In 2001, the first year that New Zealand has taken part in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project, findings indicate that New Zealand is one of the world's most entrepreneurial countries.The country has a higher rate of total entrepreneurial activity than the United States. Three...

Equity crowdfunding allows small‐to‐medium enterprises to raise funds from investors (usually contributing small amounts of money) through an internet platform operated by a third-party intermediary. A key advantage of the process is that it provides access to equity for companies that would...