Ronald Kleverlaan

CrowdfundingHub is a unique open European network of crowdfunding professionals, dedicated to developing a quality crowdfunding ecosystem and promoting its benefits in every European country. The CrowdfundingHub is a platform where crowdfunding experts, researchers, marketing professionals, legal and tax advisors and fundraisers from all over Europe come together to collaborate, seek advice and share the latest developments on crowdfunding on a national and European level. Crowdfunding plays a key role in driving business innovation and success. This is why we find it important that people and businesses all over Europe become familiar with crowdfunding and are aware of its potential. Our network helps organisations, policy makers and entrepreneurs to embrace innovation and benefit from the development of the sharing economy and its social inclusive productivity.

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The European Crowdfunding Network AISBL (ECN) or EUROCROWD is an international non-profit organisation aiming to support and promote crowdfunding as an alternative funding mechanism for small and medium sized enterprises and innovative projects. EUROCROWD has three main areas of activity: - Raising professional standards - Networking opportunities - Industry research and promotion EUROCROWD promotes and supports the development of Crowdfunding mechanisms as a viable funding source to European entrepreneurs and funders. It has its registered offices in Brussels, Belgium, but is represented through its membership base across Europe.