One Spark Creator Campfire Chats: What Is Crowdfunding? How Does It Work?

WJCT News | By Al Emerick

Published February 24, 2015 at 4:26 PM EST

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The One Spark Creator Academy presents Creator Campfire Chats, a series designed to provide insight and information for current and prospective One Spark Creators. The segments are designed to help entrepreneurs and artists to be able to best leverage the One Spark crowd-funding event to accomplish their goals.

In this week's Campfire Chat, Creator Academy Director Al Emerick talks with Meros Academy founder and two-time One Spark Creator James Smith about how to approach crowdfunding even before the festival begins.

The One Spark Creator Academy is hosting an online crowdfunding course with Rockethub founder Brian Meece on March 6.

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