- Championing women-owned and women-led enterprises makes good business sense, and it’s good for society!
- We believe women want to support businesses owned and led by other women, and we want to create an online space where they can do that.
- Women understand what women want and need, so they’re more likely to come up with practical, user-friendly solutions. After all, necessity is the mother of invention!
- Women’s start-ups have less access to capital, and often don’t achieve the same level of long-term success as start-ups by men, even though women start the same number of businesses as men. So we want to change that by increasing women’s access to funding and empowering them to take charge of their financial destiny, make a profit, thrive and inspire other women.
- We’re based in Hong Kong, so we’re able to work closely with you on your campaign.
- We’re not just a “passive” platform where you simply list your project and pay us a fee. We’ll work closely with you and give you online and offline support and mentoring to increase your campaign’s chances of success.
- We’re building a community of generous, like-minded people who share their experiences and lessons, and celebrate each other’s successes.
- We host live educational events about crowdfunding and female entrepreneurship.
- We partner with like-minded organisations in Hong Kong and around the world, so you have access to their people and resources.
- We give back! We’ll donate a percentage of the funds raised in every successful campaign to causes that help female entrepreneurs.
- female entrepreneurs who want to own their own financial destiny
- businesses that are co-founded or co-led by a woman
- businesses that are in line with our mission of enabling women
But if a man is a co-founder of a campaign and the business behind it, that’s fine. And of course we’d love to see men supporting campaigns on Next Chapter too!
So we’re looking for female entrepreneurs who believe they have a great business to launch or grow, and who see crowdfunding as an important way to validate or build their business. We want entrepreneurs who are innovative and bring new solutions to the market, and we’re especially interested in solutions for women and families to improve all of our lives.
We won’t list campaigns that promote violence, pornography, drugs, alcohol, hate speech, discrimination or any illegal activity, or that infringe other people’s or companies’ patents, trademarks or trade secrets. See our Terms and Conditions for more details.
- female entrepreneurs who want to own their own financial destiny
- businesses that are co-founded or co-led by a woman
- businesses that are in line with our mission of enabling women
Rewards could include your product or service, a thank-you postcard, a personalised t-shirt, a credit in your book or film or product manual, a memorable experience with you and your team… Be creative!
We won’t list campaigns that promote violence, pornography, drugs, alcohol, hate speech, discrimination or any illegal activity, or that infringe other people’s or companies’ patents, trademarks or trade secrets. See our Terms and Conditions for more details.
See the answers to the “What kinds of campaigns does Next Chapter accept?” and “What kinds of campaigns are not accepted?” questions in the “General Questions” section above.
No. At the moment we’re offering a rewards-based service only – that means you’re asking “the crowd” to support you in exchange for rewards; you’re not asking for loans or giving away equity in your business. But if you’re seeking an investment, we might be interested, or we might know people or organisations that might be interested (no guarantees) – please contact us.
The Campaigner will keep in touch with you throughout the campaign, and you can come back to the site at any time to check on its progress.
You can also help your chosen campaign to succeed by telling all your friends and spreading the word on social media.
Our terrific techie folks assure us that our site has all the latest built-in security features, and they’re constantly monitoring and updating those features, so your data is safe. If you’d like to know the technical details, please send us an email and we’d be happy to send you the information you need