Olympic triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee are such fans of ‘bike floss’, which is used to clean the bike gears, that they are now backing supplier Purple Harry financially. Richard Hargreaves and Dean Perry had the idea for the product in a pub after a long...
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Equity crowdfunding website Seedrs has launched across Europe, giving would-be entrepreneurs access to millions more potential investors. The online platform allows ordinary investors to back small start-up companies from as little as £10, in return for a share in the business. Entrepreneurs pay a fee of...
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Crowd-funding is now being used to generate funds to pay for funerals which can cost up to $10,000 for a standard ceremony. Traditionally the capital-generating method has been used by small businesses and entrepreneurs to raise funds for a specific project from numerous parties. Some businesses have...
Continue ReadingApprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman may have failed to persuade Lord Alan Sugar that her baking brand was a winning idea after losing to Leah Totton in the 2013 final - but she had no trouble convincing online investors that Baker's Toolkit is worthy of investment. After...
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