Crowdfunding for SMEs

A European Perspective
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-56020-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 443 g

Reihe: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions

Crowdfunding for SMEs: A European Perspective provides a valuable insight into this new source of capital. In

particular, the authors focus on financial return crowdfunding, which repays

the crowd either through debt or equity. This source of capital might play a

significant role in the future becoming an alternative or a complement to

traditional funding sources. It is therefore of the uttermost importance to

understand what has boosted its exponential growth in recent years, as well as

the key drivers of success of P2P lending and equity crowdfunding campaigns on

both the funders and the fundraisers side.

Due to the financial nature of the

return provided to the crowd, financial return crowdfunding has been the object

of recent waves of regulation, although the European Union still lacks a set of

common rules. The aim of regulation should be twofold, to protect investors

and, at the same time, to favor the financing for SMEs. In this book, the

authors explore such issues and the regulatory policies, while looking to the

future of financial return crowdfunding as an evolving source of capital.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pichler, Flavio

Bottiglia, Roberto

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Unternehmensfinanzierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

.-Introduction.-1 Crowdfunding as a new phenomenon: origins, features and literature review.-2 Web 2.0 as platform for the development of crowdfunding.-3 Competitive frontiers in P2P lending crowdfunding.-4 How to obtain from alternative funding agents.-5 Competitive frontiers inequity crowdfunding: The role of venture capitalists and business angels in the early stage financing industry.-6 The role of equity crowdfunding in financing SMEs: Evidence from a sample of European equity crowdfunding platforms.-7 Financial crowdfunding regulation in Europe

Über Autor(innen)

Roberto
Bottiglia is full professor in Banking and
Finance at the University of Verona, Italy, where he teaches Economics of
Banking. He graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University,
Milan, Italy. His research interests include financial marketing, IT in
banking, the structure of financial systems and the crisis of major banking
groups in Europe and the USA. He recently edited The Crisis of Large Banking Groups: Systemic
Dimensions and Business Issues.

Flavio Pichler is Associate Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of
Verona, Italy, where he teaches on Financial Markets and Institutions,
Economics of Insurance and Corporate Finance courses. He graduated in Economics
from the University of Verona and received a Ph.D. in Business Administration
from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. His research interests include
regulation and supervision of financial systems, economics of insurance and
banking and risk management.