This document provides an introduction to crowdfunding for startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). It discusses what crowdfunding is, including raising money from many people online through selling products, equity, or loans. It highlights the success of The Cheeky Panda business which raised over £500,000 through crowdfunding to value the business at £5 million in under two years. Finally, it outlines the benefits crowdfunding can provide including capital, proving demand, marketing and PR, and how it can help startups develop a business plan and launch successfully.
A presentation delivered by Ian Baker, Head of Learning at the School for Social Entrepreneurs, introducing charities to social enterprise, trading and sustainable funding models.
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website launched in 2008 that offers daily deals for local businesses. It retains approximately 50% of the revenue from each deal with the rest going to the business. Groupon has experienced rapid growth, with total revenue increasing from $1.61 billion in 2011 to $2.6 billion in 2013. It was co-founded by Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell in Chicago and has since expanded to 41 countries. Groupon's success is attributed to its unconventional business model that provides a minimum return on investment for merchants.
Starting a Social Enterprise is a document that provides guidance on starting a social enterprise. It defines social enterprises as organizations that have a social mission in their governing documents, generate most of their income through trade, and reinvest most profits into their social mission. It discusses legal structures for social enterprises in the UK and provides examples. It also outlines important questions to consider when starting a social enterprise and challenges that may be encountered, such as funding issues, as well as potential solutions like different funding sources.
Part of the all day Venture Fast Track: http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/programs/venture-fast-track/
Plan for funding: What Stage Is Your Business and What Are Your Options
Is your business an idea, in the midst of formation, or ready to raise capital? The first step to identifying what comes next is understanding the stage of your business.
Join our fundraising experts for an in-depth discussion of what options you have for funding and how to decide which ones are right for you and for your company.
Topics covered will include investment criteria, time to closing, investment range, success rates, control features, compliance requirements, and the overall costs of capital from each such source.
Experts:
- Ben Littauer – Boston Harbor Angels & Walnut Venture Associates
- Panos Panay – Sonicbids
This document provides an overview of different types of crowdfunding including loan, reward, equity, donation, and invoice trading crowdfunding. It discusses key considerations for running a successful crowdfunding campaign such as determining if your project is suitable, addressing legal and financial issues, protecting intellectual property, choosing a platform, setting funding goals and reward structures, developing a schedule, creating engaging video and written pitches, maximizing social media, and following up after the campaign. The document emphasizes the importance of appearing successful, maintaining communication, and fulfilling rewards to build on the funding received.
This document provides an introduction to crowdfunding for startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). It discusses what crowdfunding is, including raising money from many people online through selling products, equity, or loans. It highlights the success of The Cheeky Panda business which raised over £500,000 through crowdfunding to value the business at £5 million in under two years. Finally, it outlines the benefits crowdfunding can provide including capital, proving demand, marketing and PR, and how it can help startups develop a business plan and launch successfully.
A presentation delivered by Ian Baker, Head of Learning at the School for Social Entrepreneurs, introducing charities to social enterprise, trading and sustainable funding models.
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website launched in 2008 that offers daily deals for local businesses. It retains approximately 50% of the revenue from each deal with the rest going to the business. Groupon has experienced rapid growth, with total revenue increasing from $1.61 billion in 2011 to $2.6 billion in 2013. It was co-founded by Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell in Chicago and has since expanded to 41 countries. Groupon's success is attributed to its unconventional business model that provides a minimum return on investment for merchants.
Starting a Social Enterprise is a document that provides guidance on starting a social enterprise. It defines social enterprises as organizations that have a social mission in their governing documents, generate most of their income through trade, and reinvest most profits into their social mission. It discusses legal structures for social enterprises in the UK and provides examples. It also outlines important questions to consider when starting a social enterprise and challenges that may be encountered, such as funding issues, as well as potential solutions like different funding sources.
Part of the all day Venture Fast Track: http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/programs/venture-fast-track/
Plan for funding: What Stage Is Your Business and What Are Your Options
Is your business an idea, in the midst of formation, or ready to raise capital? The first step to identifying what comes next is understanding the stage of your business.
Join our fundraising experts for an in-depth discussion of what options you have for funding and how to decide which ones are right for you and for your company.
Topics covered will include investment criteria, time to closing, investment range, success rates, control features, compliance requirements, and the overall costs of capital from each such source.
Experts:
- Ben Littauer – Boston Harbor Angels & Walnut Venture Associates
- Panos Panay – Sonicbids
This document provides an overview of different types of crowdfunding including loan, reward, equity, donation, and invoice trading crowdfunding. It discusses key considerations for running a successful crowdfunding campaign such as determining if your project is suitable, addressing legal and financial issues, protecting intellectual property, choosing a platform, setting funding goals and reward structures, developing a schedule, creating engaging video and written pitches, maximizing social media, and following up after the campaign. The document emphasizes the importance of appearing successful, maintaining communication, and fulfilling rewards to build on the funding received.
