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Just Nuts About Coconuts

One company that recently approached Money&Co. for P2B crowdfunding finance is coconut-water and healthfood-snack company, Cocofina. We won’t – and cannot, for regulatory reasons – comment on the company’s business. Prospective lenders will have to make up their minds about the offering for themselves. But we were struck by the attitude and confidence of Cocofina […]

Crowdfunding and P2B To Go Mainstream

“Crowdfunding and Person-To-Business financing (P2B) are relatively new parts of the finance industry – or at least their popularity is relatively new,” says Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick. Money&Co. notes with interest how quickly that popularity is increasing. A recent report by Reuters indicates that “a British hedge fund plans to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, hitherto at […]

P2B – Crowdfunding Is Pushing Against an Open Door

SME Finance Monitor BDRC Continental has recently published a survey that highlights the growing number of alternative funding providers. Crowdfunding is cited as a prime example of this phenomenon. The Telegraph reports that small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are turning to alternative providers of finance. The news organisation’s enterprise editor, Rebecca Burn-Callander says that SMEs […]