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Flotation | Quick Guides

Time to tap PLUS?

The current difficulties that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face in securing financing can be frustrating, writes Clive Garston, corporate partner at law firm Halliwells.

What is a cash shell?

We explain the meaning of the terms 'cash shell' and 'reverse takeover'.

Pitching to institutional investors

As a public company, some of the most important conversations you’ll have are with institutional investors, writes Philip Dumas of Dowgate Capital.

Flotation | Analysis

The return of the IPO

The IPO market shows signs of emerging from hibernation, despite the much-publicised cancellation of a few big-name floats.

AIM Adviser Index

In association with Business XL magazine, we present our ranking of the brokers, nomads, auditors and lawyers most active on AIM.

Why standard listings are a mistake

James Crux, editor of Growth Company Investor, argues that a new LSE listing category is decidedly sub-standard.

Flotation | Profiles

Accidental entrepreneur

Keith Tozzi may have stumbled across the idea for drugs and alcohol testing provider Concateno, but there’s nothing fortuitous about the chairman’s approach to growing a business for a big sale.

Received wisdom has it that recruitment companies get decimated in recessions. But received wisdom is often wrong, as Kate Bleasdale, the founder of AIM-listed Healthcare Locums, is amply demonstrating.

CVS Group: animal magic

According to CEO Simon Innes, CVS Group is the first veterinary business to be listed on the London stock market.

Research

Directors' Pay AIM 2009

What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?

VCT Special Report 2009

This reports principle aim is to provide business owners seeking funding with information about the amount of funds that VCTs have to invest.

Cash Shells Special Report 2009

A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM and PLUS, companies that have become a significant feature on the market landscape.

5 Things You Need to Understand About Your Nexus Footprint

Understand how to monitor your business activities as well as how states enforce Nexus.

ABA Banking Journal

Covers the commercial banking industry in the United States, focusing on a wide variety of banking technologies and solutions.

Accountants World Daily Newsletter

Provides a large collection of relevant news stories that are sourced from over 2,000 different publications daily.

Trying to raise business finance?

The Vistage Guide to Raising Finance in The New Economy. It tells you what your options are and how best to present your case for business finance. Simply visit www.neweconomyblog.co.uk/rf2 to request your free copy.

Enterprise-class e-commerce for mid-sized businesses

Online shopping has become ubiquitous and has changed customers' expectations. But how can mid-sized companies tackle e-commerce?

View now the ATG webinar with Forrester Research to find out how enterprise-class e-commerce can work for you. Click here to find out more

Selecting the right IT strategy in 2010

Owner managers and CEOs of fast-growing companies want IT-applications that accelerate competitive advantage and improve operational efficiency. This free whitepaper helps you plan and choose the right IT strategy for your business in 2010. Download ‘Selecting The Right Software Vendor’.

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Get started with Barclays Business Banking

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Simply Business works with a carefully selected panel of the UK's leading factoring and invoice discounting providers. Find out your cash flow options in minutes, you could have 90% of your invoices paid in 24 hours. To find out more click here

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Company Flotations

News, case studies and guides to market flotations and IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) on AIM and PLUS Markets stock exchanges in London for small and mid-cap companies. Public stock offers provide access to working capital and funds for debt repayment, acquisitions and business expansion for enterprises .

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The UK's hottest VC prospects

From the founder of Glasses Direct to the CEO of microlending company Wonga, GB talks to the leaders of five of the UK's hottest VC-backed companies about how they raised the cash and what they're doing with it.

Are fundraising prospects improving?

Mark Tasker, a specialist in the technology sector at corporate law firm Fox Williams, considers the current outlook for businesses seeking funding.

Funding a technology business

A guide to raising finance for early-stage technology companies.

Brits hit the Bay Area

UK entrepreneurs cross the pond to woo wealthy West Coast investors.

Assessing government VC funds

A report from the National Audit Office slamming the performance of state-backed venture capital (VC) funds has caused an outcry from sections of the VC community. GrowthBusiness investigates.

Dealmakers club together

Entrepreneurs are typically thought of as lone rangers who sink or swim based on their individual skills or luck. Andrew Romans, general partner of The Founders Club, has a slightly different notion.