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Budget 2020 For Start-Ups: Everything You Need To Know 16 Mar 2020 COVID-19, Fundraising, Policy - In this report we outline the most relevant points from the 2020 Budget for UK start-ups & SMEs like Entrepreneurs' Relief cap, COVID-19 measures and more.
PAYE Cap On R&D Tax Credits Delayed Until 2021 13 Mar 2020 Fundraising, Tax, Tech - A PAYE cap on the amount claimed under R&D Tax Credits was supposed to be introduced in April this year, but it has now been delayed to 2021.
4 Ways To Use R&D Tax Credits When You Already Received A Grant 28 Feb 2020 Fundraising, Tax - Many believe that if you took any kind of grant you won't qualify for R&D Tax Credits under the SME scheme. The matter is actually more complex than that.
SME R&D Tax Credits or RDEC: Which One Do You Qualify For? 17 Feb 2020 Bookkeeping, Fundraising, Tax - As you may know, there are two main R&D Tax Credit schemes. Whether the claiming company is eligible for the SME scheme or the RDEC, depends on its size. But how do we define size?
R&D Expenditure: Which Costs Qualify? 3 Feb 2020 Bookkeeping, Fundraising, Tax - There are 5 categories of R&D expenditure that are eligible for R&D Tax Credits. These include cost of staff and subcontractors, consumables and software.
From A Funding Round To Another: How Long Should Your Runway Be? 3 Feb 2020 Fundraising, Strategy - The time before your business runs out of cash between a funding round and the next is known as runway. Estimating it correctly is crucial to its survival.
Get EIS Investment Quicker With Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA) 21 Jan 2020 Fundraising, Investment - Under an ASA, the investors pays in advance for shares that will be allocated at a later date. This is, usually, when a qualifying Funding Round is raised.
4 Revenue-Based Solutions To Fundraise Without Giving Up Equity 21 Jan 2020 Fundraising - Revenue-based financing does exactly what it says on the tin: it allows you to raise finance and to pay it back as a percentage of your future revenues.
Finerva Partners With Swoop To Help Raise Early-Stage Funding 7 Jan 2020 Company News, Fundraising - Swoop is a business funding and savings platform enabling businesses to discover the right funding solutions across loans, equity and grants.
Taking Investment From A Corporate VC: All The Pros And Cons 3 Dec 2019 Fundraising, Investment - The figure of the Corporate VC comes with an aura of mixed opinions. CB Insights surveyed 365 of them to get a deep insight into how and how well they work.
Seedrs Introduce Direct Investment To Their Crowdfunding Platform 29 Nov 2019 Fundraising, Investment - In addition to their nominee structure Seedrs introduced direct investment. Users will be able to control all administrative aspects of their shareholdings.
Setting Up A Growth Shares Scheme: The Basics 18 Nov 2019 Employment, Fundraising, Strategy - Setting up a growth shares scheme allows you to incentivise both employees and non-employees by granting them a fraction of the value they help create.