Small business funding alternatives. Advice on forms of UK alternative finance, including crowdfunding, asset based lending, equity finance and other financing options available to small business entrepreneurs.
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Anil Stocker, co-founder of MarketInvoice, charts the development on the online finance sector, why it is relevant to small businesses, and its future.
New website www.pitchfor.it will offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to attract potential investors by uploading video pitches. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Peter Hart.
There is much more to raising money than the banks – but not all small business owners are aware of the alternatives.
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I am struggling to raise £20,000 for my start-up plumbing business. What options are there for me in regard to alternative finance?
SmallBusiness has released a new guide on how to raise finance through crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending websites.
James Meekings, co-founder of Funding Circle, argues that crowdfunding is set to steal a major chunk of the business financing market from the banks.
SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to George Whitehead, chairman of the government-backed Angel CoFund, about the fundraising potential for small businesses.
Statistics from the CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index showed that the UK’s manufacturing sector registered a ten-month high in March 2012.
SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at how factoring and invoice discounting can help with cash flow.
Entrepreneur Guy Rigby offers guidance on preparing for fundraising.
Job advertising network Red Advertising secured a loan of £150,000 over five years through peer-to-peer lender ThinCats.com.
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.
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.
Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs of startups and growing businesses to connect with potential investors. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to co-founder Luke Lang.
We’ve reduced the lifetime interest rate on our business loans by 1%. Find out more about our range of funding solutions.
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