Areas funded Donation or Keep what you raise START.ac Gadgets Reward Either Projects can be almost anywhere in the world There are no fees to set up the project. – Startup There is no charge unless the project businesses Goods or Potential projects go first to makes its monetary goal by its Can select all CrowdAudition™ Technology services in where members give feedback and advice to fundraising deadline. or nothing or projects exchange for help improve ask. ‘Continuous Creative funds If goal is reached, START.ac deducts funding’. projects Platform offers a the following amounts from the ‘Complete CrowdFunding Personal needs with the following features: fundraising proceeds: Community™’ Must decide at Charitable 1. InsideTrack encourages Project Driver to PayPal's credit card processing fees: the beginning projects make Supporters feel emotionally connected Roughly 3% of the total project funds of the to the project. raised Kids’ Projects campaign 2. CrowdAudition gives drivers get feedback of the total project START.ac’s fee: 5% which it will be. from the START.ac community, so they can funds raised learn how to improve their projects. Optional Pay-It-Forward Fund fee: 1% 3. Mentor Program of the total project funds raised. 4. CrowdAccelerator: Once a funded business is well on the Project Driver may START.ac does NOT deduct its regular approach START.ac Mentors to request their fee of 5% from project types are dedicated involvement in the business. RELIEF EFFORT or CHARITABLE 5. STARTBusinessRewards are given out to PROJECTS. However, bank processing Supporters when the businesses they support fees (the roughly 3%) still apply. reach major company milestones. 6. NOWReward: Supporters must act by a There are also PayPal currency specific date and time, any time, BEFORE conversion fees on international the actual project funding deadline takes transactions place. 7. NOWAlert tracks funding, NOWRewards, and CrowdAudition deadlines and displays those updates on every page in the website in the form of the Alert box. 8. PromptPayProgram: START.ac does not make the Project Driver wait until the project reaches its actual deadline to receive his or her funds. However, the project continues
Areas funded Donation or Keep what you raise START.ac Gadgets Startup businesses Technology projects Creative projects Personal needs Charitable projects Kids’ Projects Reward – Goods or services in exchange for funds Either Can select all or nothing or ‘Continuous funding’. Must decide at the beginning of the campaign which it will be. Projects can be almost anywhere in the world Potential projects go first to CrowdAudition™ where members give feedback and advice to help improve ask. Platform offers a ‘Complete CrowdFunding Community™’ with the following features: 1. InsideTrack encourages Project Driver to make Supporters feel emotionally connected to the project. 2. CrowdAudition gives drivers get feedback from the START.ac community, so they can learn how to improve their projects. 3. Mentor Program 4. CrowdAccelerator: Once a funded business is well on the Project Driver may approach START.ac Mentors to request their dedicated involvement in the business. 5. STARTBusinessRewards are given out to Supporters when the businesses they support reach major company milestones. 6. NOWReward: Supporters must act by a specific date and time, any time, BEFORE the actual project funding deadline takes place. 7. NOWAlert tracks funding, NOWRewards, and CrowdAudition deadlines and displays those updates on every page in the website in the form of the Alert box. 8. PromptPayProgram: START.ac does not make the Project Driver wait until the project reaches its actual deadline to receive his or her funds. However, the project continues There are no fees to set up the project. There is no charge unless the project makes its monetary goal by its fundraising deadline. If goal is reached, START.ac deducts the following amounts from the fundraising proceeds: PayPal's credit card processing fees: Roughly 3% of the total project funds raised START.ac’s fee: 5% of the total project funds raised Optional Pay-It-Forward Fund fee: 1% of the total project funds raised. START.ac does NOT deduct its regular fee of 5% from project types are RELIEF EFFORT or CHARITABLE PROJECTS. However, bank processing fees (the roughly 3%) still apply. There are also PayPal currency conversion fees on international transactions
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