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Supporting diverse business owners
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- 01 Nov 2024
- Kelly Burch
Discusses the challenges faced by diverse business owners in the US, including people of colour, women, veterans and those with disabilities. Barriers such as limited access to capital are highlighted. Provides a list of resources and funding for entrepreneurs from marginalised groups in New Hampshire, including support from organisations both locally and nationally.
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Demand for trade finance is set to grow
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- 01 Mar 2024
- Paul Golden
Over 60% of respondents to Euromoney's Trade Finance Survey 2024 anticipate an increase in use of trade financing over the next three years. The factors behind this expected rise are discussed, including the need for companies to optimise working capital and reshore projects to reduce risk and secure strategic sourcing.
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Alternative financing in uncertain times
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Brian Belley
Provides an overview of alternative financing options for small businesses and startups outside of traditional banks and grants. Discusses various dilutive and non-dilutive financing options and suggests the types of businesses for which they are most suitable. Written from a US perspective.
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Supply chain finance in the trenches
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- 01 Oct 2023
- J. Stephen McNally
Former Campbell's Soup supply chain finance executive J.Stephen McNally shares stories 'from the trenches' on how CFOs and their teams can effectively collaborate with their cross-functional colleagues in supply chain management to mitigate supply chain disruption and build stronger operations.
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The language of crowd-funding
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- 01 Sep 2023
- Daniela Blei
Do crowdfunders seeking donations see different results depending on the phrasing they use? A new paper to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research investigates the language of crowdfunding appeals by mining some ten years of data from crowdfunding platforms GoFundMe and Kickstarter. Daniela Blei reports on the outcomes.
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Think big: Frontaal invests in a new brewery
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- 01 Jun 2023
- Rebecca Szkutak
Netherlands brewery company Frontaal discusses their growth through crowdfunding, which has generated EUR 5m in capital, with around 5,500 beer-lovers now counting themselves among the co-owners of the brewery. The company sees this community of shareholders as being one of the advantages of raising money by crowdfunding. The economics of running a microbrewery and the logistical challenges of installing a new brewery operation are also discussed.
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The Silicon Valley Bank Hangover
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- 03 Apr 2023
- Lizette Chapman
The failure of venture capital’s favourite financial institution, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), is a sign of more trouble to come for the technology sector. SVB's failure can be seen as a symptom of problems in a venture capital industry hit by interest-rate hikes, says Joshua Brustein. As a consequence, startup companies are likely to have to start taking money on less attractive terms.
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Go with the P2P flow
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- 01 Apr 2023
- Eliot Hastie
For investors looking for an income stream, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending provides an attractive alternative to regular banking products. The article discusses the potential advantages and risks of P2P lending in the current economic environment. Written from an Australian perspective.
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Show us the money: A guide to raising capital
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- 01 Feb 2022
- Glenn Baker
Securing investor funding is the key to accelerating business growth, particularly for fledging ventures. NZ Business magazine shares advice from three of New Zealand's leading funding platforms, including tips on preparing for an equity crowdfunding campaign. As well as venture capital, an emerging alternative is 'venture-debt'.
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Costs and benefits of start-up funding
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- 01 Nov 2021
- Miguel Fernandez
A look at the financing options available (and pitfalls to avoid) for start-ups and midsize companies, including venture equity, corporate venture capital, venture debt and angel investors. A list of questions to ask when vetting potential investors is given.
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Startups can raise from crowdfunding sites and get their venture capital too
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- 14 Oct 2021
- Rebecca Szkutak
Increasingly startups are looking to crowdfunding platforms not to collect their entire rounds, but rather as tools to bring different types of investors in a raise.
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Venture capitalist decision making
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- 01 Mar 2021
- Pablo Boneu, Paul Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven N.Kaplan, Ilya A.Strebulaey
Following perhaps the most comprehensive survey of venture capital (VC) firms to date, the authors share their findings, offering details of how VCs hunt for deals, assess opportunities and structure agreements with founders.
