Am I a safe investor? A self-assessment checklist
Given recent market events, you may be wondering whether you should make changes to your investment portfolio. It is crucial for investors to ask themselves, “Am I a safe investor?” and only make investment decisions after understanding the risks involved and considering your long-term financial goals. While Crowd for Angels as an FCA regulated company […]
How is the Autumn Budget 2021 going to affect your small business?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his highly anticipated Autumn Budget 2021 in the House of Commons last week. Despite the promise of Sunak’s much-hyped ‘Age of Optimism’ the budget only revealed a few benefits for small businesses. Overall highlights included: Business rates cut by 50% for retail, leisure and hospitality for one year: […]
How Can You Stay Secure While Working From Home?
Working from home comes with its own set of perks and quirks that can take any employee by surprise. One of the quirks of remote work is that it’s up to you, the remote worker, to secure your devices yourself. At the office, you had an IT team do that for you. They were the […]
We polled our investors and here are the findings
Crowd for Angels is part of the UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) and we recently polled our investors to find out their views on the sector, their understanding of the risks involved and their views on regulation. The following P2P Finance News article summarises the survey findings, as below. “50 per cent of respondents deemed crowdfunding […]
What does green investing mean to you?
Green Investments The term “green,” can be somewhat vague. When people talk about “green investments,” they’re speaking generally of investing in activities that can be considered good for the environment directly or indirectly. In this context, green investing refers to investing activities that promote environmentally friendly business practices and the conservation of natural resources. Green […]
Why are companies going green?
It’s clear that the climate and going green remains a key consideration this year, with green infrastructure projects at the heart of many governments’ post-pandemic recovery plans. In the US, President Joe Biden has re-joined the Paris climate agreement and aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, China’s government announced last year […]
Nordic 24/7 presents Home of Cool
Nordic 24/7 at a Glance Nordic 24/7 Service Oy is a Nordic innovation company creating cooling units with cutting edge intelligence under the brand name Home of Cool™. Our mission is to develop game-changing ideas for big volume brands looking for a distinct competitive edge. All our innovations are ecological, energy-effective, economical and help retailers […]
The smell of book ink in the morning
Books, printed on paper with stiff or floppy covers, have been around for a tiny proportion of humankind’s sovereignty of the planet, a mere 500 years. The world wide web has been engulfing us with information for only a positively microscopic 30 years! The British Library (BL) is the largest in the world; they have […]
Five tips to survive the due diligence process for your crowdfunding campaign
Those unfamiliar with the process may think that companies simply post their pitch on a crowdfunding platform and then go on to raise investment. But anyone who has had any experience in the industry will know it’s not that easy. Before a company can get on a platform they go through a rigorous vetting process. […]
Funding for businesses impacted by COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, business is far from “running as usual”, which is why we are writing this blog with the aim of summarising the raft of measures that have been announced by the government regarding financial support and to ensure you are aware of the latest schemes and extensions put in motion to help […]
