Bottomline
Spring 2012
It's 8:02pm on Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
Understanding funding options: Private equity and venture capital
PE and VC funding involves the funder becoming an investor in your business and thus being entitled to a share of the profits, which arguably, makes it expensive. Just as importantly, PE and VC diminishes control of your business because the investor often wants a seat on the board. From day one, you will need [...]
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Paul Bennett
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Advice for Businesses, Corporate finance
On February 21 2012
Understanding funding options: Invoice discounting and stock finance
The time when invoice discounting was seen as ‘finance of the last resort’ is well in the past and it is now a mainstream source of finance that often sits alongside other funding options, including debt. In general, for regulatory reasons, and where appropriate, banks prefer to offer invoice discounting rather than overdraft facilities. How [...]
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Jane Harrison
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Advice for Businesses, Corporate finance
On February 20 2012
Sell your business in 10 minutes (video)
Corporate finance director Stephen Gregson discusses the issue of grooming a business for sale. Tax partner Tony Medcalf and financial planning consultant Laurence Kelly also consider the tax and wealth implications.
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Stephen Gregson
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Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV, Wealth management
On January 23 2012
Does it still make sense to sell your business?
I believe that 2012 will feel much the same as 2011. Which may be no mean achievement given the bad news regarding consumer confidence, unemployment levels, UK growth forecasts and the Eurozone difficulties. I suspect the medium term future is likely to continue with faltering, slow growth. Our experience suggests that the availability of bank [...]
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Stephen Gregson
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance
On December 15 2011
The Eurozone crisis – how does it affect us?
Recently events in the Eurozone have dominated the political agenda. The Eurozone crisis is now not just a problem on the periphery of the Eurozone, but is now threatening to engulf Italy, the world’s 8th largest economy, an eventuality that would almost certainly bring about the collapse of the Euro.
Thankfully as I write this blog the strong measures taken by the Eurozone leaders appear to be restoring some confidence in the markets. The measures include the effective sidelining of the leaders of Greece and Italy to be replaced by technocrats entrusted with the task of pushing through some fairly painful medicine. Assuming the political will is there to drive through these reforms the chances of a crisis being averted look favourable.
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Ian Waddingham
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance
On December 1 2011
How to maximise the value of a business on sale (video)
Moore and Smalley’s Stephen Gregson (left), corporate finance director, and head of tax, Tony Medcalf, share tips and advice on how owners can maximise the value of their business when selling.
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PR Office
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV
On November 27 2011
The key issues affecting business sales (video)
Ian Waddingham, corporate finance manager (right) asks Moore and Smalley’s corporate finance director, Stephen Gregson, on issues affecting selling a business including how to get the best price.
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Graham Gordon
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Advice for Businesses, Advice for Construction businesses, Advice for Creative and Digital businesses, Advice for Family businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV
On August 28 2011
