Three top tips for raising money for your business
If you are considering raising money for your business through Crowd for Angels, or indeed through any other method, you will be offering an interest in your business to experienced investors. As such, they will expect a high level of detail on your company before they are prepared to give you their money. Here are […]
Saving for your future – Infographic.
Saving for your future – infographic. Transcription: Title: SAVING FOR YOUR FUTURE? HERE’S HOW TO BOOST YOUR INCOME Text: With interest rates at record lows, it’s important that you make the most out of your money. If you’re saving for the future, knowing how to put your savings to good use can be tricky – […]
Is Crowdfunding for Causes a Good Idea?
Crowdfunding for Causes At Crowd for Angels, we see crowdfunding as a serious investment opportunity – but Crowdfunding for Causes is also on the rise. But can you always trust that your money is going where you think it is, or is it better to keep crowdfunding for investment purposes? Here, we explore the debate […]
The Advantages of Investing Through Crowdfunding – Updated
UPDATED – 4th September 2018 Crowdfunding still labours somewhat under the reputation that it isn’t quite as serious as other ways to invest, retaining the legacy of high-profile platforms like Kickstarter, which are really more about donating than investing. That reputation is slowly changing however, as more investors catch onto crowdfunding’s enormous potential for good […]
Invest Money, Don’t Donate It – Why We Support Regulation in Crowdfunding
By Andrew Adcock Crowdfunding still has a poor reputation among many serious investors. I don’t think that’s necessarily something for which investors should be faulted. Frankly, I think that crowdfunding ought to do much more to make it clear that it is a serious and viable alternative way to invest money, which can accord with […]
Why Starting Up is Different to Being a Start-Up
One of the things that put investors off crowdfunding sites is the sense that the companies they’re being asked to invest in aren’t all there yet – are you really investing in an up and running company, or is it only someone’s idea that’s still just on paper? This is why we need to be […]
Dip a Toe Before You Take a Dive; Making Smaller Investments
Alexander Pope may have been talking about literary criticism rather than inexperienced investors, when he wrote the line ‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’ way back in the 1700s – but, at Crowd for Angels, we think it applies pretty brilliantly to one of the key mistakes naïve investors make. You see, there […]
Why Peer-to-Peer’s the Smart Investor’s Choice
Think of ‘alternative finance’ and the offbeat, yet well-trodden routes to maintaining long-held wealth might spring to mind – like storing cases of vintage wine in the basement, waiting for their value to rise. Alternatively, you might think of revolutionary new ways of trading, like BitCoin, which has caused an unexpected disruption in the financial […]
How to Create the Perfect Pitch for Your Crowdfunding Campaign
The right words hold the power to move mountains – or, at least, to persuade others to move mountains for you. And this is never more true than when you’re pitching for investment. A strong pitch which succinctly and effectively communicates why your business is such a compelling opportunity can be the difference between securing […]
Read our report on Debt Crowdfunding
While the crowdfunding industry is probably better known for its equity products, there is a rapidly growing and attractive sub-sector developing for debt based crowdfunded securities. According to innovation charity Nesta a total of £6.2 million was raised via debt based securities in 2015. This was up by 47.6% on the previous year, as investors became increasingly attracted to their benefits.