Crowdfunding I spend a lot of time talking about crowdfunding and what it can help your business achieve. I talk about equity funding, debt or reward crowdfunding. So, to try and make things a little more tangible and easier to understand then here are a few ‘live’ pitches on leading equity crowdfunding site, Crowdcube. This proposal
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Growth Accelerator The Growth Accelerator scheme is aimed at ambitious businesses who are serious about growing. It is a government funded scheme which provides businesses with access to professional support in any of the following areas; Access to finance Growth through innovation Business development Leadership & Management There are other benefits to being part of
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The Aim of a Business Investment Pitch 9 times out of 10, a business investment pitch is about securing funding, cash, growth , R&D or expansion finance. These pitches are normally being received by someone who does not know your business, or has never met you. So what makes a good business investment pitch? Life
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What Is Crowdfunding If you are unsure what crowdfunding is then watch the 90 second video at the end of this post. In effect there are two types of crowdfunding, these are; Debt Finance (borrowing and repaying) Equity Finance (investment in your business) Debt Finance takes the shape of an ordinary business loan, maybe invoice
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Top Tips – Getting Business Investment Getting business investment is never easy. Anyone who has tried will tell you that. Very often though we see businesses try to get someone to invest in their company without getting the basics right. This means they are often doomed to failure before they even start. The Top Tips
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Sensible Business Plan Seems like common sense doesn’t it? Having a sensible business plan in place sounds like the thing every company should have. So why is it that so many businesses don’t seem to have a sensible plan in place? When we talk about sensible business plans, what we mean is something that is
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Business Angels For the majority of businesses a business angel is seen as one of the Dragons from BBC’s ‘Dragons Den‘. In reality a business angel is something much different. Most business owners who are looking for an angel fall into one of a few categories; My business needs cash now My business has a
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Raising investment funding for your business can be a difficult task, there is no easy solution and there is a large amount of good fortune involved in securing the right investment funding. However, it is not all some mysterious dark art, there are things that you can do to put your business in a better
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