Quoted from rwmech5:Is this the norm now? Can every small business get in on this? Maybe it's my generation but I've got too much pride to ask for handouts, suck it up princess and handle your own problems. You just might surprise yourself with the pride and satisfaction you get from handling stressful situations when life throws you a curveball.
(Comment below is in general and not in re: to Logan Arcade)
THIS IS the new norm. If you want to start your own business you don't save up your own money or go to a bank and take a loan out .... you start a Kickstarter. What's better then having your own business started by other people's money? Well having your business ran using others money as once you hit a snag along the way you do a GoFundMe to keep it afloat.