Crowdcube is a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs seeking small amounts of funding with individual investors. It aims to make financing more accessible than traditional routes like venture capital. Crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to appeal to large numbers of ordinary investors for small donations. Crowdcube works by entrepreneurs posting funding pitches and investors choosing which projects to fund. Since launching in 2011, Crowdcube has funded 6 businesses, raising over £1.4 million total with nearly 6,000 registered investors.
Investment strategy- 101 on VC fund raising for lat am Vanesa Kolodziej
This document discusses early stage investment in Latin America. It provides an overview of Nazca Ventures, an entrepreneur's fund based in Santiago and Buenos Aires that invests in technology startups with regional or global potential. The fund was started in 2013 and has invested in 10 companies, started 7 companies, sold 3 companies, and participated in 1 IPO. It also discusses different types of investors like accelerators, angels, and VCs, as well as the investment process and what VCs look for in potential investments.
The document discusses how crowdfunding provides benefits beyond just money, such as marketing, market research, and community support. It notes that crowdfunding builds an involved community rather than relying on an anonymous crowd. Additionally, the return on involvement can include financial, material, and social returns. The document advocates that crowdfunding campaigns should be viewed as marketing campaigns rather than just fundraising and can transform business models by enabling marketing teams, innovations, and ownership structures to be co-created by the crowd.
Webinar 4: The Top 10 Things Investors Look For In A Projecti2itt
This document provides guidance on preparing an investment proposal and identifying potential sources of financing. It outlines key areas to address such as understanding the investor's perspective, emphasizing the right aspects of the business, and how to clearly present information. Potential financing sources include angels/super angels, venture capitalists, financial institutions, and government programs that offer different levels of funding and involvement.
This document summarizes various funding options for businesses, including:
1) Business plans, private funding from friends/family, government grants, business loans, and equity finance such as angel investors and venture capital.
2) Government grants have a rigorous application process but can provide tax breaks and funding competitions. Business loans are available secured or unsecured from banks.
3) Equity finance includes investors at various stages from seed funding from angels to later funding rounds from venture capitalists, which provide more money but also restrictions and loss of founder control.
The document discusses Self Help Ventures Fund's SBA 504 Loan Program. The 504 Loan Program provides long-term financing for business expansion through partnerships between Self Help/SBA and traditional commercial lenders. It allows small businesses to obtain up to 90% financing for purchasing fixed assets like equipment and real estate with 10% down and low-interest rates. This fosters economic development and job creation by supporting small business growth and encouraging capital investments.
- Amiando was a SaaS platform founded in 2006 to organize events and sell tickets. It raised €2.8 million in funding and was acquired by XING AG in 2011.
- The company's roadmap involved developing the idea, raising business angel investment, running and establishing the business, raising venture capital, and exiting via acquisition.
- Working with venture capital firms provided advantages like strategic advice, access to investors' networks, and pressure to grow, but also potential disadvantages like different interests between investors and founders.
Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs to raise small investments from individual investors using crowdfunding. Crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to access funding more easily than through conventional routes like venture capital or loans. It also gives smaller investors opportunities to invest in promising startups. Crowdcube has successfully funded over £5.1 million for businesses so far, with investments as large as £100,000 and averaging £2,547. It has over 30,000 members and facilitated its largest deal of £1 million.
Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs to connect with smaller investors through crowdfunding. It aims to address challenges entrepreneurs face in accessing traditional sources of funding like venture capital and debt financing. Crowdcube allows thousands of smaller "micro-investors" to each contribute smaller amounts, like £10, towards business funding needs. So far Crowdcube has successfully funded over 30 deals totaling £4.2 million, with investments ranging from £100,000 to £1,800 on average and up to £1 million for some larger deals.
This document provides guidance on finding funding for a new business. It discusses four main sources of funding: equity, debt, public sector grants, and crowdfunding. For crowdfunding, it defines the models of donations, rewards, debt, and equity crowdfunding. It emphasizes having a clear project plan and costs, choosing the right platform, creating a compelling pitch, engaging supporters, and maintaining communication. Key tips for funding applications include having clarity, concision, realism, and understanding the funder's objectives.
Crowdfunding - Amsterdam business school - University of AmsterdamRonald Kleverlaan
This document discusses crowdfunding and provides an overview of crowdfunding history, trends, and research topics. It notes that crowdfunding has been used since the 18th century for projects like the Statue of Liberty. Today, platforms like Kickstarter and Funding Circle have funded over $2 billion and £790 million respectively in Europe. The document emphasizes that crowdfunding provides more than just funding, including marketing, market research, and building brand loyalty. It explores new crowdfunding business models like co-creation with customers and crowd-sourcing marketing. Finally, it outlines current and potential research topics on measuring crowdfunding's impact and understanding platform behaviors and ecosystem development.
This document provides an overview of crowdfunding, including how it works and its history and models. Crowdfunding allows businesses and projects to raise funds from the crowd (many individual investors) through online platforms. It began growing in popularity around 2007 with rewards-based platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Since then, equity crowdfunding platforms have also emerged, allowing investors to own part of a company. The document outlines the crowdfunding process from both the company and investor perspectives and provides pros and cons of crowdfunding for companies compared to more traditional funding sources.
