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Why debt could have the beating of equity for funding your business

In this piece, in association with ezbob, we look at the case for taking out a loan for your business.

Business Loans

Alternative finance

Alternative business funding: Choosing a lender

As the major online lenders surpass £1 billion in funds provided, we compare business funding options, assessing the key differentiators and similarities.

Business Loans

Why debt could have the beating of equity for funding your business

In this piece, in association with ezbob, we look at the case for taking out a loan for your business.

Alternative finance

Alternative business funding: Choosing a lender

As the major online lenders surpass £1 billion in funds provided, we compare business funding options, assessing the key differentiators and similarities.

Startup Funding and Grants

Funding your e-commerce venture

Andrew Weaver discusses the options to consider when injecting cash into an early-stage e-commerce business.

Alternative finance

How your sector could influence the funding you choose

In this piece in association with Fundbird, Andrew Weaver of Lawyerfair discusses why it is important to find the backer or funding institution that is right for your sector.

Alternative finance

A turning point in the crowdfunding equity market

In this piece in association with Fundbird, Chris Buckingham, author of Crowdfunding Intelligence, assesses the fortunes of what was once the fastest equity raise in UK history and what it tells us about the crowdfunding industry.

News

Businesses using multiple methods of funding – but mostly personal savings

Three quarters of small companies have to use their personal savings as working capital, research finds.

Government Grants

Top ten tips on securing public sector funding

Kevin Lonergan of the Alba Innovation Centre gives tips on approaching grant funding applications and reveals what assistance is out there.

Government Grants

Receiving grant funding as a social business

Ben Atkinson-Willes received a £5,000 grant from Kingston University and & £100,000 in match funding from UnLtd for his business Active Minds. He talks about starting his company and how he got hold of the funds.

News

Autumn Statement 2014: Funding for Lending scheme extended

Chancellor George Osborne has announced an extension of the Funding for Lending scheme, which underwrites loans to businesses, for another year to January 2016.

Government Grants

Process of securing grant and investment funding sharpens SMEs

Dr Jerry Walker looks at how the rigour and tutelage of the funding process is good for the development of a business.

Crowdfunding for Business

What I learned from my crowdfunding experience

Henry Catchpole broke the record for the quickest close on crowdfunding website Syndicate Room. Here, he discusses why he chose the funding route he did and what he learned along the way.

Alternative finance