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Tag: Funding

Five things investors want to see in a business plan

October 30, 2017

By Staff writer

You?ve got the idea. You?ve got the product. You?ve even got the business cards. The only missing piece is the money to make it all happen, so you reach out to investors but how can you win them over

Access to finance hitting SMEs harder

October 20, 2017

By Letitia Booty

Access to finance is tricky, with a third of businesses turned down at least once for a business loan or funding over the past three years, and 12 per cent turned down on multiple occasions.

Top three things SMEs should consider when refinancing

October 16, 2017

By Staff writer

Refinancing seems like an unattractive hurdle a mass of paperwork and fees so large that it negates the potential benefit of a more attractive deal. Nevertheless, it’s often the key to improved growth.

Five crowdfunding hacks to achieve a positive outcome

October 9, 2017

By Staff writer

You want to grow a business or launch a new project, but banks and venture capitalists won’t give you the time of day it’s a common predicament.

£200m UK SME funding programme launched by ThinCats

October 2, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

Lending platform ThinCats and parent company ESF Capital have introduced a £200m SME funding programme for British growth businesses.

Keep your wits about you: The funding pitfalls a small business owner needs to know

August 29, 2017

By Letitia Booty

Getting funding can be a challenge and alternative finance may seem like a godsend to many new businesses but there are funding pitfalls, and if you don’t get it right, it can be an expensive mistake.

easyTennis joins easyGroup family as Stelios Haji-Ioannou serves investment

August 8, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

Wimbledon may be over, but the easyGroup has a new family member with the introduction of easyTennis referred to as “Tinder for tennis?.

Three top tips to avoid growing yourself out of business

July 25, 2017

By Staff writer

Personally, and professionally it’s all about growth. But there is such a thing as growing yourself out of business, so get these strategies in place before that happens.

Pension-led funding done right: The disruptive law firm with a clear roadmap for growth

July 19, 2017

By Letitia Booty

Michael Burne, founder of a new disruptive law firm, explains how the business decided pension-led funding was the way forward.

The A-Z business fleet guide C is for Contract purchase/contract hire

July 17, 2017

By Letitia Booty

As part of our Fleet For Growing Businesses hub we ve taken a some key business fleet terms. In this instalment, we look at contract purchase and hire.

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