Monthly Archives: August 2010

How much is a Business Angel’s time worth?

Posted on 24 August 2010 by Brian Dorricott

When looking at your potential investment return, do you factor in your time? If not, why not? Do you add more than a lawyer or accountant would to the company? If you do, you should certainly factor in those costs into your payback calculations… Continue reading →

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Trouble brewing for those seeking angel money…

Posted on 18 August 2010 by Brian Dorricott

The latest report on Angel Activity in the UK is a massive 102 pages in length. In my last blog entry I gave a quick summary of the facts and figures – it was interesting to discover that the Angel Investment in the UK is about £426M in the year 2008/09. There is one glaring omission from the report. It is alluded to just five times… Continue reading →

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The Angel World: Facts and Figures

Posted on 10 August 2010 by Brian Dorricott

The latest report on Angel Activity in the UK is a massive 102 pages in length. It’s a good read and it’s “crunchy”. That is, comments are backed up by real deal data, a survey of angels and scaling up from known investments to estimate the market size in the UK. This week I present a quick synopsis of the report. Lots of facts, question is, what to make of them? This is your chance to make a comment before I write another blog. Continue reading →

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5 bad Business Angel traits that could take you down…

Posted on 3 August 2010 by Brian Dorricott

What makes a Business Angel? There’s nothing to stop anyone being lending money to or buying shares in an unquoted, private company. While Family, Friends, and Fools bring money, Business Angels are supposed to bring a lot more to the deal. How can the Entrepreneur tell if the Business Angel is going to bring more value than just cash? What traits and motivations should be a red flag? Continue reading →

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