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SEIS

Archive of articles on the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme.

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.

Startup Funding and Grants

Why won’t investors back your small business?

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explores what makes a small business right for venture capital investors.

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.

News

Seed enterprise investment scheme set for record year

A record number of small businesses are expected to raise money through the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) this year, including high-growth technology companies.

News

Start-ups receive SEIS boost 

New companies raised £163.5 million via the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme last year, nearly double the £85.9 million raised in the first year of the scheme (2012/13).

News

EIS and SEIS are foreign concepts to many business owners

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are unknown quantities for many UK entrepreneurs, research finds.

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

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.