A former Conestoga College student is looking to kick-start a career in the comic book industry. Marc Hulet recently launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to raise funds for the comic book series The Nuclear Family. The series takes a humorous look at the family dynamic after a superhero marries a super-villain. “Henry and Cecile love each other dearly but they’re constantly at odds over how to raise their … Continued
By JOE WEPPLER Ten years ago, no one had ever heard of crowdfunding. Today, websites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and GoFundMe are expanding at an incredibly rapid pace. According to Los Angeles-based crowdfunding research firm, Massolution, the global crowdfunding market is expected to reach $34.4 billion US in 2015. For the uninitiated, crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project, campaign or venture by raising money from a large number of … Continued
BY LAURIE SNELL If you don’t like something, change it – or so they say. For 22-year-old entrepreneur Amulya Sanagavarapu, that’s exactly what she plans on doing. The Waterloo university student is frustrated by the sexual objectification of women and is using her Kickstarter campaign to promote social change through consumerism with her clothing line Feminist Style. Kickstarter is an online program that provides funding for creative projects without compromising … Continued
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