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Raising Business Capital

Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking to get a new business off the ground, or looking to expand your business into new areas then you’ll have to consider business capital, which is the money that you need for your venture. When a new business has limited business capital then it can be very difficult to launch that business successfully and many businesses fail because of a lack of funds, whether that is due to low initial business capital or on-going cash-flow.

Writing a comprehensive business plan will help you work out just how much business capital you should need to make a success of your business venture and this initial planning is the corner stone of success for many businesses. However if your business plan is telling you that you need to generate more business capital then you’ll need to explore what options that you have.

Whilst there are a lot of ways to raise business capital some of these ways such as grants or loans can be difficult or unlikely to succeed due to the restrictions imposed by the organisations providing the business capital. Traditionally businesses might have considered going to their bank for a business capital loan, but banks have become stricter on their lending criteria and are less likely to loan money to an entrepreneur who has not got a perfect or long track record.

Luckily business owners do have other options open to them, such as private investment and in many cases this option make more sense for a new business in the long term. Whilst any investor will expect the business they are investing in has a solid plan behind it, entrepreneurs may have a better chance to gain the vital business capital that they need. Entrepreneurs may also gain other advantages such as making strong business contacts or getting advice and help from their investors, which many traditional lenders will not be able to provide.

Entrepreneurs - Raise venture capital funding for your business.

Angel Investors - Browse through various business proposals.


Latest Investors

United Kingdom > London

£500,000 to £2,000,000

September 2, 2010

Former Chairman and / or Managing Director/CEO of many substantial corporations in the UK and USA. All such corporations have substantially increased profits, net assetts and share price during his time with them. Investment Parameters, £500,000 to £2,000,000. High risk / high return opportunities with a demonstrable exit strategy within 4 years. Will not accept an executive role or management obligation, but may be available to render advice. An individual Investor who prefers to be the main, possibly the only outside investor, who is not risk averse. Has underwritten an AIM Placing and Admission

United Kingdom > London

£10,000 to £100,000

September 2, 2010

Successful Property developer looking for alternative investment opportunities.

United Kingdom > Surrey

£5,000 to £100,000

September 1, 2010

Founding Partner of a private equity business. Former managing director of UBS Investment bank. 20 years experience in City. Cambridge Economics degree. Angel investor in 5 start ups. Prepared to act in an advisory capacity.

United Kingdom > London

£5,000 to £50,000

August 31, 2010

Family office type of seeding/venture investors. Graduated from top European & US Universities. 15 years of professional experience mainly gained in investment management. Can help commercially developp the projects and bring co- investors. Advisory to silent. hands-on if need be.

United Kingdom > Shropshire

£1,000 to £20,000

August 31, 2010

I am currently the manager of Athena Vehicle Solutions, previous to that I set up two of my own companies with a business partner, namely 121 Leasing and 121 Promotions Ltd, I have been a business man for nearly 20 years and I have held many responsable positions, I have also worked my way through companies, from Telesale to Director level. I have turned my present company from a proposed turnover of £20,000 to over £60,000 within two months of becoming manager. I also built 121 Leasing and 121 Promotions from scratch, to turnover approaching £100,000 within two years, we also had the websites valued that I built and maintained and these came out at almost £15,000 between the two, I am bright, unique and I am looking at investing and being involved in the business. I am an individual investor that is looking at growing my portfolio since I sold my shares in the above two companies, I am not a director or shareholder as things stand of any business.

United Kingdom > London

£5,000 to £40,000

August 31, 2010

Buy side fund manager who has worked across a wide range of funds investing across a variety of industries and geographies.

United Kingdom > Sussex

£10,000 to £300,000

August 31, 2010

With many years in Retailing I am looking to invest in a business or invention in the South East of England.Please contact with full details for a quick decision many thanks.

United Kingdom > West Midlands

£10,000 to £30,000

August 31, 2010

I am looking for an investment that I can become part of the business and make it a real sucsess. Would be happy to learn the various roles of the business and work hard if needs be to enjoy the profits that we could generate from a good business. Willing to be a silent partner if the proposition is right IT & warehousing background.

United Kingdom > Northamptonshire

£1,000 to £50,000

August 30, 2010

I'm 44, married with 4 children and live in East Northants. I have my own business which is involved in the electrical industry. We manufacture or rather assembly manufacture Electrical Cable Joints and Terminations for all Cable types and voltages up to 36kV. I am also expaning into the middle east by setting up a 50/50 joint venture with a local partner. I am currently looking to do this also in Vietnam and possibly South Africa. I am looking to possibly invest in either start up or existing businesses that may need help with funding along with some management input. It does not have to be related to my specific industry sector as I am happy to diversify. The product just needs to appeal to me and if I feel it can be marketed and sold and I feel I can help, this would meet my criteria.

United Kingdom > London

£1,000 to £10,000

August 30, 2010

I am currently the Managing Director of a TV content production company offering tv shows to the worldwide market. I have 10 years experience and my contacts within the media industry are deep and varied. We also look for ideas for content that we raise finance for by co developing with various broadcasters. We are looking for great business ideas that have a visual aspect and could be used as a basis for TV content. As well as this we also wish to invest in ideas that foster understanding and tolerance between different communities throughout the world.

United Kingdom > Dorset

£500 to £5,000

August 29, 2010

I lead a group of small, successful business owners looking to invest in other businesses. We are involved in retail, restaurants & bars, childcare, telecoms & ICT and are looking to be advisory or silent partners.

United Kingdom > London

£10,000 to £100,000

August 29, 2010

Investment banker with cash funding.

United Kingdom > Buckinghamshire

£1,000 to £1,000,000

August 28, 2010

Property Entrepreneur, Portfolio Landlord, Founder of Mortgage Rescue Network owner of Rapid Property Group of companies. Open minded to new creative ideas.

United Kingdom > Fermanagh

£0 to £50,000

August 28, 2010

We are a small private investment company, that invests in technology startups in UK, Ireland and Europe.

United Kingdom > Essex

£10,000 to £250,000

August 26, 2010

Director of Management Consultancy Company MBA General Management Experienced in Finance, Business Development, Marketing Advisory Involvement Individual Investor & Broker

United Kingdom > Glamorgan

£1,000 to £20,000

August 25, 2010

Experience: Creating and growing a software startup to an six figure annual profit in under a year. Currently working at another startup selling software into major financial institutions. Education: 1st class degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge. Investment experience: None Experience in what it takes to create, market and scale a software company. Various contacts in the IT and financial industries. Happy to invest either as a silent investor, or take a more active role if its somewhere I can add value.

United Kingdom > London

£25,000 to £250,000

August 25, 2010

Founder and Director of a successful healthcare software and workflow solutions company. Looking for an early stage company offering technological solutions in Healthcare and Media industry

United Kingdom > Cambridgeshire

£1,000 to £6,000

August 25, 2010

I am looking to invest in small start-up companies, initially small amounts to gain experience in this area of investing. My Background: - Technical specialist with twenty-eight years experience in consultancy, design, development and testing of applications primarily in the telecommunications sector. - Expertise covers the entire project lifecycle and includes development of Network Management applications, object oriented development, applications based on OSI and SNA communications protocols, software configuration management and release. -Strong experience of IT analysis and design.

United Kingdom > London

£0 to £25,000

August 24, 2010

An investor with an extensive background in IT.

United Kingdom > London

£0 to £50,000

August 24, 2010

First time investor. eCommerce experience.



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