A great idea is never enough. You need money to turn your idea into a reality.
Your family and friends may give you money for your idea. But you are going to need more people to invest, unless you have very rich friends and family.
Crowdfunding is a popular way to raise money using the Internet.
Businesses can use crowdfunding to start projects or products. Backers, who donate money, support those products. Sometimes they get the earliest model for a discount.
Image: Entrepreneur Marion Moon turned to online crowdfunding to get her organic fertilizer company off the ground earlier in 2015. (Hilary Heuler / VOA News)