Foresters is a community development finance institution (CDFI) that provides financial products and services to underserved individuals and communities in Australia. It has a non-profit holding company structure with subsidiaries that have an Australian Financial Services License and Australian Credit License. Foresters offers loans to individuals experiencing financial exclusion as well as organisational finance to non-profits and social enterprises. It also has investment products through a wholly owned subsidiary that are matched to the finance needs of its markets. Foresters' vision is to empower communities through self-determination and its mission is to provide innovative financial solutions that support social change.
Capital Market and Investment Avenues-B.V.RaghunandanSVS College
The document discusses various capital market investment avenues. It describes the capital market as a market for long-term funds involving securities with a life of over one year. Some key investment opportunities discussed include equity shares, preference shares, debentures, bonds, and mutual funds. The document provides an overview of the primary and secondary equity markets. It also outlines various strategies for investing in the stock market and highlights opportunities and risks to consider when evaluating different capital market investments.
This presentation discusses financing options for startups throughout different stages of growth. It describes bootstrapping, debt financing, and alternative mechanisms such as angel investors and venture capital. Angel investors provide early-stage funding up to $500k and expect high returns, while venture capitalists invest larger amounts for exponential growth and exit via IPO or acquisition. The presentation compares the processes, risk tolerance, expectations, and exits between conventional financing and alternative options.
TCW/Craton is a $135.5 billion private equity firm that invests in technology and sustainability companies. It looks for teams with experience, proven track records, technologies that solve problems, and opportunities for strategic collaboration. As starting a business has become more affordable and common, there are now more investment opportunities than ever before in highly competitive early-stage markets. This requires startups to be more capital efficient and further developed with metrics like user growth and revenue from an earlier stage.
This presentation serves as an alternative tool for young entrepreneurs to be their own boss. The format is very simple and allows young people to explore different business models.
This document summarizes an organizational endowment program established by The Cleveland Foundation. It describes how the foundation works with non-profit partners to establish endowment funds that provide long-term financial stability. The benefits to organizations include leveraging the foundation's expertise in fundraising, investment management, and financial stewardship. Challenges include competition from other endowment providers and increased staff time requirements. The document also provides an example of how the Greater Cleveland Food Bank has benefited from its endowment partnership with the foundation.
Selling the Project: Connecting to Stakeholder ValueJeremy Horn
Slides Jonathan Berg recently used in his discussion w/ mentees of The Product Mentor.
The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals…Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People.
Throughout the program, each mentor leads a conversation in an area of their expertise that is live streamed and available to both mentee and the broader product community.
http://TheProductMentor.com
Scott droney - financing start-up and growthScott Droney
Scott Droney is provide financial services spectrum as well as data processing and managing segments. Since most of its financial services were retail focused, the need to build scale and skill in the transaction processing domain became imperative.
The document discusses different types of funding options for companies based on their stage of growth and business model. It identifies the main categories as normal growth companies, high growth companies, extreme high growth companies, and social venture companies. Each category is best suited for different sources of funding, from friends and family for early stage, to angels, micro VCs, and larger VCs for later stages of high growth companies seeking larger investments. The types of funding include both equity-based options like stock, as well as non-dilutive options like debt, customers, and grants. The right funding source depends on balancing the size of investment needed with the level of risk at each stage of a company's development.
Crowdcube is a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs seeking small amounts of funding with individual investors. It aims to make financing more accessible than traditional routes like venture capital. Crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to appeal to large numbers of ordinary investors for small donations. Crowdcube works by entrepreneurs posting funding pitches and investors choosing which projects to fund. Since launching in 2011, Crowdcube has funded 6 businesses, raising over £1.4 million total with nearly 6,000 registered investors.
Investment strategy- 101 on VC fund raising for lat am Vanesa Kolodziej
This document discusses early stage investment in Latin America. It provides an overview of Nazca Ventures, an entrepreneur's fund based in Santiago and Buenos Aires that invests in technology startups with regional or global potential. The fund was started in 2013 and has invested in 10 companies, started 7 companies, sold 3 companies, and participated in 1 IPO. It also discusses different types of investors like accelerators, angels, and VCs, as well as the investment process and what VCs look for in potential investments.
The document discusses how crowdfunding provides benefits beyond just money, such as marketing, market research, and community support. It notes that crowdfunding builds an involved community rather than relying on an anonymous crowd. Additionally, the return on involvement can include financial, material, and social returns. The document advocates that crowdfunding campaigns should be viewed as marketing campaigns rather than just fundraising and can transform business models by enabling marketing teams, innovations, and ownership structures to be co-created by the crowd.
Webinar 4: The Top 10 Things Investors Look For In A Projecti2itt
This document provides guidance on preparing an investment proposal and identifying potential sources of financing. It outlines key areas to address such as understanding the investor's perspective, emphasizing the right aspects of the business, and how to clearly present information. Potential financing sources include angels/super angels, venture capitalists, financial institutions, and government programs that offer different levels of funding and involvement.
