By now, you've probably backed - or been asked to back - something on Kickstarter. For artists and many small community-focused businesses, it's the cool thing to do and, frankly, a great way to raise the capital you need without having to get involved in a complex business relationship with investors. It's also a fantastic way to build a community of interested potential patrons around your business.
There are also Kickstarter alternatives popping up - IndieGoGo and Ulule to name a couple - as well as a new Raleigh-based startup, Equity Shack, that is taking advantage of newly passed federal legislation that requires the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create rules for microinvesting by small, unaccredited investors (hopefully available early 2013).
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