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The great crowdfunding exit debate

The sale of Kickstarter-backed Oculus VR has ignited the opinions of many who question how early-stage backers benefit when businesses do well.

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Seedrs: Raising money and taking on the European market

With more and more businesses choosing to raise capital via the equity crowdfunding route, GrowthBusiness has asked Seedrs and Crowdcube about getting traction and moving beyond the confines of a domestic market, in a two-part special.

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Crowdcube: Taking the equity crowdfunding model and going global

To coincide with moves by Crowdcube and Seedrs into new worldwide markets, GrowthBusiness met with co-founders of the platforms through a two-part special to find out how equity crowdfunding in the UK has grown, and just what will be involved in selling it to the world.

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Five businesses using invoice finance to fuel growth

We meet five companies which are successfully using invoice finance to close acquisitions, satisfy big contracts and solve seasonal cash flow issues.

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Why I’m using crowdfunding over banks, VCs and angels

Mano Manoharan explains why, after a successful career as an entrepreneur, he is turning to a new and unproven form of business finance for his new start-up.

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Government needs to do more for SME finance and support, businesses say

Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK do not believe that David Cameron's coalition government is doing enough to support enterprise, new findings reveal.

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Roundtable on SME finance and business growth

A roundtable discussion on SME finance drew on the fields of invoice factoring, commercial finance and accountancy in a discussion about obstacles to business growth.

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Advice on using the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme

Having been first set up in January 2009, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has now facilitated £2 billion of additional lending. We explain how businesses can apply for loans through the scheme and speak with a company which has utilised the government initiative.

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Roundtable on SME finance and business growth

A roundtable discussion on SME finance drew on the fields of invoice factoring, commercial finance and accountancy in a discussion about obstacles to business growth.

Alternative Finance for Business

Advice on using the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme

Having been first set up in January 2009, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has now facilitated £2 billion of additional lending. We explain how businesses can apply for loans through the scheme and speak with a company which has utilised the government initiative.

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New financing options for mid-market companies

For the first time, mid-market companies and financial sponsors have the same financing options that their larger peers have enjoyed for years, says Andrew Shellard, partner at Catalyst Corporate Finance.

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Free guide on using equity crowdfunding to finance business growth

The GrowthBusiness guide on equity crowdfunding provides case studies from businesses including Escape the City which have already raised up to £600,000 through the funding process.

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Fairline Boats plots course for calmer seas as Better Capital support brings return to profit

Despite being located in land-locked Northamptonshire, Fairline Boats is making steady progress and has used its turnaround investment from Better Capital to launch a new manufacturing facility. GrowthBusiness visits the yacht builder to find out more.

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The Business Growth Fund: Two years of operation in numbers

With two years having passed since the Business Growth Fund was backed by four of the UK's biggest high street banks, GrowthBusiness looks at what the firm has achieved.

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