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Alternative Finance for Business

The importance of the management team in private equity

What do private equity backers look for in potential investments? Most of all, a top-calibre management team, says Paul Marson-Smith, chief executive of mid-market investment business Gresham Private Equity.

Alternative Finance for Business

Alternative Finance for Business

Getting Finance from Friends

At some stage in the growth curve, your business will need to get its hands on capital for expansion. If it's below the radar of outside investors and bankers are giving you the cold shoulder, you may consider tapping your friends and family for investment. But though this funding has its advantages, it is also fraught with pitfalls.

Alternative Finance for Business

Factoring for fast cash solutions

Invoice finance and factoring are becoming mainstream alternatives to overdrafts, term loans, letters of credit and even private equity. GrowthBusiness uncovers the facts.

Alternative Finance for Business

A cup of tea with…Hugh Parnell

Hugh Parnell is director of business angel network Great Eastern Investment Forum. It has recently launched On the side of the angels, a campaign aimed at supporting existing angels and encouraging more people to become angels.

Alternative Finance for Business

Ten ways to raise £10 million

It’s no secret that raising small amounts of cash is still much harder than raising large sums. But the environment is changing and there are now many more players working hard to bridge the finance gap.

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Raising £20 million

Securing £20 million to help grow your business may sound impossible, but it can be done.

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