1 Mar 2021
Why embracing scarcity is attractive for investment
My favourite definition of entrepreneurialism is from Professor Howard Stevenson of Harvard Business School -- “the pursuit of opportunity beyond …
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9 Feb 2021
How risky is investing in Seed EIS investments?
Many investors think investing in early stage, growth companies is a high risk investment strategy, particularly when compared with the …
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1 Feb 2021
Secure funding and expert mentoring for your start-up
The Start-Up Series competition is back for February! Win hands-on help and up to £250,000 in equity funding for your …
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1 Feb 2021
Why won’t investors back your small business?
There are many different ways for a business to raise money. Unfortunately, seldom are any of them easy and it …
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8 Jan 2021
How your start-up can access valuable advice beyond the day-to-day team
The last two columns I’ve written were about showing investors you have an irresistible team and then some thoughts on …
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9 Dec 2020
6 helpful tips for fleshing out a high performing team
Last time I wrote an article about what makes an irresistible team for investors. If you’ve impressed investors enough …
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2 Nov 2020
What winning The Start-Up Series meant for us – Randa Bennett and Patricia Salume, VeeLoop
Many more of us have been shopping online this year, but parents will likely have extra concerns when it’s their …
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23 Oct 2020
What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Phil Daneshyar, Kanda
Electrician Richard Fleeman had a problem. As an electrical contractor, a client he’d completed work for had gone bankrupt, leaving …
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12 Oct 2020
Attracting investment: 6 ingredients for building an irresistible team
There are many components needed for attracting investment -- building the right team is one of them. Just because it …
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1 Sep 2020
The Start-Up Series competition is back — a chance to secure £250,000 in equity funding
Small Business and Worth Capital have partnered to reopen the UK’s largest seed funding competition -- …