A reality check comes from one of the best-established digital media outlets, The Motley Fool. We have been convinced for years that peer-to-peer lending is the future of finance for small companies looking to borrow to grow and lenders looking to increase the returns on capital alike. But, as the Motley Fool points out, not […]
Ed Bowsher of Share Radio put it this way at the recent Alternative Finance conference, sponsored by Cubism Law, Money&Co., Archover and others: “Are we already seeing the end of the golden age of crowdfunding for individuals? Institutions are coming in and wanting to lend millions – what does that mean for private investors?” This […]
Here’s another excerpt from the recent, wide-ranging afternoon debate at the London conference, Alternative Finance: New Solutions To Old Problems. The event was sponsored by Cubism Law and a host of leading players in the alternative finance sector, including Money&Co., equity platform VentureFounders, P2P platform Archover, data gatherers Crowdnetic, British Influence, and crowdfunding intelligence platform, […]
Start-ups and small businesses need finance to thrive. James Codling, co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform, VentureFounders, explains his own and his company’s approach to finding the best funding route. See the link below. James knows a thing or two about start-ups, having founded his own winery in South America, where he turned barren land into […]
Following the recent conference, Alternative Finance: New Solutions To Old Problems, which Money&Co. co-sponsored, Alt Fi invited us to reprise the highlights of the day. Here’s some of what we came up with: “The event was sponsored by Cubism Law and a host of leading players in the alternative finance sector, including Money&Co., the P2P […]
The UK government’s treatment of tax credits has caused plenty of controversy – not just in the area of income tax, but also in eco-investment. The Trillion Fund, once headed up by Julia Groves (who remains as a director, but is no longer CEO) was particularly affected by recent policy changes. Here, Julia, who is […]