Start Up Communities: How Pooled Effort is the Way Forward
When you’re just starting out, being an entrepreneur can be lonely. The very fact that your job is the business that you have crafted and are passionate about means that you can never quite stop working. The enormous time demands that a business can have when you’re first getting it going can mean that you […]
What is Equity Financing, and is it Better than Debt?
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to get financing for your business, the decision between equity and debt can be tricky. You might have done a lot of work on preparing your business to start getting financed – no doubt you’ll have a detailed business plan, a sensible valuation, and a good awareness of your target […]
VCT vs EIS – what’s the difference?
Want to save on your tax bill and invest in growing companies at the same time? With a range of government backed incentive schemes you can do exactly that. Small businesses are the lifeblood of the UK economy. They employ an estimated 16 million people (more than half of the workforce), account for 99.3% of […]
How to value your company
One of the most overlooked elements of a crowdfunding campaign, but one of the most critical for entrepreneurs, is what valuation to put on your company.
While setting a valuation involves many considerations, and can often be more of an art than a science, there are a few basic guidelines you can follow.
