New figures from the Bank of England show it can still be a struggle for small businesses to get money from the banks. This is why many are turning to what is called - crowdfunding - asking people to invest money in businesses or projects. More than...
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Get into buy-to-let for just £10: New breed of crowdfunding sites make it cheaper than ever to be a property investor - but is it wise? By MARC SHOFFMAN PUBLISHED: 17:40, 28 May 2014 | UPDATED: 16:32, 29 May 2014 Being a buy-to-let investor has meant decent returns...
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Simon Bain Business Correspondent/Personal Finance Editor Monday 30 June 2014 Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has become the first in the UK to form a partnership with a crowdfunding platform through a joint venture with Glasgow City Council. The tie-up with Funding Circle, the biggest business-focused platform in the peer-to-peer...
Continue ReadingThe Naked Trader Robbie has been trading full-time since 2001. His book The Naked Trader has become one of the biggest-selling finance books, reaching the top 150 books on Amazon. Trades made and published by Robbie’s have amassed profits over £600,000. You can read about his...
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As we recently reported in Crowdfund Insider, Odyssey Airlines is the first company ever to offer equity crowdfunding in two different countries simultaneously. This is the second part in a series about this “first” for the crowdfunding world. In the United Kingdom, Odyssey is currently...
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The Business Finance Guide will be launched by Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills at the House of Commons on the morning of Thursday 26 June. The Business Finance Guide is a clear, concise and accessible source...
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ShareIn are thrilled to announce that they are now authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate to a much wider audience. Prior to this they have been operating as an appointed representative of an FCA authorised entity that had more restrictive permissions as to...
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Indiegogo to get Britain crowdfunding Dylan Baker Monday June 23rd, 2014 Company hopes to raise £1m for British ideas and innovation Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform, has launched the inaugural Go Crowdfund Britain campaign. The initiative hopes to be the catalyst for £1m worth of investment into Britain’s best...
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By Jim Saksa: “Kickstarter, but With Stock” Equity crowdfunding was supposed to be an economic boon. Instead it’s a disaster waiting to happen. Bipartianship is so rare in Congress these days that one hopes every meaningful law passed with even just an ounce of across-the-aisle support is the...
Continue ReadingThis week in Alternative Finance open in webbrowser There have been a number of exciting developments in the p2p space this week. First and foremost, a groundbreaking partnership between Funding Circle and Santander was unveiled. The arrangement will operate as a reciprocal referral system – and will...
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