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Rob Painting on plugging the Midlands’ equity gap

Rob Painting of Early Equity talks to Patrizia Rossi about plugging the Midlands' equity gap.

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Doug Richard: American dream

With a passion for growing businesses and an intellect to match, Californian Doug Richard has quickly become a champion of entrepreneurship in the UK.

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Debt versus equity

Choosing between debt or equity finance, or a mixture of the two, could be the most important business decision you ever make. Nick Britton speaks to entrepreneurs, financiers and advisers about the pros and cons of each

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Debt poses no problems

Two-thirds of companies (66 per cent) with an annual turnover of at least £10 million believe they are adequately geared or even under-geared.

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The facts about asset based finance

Entrepreneur Thomas O'Connell received offers of investment from two of the tycoons on the BBC's Dragons' Den and rejected them both. The CEO of import and distribution outfit Atomic Sports says: "They were looking for too much equity. I turned them down and went off and got a better deal."

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Secondary issues forge ahead on AIM

While admissions to AIM in Q2 were down year on year, continuing the trend from Q1, secondary issues have forged ahead and are at levels not seen since 1999.

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Financing deals with asset-based lending

Asset-based lending (ABL) is increasingly being used as part of the funding mix and now effectiveness post-deal is also attracting deal makers.

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Show me the money

The asset-based lending industry is now worth £173 billion as increasing numbers of companies look to ABL financiers for strategic funding.

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Financing deals with asset-based lending

Asset-based lending (ABL) is increasingly being used as part of the funding mix and now effectiveness post-deal is also attracting deal makers.

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Show me the money

The asset-based lending industry is now worth £173 billion as increasing numbers of companies look to ABL financiers for strategic funding.

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Entrepreneurs on the Money Trail

Finding the right backers for your business can be a tricky task.

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The effects of rate fluctuations on the growth strategies of ambitious companies

For the past few years the cheap cost of borrowing has helped growing businesses acquire and expand rapidly. But with inflationary fears now stoking worries over the need for rate rises, James Crux examines the effects of rate fluctuations on the growth strategies of ambitious companies...

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Small Firms’ Loan Guarantee Scheme

There’s nothing more attractive than funding growth without giving away equity, as entrepreneurs who’ve used the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme can testify...

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Is small still beautiful?

Some private equity and venture capital investors reject the idea that there’s a lack of growth capital available for small companies, but others argue there’s a funding void that Government initiatives are having to plug. Sally Giles investigates the ‘equity gap’ debate

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