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If your company fits one of the niches that has its own crowdfunding sites, it's worth considering using a specialized platform.
Longtime Seattle business writer Carol Tice has written for Entrepreneur, Forbes, Delta Sky and many more. She writes the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog. Her new ebook for Oberlo is Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs.
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