9 Apr 2021
How can you assess a Seed EIS investment manager?
Checking the track records of a Seed EIS investment manager for professional advisers, investors or companies looking for funding …
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1 Apr 2021
Starting a business during changing times: danger and opportunity
The Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is ‘wēijī’ in the latin alphabet. It’s become (after JFK used it in a speech) …
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9 Mar 2021
Why is a diversified portfolio essential when seed investing?
Many investors and professional advisers are tempted to put all their Seed EIS investments with a single investment manager who …
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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 …