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How to pitch your business like a pro: tips from Dragon’s Den

In the seventh in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, Jennifer Duthie shares the pitching tips which helped her attract seed capital from Piers Linney and Kelly Hoppen. The founder of Skribbies encourages you to know both your

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5 tips to successfully pitch new ideas to angel investors

In the sixth in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, we take a look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Being single minded and focused alone isn’t enough to help you when pitching to investors.

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The dos and don’ts of pitching for business investment

In the fifth in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, we acknowledge that not every investor is looking for the same thing, and to test this theory, the BBC’s business reporter, Ian Rose asked the same three questions

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Tips from a presentation expert

In the fourth in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, Spencer Waldron, presentation expert and UK Country Manager at cloud presentation software company Prezi, gives his top tips on how to build a punchy presentation that helps you

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James Caan’s top tips to win people over to your idea

In the third in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, ex dragon James Caan provides some top tips to help you convince investors to put their money into your business and management team. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-2630246/Dragons-Den-James-Caan-tricks-winning-start-investors.html  

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Holding companies and VAT recovery – are you getting too much?

Following a recent court case reclaiming VAT incurred by holding companies will come under closer scrutiny from HMRC and they have given guidance on the new regime. http://bakertilly.info/bakertillylz//lz.aspx?p1=&CC=&p=1&cID=1&cValue=4  

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28 common mistakes startups make when pitching to investors

In the second in our series of articles concerned with raising finance, we look at some of the mistakes you can make that can destroy your pitch and even the business. Richard Harroch,  MD and Global head for Vantage Point

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How to pitch to investors

Raising finance is one of the key things Remedy helps clients do as part of a planned growth strategy. As part of our desire to use experts in their field we are delighted to welcome you to part one of

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New food labelling rules now in force

New food labeling rules state that businesses selling or manufacturing food must provide consumers with allergens, traceability and ‘best before’ information. From 13 December 2014, a new piece of European legislation, called the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC)

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Corporation tax – new “associated company” rules

From 1 April 2015, the rules for identifying which companies are “associated” for corporation tax purposes will be simplified. The current tax regime means that if a company’s profits are more than £1,500,000 it will pay corporation tax at 21%,

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