Enterprise Investment Scheme Under Threat

The Office of Tax Simplification will be reviewing all tax reliefs and allowances ahead of this year’s budget. The Enterprise Investment Scheme will be one of those tax reliefs under the microscope – but as investment through the scheme has slumped, the real question is, will it be missed?

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How to Negotiate with Business Angels

In these difficult, recessionary times it’s become harder than ever for SME’s to raise money to finance their working capital and expansion. Banks seem to be closed to business and institutional money is very hard to come by for small companies. So, potential deals with business angels represent a life-line for SME’s.

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Business Angels Need Help!

Much has been written about how angel investors can help entrepreneurs, but who do business angels turn to when they need help?

Business angels are seen as the amateur cousins of professional venture capitalist investors in much the same way as the blue chip business sector is often seen as the core value sector of any economy. In fact, blue chips represent less than 2% of businesses in terms of volume and less than 50% in terms of value.

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Budget Puts the Squeeze Business Angels

in this latest emergency Budget the Chancellor has gone out of his way to show that Britain may be weighed down by a mammoth budget deficit to reduce, but it is still open for business. Or is it?

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UK budget provides unexpected boost to entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs can now claim Capital Gains Tax relief on up to £5m worth of business sales in a lifetime – this is up from £2m in March and £1m only 6 months ago.

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