Pilot Crowdfunding - fund seeking for early stage businesses - £30k to £300k
Over the last few years there has been an explosion in the practice of crowdfunding, with investment crowdfunding now gaining traction in the UK.
It is not a new concept and back as far as the 1800s, French and American organisations were part-crowdfunding the construction of the Statue of Liberty by offering donors miniature models of various sizes depending on the amount donated.
This movement has started to break through in investing for shares in young businesses by the crowd; an area which, due to regulation had formerly been the preserve of accredited private and institutional investors is now opening up to the general public.
Here at Pilot Cottage, we’ve hooked up with the UK’s leading crowdfunding website to provide an online platform for local business investments. If you are based in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas and have a great business idea that needs investment to grow, get in touch for help and further information.
Pilot Angel Finance - fund seeking for growth stage businesses - £50k to £500k
There are 619,000 millionaires in the UK today, according to a recent Barclays Wealth survey. It is estimated that around 5% are Business Angels [sophisticated or high net worth private investors].
UK business angels comprise an early stage risk capital source for entrepreneurs who need cash injections to develop their business and choose to re-invest their enterprise-generated cash into growing their business rather than repaying a loan from their bank (don’t get me wrong, bank loans are great for short term revenue driving projects where repayment is two years or less).
Here at Pilot Cottage, we love helping entrepreneurs to pitch to Business Angels and Dragons Dens. Get in touch if you would like to know more or need help with fund seeking.
Michael Howes | Business Pilot