{"id":22450,"date":"2015-01-29T15:53:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/?p=22450"},"modified":"2015-07-16T11:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T10:45:18","slug":"clear-books-featured-in-elite-business-crowdfunding-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/clear-books-featured-in-elite-business-crowdfunding-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Books featured in Elite Business crowdfunding article!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clear Books has been featured in an article on the topic of crowdfunding in Elite Business magazine.<\/p>\n

In 2013 and 2014 Clear Books raised over \u00a31.5m from investors over two rounds of crowdfunding, using our own \u2018cloud-funding\u2019 platform. This was a radical step for a small business and was featured in publications such as the Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the article, Clear Books\u2019 chief operating officer Lizzie Fouracre talks about how crowdfunding creates a sense of advocacy and community for small businesses, and also helps to grow the customer base.<\/p>\n

Read more on pages 54 – 56: \u00a0http:\/\/issuu.com\/elitebusiness\/docs\/ebm_jan_2015_web?e=11351323\/10747065<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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