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By Ruth Hedges (Founder & CEO, CrowdfundingRoadMap & FundingRoadMap)

The passage of the JOBS Act and the legalization of debt and equity based crowdfunding is a very exciting proposition. The community may open their arms and wallets, giving your business the funds you need to thrive and investors a chance to profit.

Unfortunately, what many crowdfunding companies don’t realize is that debt and equity-based crowdfunding is a good deal more complicated then donation-based campaigns. It is not as simple as setting up a deal room on Kickstarter and emailing your network.

There is preparation that needs to be started now in order for you to be eligible to do equity-based crowdfunding come Spring next year.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Women 2.0 » Don’t Let Your Crowdfunding Campaign Fail Before Launching