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The Treasury has confirmed that Angel investors in small businesses will receive a £100m tax break to back Britain’s growing companies, after Brussels cleared the Government to expand the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) by increasing the rate of tax relief available from 20pc to 30pc and doubling the annual investor limit to £1m... Click here to read full Stop Press

"To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers; but extremely fit for a nation whose government is influenced by shopkeepers."
- Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations 

Reviving the economy is widely seen as... Click here to read full Stop Press

Whilst we regard raising funds for our clients as our measure of success, the real test of our client selection is a successful exit and return of capital and profit to investors. An experienced angel investor will base their requirement for returns on the basis that 5 or 6 of their investments will fail, 3 or 4 will become... Click here to read full Stop Press

The Government’s Plan for Growth, published alongside the Budget in March 2011, set out to achieve four overarching ambitions for the British economy, including making the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business. A vital part of this is ensuring that smaller businesses in particular have access to a wide range of... Click here to read full Stop Press

Despite fierce competition from Royal Ascot, our London Investment Fair held last week proved to be one of our best yet in terms of the strong number of investors and their guests who visited us on the day and the high quality of companies presenting and looking for funding. Our selection process of taking on around 3% of the opportunities that are presented to us is key to this and we are actively... Click here to read full Stop Press

We were recently asked by journalists for a quote on the new series of The Apprentice which, this year, is offering £250,000 start up capital to the winner rather than an apprenticeship working for Alan Sugar. The general commentary by the press was that £250,000 is an extraordinarily high amount for a new business.
Whilst we believe that companies should... Click here to read full Stop Press

With the extended Easter break coming up, we thought we would take the opportunity to show you our new clients who are seeking funding. The recent Budget certainly stimulated interest from companies seeking funding and in the first two weeks of April new instructions are double recent levels.
Whilst we continue to maintain a... Click here to read full Stop Press

Current Market Conditions and the Budget
There are always more reasons not to invest than to invest. Over the last 3 months tsunamis, earthquakes, floods and political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East have combined with a still struggling economy to create a level of uncertainty, which makes investors very... Click here to read full Stop Press

Our London Investment Fair held last week proved to be one of our best yet. The companies exhibiting were of a very high standard with hundreds of investor meetings held and more follow-up meetings being arranged. Our selection process of taking on around 3% of the opportunities that are presented... Click here to read full Stop Press

'Face to Face Investment' - There is no doubt that meeting entrepreneurs face to face is the best way for investors to get a genuine feel for the management team and the investment opportunity. This month we have... Click here to read full Stop Press