| 28-10-2008 |
Government response to the current economic conditions seems to centre on an increase in public spending, reduction in bank rates and to increase regulation - which shows how little they are in touch with the real world. Bank rate reductions have lit... Read more >
| 15-10-2008 |
An interesting week for the banking sector - perhaps changing our perception of risk for a while to come. Many of us felt that mid-single figure interest rates inferred low risk (especially those of us who started work in the 70's when high interest ... Read more >
| 15-10-2008 |
At Beer & Partners we have, since January, watched with some trepidation the banking, stock market and economic situation unfold. Slightly to our surprise our activity levels have improved during this period with over 200 new investors signing up... Read more >
A guide to venture capital and business angels Business angel capital, particularly for early stage companies, is almost the only source of venture capital between £100,000 and £3 million. Business Angels are private individuals, singly a... Read more >
Writing Business Plans For Business Angels There are many books on writing business plans – all the banks provide a handy checklist for example. Yet business plans should always be written with the audience in mind. This short guide is therefo... Read more >
| 10-09-2008 |
Top Tips – Is Your Business Investable? At Beer & Partners we see over 3,000 business plans per year, we only take about 100-150 of those on as clients. Without doubt all those 3,000 think they have an investable and potentially highly su... Read more >
| 10-09-2008 |
Presenting to Potential Investors Presenting your business to potential investors is like any other sales presentation, all the same rules apply. But remember you are not just trying to win one order of many, you are trying to attract funding wh... Read more >
| 10-09-2008 |
Hit & Myth… Slaying the Dragons’ Den Clichés Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions about Dragons’ Den but one thing’s for sure: it’s brought about more awareness of business angel funding and its possibilities than the billions of t... Read more >
