Jumpstarter showcases video on WHO we are, WHAT is crowdfunding and HOW to use it effectively for your venture!
The Guidelines and Steps on how to crowdfund successfully with Jumpstarter. Continue reading
Fresh My Life is bringing the spirit of Summer to Cape Town!
The first event of its kind takes place on Saturday the 3rd of September at LOKOH – a magical old warehouse in the heart of Woodstock, Cape Town from 9am – 5pm!
We invite WOMEN (and men!) to get you inspired, fresh and #SummerReady!
Ticket holders get access to ANY of Lifestyle Workshops, Coffee tasting: Black Insomnia (The World’s Strongest Coffee- if you dare) as well as organic wine tasting with Bio Cape Wines. There is also a cool and ALL female DJ line-up bringing a vibe as you get inspired! Continue reading
Jumpstarter Crowdfunding is delighted to announce that, following a period of extensive and in-depth research, Acquisition International has selected Jumpstarter Crowdfunding as 2016’s Most Innovative Company, South Africa!
Acquisition International in-house team has spent the last few months examining a number of key firms based across the continent of Africa, in an effort to identify those that have, over the past 12 months (April 2015 – April 2016), stood out from the crowd in terms of stellar results and ongoing commitment to their sector.
These days, it’s hard to hear much about fundraising without also hearing a thing or two about the concept of crowdfunding. Thanks to the internet, crowdfunding has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for a variety of people that might not have had the same chance to put their projects in motion on a practical basis before. These include small business owners, independent artists, charity workers, and many others.
The rising popularity of top crowdfunding sites has only helped to spread the popularity of crowdfunding as a modern fundraising solution. At present, the concept on the whole has caught on to such an extent that it’s gone beyond simply being a tool specifically utilized by small businesses and independent entities to get a given project off the ground. Even larger businesses are now turning to crowdfunding as a way to obtain funds to develop products and concepts the public would like to see happen. Continue reading
Jumpstarter Chief Operations Director, Derek Whitehead, is interviewed by CliffCentral’s Teboho Mafodi & Bulelani Balabala on the success of Jumpstarter Crowdfunding tackling real challenges facing African businesses – big, small, formal and informal!
People speak of funding daily, but few know that there’s financial empowerment in the form of grants and crowdfunding!
Defined broadly, crowdfunding is a joint effort by individuals to support a cause, company or organization. These individuals are collectively referred to as the “crowd.”
The role of the individuals in the crowd is to pool their resources. The resource most commonly pooled is money, which is how the word “funding” was added to “crowd” in “crowdfunding.”
Jumpstarter Crowdfunding team is very excited to offer the great prize of winning one High-end / Upper Market Retailer FREE Pop-up Shop at the largest consumer event in Africa, Rand Show!
Herewith is more detail and the value of the prize.
Jumpstarter has been named a winner in ‘Best in SME Business Financing‘ for the 2015 Corporate Vision African Corporate Excellence Awards!
We know that Christmas is a great time of year to run a fundraising campaign.
