Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

Happy ever after? How to live with your new investor.

In this final part of Doug’s advice for businesses seeking investment Doug explains the important things to remember once you have a deal signed.
“Working with your financial partners . . .

One of the things a management team must consider as it vets prospective funders is how easy they will be to work with when [...]

Finding an Angel or Venture Capitalist

Once your business has a product that meets customer needs and you have more orders than your current infrastructure can handle, you are ready to look for an Angel or potentially Venture Capitalist to provide outside funding.

Does your start-up really need investment?

Many new businesses are keen to raise funds but is investment really what you need?
To kick off our new blog we asked Doug RichardĀ for his advice on raising money from Angels. The advice might be surprising – don’t! Doug told us, almost universally, outside investment is the last thing a new business needs to succeed.
Doug [...]