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Equity and Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: A Potential Disrupter

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In his 2012 remarks upon signing the JOBS Act to legalize equity crowdfunding, President Obama stated “for start-ups and small businesses, this bill is a potential game changer”.

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Basilico, E., Johnsen, T. (2019). Equity and Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: A Potential Disrupter. In: Smart(er) Investing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26692-9_8

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