Purpose Financial technologies, also known as “FinTech,” have brought disruptive changes
to virtually every aspect of financial services and are becoming increasingly important in the …

The mobilization of resources is a central and defining feature of entrepreneurship. As the
body of empirical research on entrepreneurial resource mobilization has grown, the …

Highlights•Crowdfunding serves as an additional tool for financing medical research.•The
stated preferences of prospective donors differ from the revealed preferences.•Large social …

Nonetheless the large body of knowledge rapidly accumulated on crowdfunding as well as
the growing relevance of this phenomenon for sustainability, there are very few studies on …

Equity crowdfunding platforms are at the center of the digital transformation of early-stage
venture funding. These digital platforms were originally heralded as a democratizing force in …

This research examines gender differences in the relationships of entrepreneurs' agentic
and communal personality characteristics with measures of subjective well-being and new …

Sustainable entrepreneurship is raising and already providing a response to environmental,
social and economic issues. However, it is still at disadvantage when seeks funding from …

Crowdfunding has gained traction as a mechanism to raise resources for entrepreneurial
and artistic projects, yet there is little systematic evidence on the potential of crowdfunding …

Entrepreneurs are using crowdfunding to reach out to the general public to obtain financial
support for their new product development. Those who offer project creators financial …

This chapter discusses the innovation and growth generated in small, entrepreneurial firms
by the means of a new form of financing: crowdfunding. Crowdfunding has the potential to …