Below are Richard Branson’s top five pitching tips, we’d love to know what your top tips for pitching would be. Do you have any golden nuggets of wisdom that could help other entrepreneurs when pitching for funding? Let us know your thoughts!
1. Explain how the new...
Last night’s slightly smaller than normal SpeedFunding event in London was another great success, giving budding entrepreneurs and business owners the opportunity to pitch to a number of eager Angel investors.
As six entrepreneurs waited nervously to pitch to twelve wealthy...
Business angels are influenced by a plethora of logical and emotional reasoning when they make the decision to invest in a new venture. This may include something as intangible as a feeling about a business concept – maybe they are having a good day and are feeling generous,...
Our guest blogger, Dream Idea, offers a few hints, tips and advice to take the small steps towards giant leaps of entrepreneurial success.
• Choose the right business for you – Sometimes it’s not cut and dry as to what business is right for you, you may have a specialist...
As much as some of us would love to believe otherwise, first impressions really do count in business as they do in life. If you are looking for business funding and you want to be taken seriously then what you wear can make all the difference between achieving your financial...
Niche ventures usually grow from an entrepreneur with a passion. Not all niche ventures have the capacity to grow into thriving businesses, however with the help of willing and equally zealous business angels some can be converted into successful businesses. Here are six steps...
If you’re considering approaching Angel Investors in order to get the cash injection you need to start or grow your business, you might want to first ask yourself ‘Is the business investment ready?’
You only get one shot with an Angel Investor so it’s important that you...
Investing in the success of small businesses is no longer an activity dominated by faceless corporations and venture capital firms. In recent years things have changed drastically in favour of the business angel, which means that anyone with the spare cash, business acumen and...
The last few years have been gloomy for start-ups to say the least, with little recovery for the economy and the Bank’s purse strings remaining tightly closed, it has left many small businesses struggling to find the funding they so desperately need. So what is the answer?...
With recent comments from Ed Miliband suggesting it is time to close the ‘tax havens loophole’, we’d like to know is Gibraltar really a tax haven?
Gibraltar certainly provides an attractive fiscal environment:
- no capital gains tax
- no wealth tax
- no inheritance tax
-...
Last Thursday Angels Den North West ran a well-attended breakfast event at the IOD in Manchester. The event was about growing the value of your business by using Angel help and Angel funding.
The key messages at the event were:
Business Angels are inspired by credible...
We see so many business owners through our doors at funding clinics throughout our regions that are keen to raise funds and want to grow their business to take it to the ‘next level’; they often tell us they can see the advantage of joining Angels Den and pitching to...
