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Capital

Finding the money to grow your business

What are some of the avenues available to home and small businesses for raising the necessary finance? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each?
February 2nd, 2012 by Heather Douglas

Selecting the best bank for your business

Dealing with your own financial affairs can be a daunting prospect and often business owners don't so much choose where they will go as end up with a particular bank by default. Stuart Wills suggests some things you might take into consideration when choosing where to keep your hard-earned money.
June 22nd, 2011 by Stuart Wills

Negotiating a guarantee agreement

Providing a guarantee to a lender or creditor, whether for your own business or on behalf of someone else, can be riskier than you realise. Michael Smyth shows you how to limit that risk by negotiating appropriate terms.
August 9th, 2010 by Michael Smyth

The small business person's biggest challenge: Getting finance

Running your own business is one of life's most exciting and rewarding endeavours. But as with all worthwhile ventures, it comes with a number of challenges and for self-employed people, getting access to finance can be the biggest challenge of all, as Gary Walker explains
September 4th, 2006 by Gary Walker

Raising venture capital - lessons from the Dragonss Den

If you are already getting "Dragon's Den" withdrawal following the screening of the final last week, or avidly anticipating the next series, Michael Taplin suggests there are some great lessons to take away if you're looking for finance to really make YOUR business grow
May 10th, 2006 by Michael Taplin

Research and development grants

For certain projects, grants are available from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. So what are the criteria? Enterprise North Shore shares some pointers to help eligible businesses access funding
March 29th, 2006 by Eric Gelb

Finding another source of funding

If your business needs extra funding but cannotfind it, Phil Hickling might have the answer
September 16th, 2005 by Phil Hickling

Accessing funding - help is at hand

There are a number of schemes offering monetary help to businesses which qualify - but applying for, and receiving those funds, can be difficult. Jane Shearer regularly helps businesses to access those funds - and she has advice for you if you are looking at your funding options
July 8th, 2002 by  Jane Shearer 

Arranging finance for your home business

Getting a bank loan for a startup is very difficult. David Weusten has some tips on how to improve your chances.
January 7th, 2002 by David Weusten

Venture capital - a source of capital with less personal risk

Do you need to fund your great idea but don't want to put your house on the line? Venture capital may be an option - but as Murray McLean explains it's not just an easy way to get money into your business
November 20th, 2001 by Murray McLean

When you're banking on that loan ....

If you need to borrow money to start or grow your home business, where do you go to get it? Murray McLean gives some sound advice on who to approach, and how to go about securing a loan.
November 12th, 2001 by Murray McLean

Mapping the road to your success

Home businesses which plan consistently do better than those that don't. Is yours one of them? Lin Ives outlines how in the first of a series of articles on business planning.
April 19th, 2001 by Lin Ives

Putting together a business plan

The majority of home businesses don't have a written business plan. While the old addage "fail to plan and you plan to fail" is true for many, those that do think through their business planning are often highly successful businesses in the longer term. Make the time to do your business planning properly - it's well worth the effort!
March 9th, 2001 by Murray McLean