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Minibonds. How does Italy compare to the rest of Europe?

The Strategic Role of Minibonds in the Italian Financial Ecosystem

The success factors of an equity crowdfunding campaign

Ready to go again? Here are the regional SME financing opportunities not to be missed in September

Minibonds: What makes a company attractive for the private debt market

Growing Start-up Investments thanks to Equity Crowdfunding and Venture Capital

Trends and Opportunities in the 9th Italian Crowdinvesting Report

How the minibond issuance process works

Alternative finance. What prejudices are holding back its growth

Investing in Equity Crowdfunding: What are Investors' Rights?

How Alternative and Complementary Finance can support Italian SMEs in the Green and Digital Transition

Investments in Italian start-ups show signs of vitality despite downturn

The Dematerialisation of SME Shares: A New Era for Italian Companies

What are the requirements for Italian SMEs to issue minibonds?

Italian innovative start-ups: half are in the scale-up phase, 99% are online, 68% are sustainable

Alternative finance and green transition: 1,100 Italian SMEs can issue EUR 15bn of minibonds to support green growth

Harnessing the Power of User Generated Content: A Low Cost Marketing Opportunity for Italian SMEs

With 'Servitization' Global Biomedical Service aims at the economic, operational and environmental sustainability of related diagnostic systems

‘Servitisation' in Industry 4.0: Benefits, Challenges and New Financial Solutions

Neofinancing: Where do we stand between Alternative and Complementary Finance?

Participatory Financial Instruments (STP) and Blockchain: digital transformation breaks into the Italian biomedical market

Fitness 2.0. How technology and digital innovations are changing the world of fitness in Italy

Territorial Marketing: the importance of promoting local identities and attractions

Customer Service Innovation: How AI is Revolutionising Company-Customer Relations

Sustainable Tourism in Italy: a growing sector

AI - How do you explain the delays of Italian companies?

What are 'green bonds' and how do they work?

How are SMEs and start-ups in Italy? A look at the bankruptcy index

Alternative finance in Italy. How 2023 went and the outlook for 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Open Innovation: the macro-trends to watch out for

Why choosing the 'Tech Stack' is a key step for every company

Reward Utility Tokens - What they are and how to use them

Sharing Economy and Experiential Platforms: New Investment Opportunities

Venture Capital in Italy continues to grow thanks to Business Angels

Alternative finance. Moving towards a single market

Italy lags behind in Europe for bank loans to SMEs

How to do Investor Targeting to find the right shareholders for your company

Social market economy or circular economy? How to put sustainability at the centre of production and consumption processes

How a capital increase works after the entry of new shareholders

Prudence and passion characterise Italian VCs compared to their international colleagues

How to diversify your company's debt position thanks to new financial instruments

VC funding trends in the crypto sector in Europe in 2023

Alternative finance combined with classic credit drives growth of Italian SMEs

The growth of minibonds in Italy between tax deductions and no withholding tax for companies

Online fashion and lifestyle. How the scenario is changing between sustainability and new technologies

Equity crowdfunding? Who are the professional investors?

The most innovative blockchain applications in real estate

PropTech. How digital innovation works in real estate

How much does it cost to issue minibonds and how to use the funds obtained

Utility token or security token? What is the difference and how to choose

Not only start-ups. What is it and how is the Burn Rate calculated?

Token economy - what will be the areas of application of asset tokenisation?

Equity or lending crowdfunding? Which one to choose for your company

Italian SMEs: risks and opportunities for 2023

What is real estate tokenisation and how it works

Real estate crowdfunding - how and why to invest in real estate in 2023

Crowdfunding, finally clear rules for platforms and companies

Crowdfunding, Italy's delays in the European market

How to list your start-up or scale-up on the Euronext Growth Milan segment

Alternative finance for Italian SMEs. Record demand and supply

Financial education and new technologies

Alternative finance and innovation. The growth of Business Angels in Italy

Women and investing - mind the (gender) gap!

What is the tag-along clause and why is it important in equity crowdfunding campaigns?

2meet2biz.com and Capitale Donna. A campaign to close the gender gap in investment

Open Innovation: what it is and how to really do it

Besides digitisation and transparency, what other benefits does blockchain offer for Italian SMEs

Alternative finance. Five trends to watch out for

Fintech weapons to help Italian SMEs against 'shadow' credit

TAM SAM SOM, how do you measure the profitability of a market?

Participatory Financial Instruments (PFS), what are they and who can benefit from them?