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Who needs IPOs?
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- 28 Oct 2019
- Alistair Barr, Annie Massa, Sarah McBride
The article reports on private investment funds that focus on new businesses. It mentions how initial public offerings (IPOs) don't always pay off for investors, the growth of final private offerings which can match venture capital investments in value, and the possible impact on banks that arrange IPOs.
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Effective financial projections for a startup
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- 01 Mar 2019
- Tiffany Hovland
Practical considerations to help startups develop a business plan with meaningful financial projections.
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Diversity data on venture capital
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- 23 May 2018
- Diane Mulcahy
Ten British venture capital firms are to begin sharing gender diversity data on startups. The article includes the views of Alice Hu-Wagner of the British Business Bank on improving the investment process with data collection.
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Bottoms up!
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- 01 Apr 2018
- Sean Feast
A case study of a wine producer that expanded its business with peer-to-peer lending.
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The past and future of P2P
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- 01 Dec 2017
- Sean Feast
An interview looking at the creation of the peer-to-peer finance community, its current challenges and prospects for the future.
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Fun in the sums
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- 26 Jun 2017
- Ed Niman
Ed Niman, director of specialist accountants NWN Blue Squared, dissects the latest funding options available in the music business.
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The ugly unethical underside of Silicon Valley
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- 01 Jan 2017
- Erin Griffith
Erin Griffith looks at instances of fraud and corrupt practices in Silicon Valley's high-technology industries. She discusses alleged fraud at companies including blood-testing equipment company Theranos and human resources software company Zenefits. Topics include how the nature of venture capital (VC) funding culture can put pressure on business founders to exaggerate their successes.
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Listen to the crowd
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- 07 Dec 2016
Discusses the growth of the alternative finance market in Great Britain, including peer-to-peer lending, reward-based crowding, and equity-based crowdfunding.
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Social enterprises' startups: possibliities and barriers
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- 01 Nov 2016
- Julia Kuznecova
The ability of social enterprises to secure funding is related to the specific social problems they are created to address. This research paper examines the possibilities and barriers with regard to social enterprises becoming startups.
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Growth: How unicorns do it
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- 01 Jan 2016
"Unicorns" - private, venture-backed start-ups valued at a billion dollars or more - seem to be growing faster than ever. But that's no guarantee of success, new research by the consultancy firm Play Bigger suggests.
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How to value the new breed
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- 01 Nov 2015
- Adam Lashinsky
The article discusses the rapid increase in the number of unicorns, the start-up companies worth more than a billion dollars.
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Playing in the big leagues
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- 01 Nov 2015
- Michelle Goodman
Corporate venture capital funds are looking to invest in innovative startups. Here's how to attract capital investments from major companies.
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Anatomy of a VC deal
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- 01 Jul 2015
- Michelle Goodman
How one Seattle business program start-up raised $12.5 million, first securing $4.5m in a seed-round pitch and then embarking on a further round of Series A fundraising.
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Join the right crowd
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- 01 Jul 2015
- Jennifer Alsever
What kind of crowdfunding is the right kind for your business?
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High yield on main street
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- 29 Jun 2015
- Laura Shin
The article looks at small business lending as a form of investment, with a particular focus on peer-to-peer lending. According to the author, declines in bank lending to small businesses have created a demand for alternative loan sources. Other topics include lending risk and a profile of a real-life investment firm.
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Conquering cider space
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- 01 Feb 2015
- Glenn Baker
The father and son team behind New Zealand cider start-up 'Forbidden Brewing' talk about getting started, winning a marketing grant and their plans for expansion in the future.
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Shared housing
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- 24 Jan 2015
- Frank Swain
Crowdsourced loans and peer-to-peer lending are increasingly cutting banks out of the mortgage market - but there are associated risks.
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How much would you pay to hear a cat rap?
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- 15 Nov 2014
- Sarah Grant
In the wild, DIY world of music crowdfunding, what makes a crowdfunding campaign successful?
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