I get emails and LinkedIn messages weekly, from start ups and SME’s looking for investment. I’ll be honest, the majority do not even reach me, and there’s a reason why. You are not simply selling the business, you are showing how I can put capital into it, help grow it, and ultimately realise a significant return. Yes, no shit, I want to make money! You’ve got about 3-4 sentences to grab my attention, and if your pitch answers these five questions convincingly, we are having a conversation. 1. What have...
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Today I wrote to my Member of Parliament Sarah Bool and the Rt. Hon. Jonathan Reynolds MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade regarding the serious difficulties faced by small businesses in recovering unpaid debts. The content of my letter is below: Dear Secretary of State, I am writing to raise what I believe is a serious and increasingly damaging issue affecting small businesses across the United Kingdom: the difficulty, cost and time involved in recovering money that is legitimately owed to them. For a small...
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