May 20, 2013 @ 9:56 am By The Spirits Business  |  

PimpShuei will be a “fun and quirky” bar inspired by “the crazy world of old school kung fu” serving affordable cocktails and food. However Goodman and his business partner are struggling to find a property within their current budget, so are turning to crowd-funding site Indiegogo to ask the global bar industry for its help…. Read More

Read more in: Offerings  |  Tagged alcohol, bartending, indiegogo, london, pimpshuei, uk

May 18, 2013 @ 11:09 am By Charles Luzar  |  

SitePoint is an online media company specializing in news geared toward software developers and other flavors of geek. As is somewhat common in these circles, they afford their staff a few days on occasion to work on personal projects on company time. Why would a company do this? So their employees are empowered to create… Read More

Read more in: Offerings  |  Tagged alex walker, css, launchable, programming, sitepoint, tech, uk

May 18, 2013 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs recently released on their Facebook page that Seedrs has been named one of the UKs top 250 Businesses by Lord Yound and Sir Terry Leahy as part of the Accelerate 25o program. Accelerate 2103 was designed to bring together Britain’s best and brightest businesses in recognition of their importance to the… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Global  |  Tagged accelerate 2013, carlos silva, seedrs, uk

May 17, 2013 @ 11:30 am By RetailTimes.co.uk  |  

Despite the current economic climate, there is no shortage of retail entrepreneurs. However, getting a new operation off the ground and competing with brands takes capital, and that is hard to come by… or is it? Luke Lang, co-founder of crowdfunding website Crowdcube, takes a look at an alternative way to finance growth that has… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Strategy  |  Tagged crowdcube, retail, uk

May 17, 2013 @ 8:24 am By The Economist  |  

NAMES, wedding dates and declarations of love cover the Luchtsingel, a new pedestrian walkway straddling a busy main road in central Rotterdam, a Dutch city. Asked by a website to help fund the project, locals paid €25 ($32) each for the right to etch a message on one of its 17,000 wooden planks. The walkway’s… Read More

Read more in: Uncategorized  |  Tagged civic, europe, real estate, spacehive, uk

May 17, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AlbertaBoostR.ca looks like any other beta-level crowdfunding web site at first glance. Projects are somewhat sparse but for those that are participating funding seems strong. Those in the know will like the hyperlocal slant of the site, focusing on projects and startups in the province of Alberta. What users may not recognize at first is… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines  |  Tagged alon goren, avril lavigne, eva longoria, invested.in, israel, italy, jeff henderson, performance, uk, white label, yadid ramot

May 17, 2013 @ 1:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

BankToTheFuture, the crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest in start-ups and mature businesses, is providing an investment platform for Fabfob, the latest venture by Wowcher founder, Nick Brummitt, who has chosen cowdfunding over traditional venture capital funding. “He says it how it is, how it has been and how it will be in the… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Global, Offerings  |  Tagged banktothefuture, fabfob, uk

May 13, 2013 @ 10:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Vocal British business advocate Lord Young has published another report championing the cause of business and more specifically the importance of small businesses. Lord Young has been involved in several successful businesses and held multiple government positions where he has tirelessly promoted the importance of a vibrant private sector.  He is presently an advisor to… Read More

Read more in: Global, Politics, Strategy  |  Tagged europe, lord youn, peer to peer, research, sme's, uk, united kingdom

May 4, 2013 @ 11:30 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube was honored to have their CEO and Co-Founder Darren Westlake be the keynote speaker at the House of Lords on Monday 29 April.  Hosted by Lord Erroll, Chairman of the All-Party group for Entrepreneurship,  the event included a round table discussion which was labeled “Crowdfunding and how it can be leveraged to support… Read More

Read more in: Global, Politics  |  Tagged crowdcube, darren westlake, house of lords, lord erroll, uk

May 4, 2013 @ 2:17 am By The Guardian  |  

Perhaps you’re looking for something that will give you a better return than a savings account. Maybe you fancy emulating the likes of Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne by becoming “an armchair Dragon” and investing in a fledgling business that you think has the potential to grow. Or perhaps you would like to do something… Read More

Read more in: General News, Global  |  Tagged kickstarter, uk

May 3, 2013 @ 11:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Equity crowdfunding portal Seedrs has been selected to be the investment partner for the Million Pound Startup Contest.  The UK based platform will facilitate the contest by having the £1 million will be invested through the Seedrs site. The Million Pound Startup contest will seeks to discover the most impressive company from anywhere in the world… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines, General News, Global  |  Tagged europe, event, million pound startup contest, seedrs, uk, united kingdom

April 29, 2013 @ 4:57 am By BDaily  |  

Peer-to-peer lending models are filling the gap left by banks, suggests a new report from innovation charity, NESTA. ‘Banking on Each Other’ looks at the emerging field of peer-to-peer lending to business and the processes that drive borrowers and lenders to use the platforms. Data derived from Funding Circle, the largest peer-to-peer business lending site… Read More

Read more in: General News, Global  |  Tagged funding circle, nesta, peer to peer, uk

April 26, 2013 @ 7:37 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

UK equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs continues to grow rapidly and is experiencing a steep rise in investments having funded 24 deals with 45 live offerings currently live on their platform.  It was recently announced that Seedrs had powered through the £1 Million Funded mark and now the second quarter appears to be shaping up to be… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines, Global  |  Tagged equity crowdfunding, seedrs, uk

April 23, 2013 @ 7:30 am By RealBusiness  |  

In turbulent times for business finance, the words “risk” and “funding” are inevitably connected. David Hing looks at what to watch out for in each SME funding option. Funding and investment can be the lifeblood of a start up, or indeed any business that is looking to expand. The risks associated with funding change and… Read More

Read more in: General News, Global  |  Tagged angels, europe, uk, venture capital

April 21, 2013 @ 10:47 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Video discussing due diligence regarding crowdfunding in the United Kingdom. “There is a shift in Institutions deciding who gets the money to you deciding who gets the money.”

Read more in: General News, Global  |  Tagged banktothefuture, uk, ukcfa