Where Is The Money !!!
Martin Edmonds – Business Loans Manager
ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust)
Feb 12th 2014 www.reinvest.co.uk
What Money Is There ?
Loans Equity Grants ………………………. Peer 2 Peer Crowdfunding
Loans
Banks – You all know what they do…..
Start up loan scheme
Finance Birmingham – covers Solihull
ART – What do we do
ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust)
Est 1997 by Sir Adrian Cadbury – Hon President Loans between £10k-£100k Where the banks can’t help Cover West Midlands – alone or with others Interest rate from Base+10% - based on risk/security 90% deals unsecured – but take guarantees Any sector Job creation/safeguarding
Grants
Business Development Grant – up to £15k
Business Innovation Programme – up to £30k
Green Bridge –up to £1m
There are others………….. changes frequently
Equity/Debt
Finance Birmingham -£50k-£1m – High tech/early stage/creative
Midven – 5 Funds start from £125k
Business Angel networks – Advantage Business Angels/Minerva - £150k++
Other Sources
Peer 2 Peer funders
ZOPA – up to £20k Thincats - £50k- £3m Funding Circle - £5k-£1m Market Invoice – sell invoices online Crowdfunders
Kickstarter – creative sectors Seedrs - equity
Where Next?
www.reinvest.co.ukwww.birmingham.gov.uk/bdpwww.birmingham.gov.uk/bipwww.birmingham.gov.uk/greenbridgewww.financebirmingham.comwww.betterbusinessfinance.co.ukwww.gbslepbusinesssupport.co.ukwww.startuploans.co.uk
If all else fails!!!!“Put your hand down the back of the
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