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?

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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.

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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….

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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…?

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Business Accelerator Darling Thrashes VC Investment Values

This graph from Silicon Alley Insider is a pretty startling picture – a slightly dubious measure, but a very strong message.

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Thanks Business Angels; “All net new US jobs are from startup companies”

Sometimes a picture says it all.

All net new jobs in the US, since 2006, are the result of startup companies less than five years old.

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Business Angel Newsround – invest in people – value lies in content – and freelancing founders

Welcome to this months round up of business angel news and ideas. We’ve got three pieces each of which has significant consequences…

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Three things business angels look for – minimum viable product, market and team

Launching the first phase of a startup business – or for a business angel, preparing to invest in one – requires an assessment of three things – product, market and team.

So, what counts as a minimum viable product, market or team?

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Global Enterpreneur Week – 14th to 18th Nov

Check out Global Entrepreneur Week – 14th to 18th November - to find business angel, entrepreneur and startup events near you. Click for more info… Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it

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Business Angels make their move to business accelerators

Business angels and business angel networks are changing … and it is for the benefit of both the angel investors and the entrepreneurs!

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Business Angel news round up: Boards don’t work – crowdfunding, choosing partners and anti-dilution

A monthly round up of the biggest and best business angel and early stage investment stories and blogs on the internet.

From why company boards don’t work, signing of NDA to a new crowdfunding platform plus reasons why freelancers make great startup team partners and lastly, everything you wanted to know about anti-dilution but were afraid to ask.

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Business accelerators news – 5 accelerators for business angels and entrepreneurs

As predicted here on i Business Angel, the number of new business accelerators is exploding, whilst also offering different flavours.

Here are 5 new accelerators or programmes for business angels and entrepreneurs…

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Business Angels: Can you beat 210 companies and 35 fold increase in 5 years?

We now have – in the form of NESTA’s Startup Factories report – independent analysis of the money making power of a highly successful business accelerator.

Y Combinators has delivered a 35 fold increase over 5 years and made 210 investments.

We don’t reckon any single business angel – or super angel, for that matter – can beat this performance? Do you?

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Startup Team Harmony – Why It’s SO Important

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….

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