This accessible text provides an insight into the growing global trend of crowdfunding as a source of entrepreneurial finance.

Ignatius Ekanem is Senior Lecturer in Business and Management at Middlesex University Business School, London. He is the author of Writing a Business Plan: A Practical Guide, also from Routledge.

Steve Ideh is a chartered accountant and certified management consultant with over 25 years' experience in finance. He is an adjunct faculty member at several business schools and a regular speaker at entrepreneurship events.