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Invest In Small Businesses With An Ecommerce Twist — Kickfurther’s Sean De Clercq

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Invest In Small Businesses With An Ecommerce Twist — Kickfurther’s Sean De Clercq

Many people have grown tired of passive investing. Sure, the data show that the more remove the human elements — our evolutionary biases — the better we perform in the stock market.

But many investors are getting more and more excited about participating more with their investments (I believe that’s what’s behind much of the excitement behind angel investing).

Enter Kickfurther. Part investment platform, part crowdfunding platform, and part ecommerce site, this new company enables people to finance small businesses and earn an equity-like return. I’m Zack Miller, your host on Tradestreaming Radio, and I’m joined by Sean De Clercq, Kickfurther’s founder and CEO to discuss how investors are rolling-up their sleeves and helping the next generation of small businesses grow.

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About Sean

Kickfurther's Sean De Clercq Sean is the founder and CEO of Kickfuther.

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