Crowd-Funding Private Investments

The study was carried out on the crowd-funding business investment. The aim of the research was to determine detailed information related to:

How people in the UK have already invested in companies
How many people would be interested in crowd-funding investments
How people in the UK would like to invest in businesses (kind of return on investment, information required, industries, type of company, etc.)

Methodology: Self administered questionnaire (survey) using the Internet
Period: December 2012 - January 2013
Panel size: 1300
Panel sample group: Private individuals from 25 years old living in the UK