Getting a Bank Loan or Dating? Businesses get turned down for finance, fact. What it doesn’t mean is that your business proposal or the business itself is wrong. Sometimes it just happens. There is a quote from Sahar Hashemi, co-founder of Coffee Republic; For me it’s a numbers game – you should almost notch up
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What Is Crowdfunding? With some analysts predicting business lending through crowdfunding in the UK could exceed £1bn by the end of 2015 then you really should be aware of what crowdfunding is. The Perfect Storm For Business Loans? They say that stress can be the best driver of innovation. As the recession took hold and
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Limited Company or Not Limited Company One of the most common questions we get asked by new businesses and start-ups is whether they should be a limited company or not. There are buckets of resources available to help you work out what is best for you, be it sole trader or limited company. If you
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Business Funding Questions To Ask Yourself You have a fantastic business idea. Now couple that with the £1m you have sitting around in the bank doing nothing, hey-ho business funding sorted and the world is your oyster. But back in the real world obtaining business funding is somewhat different, the £1m is not a luxury
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Business Finance Is a Foreign Language When you go to Spain it is fair to say we all know a few words, could order our cerveza, count to 10 and the rest. Not many of us are fluent. Take that then try mixing that with a bit of Mandolin, Flemish, Arabic, and Esperanto. Just how
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Lime Consultancy Video This is the first in a series of new videos. Watch our 60 second introduction to see what Lime Consultancy could be doing for you. We help business raise finance, get critical funding and work with them to enable them to grow and succeed. Watch the ‘Welcome to Lime Consultancy’ video here
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Crowdfunding Options Explained We talk a lot about the benefits of crowdfunding, how this lending model can offer solutions to businesses who have struggled with the banks over the last few years. One of the most common questions we get asked is about ‘equity’ and ‘investment’. In other words the belief that crowdfunding is an
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Lime Consultancy Move To The Beehive The Beehive offers us the opportunity to provide our clients with vastly improved meeting spaces, better facilities and all within the heart of Gatwick. The Beehive has ample parking, great access and puts us in the centre of one of the most exciting commercial development areas anywhere in Sussex.
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