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Top tips for raising equity finance
Entrepreneur Guy Rigby offers guidance on preparing for fundraising.
A new era for small business finance
The banks aren't interested – but social lending websites are. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to three early-stage companies that benefitted from a growing phenomenon in SME fundraising.
A peer-to-peer lender
Job advertising network Red Advertising secured a loan of £150,000 over five years through peer-to-peer lender ThinCats.com.
Finance round
Knitting wool wholesaler Artesano raised £65,000 on Funding Circle, which matches lenders with businesses online.
Fundraising through equity-based crowdsourcing
Alex Kammerling founded spirit manufacturer Kamm & Sons in 2011 and raised £180,000 through Crowdcube, a website that offers equity-based crowdsourcing as a means of raising funds.
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.
Angel delight
Angel investors are fast becoming the only funding option for early-stage companies. SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates.
Small business finance
Alistair Darling's 2010 Budget highlighted the problems many SMEs have in obtaining finance. If you are finding it difficult to get a conventional business loan from the bank there are alternative sources of finance available.
Not everyone’s Darling
In his last Budget before the General Election, Alistair Darling attempted to woo the small business sector with several proposals aimed at SMEs. Here we speak to entrepreneurs and experts to find out what the announcements really mean.
Business and the fuel crisis
Four MDs from different regions and sectors in the UK reveal how they are coping with the soaring price of fuel
Angel funding: the ten deadly sins
When it comes to trying to raise finance, angel funding could be the blessing you’ve been looking for. Here we give you our top tips on what to avoid in order to get that god-sent investment.
Where to go for early-stage finance
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
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.
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. Here she shares her top tips for getting investors on board.
