Just a few statistics from the SBA to remind us of the important role entrepreneurs and small businesses play in the US economy.  As someone recently said “Friends don’t let their friends businesses go unnoticed” so please go out there and support your friends, family members, and neighbors when they launch their ventures! You’re not [...]

peerbackers was beat out last night at the 2010 Elevator Pitch Contest in Ft. Lauderdale by…fruit. Ok – it was chocolate covered fruit so that did make me feel a tad better! I guess the question is, were the judges just hungry? Enough sour grapes, uh bananas, on our part we really did have fun [...]

Since we are eager to help as many entrepreneurs as possible,  we get so happy when people write about us!   So thanks to Grasshopper Group for the blog highlighting our venture and of course the recommendation to back our entrepreneurs! Read it here. http://grasshoppergroup.com/peerbackers-crowdfunding-for-entrepreneurs/

We love Think Big Kansas City not only because they are dedicated to building, connecting and growing the entrepreneurial community in Kansas City…but because they said really nice things about us as well! Read their recent blog post about peerbackers below.  Be sure to follow them on twitter as they offer fantastic programs – last [...]

We thought folks might want to watch this short video of our awesome friend, supporter and now peerbackers’ Board Member Jane Ubell-Meyer as she discusses WHY crowdfunding is a good solution for raising those coveted start-up dollars!

On those days where you might…and  I do say MIGHT..want to just give up as launching your venture just seems too difficult…watch this..one of my favorite videos that reminds me why we do what we do against all odds…Enjoy. – Sally

Be the first on your block with a peerbackers T-shirt! Show your support for us and for small businesses in your community at the same time! These are T-shirts with our logo on the front and one of our tag lines “Be a part of something BIG for a small price”  on the back. 100% pre-shrunk cotton. [...]

I have my dream job. You would think it would be hard to beat 10 years of running around Russia with a video camera capturing a political revolution in progress but what I’m doing now surpasses even those exciting days (well ok, it’s not too hard to eclipse the  food I experienced during that decade!). [...]

Raise your hand if you enjoy chasing investors for money.  Yeah. I thought so. I don’t like it either. Maybe if I was born into a different rolodex it wouldn’t be such a torture but that’s not my situation. I’ve started several ventures over the years and each time I had to spend months & [...]