Small companies unable to expand without cash injection
A quarter of microbusinesses feel they will need to raise additional funds in order to grow their business, research finds.
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A quarter of microbusinesses feel they will need to raise additional funds in order to grow their business, research finds.
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Business Ideas & Planning
Here are some questions you should ask yourself before your company prepares for a funding round.
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A quarter of microbusinesses feel they will need to raise additional funds in order to grow their business, research finds.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here are some questions you should ask yourself before your company prepares for a funding round.
Business management
Tina Boden discusses the value of 'giving something back' as a small business owner.
Government Grants
Economics student Zahra Charaffdeen received £2,500 in business funding from Accelerator, a specialist business incubator in East London. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the achievement.
Advice
James King, of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses why a more direct relationship between commerce and education is needed to help boost new business.
Business Ideas & Planning
How SABMiller invests millions each year to support entrepreneurs across the globe.
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The number of official complaints made by small companies about loans and overdrafts has risen by 17 per cent in the last year, rising from 522 to 612, research finds.
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The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are unknown quantities for many UK entrepreneurs, research finds.
Startup Funding and Grants
Ed Molyneux, founder of Freeagent, tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about how he raised money for his business.
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Almost half of Britons would consider setting up their own business, but 68 per cent think it would be too difficult to get funding for their venture, finds research.
Blog
Bertie Stephens, founder of online shopping service Flubit, talks about his experience with two pitches for investment and what investors expect.
Small Business Banking
Anil Stocker, founder of online invoice discounting platform MarketInvoice, discusses the threat posed by innovative internet-based finance providers to the banks.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems