Don’t Withdraw Your ISA Money, Transfer It Instead
The little piece of ISA Guidance that could save you hassle and money. Please note this year’s ISA tax year 21/22 ends 5th April. In recent months, a number of large IF-ISA managers, including Ratesetter, Zopa and Funding Circle, have announced they intend to leave the ‘retail’ market. This has forced tens of thousands of […]
Hidden secrets about the SEIS and EIS Tax Relief Schemes
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are established government incentives that aim to encourage investment in smaller companies. They do this by providing investors with generous tax benefits. Despite being fairly popular schemes amongst both companies and investors, there are still various details about the schemes that go unnoticed. Below […]
Transferring your ISA – Zopa Special
As many of you will be aware, Zopa announced the closure of their P2P arm in early December 2021, with thousands of retail investors expected to have their funds returned to them by the 31st January 2022. This has led to a requirement for many investors to find a new ISA Manager. Why is transferring […]
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 […]
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 […]