This document summarizes various funding options for businesses, including:
1) Business plans, private funding from friends/family, government grants, business loans, and equity finance such as angel investors and venture capital.
2) Government grants have a rigorous application process but can provide tax breaks and funding competitions. Business loans are available secured or unsecured from banks.
3) Equity finance includes investors at various stages from seed funding from angels to later funding rounds from venture capitalists, which provide more money but also restrictions and loss of founder control.
The document discusses Self Help Ventures Fund's SBA 504 Loan Program. The 504 Loan Program provides long-term financing for business expansion through partnerships between Self Help/SBA and traditional commercial lenders. It allows small businesses to obtain up to 90% financing for purchasing fixed assets like equipment and real estate with 10% down and low-interest rates. This fosters economic development and job creation by supporting small business growth and encouraging capital investments.
- Amiando was a SaaS platform founded in 2006 to organize events and sell tickets. It raised €2.8 million in funding and was acquired by XING AG in 2011.
- The company's roadmap involved developing the idea, raising business angel investment, running and establishing the business, raising venture capital, and exiting via acquisition.
- Working with venture capital firms provided advantages like strategic advice, access to investors' networks, and pressure to grow, but also potential disadvantages like different interests between investors and founders.
Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs to raise small investments from individual investors using crowdfunding. Crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to access funding more easily than through conventional routes like venture capital or loans. It also gives smaller investors opportunities to invest in promising startups. Crowdcube has successfully funded over £5.1 million for businesses so far, with investments as large as £100,000 and averaging £2,547. It has over 30,000 members and facilitated its largest deal of £1 million.
Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs to connect with smaller investors through crowdfunding. It aims to address challenges entrepreneurs face in accessing traditional sources of funding like venture capital and debt financing. Crowdcube allows thousands of smaller "micro-investors" to each contribute smaller amounts, like £10, towards business funding needs. So far Crowdcube has successfully funded over 30 deals totaling £4.2 million, with investments ranging from £100,000 to £1,800 on average and up to £1 million for some larger deals.
This document provides guidance on finding funding for a new business. It discusses four main sources of funding: equity, debt, public sector grants, and crowdfunding. For crowdfunding, it defines the models of donations, rewards, debt, and equity crowdfunding. It emphasizes having a clear project plan and costs, choosing the right platform, creating a compelling pitch, engaging supporters, and maintaining communication. Key tips for funding applications include having clarity, concision, realism, and understanding the funder's objectives.
Crowdfunding - Amsterdam business school - University of AmsterdamRonald Kleverlaan
This document discusses crowdfunding and provides an overview of crowdfunding history, trends, and research topics. It notes that crowdfunding has been used since the 18th century for projects like the Statue of Liberty. Today, platforms like Kickstarter and Funding Circle have funded over $2 billion and £790 million respectively in Europe. The document emphasizes that crowdfunding provides more than just funding, including marketing, market research, and building brand loyalty. It explores new crowdfunding business models like co-creation with customers and crowd-sourcing marketing. Finally, it outlines current and potential research topics on measuring crowdfunding's impact and understanding platform behaviors and ecosystem development.
This document provides an overview of crowdfunding, including how it works and its history and models. Crowdfunding allows businesses and projects to raise funds from the crowd (many individual investors) through online platforms. It began growing in popularity around 2007 with rewards-based platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Since then, equity crowdfunding platforms have also emerged, allowing investors to own part of a company. The document outlines the crowdfunding process from both the company and investor perspectives and provides pros and cons of crowdfunding for companies compared to more traditional funding sources.
Foresters is a community development finance institution (CDFI) that provides financial products and services to underserved individuals and communities in Australia. It has a non-profit holding company structure with subsidiaries that have an Australian Financial Services License and Australian Credit License. Foresters offers loans to individuals experiencing financial exclusion as well as organisational finance to non-profits and social enterprises. It also has investment products through a wholly owned subsidiary that are matched to the finance needs of its markets. Foresters' vision is to empower communities through self-determination and its mission is to provide innovative financial solutions that support social change.
Capital Market and Investment Avenues-B.V.RaghunandanSVS College
The document discusses various capital market investment avenues. It describes the capital market as a market for long-term funds involving securities with a life of over one year. Some key investment opportunities discussed include equity shares, preference shares, debentures, bonds, and mutual funds. The document provides an overview of the primary and secondary equity markets. It also outlines various strategies for investing in the stock market and highlights opportunities and risks to consider when evaluating different capital market investments.
This presentation discusses financing options for startups throughout different stages of growth. It describes bootstrapping, debt financing, and alternative mechanisms such as angel investors and venture capital. Angel investors provide early-stage funding up to $500k and expect high returns, while venture capitalists invest larger amounts for exponential growth and exit via IPO or acquisition. The presentation compares the processes, risk tolerance, expectations, and exits between conventional financing and alternative options.
TCW/Craton is a $135.5 billion private equity firm that invests in technology and sustainability companies. It looks for teams with experience, proven track records, technologies that solve problems, and opportunities for strategic collaboration. As starting a business has become more affordable and common, there are now more investment opportunities than ever before in highly competitive early-stage markets. This requires startups to be more capital efficient and further developed with metrics like user growth and revenue from an earlier stage.
