With reports suggesting this week that almost a fifth of British SMEs are at risk of collapsing within the next month, the Government has pledged unprecedented aid to companies to the cushion the blow from much of our economy shutting down. Here we list seven key initiatives that could prove to be essential lifelines for…
Envestors is delighted to announce that Conviction Investment Partners, the London based, global syndicate of sophisticated investors, has joined the growing Envestry community – a digital universe that connects investment networks from across the UK, India, EMEA and China. Founded in the early 2000s, Conviction Investment Partners (CIP) pursues direct investment opportunities in early stage,…
There are a growing number of small investor groups – typically with 50-200 members – that charge their members fees, in addition to the typical 5% cost they must pay to the operators of the investor groups when they arrange for them to invest in a company. Although the membership fees tend to be small…
Crowdfunding is ultimately about raising cash. But potential investors might want to be involved because it’s about more than that – maybe they feel passionate about a project or maybe they just want to be a part of it. Digital fundraising has torn down global barriers and given rise to the ability to source funding…
Download our calculator to create a fair valuation for your business. Valuing your business can be a daunting task. Too high and you’ll put off investors, too low and you’ll do yourself a major disservice. Having raised investment of over £100m into more than 200 early-stage companies, Envestors has developed a Scorecard and Flag System…
RUN AWAY. Should you gather your children and make for the hills…? (Envestors/Envestry) According to leading corporate lawyer who would prefer to remain nameless, there are two types of ICOs: “dodgy” and “not-quite-so-dodgy”. In spite of this, we are seeing significant interest in ICOs and cryptocurrency (bitcoin, Ethereum and the new ones popping up every…