Equity Crowdfunding in Finland : An alternative investment option
Eckhardt, Marco (2016)
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605198636
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605198636
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This research is conducted to create transparency for the investment method of equi-ty crowdfunding in Finland and its’ current use. By displaying the current lay of the land and available knowledge in comparison with selected experts’ opinions, this explorative research approach aims to identify the key problems and factors, society faces in terms of helping crowdfunding to develop into a sustainable investment op-tion for the future.
The researcher applies a semi-structured interview analysis to retrieve extensive an-swers and capture the opinions of a small group of experienced individuals from the field of crowdfunding. The background knowledge and definitions of what crowd-funding exactly means are explained in detail as part of the theoretical framework.
The history of crowdfunding and the different variations of it help to build a better understanding for the method, as well as the use of secondary data, which is extract-ed from electronic sources in form of relevant business journals and other related studies on the topic.
The research concludes that the accessibility of equity crowdfunding is granted, yet the presence and public availability is lacking. The results of the study show that education and enhanced media coverage, combined with support of the Finnish Ministry of Finance in terms of quicker cooperation regarding legislations are the main keys to improvement. The discussions in the scope of the research also re-vealed that Finland has great potential to grow a strong and sustainable market for equity crowdfunding in case the previously named improvements take place.
The researcher applies a semi-structured interview analysis to retrieve extensive an-swers and capture the opinions of a small group of experienced individuals from the field of crowdfunding. The background knowledge and definitions of what crowd-funding exactly means are explained in detail as part of the theoretical framework.
The history of crowdfunding and the different variations of it help to build a better understanding for the method, as well as the use of secondary data, which is extract-ed from electronic sources in form of relevant business journals and other related studies on the topic.
The research concludes that the accessibility of equity crowdfunding is granted, yet the presence and public availability is lacking. The results of the study show that education and enhanced media coverage, combined with support of the Finnish Ministry of Finance in terms of quicker cooperation regarding legislations are the main keys to improvement. The discussions in the scope of the research also re-vealed that Finland has great potential to grow a strong and sustainable market for equity crowdfunding in case the previously named improvements take place.