Private debt, the turning point in credit access between high yields and controlled risks

Should we prepare for a capital winter? A look at the ecosystem of small and medium-sized enterprises between economic crisis and inflation

How to fund scientific research with crowdfunding

Business lending: when it is facilitated by digital technologies

Artificial intelligence and business, much interest but still few applications

Minibonds. How is debt crowdfunding in Italy?

“De minimis” Regulation. How to get 50% tax relief on investments in innovative start-ups and SMEs

How Europe's first crowdfunding campaign aggregator works

Circular economy and employment. Strategies to create new jobs

Who uses blockchain in Italy? The primacy of finance and insurance

Circular Economy - what it is and what the benefits are

Venture Capital, how funds' investment decisions are changing

Industry 4.0. Where do we stand?

Mini Bonds. How the financing of SMEs in search of liquidity works

What is immersive art and how is it changing the museum sector?

Series A, B and C investment rounds. What does it mean for a start-up?

What will be the fintech innovations of 2022?

Funding art with crowdfunding

Why it is more important to scale up than to start up

Russia and Bitcoin: the reasons for the cryptocurrency rush

Minibonds: boom in 2021 as the sector returns to pre-Covid levels

Pre-money evaluation: what it is, how it is calculated, why it is important for crowdfunding

Equity crowdfunding to increase share capital. Is it the right instrument?

Web 3.0 and blockchain. What is it all about?

Can alternative finance save companies from the credit crunch?

Technological innovations that are changing the way we do business

Boom in investments in construction and photovoltaics for Italian SMEs thanks to incentives for energy efficiency

From start-up to scale-up. Strategic steps for growth

Art and culture: where do we stand in the post-Covid 19 restart?

Between unicorns and decacorns, which were the most successful start-ups of 2021?

Prospective on the year to come. Will the recovery continue in 2022?

Energy transition: challenges and opportunities for Italian SMEs

Value chain analysis in start-ups to realise business opportunities

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR): what it is and what it is for

Hi-tech start-ups: funding boom in 2021

What is ESG rating and how will it change the credit access system?

When private banking marries crowdfunding

Blockchain and crowdfunding: for greater integrity and transparency in the supply chain

How to evaluate the success of a start-up

The new European crowdfunding regulation has entered into force. Here is what changes

COP26. Results, limits and the long road to clean energy

Equity crowdfunding: big investors and small shareholders together to make start-ups grow

All the novelties of the Tourism Package in the new Decree Recovery Plan

Open Innovation in Italy: scale-ups drive innovation

What is it and why is it important to produce a Fairness Opinion?

2meet2biz in the October issue of Forbes

Private Magazine. An editorial on the Silver Economy

Generation Z and the Green Economy: the future of sustainability

What is a Property Management System (PMS) and how does it work?

Private Equity and Venture Capital: investment boom

What are mini-bonds and how do they work?

Start-ups and large companies. A winning partnership for growth

Blockchain and Cybersecurity. The way to greater traceability and reliability

Energy efficiency: what it is and why it is important to invest in it

What is the Next Generation EU programme and how can it be used for post-Covid recovery?

PoliMi Observatory: crowdinvesting grows by 172%

Active Ageing. Opportunities and challenges of the Longevity Economy

Blue Academy sul rapporto tra equity crowdfunding e blockchain

How to take advantage of the capital gain tax discounts for innovative start-ups and SMEs

The attractiveness of the 'Italian system' is growing. Major international players are looking at us with optimism

Silver Economy: how the sector is growing between increased consumption and digitalisation

Press Review - The future of equity crowdfunding runs on blockchain

Fighting Cybercrime. The Italian Agency for National Cybersecurity (ACN)

The future of equity crowdfunding runs on blockchain

SMEs and Covid-19 in the Confindustria Regional Report 2021

Decreto Sostegni Bis: what are the benefits for innovative start-ups and SMEs?

5 steps to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign

How to prepare your company for due diligence

What do Italian start-ups and SMEs need in the post-Pandemic era?

Equity crowdfunding and democratisation of investments. Here's why we need it

Blockchain and crowdfunding: is a synthesis between ethics and technology possible?

Security Token Offering: what it is and how it works

Investing in Agri-Food Tech: How to build a resilient Food Systems

Investing in real estate: what crowdfunding can offer

Equity crowdfunding: advantages and disadvantages

Cryptocurrencies: 6 mistakes to avoid

Scale-ups: what they are and why they are important for the country's economic recovery

Equity crowdfunding: how it works and why it is revolutionising the world of SMEs

Equity crowdfunding in the energy market for green and sustainable projects

Hedge funds vs. Mutual funds vs. Private Equity – how they work and how to choose?

The new European Regulation on crowdfunding

Blue Academy Ep.48: Auletta Basilico