If you are not a regular reader of the Accessible Insights blog, it will not require much poking around here to discover that, along with my pet topics of inclusion, accessibility, disability awareness and assistive technology, I often write about entrepreneurship. In the spirit of "necessity breeds invention," I have been a solopreneur for years. Recently, I\u2019ve undertaken a new venture.<\/p>\n
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It is this new venture about which I write today. Actually, I’m going to write about the process of getting my little project off the ground, with the assistance of Kickstarter. If you’ve been curious about Kickstarter and how it works, if it would be right for you, or if you are just delighted to have the opportunity to watch a business go down in flames, like the ghoulish fixation people have with another person’s tragedy, then you’ll get your fill here. I’ll either be the hero or the goat, and if you like the idea of rooting for the underdog, you just can’t beat the odds that are stacked up against me.<\/p>\n
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My little startup venture is called Elegant Insights Braille Creations. It is a line of jewelry and accessories that are embossed in Braille. So far, the business barely qualifies as a hobby. Still, my plan is to make a go of it, and that’s why I turned to Kickstarter.<\/p>\n
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In case you don’t know, Kickstarter is the largest of the new "crowdfunding" platforms growing like wildfire today. The upshot is that you create a project profile, upload all the relevant info, create a video, post product descriptions, ask for people to "kick in" some cash, promise them a reward for doing so, and hope your project can attract "backers" before the expiration date you’ve set for your project completion. Piece of cake, right?<\/p>\n
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