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.

Identifying your own weaknesses shouldn’t be about preserving your ego, it should be about trying to improve your own performance through professional development. There are various methods of improving your own performance, some you can do yourself, others you may need to attend courses or professional events to learn from other entrepreneurs and business owners. In this article we explore a few of them.

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.

Trade Shows and Exhibitions present lucrative opportunities to small businesses. They provide an ideal opportunity to meet buyers/suppliers, review and test new products and discuss potential business deals. In this article we explore some of the top tips that can help you prepare for an effective trade exhibition.

So you have a profitable small business startup and you are considering telling your boss outright and leaving your job to pursue it full-time. In this article we explore just how you come to making the decision to tell your boss, when the right time to do so and just how choosing the wrong time can be tragic for your career/employment prospects.

Using your family during the first stages of your startup venture is highly recommended. Your family can be a great source of advice, finance and labour which would otherwise be extremely costly for a startup business during the early stages. In this article you can find three workable tips to use your family in your small business.

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.

Choosing a business name will at some point involve performing a business name availability search to rule out other businesses operating by the same name. In this article we explore why it is important to perform a search, how to perform the search and where.