Blogs relating to business finance.
Tax is actually a relatively simple thing to work out, once you know what you’re doing. It can be easy to put it off when you don’t know what’s required or you’re unsure of how to set yourself up to make the process easier. This article sets out what you need to know to stop […]
A while ago I posted a blog called, ‘If you want to be successful in business, start practising’. At the time, the message I was trying to get across was that business, like everything else in life, requires practice to become good. There is more to these words than I realised at the time. In […]
Money is available if you know where to find it, and you know how to pitch for it. Some people are good at looking for it, and getting it, and some people are not. I am someone who is not particularly good at it when it comes to my own business. I like to just […]
Convertible notes are becoming increasingly common as an instrument for startups to raise their first round of investment. The primary advantage of a convertible note over equity financing is that it doesn’t require the company to be valued at the time of issue, avoiding what can be a long and expensive process. Find out how […]
You don’t have to raise money to build a successful business. There are plenty of examples of big companies who haven’t, Hotjar being one of my favourites. But capital does help. So does having the backing of intelligent people who can give you good advice when it’s needed, and keep you accountable to achieve what […]
Crowdfunding is a very viable fund-raising alternative for startups, and recently we helped PledgeMe come up with their brand new Crowdfunding Canvas.
A couple of weeks ago our founder Natalie was invited to talk at The Fantail Network’s Mindmatter Symposium life hack sessions about the mindset behind starting a business. Following on from this event, Idealog asked me a few questions around raising investment as a female founder – a hot topic at the moment. “Equal opportunity […]