Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Online Education Start-up Gets $1 million of Business Angel Funding
Brett Tudor on Sunday, September 5th, 2010San Francisco based start-up Udemi a web based platform allowing anyone to teach via the Internet has just secured $1 million of business angel funding to help grow the business.
Social Marketing Startup Secures $750K of Angel Funding
Brett Tudor on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Flowtown, the social marketing platform that helps businesses transform their email contacts into engaged customers, announced that it has raised $750K in seed funding.
Decline in Lending to Small Companies Increases Finance Concerns
Brett Tudor on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010The government lending scheme for start-up bsuinesses and small busineses is failing to provide small companies with the help they need. Lending has dropped by nearly 60 per cent in the past 12 months, heightening concerns about the scheme and low levels of business finance in the UK.
New Funding Business Targets Small Firms
Brett Tudor on Monday, August 16th, 2010A new UK business has been launched to fill the funding gap for small businesses seeking funding from private investors.
Connecticut Offers Tax Breaks to Angel Investors
Brett Tudor on Monday, August 16th, 2010US State Connecticut is the place to go for tax breaks with the state already offering tax credits to encourage devlopment in areas including research and development, movie production, natural gas. The State has now added a further tax break to business angels to encourage investment and employment growth.
Fashion Company Rescued by Business Angels
Brett Tudor on Monday, August 16th, 2010Lancashire fashion firm Bobowoman fails to impress TV Dragons but manages to secure funding from business angels.
French Business Angels Invest in Irish Startup
Brett Tudor on Sunday, August 8th, 2010European business angel network Sophia Business Angels (SBA) have have made an investment in Radisens Diagnostics, an Irish tech start-up to help fund a route to market for its portable digital diagnostics product line.
Who Were The Ancient Business Angels?
Neil Lewis on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Archaeologists have just discovered a small fleet of 18 m boats just off the coast from Rome, Italy. The boats belonged to traders and are over 2,500 years old.
Could these be the original business angels?
Looking for business angel services? Look no further…
Neil Lewis on Monday, July 26th, 2010Looking for a business angel network in the UK? Well, look no further, that the i business angel directory - where you can find networks across the UK, business angel and entrepreneur publications and resources along with start-up legal, accounting and support services too.
Investment in early stage tech companies grows in Europe
Brett Tudor on Saturday, July 17th, 2010Investment in early stage technology companies has grown in Europe according to a quarterly review released by Calibre One.
