Originally written by Matthew Cushen on Small Business
Why should entrepreneurs care about EIS and SEIS? The simple answer is because your potential investors do.
No credible entrepreneur would consider launching a product or service without getting into the head of their consumer. They would make sure they understand the needs they were satisfying, when, where and how competing options where purchased and consumed, and what it takes to influence the consumer.
It’s no different when ‘selling’ your business to investors. The more you understand about them, their rationale and how they make decisions, the better you’ll do in attracting cash to your venture. This means researching what you can about a potential investor. Are they professional (i.e. invest for a living, as part of a structured firm, maybe investing other people’s cash) or amateur (an angel investor, either alongside their day job or having retired)? Where does the cash come from? What is their investment rationale? What else is in their portfolio? How much do they like to get involved?
There’s one aspect that drives many investors in the start-up space and one reason that equity investment for start-ups is more available in the UK than in many other countries. The government have
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The Start-Up Series competition is back — £250,000 equity funding up for grabs!
by Nick Ismail • • 0 Comments
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Small Business
Following a short hiatus due to the coronavirus, Small Business and Worth Capital have partnered to reopen the UK’s largest seed funding competition — The Start-Up Series.
The Start-Up Series competition
The Start-Up Series competition was launched in 2016 by Worth Capital, with the aim of searching for the brightest entrepreneurs with the smartest ideas to invest real cash into these promising start-ups.
From September 1st 2020, The Start-Up Series competition in association with Small Business is back and will open for applications at the beginning of every month.
Each month one or two winners will be selected to receive a prize package consisting of:
• Up to £250,000 of SEIS/EIS equity funding.
• A minimum of 2 years invaluable hands-on help from experienced mentors.
• Media coverage on smallbusiness.co.uk and other channels to promote your business.
We are on the hunt for B2B or B2C business across all sectors. As long as your business is eligible for SEIS or EIS HMRC advance assurance, then we’ll consider your application.
We’ll be impressed by innovative products or services, in high growth or underserved markets, with the potential to build a loved brand. If you can demonstrate these, you’re in with a fighting chance.
For
Hot Business News Today
The Start-Up Series competition is back — £250,000 equity funding up for grabs!
by Nick Ismail • • 0 Comments
Originally written by Nick Ismail on Small Business
Following a short hiatus due to the coronavirus, Small Business and Worth Capital have partnered to reopen the UK’s largest seed funding competition — The Start-Up Series.
The Start-Up Series competition
The Start-Up Series competition was launched in 2016 by Worth Capital, with the aim of searching for the brightest entrepreneurs with the smartest ideas to invest real cash into these promising start-ups.
From September 1st 2020, The Start-Up Series competition in association with Small Business is back and will open for applications at the beginning of every month.
Each month one or two winners will be selected to receive a prize package consisting of:
• Up to £250,000 of SEIS/EIS equity funding.
• A minimum of 2 years invaluable hands-on help from experienced mentors.
• Media coverage on smallbusiness.co.uk and other channels to promote your business.
We are on the hunt for B2B or B2C business across all sectors. As long as your business is eligible for SEIS or EIS HMRC advance assurance, then we’ll consider your application.
We’ll be impressed by innovative products or services, in high growth or underserved markets, with the potential to build a loved brand. If you can demonstrate these, you’re in with a fighting chance.
For