This presentation serves as an alternative tool for young entrepreneurs to be their own boss. The format is very simple and allows young people to explore different business models.
This document summarizes an organizational endowment program established by The Cleveland Foundation. It describes how the foundation works with non-profit partners to establish endowment funds that provide long-term financial stability. The benefits to organizations include leveraging the foundation's expertise in fundraising, investment management, and financial stewardship. Challenges include competition from other endowment providers and increased staff time requirements. The document also provides an example of how the Greater Cleveland Food Bank has benefited from its endowment partnership with the foundation.
Selling the Project: Connecting to Stakeholder ValueJeremy Horn
Slides Jonathan Berg recently used in his discussion w/ mentees of The Product Mentor.
The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals…Better Decisions. Better Products. Better Product People.
Throughout the program, each mentor leads a conversation in an area of their expertise that is live streamed and available to both mentee and the broader product community.
http://TheProductMentor.com
Scott droney - financing start-up and growthScott Droney
Scott Droney is provide financial services spectrum as well as data processing and managing segments. Since most of its financial services were retail focused, the need to build scale and skill in the transaction processing domain became imperative.
The document discusses different types of funding options for companies based on their stage of growth and business model. It identifies the main categories as normal growth companies, high growth companies, extreme high growth companies, and social venture companies. Each category is best suited for different sources of funding, from friends and family for early stage, to angels, micro VCs, and larger VCs for later stages of high growth companies seeking larger investments. The types of funding include both equity-based options like stock, as well as non-dilutive options like debt, customers, and grants. The right funding source depends on balancing the size of investment needed with the level of risk at each stage of a company's development.
The document provides an overview of key considerations for entrepreneurs and investors in establishing a realistic valuation for a startup company. It discusses the capital life cycle stages from concept to growth, and how valuation requires a holistic view of the interests of the company, founders, and investors. Key aspects of valuation covered include quantitative and qualitative advantages, dilution, down rounds, sources of capital, arrival at a value using market forces and financial models, deal structure, and common terms in investment agreements.
The Capital Network is a non-profit organization that provides education and mentoring to help entrepreneurs raise seed capital and beyond. It connects entrepreneurs to angel groups, venture capital firms, accelerators, and other investors. It hosts over 40 events per year like workshops and networking events to help entrepreneurs with fundraising. The document discusses different types of companies and the funding sources appropriate for each stage of growth, including friends and family, crowdfunding, angels, micro VCs, and larger VCs. It also covers debt sources like bank loans and compares the differences between angel and VC investing.
- Liquid Capital is an international business finance company that provides working capital solutions to small and medium-sized businesses through their principal network in 4 countries.
- They offer a range of financial products focused on working capital including accounts receivable factoring, asset-based lending, purchase order financing, and equipment leasing.
- Judy Perdomo is the President of Liquid Capital Rockyview and has over 11 years of experience working with small businesses to provide customized financing solutions through the Liquid Capital network.
Are you thinking about what you need to fund your company? Where do you start? Funding is not “one size fits all”. Every company has to approach their pathway to funding with a unique approach. Join our fundraising experts for an in-depth discussion of what options you have for funding and how to decide which paths are right for you and your company. Topics covered will include investment criteria, time to closing, investment range, success rates, control features, compliance requirements and the overall costs of capital from each such source.
Jean Hammond – LearnLaunchX, LearnLaunch.org, Hub Angels, Launchpad Venture Group, Golden Seeds
Robert Bishop - Goodwin Procter
In partnership with:
Founders Workbench
This document provides an overview and summary of a presentation by Metamorph Consulting Group on entrepreneurial funding sources. The presentation covers various funding options for businesses including friends and family financing, angel investors, venture capital, bootstrapping, crowdfunding, and government grants. It also discusses when different funding options are appropriate based on the stage and valuation of a business. The document promotes Metamorph Consulting Group's services in areas like strategic planning, marketing, and helping businesses secure funding.
The presentation was a workshop at Evolve 2014: the annual event for the voluntary sector in London on Monday 16 June 2014.
The presentation was chaired by Caron Bradshaw, Chief Executive, Charity Finance Group and looks at the practical issues around social investment, showcasing some of the products available, hearing from charities that have successfully used social investment and social investment providers.
Find out more about the Evolve Conference from NCVO: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/evolve-conference
Find out more about the work NCVO does around funding: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/funding
This document provides information on different types of funding opportunities for startups based on the type and stage of company. It discusses normal growth companies, high growth companies, extreme high growth companies, and social venture companies. For each type, it outlines the typical funding sources, including friends and family, angels, micro VCs, seed funding, and later stage funding. It also discusses the differences between equity funding from angels and VCs versus debt funding. The document provides an overview of sources like crowdfunding, accelerators, and government grants like SBIR grants to pursue non-dilutive funding. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the various funding options and networking to pursue the right sources.
