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What is SEIS tax relief and how to claim

What is the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), how much can you raise and what does it offer entrepreneurs and investors who back them?

Alternative Finance for Business

Alternative Finance for Business

20 angel investor networks you should know about

Angel investors provide start-ups with seed and pre-seed funding to kick-start their growth journeys. But how do you find an angel investor network and what are they looking for?

Alternative Finance for Business

Bootstrap your business and then find yourself an investor

You’ve managed to bootstrap your business without the help of outside capital, now it’s time to pick the right investor. Michael Elias and Hillel Zidel of Kennet Partners explain what to look for.

Alternative Finance for Business

What is a merchant cash advance?

In this article, we'll be explaining what a merchant cash advance is, how they work and whether they're right for your business.

Alternative Finance for Business

Raising finance: Convertible loan notes explained

Raising money in is tough, and convertible loan notes (CLNs) may offer a possible solution, writes Joss Alcraft, principal at law firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin.

Alternative Finance for Business

How to raise pre-seed funding

If you're a young business that needs finance to grow, it could be time to look into pre-seed funding. Here's how to do it

Alternative Finance for Business

Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Expansion requires financial muscle, be it for operations, research and development or an acquisition. Marc Barber looks at 15 ways to raise finance

Alternative Finance for Business

Angel investing in Britain – a Growth Business guide  

Angel investors put £2bn a year into early-stage UK start-ups – here’s what angel investing is and how to get it.

Alternative Finance for Business

Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Expansion requires financial muscle, be it for operations, research and development or an acquisition. Marc Barber looks at 15 ways to raise finance

Alternative Finance for Business

Angel investing in Britain – a Growth Business guide  

Angel investors put £2bn a year into early-stage UK start-ups – here’s what angel investing is and how to get it.

Alternative Finance for Business

6 essential tips for aspiring angel investors

Looking to start investing in start-ups? Angel investor Brooks Newmark shares his six tips to help you get started…

Alternative Finance for Business

Top 20 EIS funds and investors you should know about

Which EIS investor is right for you? Growth Business guide to some of the most active EIS funds in the market.

Alternative Finance for Business

This week’s jobs in alternative finance

A number of blockchain hubs are emerging in the UK – and plenty of opportunity, says Jobbio’s Kirstie McDermott

Alternative Finance for Business

What is venture debt?  

What is venture debt? How do you get it and who are the providers in the UK?

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