
With eeMod the Possibilities will be Endless
Great things come in small packages – and eeRoots are just €200 away from launching the smallest (in size), biggest (in concept), and simplest solution to all your prototyping problems. Wondering what eeMod is? In a nutshell, eeMod is a platform that will revolutionise the way you build prototypes, learn programming, control electronics, and even play with your kids. Withread more

Crowdfunding for the ‘XEMX – Brightening Futures’ project begins
NGO Reaching Cambodia aims to raise €15,000 on Zaar.com.mt to help Cambodian children learn skills at zero cost. For many children across Cambodia, the chance of a bright future is a dream few will see realised. Yet, Maltese NGO Reaching Cambodia is set on changing that through XEMX – Brightening Futures, a project which will give children the chance to learn a trade,read more

Ready To Run!
The Murphy Project goes live – raising funds for Hospice Malta Another fantastic local initiative has gone live on Malta’s crowd-funding platform – Zaar.com.mt. This time, it’s all in aid of Hospice Malta, which provides very valuable support to patients suffering from cancer, motor neuron disease, and end life respiratory, cardiac and renal disease, as well as to their loved ones. Known asread more

Crowdfunding platform launched
Malta’s first crowdfunding platform, ZAAR, was launched earlier today at Spazju Kreattiv, St James’s Cavalier. Aspiring entrepreneurs seeking funding for their start-ups can now promote their project idea on the website, www.zaar.com.mt, to receive small donations from a large group of people. Crowdfunding has become extremely popular abroad over the past few years as a result of the highly-popular websitesread more

Training session for crowdfunded projects, start-ups and other causes
Zaar, Malta’s first crowdfunding platform set to be launched before the end of the year, has signed a support agreement with Grant Thornton Malta. Grant Thornton will be supporting Zaar – which is operated by PEI Ltd – in defining customer due diligence prior to launching a project on the platform, providing training and toolkits for project initiators and start-ups,read more

Crowd puller
Crowdfunding gives start-ups an alternative access to finance, says Karl Grech, who has been appointed as crowdfunding platform manager and entrusted to develop the business for the first Maltese crowdfunding platform. The Malta Business Bureau and the University of Malta have set up the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Initiatives to promote entrepreneurship in Malta and support local start-upsread more