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It’s easier to startup – and easier for business angels too

A theme that has been running on iBusinessAngel is that it is possible to form intelligent strategies and due diligence processes around angel investments.

So, what are smart business angels doing to de-risk their investments?

Idea Alive accelerator’s Investor Evening 22nd Feb

Idea Alive – the startup accelerator in Manchester, UK, has announced its end of programme investor evening for its first couple of companies.

Crowd Funding – nearly legal?

Moves are afoot in the USA to legalise crowd funding. Senator Scott Brown wants to allow startups to raise up to $1m via crowd funding. Read the article here… Similar, in the UK, the government is conducting a high level review of finance for SMEs lead by ex 3i director Chris Rowlands. This review is [...]

Crowd Funding for Startups – should it be legal?

Legislation is moving in the USA and the UK to make business angels of us all - and that is, to allow crowd funding.

We want to help the USA and UK governments decide about crowd funding - so please take our short survey below.

Business Angels Gearing up for 6th April – 78% tax breaks anyone?

Business Angels investing in startup UK companies are gearing up for tax breaks of between 50 and 78% for investments which are made after 6th April 2012.

Find out how it works and how you can benefit...

Crowdcube raises £300k – with its own website

Crowdfunding website Crowdcube has raised £300k using its own website. No business angel networks were involved.

BBAAs Winter Workshop, London, 25th Jan

British Business Angel Association’s winter workshop will be held at NESTA head quarters in London on the 25th January, 2012. More info here…

UK Business Angel Syndicates Offered Extra Funds

The UK government's new Angel CoFund is willing to provide equity or quasi-equity investment of between £100K and £1M into eligible SMEs alongside business angel syndicates.

This action could double the amount of money available for Business Angel investment in the UK in 2012....

The software Business Angel opportunity of 2012

A new year is a good time to take stock and look around to see where the best investment opportunities will come from in the year ahead.

We are picking out cloud based software solutions as the best of the bunch.

Why...?

UK Goverment offers up to 78% tax relief on Business Angel seed investments

The UK goverment has announced that it will rebate 50% of any money invested in a startup business in the 2012/13 tax year – commencing 5th April 2012. In addition, any capital gain realised in 2012/13 will be exempt of the 28% capital gains tax if that money is invested in starups.