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<p style="text-align: center">'''<span style="font-size:medium">Strategic Resource: Indiegogo</span><br/>'''</p>
  
  
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'''Overview:'''
  
[http://www.indiegogo.com/ Indiegogo ]is an online, crowdfunding platform. Indiegogo is US based, howver it hosts funding campaigns from all over the world. Anyone with a valid bank account can set up a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.  
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[http://www.indiegogo.com/ Indiegogo ]is an online, crowdfunding platform. Indiegogo is US based, howver it hosts funding campaigns from all over the world. Anyone with a valid bank account can set up a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.
  
Indiegogo charges a fee for fundraising campaigns that are done on its platform, currently 4&nbsp; percent of fundraised amount&nbsp; if your fundraising goal is met or 9 percent of the&nbsp; fundraised&nbsp; amount if your goal is not met. Other costs that arise include 3 percent third party processing fees and $ 25 for international wire&nbsp; transfer fees.  
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'''Purpose: '''Indiegogo exists to help those who need to raise funds for enteprises, projects or social causes.  
  
Some campaigns have been able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. These campaigns have included product designs such as a salt shooting shortgun to kill flies, disaster recovery effort such as the rebuilding of Joplin Mosquein Joplin Missouri following a fire.  
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Indiegogo charges a fee for fundraising campaigns that are done on its platform, currently 4&nbsp; percent of fundraised amount&nbsp; if your fundraising goal is met or 9 percent of the&nbsp; fundraised&nbsp; amount if your goal is not met. Other costs that arise include 3 percent third party processing fees and $ 25 for international wire&nbsp; transfer fees.
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Some campaigns have been able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. These campaigns have included product designs such as a salt shooting shortgun to kill flies, disaster recovery effort such as the rebuilding of Joplin Mosquein Joplin Missouri following a fire.
  
 
This platform is a great resource for entreorenuers who have a solid idea and are ready to venture forth.
 
This platform is a great resource for entreorenuers who have a solid idea and are ready to venture forth.

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Strategic Resource: Indiegogo


Overview:

Indiegogo is an online, crowdfunding platform. Indiegogo is US based, howver it hosts funding campaigns from all over the world. Anyone with a valid bank account can set up a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.

Purpose: Indiegogo exists to help those who need to raise funds for enteprises, projects or social causes.

Indiegogo charges a fee for fundraising campaigns that are done on its platform, currently 4  percent of fundraised amount  if your fundraising goal is met or 9 percent of the  fundraised  amount if your goal is not met. Other costs that arise include 3 percent third party processing fees and $ 25 for international wire  transfer fees.

Some campaigns have been able to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on the platform. These campaigns have included product designs such as a salt shooting shortgun to kill flies, disaster recovery effort such as the rebuilding of Joplin Mosquein Joplin Missouri following a fire.

This platform is a great resource for entreorenuers who have a solid idea and are ready to venture forth.