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Book: The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143024755X/

Top 50 Crowdfunding Campaigns: Fifty Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns
http://www.amazon.com/Top-50-Crowdfunding-Campaigns-Successful-ebook/dp/B00RKK4NL0

Businesses, Brushed Off by Banks, Look to Customers for Funding
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11780547/1/businesses-brushed-off-by-banks-look-to-customers-for-funding.html

New Crowdfunding Site Supports Black Entrepreneurs
 http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/04/19/new-crowdfunding-site-supports-black-entrepreneurs.html

Crowdfunding Site Targets African Americans
http://upstart.bizjournals.com/money/loot/2013/04/15/crowdfunding-site-targets-african.html

A Crowdfunding Site for Black Entrepreneurs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-download-a-crowdfunding-site-for-black-entrepreneurs/2013/04/12/9089fe78-a2c9-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html

As Crowdfunding Grows, the Rewards Increase — but So Do the Risks
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/as-crowdfunding-grows-the-rewards-increase-but-so-do-the-risks/

Commentary: Crowdfunding can provide new financing option for minority firms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/commentary-crowdfunding-can-provide-new-financing-option-for-minority-firms/2012/06/01/gJQAThq7BV_story.html

Commentary: The quest for crowdfunding enters a complicated, but critical phase
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/commentary-the-quest-for-crowdfunding-enters-a-complicated-but-critical-phase/2012/12/23/d15ef280-4939-11e2-ad54-580638ede391_story.html
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