The Daily Crowdsource says its research on the nascent crowdfunding industry was conducted over three years, and is based on data collection and interviews with leadership at all 14 crowdfunding platforms evaluated.

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In 2010 Ashraf was part of a research team that helped the Zambian government with a nascent national program to recruit, train, and employ community health workers throughout the country.

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In my research, I've also found that fewer than 20% of nascent business owners intend to introduce a new product or service, and a simple desire to be your own boss is as frequent a motivation as a new business idea. (I'll leave the policy implications of subsidizing the nonpecuniary aspects of business ownership for another discussion.) Broad-based programs lump all of these very different businesses together.

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