Startup Guidance

Investment venture capital is a common source of funding for growing startup companies. Investment venture capital is most commonly associated with technology based firms or high growth businesses, sometimes even both. Usually high risk but high reward, its seriously big business! In this article we look at the fundamentals of this source of startup finance.

Having a startup finance debt is not necessarily a bad thing. Avoiding managing that debt is however, and you should always know your liability to debt whatever your business entity type. In this article we explore the two main types of business entity and how your liability as an individual can be affected.

Accounting and finance is a chore that each and every business owner is required by law to undertake regularly and efficiently. Whilst it would probably suit a lot of entrepreneurs to outsource this service to an accountant, whether it is efficient for your business to incur the usually high costs to do this is a different matter altogether. In this article we look at just three of the most important questions that get asked by entrepreneurs querying whether they need an accountant straight away.

Finding business angel investors to secure startup business finance is a time consuming and often unfruitful experience for many small business owners. In this article we break down the search into manageable pieces and provide you with some tips and guidance on how to maximise your chances of receiving business angel investment.

Business Angel Investors are usually extremely wealthy individuals who invest in new startup businesses. Venture Investors provide a capital injection in return for equity in the business. In this article we explore what and who business angel investors are, how they can help you with startup finance and what else they provide, other than a finance injection.

Acquiring suitable and reliable startup loans and venture funding is not an easy task. You will need to find investors and professional support to both assist with finding finance and securing it. In this article we discuss a few of the avenues startup businesses can take to source funding for their small business venture.

Obtaining adequate startup finance is an all too common problem for many entrepreneurs and small business owners. Sure enough, even once you are established and have a proven track record, finding the business funding you need is a rather daunting task. In this article we explore the avenues you can take to secure a startup loan and other means of startup funding for your new small business.

It is common knowledge that without adequate startup finance, your small business startup simply won’t have the funding to truly flourish. There are a number of good opportunities for entrepreneurs to secure business startup grants and funding for their new ventures. In this article we highlight a number of ways venture funding can be successfully secured.