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What to look for in an investor and why there’s more to it than money

There’s always a great deal of talk in the entrepreneurial community about how to attract investment. It’s not hard to see why: securing the necessary funds is almost always a fledgling business’ top priority. But speaking as someone who has been an entrepreneur before becoming an investor, it’s essential that whoever you receive finance from
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Picking the best type of loan for your small business

Its important to remember that not all loans are created equally. Borrowing to fund your business could pay off in the long run, but only if you pick the type of loan carefully. Here’s what you need to know about all the different loans available to small businesses. Special category loans Financial institutions often offer
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Five ways to procure funds for business

Coming up with an idea for a start-up business may be difficult but what’s more daunting is to gather funds to start the business. Starting a business means having a website developed, a team set up, office space bought or rented, and all the monthly expenses to keep the business going. What to do if
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A flexible approach to investment

Lehman Brothers failed on 15th September 2008, which was the first day we went to see a VC about raising investment for our start-up business. We had been going for 2 years, supported by angel investment and needed to start gearing up. Talk about bad timing!! But, every cloud has a silver lining and so
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Exploring finance: How appropriate debt choices can fuel ambitions

One of the first rules of business that entrepreneurs, smaller businesses and start-up companies learn is that securing extra finance is crucial to realising potential and expanding into target markets. Many entrepreneurs and business leaders, however, are not aware of the finance options available to them. Low awareness is not a new feature of the
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The best way to finance your new business

If you’ve decided to take the leap and launch your own business this year, you could be thinking about all the different ways you can finance it. There’s a lot of information out there for new business owners who want to expand and seriously set up an enterprise. There’s government support, creative ways to find
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