Mompreneur wins nation’s only crowdfunding business grant while raising four kids and working as emergency room doctor. Mom of Four, Emergency Room Doctor, and budding entrepreneur, Tara Coles MD, is the national grand prize recipient of the Moms In Business Grant. Dr. Coles will receive a package of business growth tools and cash valued at [...]

For anyone needing more substantial investment than typical reward-based crowdfunding may attract, there seems to be good news on the horizon. peerbackers has been involved in supporting and championing some new legislation that may ease restrictions on those wanting to raise money through selling equity shares in their ventures via our platform. The new rule [...]

The concept of raising funds through a collective effort is definitely not a new one. It’s the model from which charities work and year after year politicians have used this format successfully to fund their campaigns. Even in the late 1800’s the Statue of Liberty became a reality thanks to the combined fund-raising efforts of [...]

It’s easy in this digital age to forgo leaving the keyboard and avoid mixing with other humans.  Since meeting face-to-face also requires getting out of pajamas and into real clothes, I know it can be difficult for many (including me!) to take this step. BUT I have to say that I’ve had the good fortune of being a [...]

Peerbackers is excited to announce that we have solidified a partnership with the National Association For  Moms in Business (NAFMIB), the leading association representing the fifteen million entrepreneur, executive and CEO moms in the United States. This innovative partnership will identify entrepreneur moms who will go the extra mile to publicize and build their new [...]

Aside from chocolate, there is nothing better than being in a room full of dedicated entrepreneurs. Last week my business partner and I attended the Entrepreneur Magazine Growth Conference in Atlanta and had a wonderful experience. From the kick-off breakfast to the open bar cocktail party, it was a class act. There were over 500 [...]

Thanks to Entrepreneur Magazine for the coverage of peerbackers in the January 2011 edition.  It’s very rewarding for us to receive this sort of acknowledgment only 60 days post launch and it certainly speaks to the severe need for these types of innovative funding solutions for hard working small business owners.  By the way – [...]

How nice to wake up to a crowdfunding article in The Wall Street Journal this morning – particularly one that references us of course! I like to see that this alternative funding solution is getting more and more press – clearly the industry is maturing and more and more people are coming to understand how [...]

I realize peerbackers is a crowdfunding website so if you are reading this you are probably already familiar with the power of the crowd, but I wanted to make sure that as entrepreneurs you were also aware of and using crowdsourcing in your businesses. Numerous things can be crowdsourced from creative services (logo, website design, [...]

One of the many things I love about being an entrepreneur is being a part of this wonderful community of like-minded, driven people who are eager to help when asked. A total stranger who emailed me today on a non-peerbackers issue had a cool sign off on his email – it showed icons for all [...]