Finance for Startups

17th January 2020Farnborough, UK BMW Group Financial Services UK Launches Its Third Startup Collaboration Programme Building on previous successes, the third Innovation Lab will run in an innovative Relay format. BMW Group Financial Services UK has l ... read more

For people who are not so savvy when it comes to early-stage investments in the startup ecosystem, let’s take a look at the difference between angel investors and venture capitalists.Once we have su ... read more

Being the purveyor of all things startup associated, I thought it time we took a look at angel funding and specifically, what is angel funding and how to find angel funding? These are two que ... read more

Startup capital is what every entrepreneur needs to get his startup off the ground because without it, you are not going anywhere and you are not going anywhere fast.Initiating a startup project is ... read more

Repeatedly on social networks such as Linkedin, I have seen a post making the rounds, where platform users are given the golden ticket to access early-stage VC’s.This is an excel list of earl ... read more

When your business is in its relatively nascent stages, there aren't really any questions over who owns what or who does what within it. If you're an up and coming SME, for example, it's lik ... read more

Five insights as to why investors say no.Insight number one, investors say no because entrepreneurs make rookie and basic mistakes.Think about it. If you show up to take a test without having done your homework first, you're probably not going to get the A an ... read more

Congratulations on taking one of the first steps to getting your startup company off the ground and into the hands of your potential users and customers. While we're often led to believe that kicking off ... read more

One of the areas that we discussed in the past included some of the essential documents you need as a startup company to really gain traction with investors, no matter what kind they are. Rig ... read more

For anyone that's watched a TV show like Silicon Valley as a more recent example, you'll have likely heard phrases like 'Stage A,' 'Stage B,' 'Seed Capital,' or simply 'Runway' be ... read more

The universe never conspires against a single person, because if it was then either it, or whatever belief system you have is incalculably cruel. Approaching questions like 'Why is my startup not going the way ... read more

While there are entrepreneurs and innovators that wish there was some kind of divination that worked for finding out what an investor is looking for and what do venture capitalists look for in a sta ... read more

India is fast building itself up as a serious economic contender on the world's stage, especially when it comes to entrepreneurship and technology as a whole. As steadily growing player in these sectors, India has ... read more

With the dawning of blockchain technology kicking off a race to become known as the leading continent for innovation and entrepreneurship. With the uncertain financial climate that the United States and Europe have faced in ... read more

Over the last few years there has been a dramatic growth in equity crowdfunding as a mechanism for early stage companies to raise capital as the funding from traditional lenders such as banks has red ... read more

With startups, it is all a matter of Growth - lets look at the advantages of pay per click and disadvantages of PPC to Develop your Startup in this essential phase of building your bus ... read more

In a previous article, we went into some depth as to the kind of ways in which you can successfully secure capital for your company, and we covered the distinct difference between the two kin ... read more

According to the Forbes' editorial team from October 2018, it is well and truly the world of Darwin when it comes to startup companies and their odds of survival. In the study, it was estimated tha ... read more

Startup companies are in a far better position for getting from blueprints to success right now than they were 10-20 years ago. We can see this with the fact that the number of incubators and ... read more

We have previously delved into the wild world of startup companies, and the kind of challenges that they face in securing the capital needed to take it from just being an idea to becoming a f ... read more

Companies, no matter what kind of size they are, will always rely on some level of external funding in order to turn a profit longer-term. Whether this is from a bank, investor/s, or eve ... read more

In a previous article, we went into some detail, both about startup companies and their attempts to secure early-stage investment, along with one of the other avenues that's becoming increasingly available for up and com ... read more

If you're an up and coming startup company looking to gain some traction, along with a little financial runway to get your business started and ready to be placed in front of potential angel inv ... read more

In a previous article, we discussed some of the potential avenues open to newcomer entrepreneurs looking to get their startup companies off the ground. Among these methods is a specific kind that has steadily grown in popularity over the last few ... read more

With any entrepreneur, no matter where they are in the world, action is what separates them from any other kind of individual with a plan. So whether it's some kind of side-hustle that you, as ... read more