Understand the potential and the risks of investing in Alternative Financing with this investor manual. Tips and tricks are provided for private, institutional and public investors for different forms of Alternative Financing. With the growth of alternative finance, the need for capital to distribute to (innovative) is also rising. Alternative Finance providers use different sources […]
This year, the 5th Global SMEs Finance Forum is held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. CEO of CrowdfundingHub, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan, was invited as a special speaker to give presentation about his insights on alternative finance and crowdfunding in Europe. Ronald Kleverlaan is the Managing Director of European Centre for Alternative Finance and a […]
This year’s report is titled ‘Shifting Paradigms’ to, in part, emphasise the continued growth and development of the European Alternative Finance Industry, but also underscore that these patterns of growth can develop and change as the sector continues to develop and mature. Throughout the region, platforms have continued to grow, respond to regulation, and expand […]
The European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) is a research centre within Utrecht University. It has a central role in guiding the international research agenda on alternative finance, supporting financial inclusion and access to finance. ECAF is a joint initiative of Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), CrowdfundingHub and Sustainable Finance Lab. Collaboration with the Foundation for […]
Today, the Foundation for SMEs Financing (Dutch: Stichting MKB Financiering) in The Netherlands is launched by the director of European Centre for Alternative Finance, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan and Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Mrs. Mona Keijzer. Small-and-medium sized organisations should be able to benefit from alternative (non-bank) financing. Certified training for […]
Ronald Kleverlaan is a well known thought leader in the European Fintech sector. He is Director of the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands – a joint initiative of the University Utrecht School of Economics, CrowdfundingHub, and the Sustainable Finance Lab. ECAF is an academic research group with a multi-disciplinary approach […]
This report presents the findings for the 3rd Annual European Alternative Finance Industry Survey, carried out by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The report finds that European online alternative finance (excluding the UK) grew by 101 per cent, reaching €2063m. This report is titled Expanding Horizons to reflect the positive developments in European alternative finance […]
Executive summary Crowdfunding continues to grow in Spain at a good pace. The total volume has grown from €101,651,284 in 2017 to €159,691,767 in 2018, which represented an increase of 62.12%. The highest growth this year occurred in the section of lending platforms (43.32%), followed by real estate (20.79%) and equity-based crowdfunding (16.06%). Lending platforms […]
An Overview Published in 2017 by CEO of CrowdfundingHub, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan, this publication provides insights into the important characteristics of a successful crowdfunding campaign. It starts with providing the fundamentals of crowdfunding and shows the reasons why it is important to find the right target groups and communities for a campaign. It describes in […]
Worldwide, crowdfunding raised billions of euros. A fraction of this has been funded in Africa. This report provides an insight into how Nigeria has reacted to this trend and how the market is developing. Nigeria is one of the fastest emerging markets in the world and one of Africa’s leading economic markets. Crowdfunding platforms are slowly entering […]
Zagreb Corwdfunding Convention was held in Croatia’s northwestern capital, Zagreb, in 2016. The convention has the objective of assisting a variety of crowdfunding activities and helping with the development of crowdfunding in Croatia. During the Zagreb Crowdfunding Convention, numerous Croatian crowdfunding activities interconnect and share their outcomes and experiences. The reunion helps these activities grow […]
Equity Crowdfunding research Within the rapidly-expanding alternative finance industry, equity crowdfunding is emerging as a popular method of growth finance. Equity crowdfunding is a mechanism by which a broad group of investors can fund start-up companies and small businesses in return for equity. In collaboration with UK insurance company AIG, the researchers of CrowdfundingHub worked together […]