Is equity funding the best option for your startup?
Equity funding isn’t for everyone. When you sell shares in your business you are, effectively, entering into a long-term relationship with your investors. Investors provide you with cash to grow your business but they will expect you to deliver them a return on that investment. Many investors will want to actively manage their investment. This […]
Raising startup funding in a recession
Focused For Business’ founder Hatty Fawcett recently took part of a panel discussing the topic “Raising in a Recession” which had some practical suggestions.
How startup accelerators increase your chance of funding
While I’ve written before about the benefits of joining startup Accelerators (find out more here), now seems like the perfect time to revisit the conversation. Why? Well, new data from Beauhurst’s report on Top Accelerator Programmes for UK Businesses & Entrepreneurs shows that 40% of UK companies who have attended an accelerator have raised equity […]
Every startup deserves equal access to funding
Our partner, Capital Pilot, is removing bias from the funding process to improve access to funding for all Let’s face it, raising equity investment is hard. All the statistics confirm how hard it can be for startups to access funding. The numbers get worse if you happen to be a female founder, a founder from […]
Funding Accelerator graduate PEEQUAL secures £250,000 equity investment
British Design Fund became PEEQUAL’s largest investor but the reason they provided equity investment might surprise you… Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane, the two co-founders of PEEQUAL the UK’s first stand alone women’s urinal, became very confident at pitching to investors whilst they were raising equity investment for their pre-revenue startup-up. However, this wasn’t what […]
How to find investors for a startup…quickly!
A recent report from Beauhurst and SFC Capital* reveals that it takes, on average, 15 months to find investors for a startup and close a first funding round. Small wonder that people say raising investment is time-consuming and a distraction! But almost all startups need investment at some point so how do you find investors […]
Should you raise startup funding from friends and family?
So you think you need to raise funding for your startup? You may be right, but before you begin to raise startup funding from friends and family, take a moment to assess whether your startup is ready for investment. It is so much easier to raise investment when you have traction. There comes a point […]
7 Essentials that unlock Start-up equity investment
Start-up equity investment: Investors look for 7 Essential ingrediants when deciding whether to back a start-up – or not! Be succinct to get attention
How I proved my startup so I could quit my job and feed my passion
Anyone can come up with a “brilliant business idea” but it is quite another thing to put your money where your mouth is, take the plunge, give up your job and commit to making your idea a reality. For many founders of startups, taking the decision to leave your job – and a predictable salary […]
