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Alternative Finance for Business

Alternative lender Capify looking to fill ‘void’ in SME finance market

New alternative lender is the result of five financing businesses from across the globe coming together: MD Tony Pegg tells us about the newly-branded business and why he feels the fintech revolution fills an important need in SME funding.

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Five ways crowdfunding is being used for good

As the campaign to crowdfund Greece’s latest IMF installment gathers pace, we look at five ways the social fundraising route is being used to make the world just that little bit better.

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Alternative finance comes of age

Alternative funding is no longer the new kid on the block of corporate finance: so is it ready to move into the mainstream?

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Does alternative finance herald a golden age of British business?

When a name as big as Lord Young says something, you'd be wise to sit up and listen: so were his comments on alternative finance and small business accurate?

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Disintermediation in the smaller companies equity sector

How will crowdfunding affect the equity sector in the coming years? This extensive piece from Allenby Capital looks at what the future could hold.

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‘Conservative’ UK market ready to embrace alternative funding

Everline and Ezbob COO Russell Gould talks the companies’ recent deal and the market’s attitude to alternative lending in exclusive chat.

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Female business angels on the rise in the UK

The number of women angel investors is higher than ever, according to a new study and they may be changing the way angel groups invest.

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The 55,492 dollar problem with Kickstarter

Kickstarter must become more selective with pitches if it is to become a viable way for businesses to raise money, says Gekko managing director Dan Todaro.

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Female business angels on the rise in the UK

The number of women angel investors is higher than ever, according to a new study and they may be changing the way angel groups invest.

Alternative Finance for Business

The 55,492 dollar problem with Kickstarter

Kickstarter must become more selective with pitches if it is to become a viable way for businesses to raise money, says Gekko managing director Dan Todaro.

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Working out which of peer-to-peer lending or equity crowdfunding is best for investors

For investors looking for good returns, picking what type of alternative finance to engage with is an important decision.

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Fusing crowdfunding and the mini-bond process

When Mexican restaurant chain Chilango decided that it wanted to broaden its London offering, the business opted to blend a traditional mini-bond with the growing popularity of crowdfunding. GrowthBusiness finds out why.

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The biggest players in the UK alternative finance market

To coincide with new FCA regulations set to influence the direction of the alternative funding market in the coming years, GrowthBusiness profiles seven of the most active crowdfunding, peer-to-peer and invoice-based platforms on the market.

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FCA regulations and what they mean for the crowdfunding industry

On the eve of the new rules dictating how the crowdfunding market must operate, Söla Paterson-Marke, associate at DLA Piper, examines what has been done to protect investors.

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