The CrowdThermal Project aims to empower the European public to directly participate in the development of geothermal projects with the help of alternative financing schemes (crowdfunding) and social engagement tools. In order to reach this goal, the project will first increase the transparency of geothermal projects and technologies by creating one to one links […]
Alternative financing (AF) for businesses across Europe has increased considerably in recent years, becoming an important source of finance for entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs. However, access to AF varies considerably across Europe with Southern, Central and Easter European regions lagging behind Northern and Western European regions in terms of AF volume (total and per capita). […]
Understand the potential and the risks of investing in Alternative Financing with this investor manual. Tips and tricks are provided for private, institutional and public investors for different forms of Alternative Financing. With the growth of alternative finance, the need for capital to distribute to (innovative) is also rising. Alternative Finance providers use different sources […]
This year, the 5th Global SMEs Finance Forum is held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. CEO of CrowdfundingHub, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan, was invited as a special speaker to give presentation about his insights on alternative finance and crowdfunding in Europe. Ronald Kleverlaan is the Managing Director of European Centre for Alternative Finance and a […]
This year’s report is titled ‘Shifting Paradigms’ to, in part, emphasise the continued growth and development of the European Alternative Finance Industry, but also underscore that these patterns of growth can develop and change as the sector continues to develop and mature. Throughout the region, platforms have continued to grow, respond to regulation, and expand […]
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The European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) is a research centre within Utrecht University. It has a central role in guiding the international research agenda on alternative finance, supporting financial inclusion and access to finance. ECAF is a joint initiative of Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), CrowdfundingHub and Sustainable Finance Lab. Collaboration with the Foundation for […]
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Today, the Foundation for SMEs Financing (Dutch: Stichting MKB Financiering) in The Netherlands is launched by the director of European Centre for Alternative Finance, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan and Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Mrs. Mona Keijzer. Small-and-medium sized organisations should be able to benefit from alternative (non-bank) financing. Certified training for […]
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Ronald Kleverlaan is a well known thought leader in the European Fintech sector. He is Director of the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands – a joint initiative of the University Utrecht School of Economics, CrowdfundingHub, and the Sustainable Finance Lab. ECAF is an academic research group with a multi-disciplinary approach […]
This report presents the findings for the 3rd Annual European Alternative Finance Industry Survey, carried out by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The report finds that European online alternative finance (excluding the UK) grew by 101 per cent, reaching €2063m. This report is titled Expanding Horizons to reflect the positive developments in European alternative finance […]
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Executive summary Crowdfunding continues to grow in Spain at a good pace. The total volume has grown from €101,651,284 in 2017 to €159,691,767 in 2018, which represented an increase of 62.12%. The highest growth this year occurred in the section of lending platforms (43.32%), followed by real estate (20.79%) and equity-based crowdfunding (16.06%). Lending platforms […]
CROWDTHERMAL Project | Concept, Objective and Consortium
/in News, Projects/by Yunuo ZhaoThe CrowdThermal Project aims to empower the European public to directly participate in the development of geothermal projects with the help of alternative financing schemes (crowdfunding) and social engagement tools. In order to reach this goal, the project will first increase the transparency of geothermal projects and technologies by creating one to one links […]
Altfinator Project: Facilitating Access to Alternative Financing
/in News, Projects/by Yunuo ZhaoAlternative financing (AF) for businesses across Europe has increased considerably in recent years, becoming an important source of finance for entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs. However, access to AF varies considerably across Europe with Southern, Central and Easter European regions lagging behind Northern and Western European regions in terms of AF volume (total and per capita). […]
Altfinator | Alternative Finance Investor Manual
/in News, Research/by Yunuo ZhaoUnderstand the potential and the risks of investing in Alternative Financing with this investor manual. Tips and tricks are provided for private, institutional and public investors for different forms of Alternative Financing. With the growth of alternative finance, the need for capital to distribute to (innovative) is also rising. Alternative Finance providers use different sources […]
Our Voice | Global SMEs Finance Forum 2019
/in Events, News/by Yunuo ZhaoThis year, the 5th Global SMEs Finance Forum is held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. CEO of CrowdfundingHub, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan, was invited as a special speaker to give presentation about his insights on alternative finance and crowdfunding in Europe. Ronald Kleverlaan is the Managing Director of European Centre for Alternative Finance and a […]
Shifting Paradigms: The 4th European Alternative Finance Industry Report
/in Research/by Yunuo ZhaoThis year’s report is titled ‘Shifting Paradigms’ to, in part, emphasise the continued growth and development of the European Alternative Finance Industry, but also underscore that these patterns of growth can develop and change as the sector continues to develop and mature. Throughout the region, platforms have continued to grow, respond to regulation, and expand […]
European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF)
/in News, Projects/by Yunuo ZhaoThe European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) is a research centre within Utrecht University. It has a central role in guiding the international research agenda on alternative finance, supporting financial inclusion and access to finance. ECAF is a joint initiative of Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), CrowdfundingHub and Sustainable Finance Lab. Collaboration with the Foundation for […]
Launch of Foundation for SMEs Financing
/in News, Projects/by Yunuo ZhaoToday, the Foundation for SMEs Financing (Dutch: Stichting MKB Financiering) in The Netherlands is launched by the director of European Centre for Alternative Finance, Mr. Ronald Kleverlaan and Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Mrs. Mona Keijzer. Small-and-medium sized organisations should be able to benefit from alternative (non-bank) financing. Certified training for […]
Ronald Kleverlaan | Insights on European FinTech Marketplace
/in Education, News/by Yunuo ZhaoRonald Kleverlaan is a well known thought leader in the European Fintech sector. He is Director of the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands – a joint initiative of the University Utrecht School of Economics, CrowdfundingHub, and the Sustainable Finance Lab. ECAF is an academic research group with a multi-disciplinary approach […]
Expanding Horizons: The 3rd European Alternative Finance Industry Report
/in Research/by Yunuo ZhaoThis report presents the findings for the 3rd Annual European Alternative Finance Industry Survey, carried out by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The report finds that European online alternative finance (excluding the UK) grew by 101 per cent, reaching €2063m. This report is titled Expanding Horizons to reflect the positive developments in European alternative finance […]
Spain | Crowdfunding Annual Report 2018
/in News, Research/by Yunuo ZhaoExecutive summary Crowdfunding continues to grow in Spain at a good pace. The total volume has grown from €101,651,284 in 2017 to €159,691,767 in 2018, which represented an increase of 62.12%. The highest growth this year occurred in the section of lending platforms (43.32%), followed by real estate (20.79%) and equity-based crowdfunding (16.06%). Lending platforms […]