Do SMEs really need equity?
One of the few things in business that just about everybody agrees on is the importance of the SME sector to the UK economy, and this was re-iterated in today’s report from the CBI calling for more equity finance in SMEs.
Crowdfunding: Too much could crowd out institutional investors
Start-ups and early stage businesses have usually been the territory of the three f's: friends, family and fools. However, a new fourth element has emerged: crowdfunding.
Reasons to rethink firing management teams
A hire-or-fire founder management culture has spread amongst fund managers – but it often backfires.