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Crowdfunding
What is crowdfunding?
We love to compare crowdfunding to a spaceship making individuals and ideas travel to other planets. However, to make this possible, it is important to drive it in the right direction! From a more professional point of view, crowdfunding concerns the development and expansion of a project. This support can be provided to economic projects, or cultural ideas, social events or charity causes. It will be asked to the crowd, which is your audience, through a platform, a contribution (funding) to promote an idea.
What is Eppela and why choose it?
Eppela is an Italian crowdfunding platform which raises money by pitching a project to as many would-be investors as possible. A meeting point for whoever has ideas to be brought to life and wants to support it. Let's debunk a myth on crowdfunding platforms: they are not communities of benefactors ready to hand out any amount needed, but rather safe and reliable tools for anyone who has bright ideas, to build up followers and make their community grow.
Eppela guarantees constant and effective support during the whole process of crowdfunding for a very small price.
How does funding on Eppela work?
There are two methods to raise funds on Eppela:
- All or nothing, which is our favourite: the amount raised can be redeemed by the project manager only if the final goal is met or exceeded;
- Keep it all, is suitable for non-profit initiatives launched by organisations or individuals to further a social cause. With this fundraising method you are not required to meet the final goal, and the project manager will receive whichever amount is raised when the campaign ends.
What kind of support does Eppela provide to promote the projects?
The active projects will be visible on our website from the date they are live. Their contents will be broadcasted through our channels according to the project timeline, appeal, progress, originality and compatibility with the planned rotation of content which is managed by our team. We consider any collaboration possible (please have a read through Specialist). Do not forget that promotion of the project is first and foremost a project managers’ duty, and they should use all the channels available to them to make it successful: who owns the project knows best its pertaining sector, its target audience and which environments to redirect the promotion to.
How can I be assured my idea will not be stolen? How can I be safeguarded?
p Eppela is supports ideas in progress, that are in the pre-release stage or already live but require a certain budget to be successfully fulfilled or promoted.
Those ideas would be difficult to replicate and attain during the relatively short time they are on campaign.
We always suggest to carry out a clearance search and then to follow the procedure established by the European Patent Convention to register your idea with the European Patent Office before submitting it on Eppela (for further info brevetti@eppela.com).
Crowdfunding is a method to provide promotion and financial support for creative projects with a social intent. This means that ideas will be shared, and sometimes improved thanks to the interaction and feedback from the community..
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How can I delete my account?
We hope this won't happen, but if there is any reason to do so, you can write an email to customer@eppela.com. Please make sure you provide the email used to register and add any details regarding why you decided to leave our community. This will be helpful to have a feedback to improve our services. Your account will be deleted as soon as possible. hr
My account is blocked what shall i do?
No fuss! Write an email to customer@eppela.com
