Category Archives: Funding

Information for companies searching for funding.

More grants available…

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Brian Dorricott

Despite austerity measures and people losing their jobs, the government is still handing out money to those who can fill the forms correctly… Continue reading →

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The 6 Steps to Successful Promotion

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Brian Dorricott

Have you come across “The Promotion Triangle”? It is a nice simple tool to help establish a pitch that will work in pubs and networking events. Continue reading →

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How to find informal investment…

Posted on 20 September 2011 by Brian Dorricott

My first company started with a pot of £6,000 from my savings and £6,000 from my Father. Only 49% get funding from Friends and Family… Continue reading →

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What’s Crowd Sourced Funding?

Posted on 7 December 2010 by Brian Dorricott

There’s another source of funds for entrepreneurs appearing… It allows unsophisticated members of the public to make small investments into companies that require funding. How does it work? Who does it? What are the benefits? Are there disadvantages? Continue reading →

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6 Ways to waste an Investors time

Posted on 11 November 2010 by Brian Dorricott

Another plan arrives in the InBox. Take a look. Never heard of these people before but there is no cover note in the email. What are they looking for and why? I have ten minutes before I have to leave for a meeting so open the attachment and have a look. So far the entrepreneur is lucky. His proposal is being read… now to categorise the applicant… what box will they call into? Continue reading →

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