How to Find & Raise Funding For Your Business
27 April 2021|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts, Money, Pitching Skills By Rick Rowan, founder and CEO of NuroKor. When it comes to building a fast-growth and scalable company, securing external funding is undoubtedly one of the most obvious and important routes a business leader can take. But finding the right form of investment that gels with […]
How to Manage Due Diligence for Equity Crowdfunding
20 April 2021|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts By John Auckland, TribeFirst. Many entrepreneurs use the opportunities that equity crowdfunding provides to gain the funding they need. The process also helps in raising awareness among investors and building a tribe of loyal supporters. For the uninitiated, it might seem that companies are simply posting their pitch on […]
Insights for entrepreneurs: Trends shaping fundraising
12 April 2021|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts By Scott Haughton, COO at Envestors. Before we look at the future of fundraising, let take a quick look at its history. Amsterdam tries to take credit by founding the first Stock Exchange in 1602, however, the real beginnings go back to circa 1700 BCE. This is when the Code […]
Choosing an Incubator for your Innovative Product or Service
15 February 2021|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Investing, Launching a business By Ben Jones, AberInnovation. To get your innovative product or service to market entrepreneurs have the option of using a business accelerator or incubator. There are many to choose from as you can see here: https://entrepreneurhandbook.co.uk/incubation-centres/) Although the terms are frequently used interchangeably, broadly speaking, accelerators tend to […]
Importance of creating a more purposeful investment ecosystem
19 December 2020|Crowdfunding, Fundraising, Investing, Latest Posts, Money By Teresa Horscroft. Following a cultural shift that is changing who consumers buy from and who they don’t, more businesses are evaluating their purpose beyond profit. How responsible a business is – towards employees, customers, the environment and society – has become a critical consideration for the […]
How to Accelerate Early Stage Funding
15 February 2020|Crowdfunding, Fundraising By Tom Fairey, founder of Stakester.com and host of the BackYourself podcast. In 2019 I had that pivotal life moment where I started a conversation with ‘wouldn’t it be cool if…’ and before I consciously knew what I was doing, I’d founded a startup. If you’re reading this, you’re probably in […]
How to build an organic and vegan skin care brand
3 March 2021|Business Growth, Latest Posts, Launching a business Dr Pauline Hili, a renowned Organic Skincare Expert, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Founder of Nourish London skincare provides a unique insight on how to build an organic and vegan skincare brand. Tell us about your business, what do you do? Our business […]
Social Enterprise: Doing Good By Doing Good Business
12 January 2021|Business Growth, Latest Posts, Launching a business By June O’Sullivan MBE. For many years, social enterprises have been quietly revolutionising the world and its economy for the better. With the potential to transform lives and communities, these businesses are driven by a clear purpose to use their business and their profits to promote, encourage […]
Why corporate social responsibility is important for your startup
16 October 2020|Business Growth, Crisis Management, Latest Posts By Shon Alam, Bidwedge. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around for year but I would say the ethos behind it is still as important as ever, if not more so and something that startups should be looking at from their inception. We’re currently living in a low trust […]
Empowering employees for a more sustainable world
6 July 2021|Crisis Management, Eco & Ethics, Latest Posts One of the positives from the lockdowns that many countries have initiated this year during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been an environmental benefit. So, for example, according to the Reducing UK emissions: 2020 Progress Report to Parliament, UK emissions for this year are expected to fall a […]
