by David Yates | Feb 12, 2014 | Blog Post, business, Investment
Many SME’s think that a non-exec Director is for big businesses with big budgets but this couldn’t be more wrong and is probably the best kept secret of some of the country’s fastest growing small businesses. Here are just 6 reasons why we think you can’t...
by David Yates | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC
Do you think that you have what it takes to be the next $1 Billion Startup? What are the actual Odds of your business being the next Instagram, Tumblr or Twitter? The odds that your tech startup will become worth $1 billion or more are incomprehensibly small,...
by David Yates | Dec 12, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Crowdfunding, Investment, SEIS
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to regulate crowdfunding and peer-to-peer financing early next year. The FCA is the regulatory authority that oversees financial firms providing services to consumers and is the replacement body to the Financial Services...
by David Yates | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment
Wonga for Business is providing more than £500,000 in short-term loans a month. Directors increasingly are using alternative forms of finance to fund their companies. A survey of 5,000 SMEs has revealed that 44 per cent used “non-core” finance in the second quarter,...
by David Yates | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment, M&A, PE/VC, SEIS
Have you ever seen a story about a start-up firing its investors? Me neither. The reality is that investors don’t get fired. They may get squashed in a recapitalisation, minimised in a down round, or bought out, but they don’t get removed. Because the minute they...
by David Yates | Sep 7, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC
It sounds like the start of a really bad joke doesn’t it? But the truth is that this question is often asked by entrepreneurs and is probably one of the most infuriating questions VC’s and Advisors are faced with. No legitimate VC or Advisor will sign an...
