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A new paper, published today and supported by names from across Europe’s crowdfunding scene, calls on the European Union to provide more support to this burgeoning movement.

A Framework for European Crowdfunding lays out a plan for how new regulation, education programs and research could strengthen crowdfunding’s place in the EU economy, helping SMEs to raise capital and create jobs.

Although European crowdfunding sites like Seedrs, BloomVC and Eppela – not to mention US sites like Kickstarter – are an increasingly popular way for new and existing companies to raise money for new projects, the authors of today’s paper argue that the EU could be taking action to aid this process.

To read the full, original article click on this link: European Crowdfunding Leaders Call for EU Support