Three top customer research tips that will impress investors

Three top customer research tips that will impress investors

John Courtney
Apr 27 '23
A business without customers is nothing. We all know that, especially investors.
Transforming funding for female led companies

Transforming funding for female led companies

Shalini Khemka (CBE)
Apr 20 '23
Only 2% of female-led companies receive funding. What needs to change to break the current funding gap?

The advantages of growth capital investment

Jeremy Middleton
Sep 2 '22
Access to funds, financial backing, strategic guidance
Why you shouldn’t treat your business borrowing like personal debts

Why you shouldn’t treat your business borrowing like personal debts

Andrea Reynolds
Jun 21 '22
If you’ve been brought up to believe that personal debt is a last resort, be careful that the same attitude doesn’t creep into your business finance planning
Closing the business funding gap: Less unicorn

Closing the business funding gap: Less unicorn, more pony please

Rupert Lee-Browne
Feb 4 '22
SMEs can drive the UK’s economic recovery

SMEs can drive the UK’s economic recovery, but only if we invest in their future

Stuart Veale
Dec 11 '20
When the UK first went into lockdown over six months ago, its businesses were propelled into a state of mass uncertainty. This rang particularly true for small businesses still in growth phase, with less cash reserves and market traction to fall back on.
How to prepare your business for sale or investment

How to prepare your business for sale or investment

James Lyons
Feb 3 '20
Preparing your business for sale or investment can seem like a monumental task, but it need not be if you plan in advance
Small business owners given more than £35 million in government-backed Start Up Loans programme

Small business owners given more than £35 million in government-backed Start Up Loans programme

Latifa Yedroudj
Jan 21 '20
The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme provided more than 4,500 loans to small businesses across in the East of England
Insurtech startup Zego raises $42m series B round backed by TransferWise’s founder

Insurtech startup Zego raises $42m series B round backed by TransferWise’s founder

Eric Johansson
Jun 18 '19
The insurance provider for the mobility services sector will fuel its expansion across Europe thanks to the new investment led by Target Global
Social shopping app Depop pockets $62m series C investment to address rising US demand

Social shopping app Depop pockets $62m series C investment to address rising US demand

Zen Terrelonge
Jun 7 '19
Shoreditch startup Depop has received the financial fuel to strut along the corporate catwalk as it looks to conquer the States, where it has five million users
SoftBank denies reported struggles to raise a $100bn fund

SoftBank denies reported struggles to raise a $100bn fund

Varsha Saraogi
Jun 4 '19
The VC arm of Japanese tech giant SoftBank is trying to raise $100bn for a second Vision Fund but is finding it hard to get investors, reports The Wall Street Journal. However, the firm denies it
Manchester-based tech startup Sorted secures £15m funding round

Manchester-based tech startup Sorted secures £15m funding round

Varsha Saraogi
May 31 '19
Retail SaaS firm Sorted bags a major investment round led by Praetura Ventures and NVM Private Equity LLP to bolster its tech and workforce