Common mistakes when pitching to investors
We asked group of investors about some of the common pitfalls that companies encounter when they approach investors and they shared some helpful advice...
How to grow your business and attract talent - Carmen Cummiskey
Growing a team and attracting talent are some of the most difficult challenges that entrepreneurs face. This is something that was no different for me and my business.
Could selling UK businesses to foreign owners be a solution to the productivity problem?
The question of whether foreign buy-outs of UK technology successes stories should be welcomed as a way to take the business to the next level, or condemned as preventing the development of the next UK multi-national, is never far away. …
It’s a great time to be looking to fund your innovative business
Innovation was one of the buzzwords of 2017 as it was used to try to make the ordinary seem appealing. Real innovation – taking disruptive ideas that are new to the market all the way through to commercial success – …
Accelerating patient capital
The Patient Capital consultation made interesting distinctions when it set out to understand the current UK landscape for financing growth in innovative firms. As you would expect, it looked into the economic factors which impact the supply and demand for …
Essential guide to start-up funding stages
Wherever you are in the start-up cycle, you will need money to keep your business progressing. Raising appropriate funding for each stage of your start-up is a real challenge, and it helps to know your options and what you can …
Essential business tips for collaboration
Tip 1 - Examine multiple collaborative opportunities Collaboration with partners can be critical to business success. Opportunities to find partners and ways in which to collaborate have increased dramatically in recent years. Collaborative business relationships can take many forms …
Essential tips to defining your business model
Your business model will make or break your start-up. The better your model, the more likely you are to succeed. It defines the way you will generate revenue and make a profit, providing the foundations for success and longevity. Here …
Think like a system, act like an entrepreneur
Einstein once said ‘if I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution’. Here, Rowan Conway, Director of Innovation at the RSA introduces the concept of …
Essential business tips to grant funding
There are over 200 government grants available to businesses in the UK. Grants can be an attractive option, because they don’t always require repayments or equity stakes in return for funding. The eighth in our series of ‘Essential business tips’ …