Tag: Investors

A good concept is one thing, but investors are more likely to consider these three criteria – and they can make or break your pitch.

One of my favourite shows lately is Dragons’ Den on BBC sees entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to a group of savvy investors in order to obtain financial backing to get their innovation off the ground.

I received an interesting newsletter from a prominent investment institution last week attempting to allay investor’s fears in regard to the share market. Obviously many investors are either leaving the managed funds preferring to invest directly or they are simply losing faith that the funds can deliver. What concerned me most about the newsletter was […]

As investors everywhere hope for a resurgent 2009, I have cast my eye over the year ahead. How will the share market perform? Sector by sector here are my predictions. XAO We are now entering a very interesting phase in the market: although we are still locked in a sideways move, we are now about […]

One concept that has dominated the financial services industry for decades and which has had a significant impact on the performance of portfolios in recent years is the notion of dollar cost averaging. According to industry experts, dollar cost averaging reduces the risk of investing in volatile markets and helps to avoid the ‘so called’ […]

Some businesses think joint ventures are an official cooperation, others see them as a marriage. Either way, joint ventures are designed to boost business growth in areas such as IP, market share, and the bottom line. Find out why joint ventures are considered commercialisation courtships. A joint venture is a legal term that describes the […]

There is no substitute for spending time with potential investors, especially when you’re choosing a private equity partner. Your private equity partner will be very influential over future business growth and outcomes. How do business owners find the right private equity partner? Different private equity firms focus on different sorts of businesses although there are […]

Attracting capital investors is no mean feat, but there are a few ways you can convince investors to finance your business growth. Whether you’re looking to grow a business or start up a business, chances are you’re going to need capital investment at some point. But let’s face it, getting your hands on extra capital has never […]

However varied their enterprises might be, our entrepreneurs have one thing in common: a never-say-die attitude. Juliet Potter from Autochic is a prime example. Success hasn’t come easy to Juliet Potter. She talks passionately about the struggle against seemingly impossible odds that paved the way to her new business, AutoChic, an online portal offering car […]

Tim Pethick knows all about business branding. After all, between the cars and hot air balloons, nudie juice became one of the Asia/Pacific region’s most influential brands. So how was it done? Pethick lays bare his branding tips.   If it wasn’t for the dot-com crash of 2000, the world may never have seen a […]