This statistic shows the impact of receiving financial support through reward-based crowdfunding campaigns on companies in the United Kingdom in 2014. Approximately 49 percent of businesses noted increases in turnover and 37 percent noted increases in profit since receiving funds as a result of reward-based crowdfunding campaigns.
Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business
*The source adds the following information regarding the general methodology: "Within reward-based crowdfunding individuals donate towards a specific project with the expectation of receiving a tangible non financial reward or product at a later date". "Four stages of research activity were carried out from March to September 2014. (1) Stage one involved collecting primary transactional data directly from alternative finance platforms. (2) Stage two consisted of designing and distributing model-specific questionnaires to survey funders and fundraisers of alternative finance. In total 15,658 users were surveyed. (3) Stage three conducted in association with ACCA and PwC included two external national surveys to understand the level of awareness among consumers of alternative finance. 2,007 consumers and 506 SMEs were surveyed. (4) Stage four was the industry-wide tracking survey among UK crowdfunding associations and P2P associations to gather industrial figures for year 2014. Transactional data was collected for quarters one to three of 2014."
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Nesta. (November 7, 2014). Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/
Nesta. "Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business." Chart. November 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/
Nesta. (2014). Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/
Nesta. "Share of Companies Growing or Shrinking since Raising Funding through Reward-based Crowdfunding Platforms in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014, by Area of Business." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/
Nesta, Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of companies growing or shrinking since raising funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by area of business [Graph], Nesta, November 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374252/uk-alternative-finance-reward-based-crowdfunding-impact/