This document provides an overview and agenda for Day 2 of an Age Friendly Innovation Bootcamp. The day includes sessions on strategies for business growth, understanding business finance, commercialization planning, and sources of finance. Guest speakers will also present case studies. The document outlines the content to be covered in each session, including discussing strategic planning tools like the Boston Box and Ansoff's Matrix. Financial topics will include profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, and key financial ratios. Participants will work in groups on commercialization plans and action planning.
This document provides information on finding funding for a business. It discusses four main ways to get money: equity, debt, public sector grants, and crowdfunding. For equity funding, options include personal equity, venture capital, private investors, and crowd funding. Public sector grants and how to apply for them are also covered. The document then focuses on crowdfunding, defining it, describing the different models of donations, rewards, debt, and equity crowdfunding. Key tips for crowdfunding include developing an idea, choosing the right platform, creating a compelling pitch, and maintaining communication after funding. Overall, the document aims to help understand different funding options and provide advice for seeking and applying for funds successfully
This document provides an introduction to crowd funding and how it can benefit agricultural businesses. It discusses what crowd funding is, the different types (equity, debt, donation, reward-based), and how the process works from the perspective of businesses seeking funding and investors. The document outlines the advantages for both businesses, such as accessing new investors and reducing risk, and investors, such as new investment opportunities. It also provides contact information for those interested in setting up crowd funding platforms or for agricultural businesses wanting to pursue crowd funding.
Angel Investor View on ASEAN Common Fund for StartupGoutama Bachtiar
Profiled at ASEAN Workshop on SME Business and Technology Incubator', hosted by ASEAN Secretariat along with Indonesia Ministry of Cooperatives and SME in June 2013.
TCI Pathway - Access to finance for business owners The Pathway Group
Crowdfunding and equity are alternative sources of financing for businesses that can help validate ideas, gain funding, and build advocates. Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Seedrs allow businesses to raise money from multiple small donors in exchange for incentives or equity. A successful example is the Pebble smartwatch campaign that raised over $100k in 2 hours. Equity involves venture capitalists investing in companies in exchange for ownership stakes and is best for high-growth businesses with exit plans. Debt financing from banks, angels, and venture debt is another option but requires extensive business plans. TCI Pathway can assist with business plans and connecting with various sources of funding.
This document discusses startup financing life cycles and alternative financing mechanisms for startups. It explains that bootstrapping, debt, angels investors, seed funds, venture capital, and private equity are typical stages in a startup's financing life cycle. Angels investors provide small investments of $500k or less in early stage companies, while venture capital funds invest larger amounts in early and growth stage companies seeking exponential growth. Venture capital expects higher returns than debt-based financing from banks and has a more flexible process that is open to new technologies and ideas.
Impact investing aims to generate financial returns while solving social or environmental challenges by investing in small- and medium-sized enterprises that offer innovative but high-risk solutions, providing them with flexible, patient funding and support beyond what traditional sources offer; examples include the Low Carbon Enterprise Fund which invests in global businesses reducing carbon emissions. However, impact funds also face limitations in their ability to support entrepreneurs and achieve scale due to constraints of their market-based approach, focus on commercial returns alongside impact, and limited capital and expertise.
'Change the game' conference june 2015 nick eatockVictor Oppong
Nick Eatock will be sharing Intelliflo’s digital advice vision looking at changing consumer attitudes to finance in a mobile-enabled world. This paradigm shift changes the engagement model and can put advice businesses in pole position for customer primacy with our new version of Personal Finance Portal. It can help deliver truly effective customer segmentation, reduced cost to serve and richer engagement. Nick will also cover our new “democratising development” initiative built on iO’s new Communities feature.
Crowdfunding is an approach to raising capital for new projects or businesses by appealing to large numbers of ordinary people for small investments. In the UK, crowdfunding is growing rapidly as a way to fund entrepreneurial ideas that may struggle to access traditional sources of funding such as grants, loans, or venture capital. There are different types of crowdfunding including donation, reward, loan, and equity crowdfunding. Platforms such as Kickstarter, Funding Circle, and Crowdcube are examples of operating crowdfunding models in the UK and have successfully funded thousands of projects and businesses by connecting them to individual investors. However, there are also ongoing challenges to address regarding crowdfunding
Financing a new venture requires understanding the different funding options available and their pros and cons. Most startups need funding to cover costs before generating revenue from sales. Common sources of funding include personal savings, bootstrapping, bank loans, SBA loans, crowdfunding, angel investors, and venture capital. Proper preparation is key, including developing financial projections and statements to demonstrate the funding need and viability to potential investors or lenders.
Similar to Josh Daniell of Snowball Effect on Crowdfunding (20)
Our July 2018 speaker was Owen Scott, managing director of Concentrate. He presented a compelling case for changing the way we think about sales and marketing as New Zealand software companies. This is built on insights from the NZTE sponsored Market Measures survey, which benchmarks Kiwi tech sales and marketing against US figures. He also offered several case studies of local tech exporters who have rebooted their approach to selling their innovations.
