Business funding

Financing options for small and medium businesses

5th December 2018

When it comes to sourcing finance for your business, there is a multitude of options to choose from. The financing...

WorldLabs launches startup competition with £50K in prize money

26th November 2018

The ‘Elevating Ideas’ competition has just been launched and is awarding £50,000 in non-dilutive funding to start-ups and innovative ideas...

3 things to know when looking for a business loan

10th October 2018

There are many ways businesses can raise funding but getting a business loan is definitely one of the quickest. If...

Sources of funds for small businesses

30th October 2018

Whether you're looking to start or grow your business your going to need some form of funding to get underway....

How to get a business loan with bad credit

10th October 2018

It is an often quoted statistic that only 1 in 5 of start-ups make it to the 5-year point, and...

Angel investment networks in the UK & London

Angel investment makes up a huge percentage of the funding entrepreneurs raise in the year in the UK in the...

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Sources of business finance for small & medium businesses

Often when you’re looking to start or expand a business there is one major barrier, money. So the question is...

Pros and cons of filing for IPO – Avoid ending up like Candy Crush!

by Dino Ibisbegovic

Going for an initial public offering seems to be the end goal for more and more thriving startups - but...

Green Alley Award – Is your Startup green enough to win?

by Vanessa R

Getting funding for green initiatives has always been difficult, especially if you’re a startup in Europe. In recent years though the...

4 Ways to improve your chances of finding the right funding

by Conrad Ford

It is no secret that the lending landscape for small and startup businesses is tough and applying for loans can...

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Banking

Business loans and funding options for UK businesses

Business loans are advantageous as a relatively inexpensive way of borrowing money. However, local bank managers only have the power to...

Venture capital funds in Canada

25th October 2018

Venture capital investment is key to supporting early, middle and late staged businesses in Canada. VC funding is an important...

List of small business grants in the UK

Small business grants are a form of funding and support given by government and certain private bodies to UK small businesses who...

Accounting

Entrepreneurs’ Relief: Everything you need to know

When choosing entrepreneurship as a career option, there are several things that an entrepreneur has to go through. Starting a...

Cityscape of the financial and venture capital centers of London, United Kingdom.

Venture capital firms in the UK & London

by James Pursey

Within the UK there a range of venture capital firms operating, across the globe venture capital (VC) been responsible for...

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179 Business accelerators in the UK

Business accelerators run support programmes typically with investment aiming to grow early-stage businesses in a short space of time exponentially....

Business competitions and awards in the UK

There is a range of UK and internationally-based business awards and competitions that provide funding, support, press and much more...

Accounting

How does VAT work and how does it affect your business?

by Rachel Bridge

Value added tax is a tax levied by the government on sales of goods and services. All businesses which have...

Finance

How to value a business: A guide to business valuations & calculations

by Andrew W

My regular reader will know about my traditional antipathy towards the vexed issue of business valuations. That said, “what is...

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153 Business incubators for UK startups