Tax Breaks Boost Profits For The Smarter Investor
Smart investors want their cake and to eat it too – that means looking for great returns that are boosted by tax breaks. UK taxpayers
Quick Guide To Making A SEIS Investment
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is considered a world leader in raising start-up cash for entrepreneur with new business ideas. Investing is straightforward and
Tech Start-Ups Have A 100/1 Chance Of Success
Only one out of every 100 technology start-up companies will survive more than a year because their products may be clever but are ‘utterly pointless’,
Give Silver Entrepreneurs Pension Tax Breaks, Urges IoD
Retirement is out of the question for entrepreneurs who have found success in business. One in six have no plans to retire, says a survey
How To Minimise CGT With SEIS Or EIS
Buy to let and second home owners worried about capital gains tax and property prices may find a solution in staking their profits in government
Crowdfunding Enters New Phase With Secondary Market
Crowdfunding platform Seedrs is launching a ‘trading Tuesday’ for investors to buy and sell shares in start-ups. The trading day is listed as the first
Malta Launches Tax Incentives For Start-Up Businesses
Mediterranean sunshine island Malta is the latest place to launch tax breaks for start-ups along the lines of the British Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS).
Rich Investors Desert Pensions For SEIS Tax Breaks
Wealthy investors are set to pour money into the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) due to a squeeze on pension savings. Other business investments with
Crowdfunders Urged To Protect Investor Cash
Crowdfunding has raised more than £140 million for 300 businesses through online platform Syndicate Room – but the founder is warning that more has to
Australia Tax Breaks To Lure Expat Entrepreneurs
Australia wants to entice entrepreneur expats with generous tax breaks for start-up businesses in a bid to broaden the economy away from a reliance on
It Is Possible To Find A 9% Yield On Investment
Investors looking for yield are finding Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) are gave average returns of nearly 9% last year. VCTs enjoyed a good year with
Crowdfunders Get Dubious Deal From Many Startups
Business angels and investors have serious doubts about the financial strength of many of the companies pitching for crowdfunding deals. Valuing a startup business is
Law Firm Crash Is UK’s Biggest Crowdfund Failure
British crowdfunding investors have suffered the biggest loss in the market place to date as legal advice firm rebus called in administrators. Rebus raised £816,000
SEIS And EIS Funding Break Records
Tax breaks under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) have encouraged investors to plough hundreds of millions of pounds into more than 3,000 startup companies.
SEIS Investors Urged To Seek HMRC Seal Of Approval
Investors are urged to avoid Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) start-ups that lack advance approval from the tax man. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) runs
Family Firms Win Favour With Business Investors
Family businesses are favourites for investors looking to take a stake in some of Britain’s most popular brands. Nearly all of the country’s 5.2 million
Cash-Strapped Entrepreneurs Miss Out On SEIS Cash
Entrepreneurs are starting businesses on a shoestring budget rather than turn to tax incentivised finance such as the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). Although SEIS
Investors Must Look Deeper At Over-Priced Start-Ups
Too many investors with too much cash are swarming around start ups and are demanding better value for money from entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs showing they are
VCT Investment Changes Go For EU Approval
Financial Secretary David Gauke has announced the government wants to ease replacement capital rules in Venture Capital Trusts (VCT). Although any measure will need to
Crowdfunding Edges Out Banks And Business Angels
Entrepreneurs are crowding banks and venture capitalists out of the start up market by taking their pitches direct to investors, claims a new report. Instead,