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 […]
How to pitch to investors virtually
28 July 2020|Fundraising, Pitching Skills By Elizabeth Tweedale, CEO, Cypher . Every entrepreneur dreams of ventures that can make a difference, with long-standing growth and success. In order to achieve these aims, many businesses turn to raising investment and, whilst it’s not crucial for all businesses to raise money, it can certainly help ideas become reality by […]
Are traditional investment portfolio allocations still relevant?
17 May 2021|Investing, Latest Posts, Money By Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood. There has been much debate around whether there is still a place for traditional portfolios made up of 60% equities and 40% bonds. We believe that asset allocators have already in recent years moved considerably away from the traditional 60/40 portfolio and […]
An investor’s guide to cask whiskey
28 April 2021|Investing, Latest Posts By William Fielding. Investing in cask whiskey has been around for centuries, but only to a select few. In setting up Whiskey & Wealth Club, our mission was to open up this lucrative market to private investors wishing to own their share of premium whiskey at ultra-wholesale rates. The volatility seen […]
Is now a good time to consider art as an investment?
22 April 2021|Investing, Latest Posts By Anita Choudhrie, Founder of Stellar International Art Foundation. Back in April, as Covid-19 began to have a significant impact on museums and galleries across the world, the Association of Art Museum Directors described it as a “crisis without precedent”. Now, nearly seven months on, the re-introduction of lockdown measures […]
How to navigate financial services regs on early stage investing
1 December 2020|Business Growth, Investing, Legals & Compliance, Money By Oliver Woolley. 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 has […]
