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Startup Funding and Grants

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SmallBusiness.co.uk is working with a panel of trusted partners to help you find the right finance for your business. This channel looks at the different funding options available to new start-ups and established small businesses looking to grow.

Read a wealth of guides and tips on raising cash, finding investors, how to better manage your accounts and cash flow, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

How to prepare for investor presentations

A case study for SmallBusiness.co.uk reveals how companies can increase their chances of funding by getting their investor presentations right.

Startup Funding and Grants

Startup Funding and Grants

Get funding from the Angels

If you are thinking about starting or growing a business, one of the toughest challenges you will face is securing funding for the project. Are Business Angels a solution?

Startup Funding and Grants

Becoming an angel investor

Becoming a business angel can be hugely rewarding, personally and financially, but it’s not as easy as they make it look on the TV.

Startup Funding and Grants

Using Business Angel Networks to Raise Finance

Angel investor networks are fast becoming the only funding option for early-stage companies. SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates.

Startup Funding and Grants

Are there loans for women in business?

Are there any specific loans for women in business?

Startup Funding and Grants

Finance options for start-ups and SMEs

Rose Lewis, a partner at financial consultancy Pembridge Partners, explains the various financial alternatives for the intrepid small business owner when a bank decides to play hardball.

Startup Funding and Grants

How to survive the Dragons’ Den

Aside from the entertainment value, there are a number of valuable lessons to be taken from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. Here are the top five from Smallbusiness.co.uk.

Startup Funding and Grants

Start-up funding

Although winning the lottery to get funding for your start-up might seem like an easier option than getting a bank loan, there are still other forms of finance out there.

Startup Funding and Grants

How to survive the Dragons’ Den

Aside from the entertainment value, there are a number of valuable lessons to be taken from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. Here are the top five from Smallbusiness.co.uk.

Startup Funding and Grants

Start-up funding

Although winning the lottery to get funding for your start-up might seem like an easier option than getting a bank loan, there are still other forms of finance out there.

Startup Funding and Grants

Where to go for early-stage financing

You don't have to give up your dream of starting your own business just because a bank turns you down. SmallBusiness.co.uk takes a look at the other finance options available for ambitious start ups.

Startup Funding and Grants

Growth funding made easy

Carly Trisk-Grove started a cafe with her husband four years ago as a lifestyle business, but the couple have now secured £525,000 in funding to expand.

Startup Funding and Grants

Have your say: Funding for women

Financial institutions may well need a shake up when helping female entrepreneurs. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some women in business about their experiences of raising finance and asks for your comments.

Startup Funding and Grants

Ladies who launch: women and funding

SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five high-achieving women to find out whether it really is a man's world.

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Small business owners: discover alternative funding solutions to help fuel your growth

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

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

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

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.

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16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems