Monthly Archives: June 2017

Valuing your business for investors

Most young businesses will require investment at some point, if they are to continue to grow. Whether you need to develop an online presence, buy some new technology to remain competitive, hire more staff or move to larger premises, it’s likely that you’ll need additional funding from investors and external sources. Fortunately, you’re not limited
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Tackling slow payers, today and tomorrow

As every financial decision maker will tell you, getting customer invoices paid on time is the first step to optimising working capital – the lifeblood for every business. Slow payers can reduce the number of decision making options open to a business, putting pressure on survival, growth or customer relationships. The real question is: ‘What
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Record-breaking temperatures turn up the heat for UK retailers

This week’s heatwave has sent the UK into a spin – and straight to the shops according to data from retail platform Vend. Looking at a sample of 1,500 independent retail stores, Vend’s figures show that from Saturday 17th June when heatwave temperatures began, to their peak on Wednesday 21st, retail sales increased by 11 per
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SyndicateRoom: A business guide to using the platform

SyndicateRoom’s aim is to finance great British companies throughout their entire funding journey. With around 70 per cent of the companies that it accepts raising all the funds they need and its EIS fund, Fund Twenty8, automatically adding additional investment for qualifying opportunities, raising funds with SyndicateRoom could be a good choice for high-quality companies with a strong
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