Tag: business expansion

Floating on the stock market

Jul 29, 2024

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Buy Or Sell A Business, Uncategorised

Floating your business on a stock market involves selling a percentage of your business in the form of shares, which are subsequently traded. There is a choice of stock markets in the UK, but the two largest are the London Stock Exchange and PLUS Markets Group. Joining a stock market turns your business into a…
Innovation, research and development grants

May 26, 2024

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Finance & Grants, Finance Options, Grants & Government Support, Uncategorised

The UK government encourages businesses in technological innovation and research and development (R&D) projects. If you plan to research and develop new products or services, you can get free information and advice and may also be eligible to apply for financial support – an R&D grant – or for R&D tax credits. There are also…
Financing from friends and family

May 6, 2024

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Borrowing, Finance & Grants, Finance Options, Uncategorised

It’s common for owners of small and start-up businesses to look to relatives and friends for support when starting the business of when they need additional business funding. This can work well, but often these arrangements are informal and based purely on trust and verbal assurances. However any confusion about the agreement could damage personal relationships, so…
Raise long-term funding through debt capital markets

May 6, 2024

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Borrowing, Finance & Grants, Finance Options, Uncategorised

Most businesses fund expansion by reinvesting their existing profits, or securing bank or equity finance. However, an alternative option for medium and large businesses in need of long-term finance is to raise money through bond markets. By making use of bond markets – also known as debt capital markets – it may be possible for your business…
Factoring and invoice discounting: the basics

Jan 20, 2024

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Finance & Grants, Manage Your Cashflow

Factoring – also known as ‘debt factoring’ – involves selling your invoices to a third party. In return they will process the invoices and allow you to draw funds against the money owed to your business. Essentially, these companies provide a finance, debt collection and ledger management service. It is commonly used by businesses to improve cashflow but can also…
Equity finance

Dec 30, 2023

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Financing Growth, Grow Your Business

Equity finance is a way of raising capital from external investors in return for handing over a share of your business. This may take many forms, including a share of future profits, but is most frequently associated with sharing the ownership of the business to some degree. The two main providers of equity finance for smaller…
Mergers and acquisitions

Dec 30, 2023

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Financing Growth, Grow Your Business

Common ways to expand your business include making a strategic acquisition or merging with another business. An acquisition is when you buy another business and end up controlling it. A merger is when you integrate your business with another and share control of the combined businesses with the other owner(s). This guide outlines the reasons…
Joint ventures and partnering

Dec 30, 2023

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Financing Growth, Grow Your Business

A joint venture is when two or more businesses pool their resources and expertise to achieve a particular goal. The risks and rewards of the enterprise are also shared. Reasons you might want to form a joint venture include business expansion, development of new products or moving into new markets, particularly overseas. Your business may…
Create your marketing strategy

Dec 30, 2023

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Marketing, Sales & Marketing

Developing a marketing strategy is vital for any business. Without one, your business won’t be able to reach the ideal customers for its goods or services. The focus of your strategy should be to communicate the benefits of your products and services and how they can meet your customers’ needs. This can then help you…
Prepare a business plan for growth

Dec 25, 2023

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Grow Your Business, Setting A Vision For Growth

Planning is key to any business throughout its existence. Every successful business regularly reviews its business plan to ensure it continues to meet its needs and responds to variations in the market, the economy, its customer base, etc. It’s sensible to review your current performance on a regular basis and identify the most likely strategies…