How to Start an Ethical Business
13 February 2021|Eco & Ethics, Latest Posts, Launching a business Arabel Lebrusan, founder of Lebrusan Studio. Every successful business begins with three fundamental questions: What? Why? How? Before anything else, you must ask yourself: ‘What is my brand all about?’ ‘Why do I feel compelled to make it happen?’ ‘How do I plan to set about achieving these goals?’ Once […]
Importance of Sustainability for the Fashion Industry
18 July 2021|Eco & Ethics, Latest Posts By Eliis Ashley-Ruus, Founder & CEO, UNCU London. Across the globe, environmental concerns are at an all-time high. Research has found that we must get a grip on climate change, otherwise generations will face a lifetime of irreversible damage. From President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan which promises clean […]
Five Things You Need to Know About Equity Crowdfunding
21 June 2021|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Latest Posts, Meet the Successful Founder By Professor Saul Estrin. Equity crowdfunding, invented a decade ago, is more popular than ever with entrepreneurs and investors – professional and amateur alike. By the end of last year, entrepreneurs had raised more than £1.4 billion for more than 1,700 businesses on Crowdcube and […]
What the online shopping boom means for early-stage investing
28 May 2021|Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts By Chantelle Arneaud, Envestors. The amount of online shopping rose sharply in 2019 influenced by Covid-19 however, it had been on the rise since 2007. It now accounts for just under 30%[i]of total retail sales in the UK. Importantly this is an irreversible trend. In the past twelve months […]
3 biggest considerations for founders when selling their business
17 May 2021|Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts, Money By David Newns. You’ve built an incredible business. It might be your life blood, a world changer or an innovator blazing a trail, but one thing’s for sure, if you’re reading this, you know that an exit will be on the cards at some point. You might want to […]
Finding Finance for Growth – an Entrepreneur’s Guide
28 April 2021|Fundraising, Latest Posts By Andy Sutton. I’ve been involved in a variety of start-up and scale-up businesses since 2005. So the recent crowdfunding raise I launched with my latest business venture, Catipilla, isn’t the first time I’ve sought funding to grow a successful business. Over the years I’ve worked with Business Angels, Venture Capitalists, […]
The truth about pitching for seed & series A investment right now
4 March 2021|Fundraising, Latest Posts, Money, Pitching Skills By Anthony Rose, CEO and co-founder of SeedLegals . It’s safe to say 2020 was a year unlike any other in the world of start-up investment. More early stage businesses than ever before sought financial support – either to replace revenue lost to the pandemic or to support growth […]
Importance of looking after your investors
4 January 2021|Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts By Scott Haughton, COO, Envestors. In today’s world, the importance of investor relations cannot be overstated – in Brazil, Egypt and Bulgaria, companies are mandated by law to have an IR function – and it is no coincidence that the most successful, global giants lead the field in IR ‘best practice’ awards […]
How to email an investor you’ve never met – and get a response!
13 August 2020|Fundraising, Latest Posts, Pitching Skills It might seem incredible that an unsolicited email from a startup founder to an investor they’ve never met could result in a response, let alone a multimillion-dollar deal, but it does happen. I know because we’ve made investments this way, including one of the most valuable companies in […]
Importance of understanding and complying with FCA regulations
28 December 2020|Fundraising, Latest Posts, Legals & Compliance By Oliver Woolley, CEO of Envestors. Most of us won’t find the the idea of getting a grip on financial services regulation a titillating one, it is essential. Those who avoid this will find themselves at the mercy of the regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which […]