Owen has extensive experience in the New Zealand technology industry, in technical, sales and marketing roles. He is on the board of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Trust (responsible for the NZ Hi-Tech Awards) and previously on the board of the New Zealand Software Association, Canterbury Tech and Enable Services, the company responsible for building an ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network for Christchurch. Owen is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Management and a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. He is the managing director of Concentrate, a consulting firm that helps technology companies throughout New Zealand grow their leads and sales.
In February we heard Nathalie Morris, Founder and Managing Director share how they grew Ubiquity from start-up to a 55+ person business. She explained how the business had to pivot to stay relevant as their mainly corporate customers have become ever more sophisticated in their use of technology. Today Ubiquity are a leading contender in the highly competitive marketing automation market against big international brands like Marketo .
Vista: Doing good things with good people – building a global software compan...nzsoftware
Vista started in 1996, when their founder and Chief Executive, Murray Holdaway, was asked by a global cinema company to produce ticketing software to 'enhance the cinema experience'. The result was ground-breaking technology and they've been innovating and growing ever since. This expansion has resulted in Vista now employing more than 200 people in four offices, providing market-leading services to customers on all continents. Their seven invaluable business partners, also globally located, help them to deliver great cinema outcomes for movie-goers all over the world.
The NZSA August Event: Angel at my Table featured some emerging and re-emerging companies pitching to three dragons, including Nick Hadley of Riscoveri International Ltd, a worker safety and risk mitigation SaaS with patents and agency sales models in place
The NZSA August Event: Angel at my Table featured some emerging and re-emerging companies pitching to three dragons, including Ollie Mikosza of Mister-Metrino PRT – a new concept in personalised rapid transit
Angel at my Table Aug 2014: Garden Genie Presentationnzsoftware
The NZSA August Event: Angel at my Table featured some emerging and re-emerging companies pitching to three dragons, including Jennifer Clamp of Garden Genie, a cash-flow positive company developing an app to help first time home gardeners (and 5400 customers already)
Keystone: Global Expansion, first stop the UK – with Graeme Frostnzsoftware
At a UKTI-sponsored event, Graeme Frost recounted for the audience his journey from Wang to Keystone, Cadabra and Brilliant Software, including the how’s and why’s of Keystone’s success with legal practice management software in the UK. Their late 90’s search for VC funding hit at the start of the tech boom which enabled US expansion. Graeme shared his pro’s and con’s for NZ software companies targeting the UK vs the US and Australia, and his recommendations for getting started in the UK – including leveraging the powerful and practical resources within UKTI, NZTE and KEA.
How Fisher & Paykel Healthcare built a cloud – the lessons & challenges, with...nzsoftware
Ben Casse talked through some of the challenges and lessons learnt during his tenure looking after software product development at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. During his six years with the company they have transformed from traditional waterfall to Agile methodology in the development of online patient data systems, and it took openness, courage, focus and commitment.
VMob: Building a cloud-based mobile marketing platform with Scott Bradley nzsoftware
Scott Bradley the CEO of VMob talked to NZSA members about the VMob journey so far, including lessons learnt from capital markets and international expansion.
Founded just 3 years ago, VMob has built a cloud based mobile marketing platform that profiles an individual user based on social, location and consumer behaviour, allowing bricks and mortar retailers to deliver personalised and relevant offers to incentive sales. Today VMob is a multinational business with a number of high profile global customers including McDonalds (Netherlands and Sweden), Loyalty NZ, Telecom NZ, Vodafone, ESSO Norway, Tribal DDB UK, The Yellow Pages and MetraNet Indonesia.
In World Expo 2010 Shanghai – the most visited Expo in the World History
https://www.britannica.com/event/Expo-Shanghai-2010
China’s official organizer of the Expo, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade https://en.ccpit.org/) has chosen Dr. Alyce Su as the Cover Person with Cover Story, in the Expo’s official magazine distributed throughout the Expo, showcasing China’s New Generation of Leaders to the World.
Madhya Pradesh, the "Heart of India," boasts a rich tapestry of culture and heritage, from ancient dynasties to modern developments. Explore its land records, historical landmarks, and vibrant traditions. From agricultural expanses to urban growth, Madhya Pradesh offers a unique blend of the ancient and modern.
Budgeting as a Control Tool in Government Accounting in Nigeria
Being a Paper Presented at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Budget Office Staff at Sojourner Hotel, GRA, Ikeja Lagos on Saturday 8th June, 2024.
Navigating Your Financial Future: Comprehensive Planning with Mike Baumannmikebaumannfinancial
Learn how financial planner Mike Baumann helps individuals and families articulate their financial aspirations and develop tailored plans. This presentation delves into budgeting, investment strategies, retirement planning, tax optimization, and the importance of ongoing plan adjustments.
13 Jun 24 ILC Retirement Income Summit - slides.pptxILC- UK
ILC's Retirement Income Summit was hosted by M&G and supported by Canada Life. The event brought together key policymakers, influencers and experts to help identify policy priorities for the next Government and ensure more of us have access to a decent income in retirement.
