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7 Questions To Ask When Considering Equity Finance For Your Business

Apr 1, ’12 6:20 PM

Do you have a registered limited company? For equity finance to work, you need to have a limited company (occasionally limited partnerships are acceptable), which then allows for the allocation of company shares to your external investors. If you are unsure about the advantages and disadvantages of moving from your current structure to that of…

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Crowdfunding – could it work for your business?

Jan 18, ’12 7:21 PM

Crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular method for small businesses and social ventures to raise much needed funds.  The map below gives you some idea of the scale of growth in Crowdfunding over recent years.  Interestingly, the same source indicates that 46% of all UK Crowdfunding platforms were launched in 2011 alone, so with the…

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Equity essential to finance new ventures writes the Financial Times

Sep 14, ’09 11:33 AM

Equity rather than debt holds the key to financing the future of the UK’s small business sector, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The association’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) committee claims that economic recovery could be the shining moment for wealthy individuals who put money into early-stage ventures. Read more @…

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Money – Small Business Quote of the Day

Sep 10, ’08 12:27 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “Remember that time is money.” Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) US politician & inventor, Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748)  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Money – Small Business Quote of the Day

Sep 3, ’08 8:51 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “Its’ clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” George W. Bush (b. 1946) US president, quoted in Reuters (5 May 2000)  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Money – Small Business Quote of the Day

Aug 28, ’08 1:31 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “When money talks, few are deaf.” Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) US novelist, Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Small Business Start-Up Checklist – Financing Your Start-Up

May 7, ’08 5:24 PM

A common barrier that a lot of people feel prevents them from starting their own small business is how to generate enough capital to get things up and running. A large number of SME owners end up working two or more jobs because they cannot afford to give up their previous employment whilst their new…

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Do you have concern for your business or only for yourself?

Apr 25, ’08 4:12 PM

I had an interesting conversation about my view that management control over employees is a myth. I have believed for some time now that an office is often a total waste of money and completely unnecessary. Most of the time I’m told it’s OK when you work by yourself, but not if you have employees,…

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How much money do you really need to start your micro business?

Feb 2, ’08 11:59 AM

Starting from home and using bootstrapping techniques will save you money and help your small business to stay afloat. But you will need some money – the question is, how much capital will you really need. To work this out you should do a cash-flow forecast, planning your income and expenditure for the next six…

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Q & A: How Do I Find A Suitable Bank For My Small Business?

Nov 11, ’07 12:23 PM

I would take this stepped approach to finding a small business bank in your area, and many of the steps are similar to finding other suppliers: Find out the facts - i.e. account charges, loan charges, banking hours, online banking and other benefits, like free advice, software, etc.Talk to the person who would be in charge of your account, meet with them.Talk to other small businesses about the bank and the bank manager, go to networking events in your local area.Make a Pro's & Con's list - then make your decision.You will notice that banks don't like to be called suppliers, or service providers, but that is exactly what they are, nothing more and nothing less.... This is probably the last time for a while that you hold all the cards, so it's better to find out what your bank is like before you really need them.For me business is between people, I move bank with my bank manager when he leaves, I'm on bank number three with him right now and that always served me well in the past, it is also a compliment to my bank manager, and he knows it.Better the devil you know......!

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