Forest Fuels makes premium grade fuels from wood chips and pellets We are delighted to announce the launch of the Forest Fuels loan auction on the Money&Co. website. Forest Fuels is seeking £275,000, over a 60-month term to fund long-term growth. The credit-analysis team has awarded the company a B+ rating, with an indicative gross […]
BCC criticises a system that’s not getting money to business The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), a business lobby group, this week said the recovery was “moving forward” but warned that “repairing our broken business finance system” was “a top priority”, according to a report from the BBC. “These results reinforce the case against the […]
Crowdfunding now takes cenre stage Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, harboured ambitions to be an actress, but three years as a student at Oxford turned her head, and a career in finance followed, reports Economia magazine in a recent profile of Nicola. Economia describes itself as “the member publication for ICAEW chartered accountants… essential technical accountancy […]
Robert: “We have great pedigree… Blue-chip customers.” Mecmesin, led by chairman Robert Oakley (above), is a Sussex-based family-owned business, founded in 1977. It has an annual turnover of more than £10 million, makes £1 million in annual profit, and provides employment for a workforce of160. Mecmesin makes force and torque testing equipment used to measure […]
Thanks to our friends at The Mirror for directing musical entrepreneur Allan Siema in the direction of Money&Co. (we’d provide a link, but for some reason the BizBureau section of Mirror coverage doesn’t appear on its online offering). We’d be delighted to hear from Allan. We have more than £5 million of would-be borrowers lined […]
Engaging with a friendly crowd at the Wine Bear West Oxfordshire business folk gathered at the Wine Bear in Chipping Norton to hear Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick speak on funding for small business, the way banks have failed to cater for savers’ needs – and the potential solutions offered by crowdfunding. Savers, investors and owners […]
The goal is to get everyone talking about crowd investment in business Money&Co.’s CEO Nicola Horlick is on a crusade – to take crowdfunding to the people. It starts in Chipping Norton tonight. Nicola is speaking at the Wine Bear, a small wine-retail business in the centre of the town, with the aim of explaining […]
Crowdfunding in civic splendour I took part in a panel discussion at the International Festival of Business in Liverpool last week. The event was organized by the UK Business Angel Association. Their “Investment Summit” was held in the magnificent surroundings of St. George’s Hall. I shared the platform with a number of crowdfunding experts and […]
Dean Paul Newbronner of Pitch Perfect Club We are delighted to welcome Pitch Perfect Club to Money&Co. The company’s loan auction opens today, and has been awarded a B+ credit rating by our credit-analysis team. We are a crowdfunding platform, and cannot endorse any prospective borrower. However, we have used our best efforts to ensure […]
Slow and steady to start… Today sees a guest blog from Cambridge-based researcher, Emily Mackay. Ms Mackay trawls the online world for “big data” – the numbers on capital flows, broken down by sector (equity, loan, charity, project, etc). Hers is a thoughtful and intelligent voice in the world of crowdfunding – a world that […]