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US: Crowdfunding offers farm new financing option

When experienced organic farmer Rebecca Bloomfield wanted to start her own farm, she turned to crowdfunding — soliciting donations over social media with a video — to help raise needed funds, according to a USA Today story. Bloomfield made her own five-minute video to appeal to potential donors, using low-budget software. The story reports that small businesses are increasingly using crowdfunding to raise needed capital, though with varying degrees of success.

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