Author Archives: Martin Baker

Crowdfunding, Conferencing, And A Series Of Exciting Events

Next week will see a host of business developments and news events. We have new loans in the pipeline from borrowing companies currently undergoing the final stages of our rigorous credit-analysis process. There’s plenty of news to come on the industrial front – that’s the industry of crowdfunding itself – but we cannot reveal just […]

European Benchmarking Report – Cambridge The Best Judge

Mercator Advisory Group, a payments consultancy, has produced a new, if incomplete, report on our sector. Far more authoritative and comprehensive is the Moving Mainstream report, masterminded by leading Cambridge University academic, Bryan Zhang. This free report is available by clicking here. Bryan spoke at the recent Discovering The Power Of The Crowd conference, co-sponsored […]

Minimising ‘Cash Drag’ At Money&Co. Means Maximising Yield

Would it be rude to say: “Been there. Done that – ages ago?” A specialist finance media platform has swallowed a PR line from a peer-to-peer lender, which “has introduced a new range of industry-leading withdrawal options to make investors’ money work more efficiently… “Investors will be able to arrange to receive a monthly income and […]

‘No Shadows in P2P’ – Zopa Founder in Crowdfundinsider

Crowdfunding is such a young industry that the names for the things we do aren’t properly established. A common mistake is to confuse equity raises for the whole of crowdfunding. At Money&Co., we bring businesses together with people, via our high-tech platform. Lenders can get excellent returns on capital, and businesses receive the money they […]

Money&Co. To Spread Crowdfunding Word To The Regions

Insider Media reports on an innovative regional project, as equity crowdfunder Seedrs seesk to spread the word to the regions. “Crowdfunding platform Seedrs and Newport-based Impact Innovation will partner with the Welsh Government on a new £20m, six-year business support programme aimed at high growth companies,” reports IM. “The Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) is backed […]

‘£230 Billion’ P2P Market Awash With Exciting Opportunities

This Is Money, the personal finance platform, runs an interesting piece on what it calls the person-to-person marketplace, which it anticipates will be worth £230 billion in a decade. This general article is well worth a read. It looks at the way technology allows us all to be better connected, and examines the economic efficiencies […]

Discover The Power Of Crowdfunding – All In A Day

What’s the working definition of a banking consultant? The answer’s simple, according to Justin Urqhart Stewart of Seven Investment Management – a banking consultant is a banker who just happens to be unemployed! Justin kicked off the recent Discovering The Power Of The Crowd conference, which Money&Co. co-sponsored, along with CityA.M., Another Crowd, Archover, Crowdnetic […]

Quick, Fast, Online Business Loans

The process of applying for a loan with Money&Co. is quick, fast and efficient. Some borrowers say that the worst thing about applying for a bank loan is that it can take months for the bank then to turn round and say “no”. We don’t guarantee that we will lend to you – our selection […]

How To Get A P2P Business Loan

To get a business loan via p2p platforms such as Money&Co., you apply online. Here’s the practical process: You can apply for loans by contacting the site and filling in a short questionnaire. We will check your company’s finances and if we think it is creditworthy, we will give it a risk rating. The ratings […]