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EIS

Articles and news on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) – the government-driven initiative designed to stimulate investment in early-stage businesses through venture capital.

Financing

Raising start-up capital – who to turn to?

Being a founder can be a lonely business, especially when raising money for your start-up. Don’t worry, help is at hand. These advisors will either invest, help you crowdfund or put you in the best possible place for seed funding

News

The Start-Up Series competition is back — a chance to secure up to £250,000 in equity funding

The Start-Up Series competition is back after a month's holiday, giving your business a chance to secure up to £250,000 in equity funding

The Start-Up Series

The Start-Up Series competition – over £1 million invested in latest winners

£1.14 million in SEIS and EIS funding has been invested into recent winners of The Start-Up Series competition, delivered by Worth Capital in partnership with Small Business

Startup Funding and Grants

How can you assess a Seed EIS investment manager?

How important and challenging is it for company founders to assess a Seed EIS investment manager?

Startup Funding and Grants

Why is a diversified portfolio essential when seed investing?

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, and Andy Davidson, founder at Nova, explore the importance of a diversified portfolio when seed investing.

The Start-Up Series

How risky is investing in Seed EIS investments?

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, and Andy Davidson, founder at Nova, explore the risk of investing in Seed EIS funds.

Advice

7 investor personas: how start-ups can understand their motivations

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explains how start-ups can understand the motivations of 7 different investor personas

Accounting

Why should entrepreneurs care about EIS and SEIS?

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explores why entrepreneurs should care about the EIS and SEIS tax relief scheme.

Startup Funding and Grants

VCTs and EIS remain popular and valuable for businesses and investors

For companies looking to collect capital to help grow their business, finding investors can be tough, but VCT and EIS investment remains popular.

Startup Funding and Grants

Why do companies outside of London not use EIS?

More than half of businesses who have received EIS investment are based in London, despite only making up a quarter of the economy.

News

Private investments in SMEs increase through EIS scheme

SMEs are taking advantage of increased private investments thanks to government scheme, a new study finds.

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world

Business Technology

The connection between digital skills and fraud prevention in small businesses

With fraud posing a significant threat to small businesses, Rachael Tiffen from Cifas addresses the role of digital skills in fraud prevention

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

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