Category Archives: Funding

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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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6 Red Lights for Business Angels

Posted on 29 June 2010 by Brian Dorricott

An investment proposition you say? What could possibly be wrong with your company/idea? Any Business Angel would fall over themselves to invest? Really? Here are six things I and most Business Angels will review before exchange their cash for shares. Continue reading →

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8 Ways to Increase Your Company Valuation

Posted on 15 June 2010 by Brian Dorricott

How can you make your company attractive to an investor? What steps demonstrate that you are a serious proposition and will be successful? This blog covers eight things you can do to prove your idea is a winner. In fact, if you do all eight, you may not need that investor so you get to keep all the results of your effort. So what are the secrets? Continue reading →

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