Contributors included:
Jo Blanden, Professor in Economics, University of Surrey
Clive Bolton, CEO, Life Insurance M&G Plc
Jim Boyd, CEO, Equity Release Council
Molly Broome, Economist, Resolution Foundation
Nida Broughton, Co-Director of Economic Policy, Behavioural Insights Team
Jonathan Cribb, Associate Director and Head of Retirement, Savings, and Ageing, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Age
Tom Evans, Managing Director of Retirement, Canada Life
Steve Groves, Chair, Key Retirement Group
Tish Hanifan, Founder and Joint Chair of the Society of Later life Advisers
Sue Lewis, ILC Trustee
Siobhan Lough, Senior Consultant, Hymans Robertson
Mick McAteer, Co-Director, The Financial Inclusion Centre
Stuart McDonald MBE, Head of Longevity and Democratic Insights, LCP
Anusha Mittal, Managing Director, Individual Life and Pensions, M&G Life
Shelley Morris, Senior Project Manager, Living Pension, Living Wage Foundation
Sarah O'Grady, Journalist
Will Sherlock, Head of External Relations, M&G Plc
Daniela Silcock, Head of Policy Research, Pensions Policy Institute
David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC
Jordi Skilbeck, Senior Policy Advisor, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms, former Chair, Work & Pensions Committee
Nigel Waterson, ILC Trustee
Jackie Wells, Strategy and Policy Consultant, ILC Strategic Advisory Board
Fabular Frames and the Four Ratio ProblemMajid Iqbal
Digital, interactive art showing the struggle of a society in providing for its present population while also saving planetary resources for future generations. Spread across several frames, the art is actually the rendering of real and speculative data. The stereographic projections change shape in response to prompts and provocations. Visitors interact with the model through speculative statements about how to increase savings across communities, regions, ecosystems and environments. Their fabulations combined with random noise, i.e. factors beyond control, have a dramatic effect on the societal transition. Things get better. Things get worse. The aim is to give visitors a new grasp and feel of the ongoing struggles in democracies around the world.
Stunning art in the small multiples format brings out the spatiotemporal nature of societal transitions, against backdrop issues such as energy, housing, waste, farmland and forest. In each frame we see hopeful and frightful interplays between spending and saving. Problems emerge when one of the two parts of the existential anaglyph rapidly shrinks like Arctic ice, as factors cross thresholds. Ecological wealth and intergenerational equity areFour at stake. Not enough spending could mean economic stress, social unrest and political conflict. Not enough saving and there will be climate breakdown and ‘bankruptcy’. So where does speculative design start and the gambling and betting end? Behind each fabular frame is a four ratio problem. Each ratio reflects the level of sacrifice and self-restraint a society is willing to accept, against promises of prosperity and freedom. Some values seem to stabilise a frame while others cause collapse. Get the ratios right and we can have it all. Get them wrong and things get more desperate.
In World Expo 2010 Shanghai – the most visited Expo in the World History
https://www.britannica.com/event/Expo-Shanghai-2010
China’s official organizer of the Expo, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade https://en.ccpit.org/) has chosen Dr. Alyce Su as the Cover Person with Cover Story, in the Expo’s official magazine distributed throughout the Expo, showcasing China’s New Generation of Leaders to the World.
5. New regulatory framework
The Financial Markets Conduct Act and Regulations
• Kiwi companies can raise funds by offering shares to the New Zealand public
without a costly and time-consuming prospectus
• Up to $2 million per company per year – designed for small businesses
• Companies can access a large investor pool, including customers, users,
supporters
• FMA licenses and regulates providers, but each provider will have different model
and processes
• NZ is one of the first countries to adopt specific regulation for equity crowdfunding
@snowballnz
6. Snowball Effect customers – companies
Companies
@snowballnz
Key Benefits
• Money. Access to large investor pool
• Marketing. Wide promotion of your business through marketing / PR
• The crowd. Advocates for your business
• Credibility. Greater traction than private offer
• Efficiency. Clear, transparent, and efficient funding process
Example – Renaissance Brewing
Crowdfunding offer
• Raised 700k (12.28% of company)
• Went to their customers and other supporters first, then to the wider public
Crowdfunding goals
• Funds for growth
• Exposure through offer
• Harness the crowd
7. Snowball Effect customers – investors
Investors
@snowballnz
Key Benefits
• Access. Deal flow and first-time access to asset class for public
• Credibility. Greater confidence than private offers
• Simplicity. Consistent information and standard process
• No fees. Easy participation
• Standard protections. No need to negotiate
Investor 1
Snowball
Effect
community
• 25 – 65 years old
• Disposable income
• Interested in
investing in high risk
/ high reward assets
Investor 2
Snowball
Effect
community
• Retired and wealthy
• Highly experienced and
interested in staying
involved with NZ
business
• Altruistic bent, but still
wants to see ROI
Investor 4
Existing
audience of
company
• Proximity to a certain
business, owners, or
product
• Not solely motivated
by ROI, wants to see
that particular
business succeed
Investor 3
Snowball
Effect
community
• Professional investor
• Invests for ROI
• Wants deal flow and
consistent investment
information