As the nation desperately seeks ways of creating jobs to lead the country out of recession, a new funding source has become available that will revolutionize the opportunities for starting new businesses. Founders of all types of businesses in any location will now be able to raise seed and later stage financing for basically any startup with a compelling plan. The days of limited venture capital funding for high-tech investments located only in Silicon Valley are over. Now Is The Time To Form Your Startup explains how crowdfunding can provide inexpensive seed capital never before available to businesses of any type, as well as startup management techniques that will extend a startup’s working capital to propel new companies toward sustainability and profitability. The beauty of this new source of funds is that it eliminates the venture capital emphasis on technical degrees for entrepreneurs from just a few universities. Since crowdfunding opens initial and later stage funding to a new class of investors, experience and industry-specific success are more important than college degrees for entrepreneurs