save Our Planet – Plastic Free July
As we near the end of #plasticfreeJuly, we thought it would be fitting to do a post about the environment, in particular how crowdfunding can help saving the environment. Whether we like to admit it or not, everybody has some sense of awareness that the environment needs to be saved. We are in a critical
Creating Your Crowdfunding Story – 10 tips for success
Crowdfunding Tips : 10 Tips for Creating Your Crowdfunding Campaign Story Why don’t we start off with what those 10 nifty tips are so you know what to expect: Hit the key messages quickly Have clear objectives Your title matters Start simple Introduce the problem Display your solution Provide examples and evidence Delve into why
Crowdfunding in Australia – A Guide
A Guide to Crowdfunding in Australia The crowdfunding model has been helping new companies and organisations turn their ideas into reality since the 2,000s, but it’s only more recently that it has gained traction in Australia. This is certainly good news if you have a big project you’ve been wanting to put out into the world
Sydney start-up ecosystem matures
The Sydney market for start-up businesses has grown to a level of maturity to offer innovative and exceptional quality support. Sydney’s start-up culture is quickly becoming recognised as a world leader for local and international entrepreneurs. According to startupdaily.net, in late 2017, there were an estimated 2,100 active tech start-ups in Sydney with an overall
Australian Entrepreneurs & Innovators
Chelsea Ford, Founder, Females in Food This month we profile Chelsea Ford, the Sydney based Founder of Females in Food. Females in Food is a membership for women in food and drink to get business advice, resources and inspiration. Females in Food is for makers, creators, artisans, producers and small business owners. Their mission is
Crowdfunding – a great way to start your podcast
Want To Start Your Own Podcast ? Start today …. Get Ready Get Going and Get Funded ….with ReadyFundGo Why now it is a great time to start a Podcast The power of podcasts has clearly hit mainstream media consumption with Edison Research reporting 51 per cent of Americans aged 12 and over having ever listened to
Choosing the Right Crowdfunding Consultant to Maximise Your Campaign’s Potential
Is Crowdfunding right for your business ? Decided to Run Your Crowdfunding Campaign? Excellent, Now Choose the Right Crowdfunding Consultant to Maximise Its Potential You have heard of crowdfunding and read various articles and blog posts on it. You found it interesting as an idea and wanted to know more about it. You learned
Beyond Brexit: Crowdfunding in Australia Presents a Unique Opportunity
Beyond Brexit: Crowdfunding in Australia Presents a Unique Opportunity Today, 29 March 2019, was the day the UK was set to leave the EU but nearly 3 years after the vote, Brexit is still not yet presented in its final form. Even when something approaching a final form is agreed, it is highly likely that
Crowdfunding a Consumer Product? 5 things you need to know
As part of the ReadyFundGo Crowdfunding Academy that we launched in Australia at the start of this year, we have had the privilege of meeting with many inventors and innovators with some really cool and some really earth-shattering revolutionary ideas. Many are excited about the opportunities that reward-based or product-based crowdfunding can deliver to both assist
Crowdfunding success but not as originally expected for Nina The Nutty Baker
When Nina Siljanovic started her crowdfunding campaign it was always going to be full of surprises. By the time Nina signed up with Australian crowdfunding platform ReadyFundGo, she had already thrown in her successful overseas investment banking job and devoted a few years to building The Nutty Baker from a home kitchen baking business into a
Can Crowdfunding Help Launch Your Side Hustle in 2019? What You Need to Know
You have the concept and the time to get your side hustle going. But when you crunched the numbers, you find out you have not got the funds to get going. Before you take out a loan or get extra shifts only to burn yourself out, you may want to consider other ways to source
