Are you looking for new and exciting ways to raise funds for a civic project, your Main Street organization or entrepreneurs in your community? The Local Crowd is a new crowdfunding platform that has been developed to help communities raise support for local businesses and projects.

The Local Crowd can help you do several things for your community:

• Support local small business capital needs
• Raise money for civic projects
• Provide needed funding sources for local nonprofits and charities
• Connect the economic development resources in your community with the people that need the capital

The Local Crowd is a crowdfunding technology that can help businesses and organizations in your community gain access to the capital they need. The Local Crowd platform combines the power of internet crowdfunding with a strong educational focus, designed to increase the knowledge and sophistication level of rural entrepreneurs and financial contributors.

The Local Crowd is looking for communities that offer great networks for businesses, entrepreneurs, residents and community leaders that embrace the tenets of buying, shopping and investing locally. To learn more about the power of investing in community, contact the Local Crowd to apply for the opportunity to become a demonstration community here.