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Startup Team Harmony – Why It’s SO Important

Brett Tudor on Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Starting up any business will bring extreme pressures, and research shows that most businesses will fail within the first five years.

With this in mind, if you’re a business angel it is worth keeping a very close eye on team harmony, a significant indicator of the future success of a startup. You don’t want a Carlos Tevez type situation on your hands….

Boom! Is Russia’s Business Angel Market Ready to Explode?

Brett Tudor on Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Dogged by corruption and instability, Russia was once regarded as a difficult place to do business, but there are signs that times and attitudes may be about to change for the business angel market within the boundaries of this former Communist superpower.

Getting a Good Deal from Business Angels

Brett Tudor on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Much is written about how to attract business angels to invest in your business, but where is the advice for entrepreneurs on how to negotiate a good deal?

A visit to my local electrical store the other day got me thinking about how satisfying it can be to get a good deal, but also how difficult it can be to avoid some of the pitfalls while negotiating it.

Angels Den Founder Bill Morrow on ‘Crowdfunding’

Brett Tudor on Monday, March 28th, 2011

Crowdfunding, a model that raises funding for start-ups by harnessing the power of the Internet investor crowd has grown from similar models that already exist in the US, but Crowdcube is the first website of its kind to be launched with UK businesses in mind – will it provide all the answers for entrepreneurs who need investment?

A Budget for Business Angels and some (but not all) Entrepreneurs…

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

There were some joyous early reactions to today’s budget particularly on the lunchtime news when Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meadon among others got excited by the Chancellor’s tax windfall for VCs and how she could now take more risks with early stage companies… but exactly how much risk will business angels and VCs now take?

Will it be a Budget for Business Angels or Entrepreneurs?

Brett Tudor on Monday, March 21st, 2011

The government are hoping to close up any loopholes that allow wealthy investors to take advantage of tax breaks while also launching the most pro-growth Budget for a generation – can they pull it off?

Business Angels and Startups Going Global!

Brett Tudor on Monday, March 14th, 2011

The entire landscape of early stage funding is in a state of flux – new innovations in funding models are emerging to threaten the traditional status quo and the world has become a smaller place for those adventurous entrepreneurs willing to take a risk internationally.