Martin Wheatley of the Financial Conduct Authority These are exciting times. Crowdfunding continues to grow at a fast and increasingly rapid rate – and loan-based crowdfunding, of the kind we provide at Money&Co. – is geared to promote growth in the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. That is also good news for savers […]
Egg freezing – “a truly bizarre employee benefit” How do business-owners and managers decide what employee benefits to offer? This week, Apple and Facebook told the world that they were offering $20,000 to female employees who wanted to freeze their eggs. This is a truly bizarre employee benefit and is not one that I would […]
Corporate credit availability by firm size. Source: Bank of England The UK’s economic recovery is causing a considerable amount of head scratching amongst commentators, economic observers and pundits generally. The growth figures are fair to reasonable, and a recovery is underway – all are agreed on that. “We’re witnessing a kind of economic slingshot effect […]
Vince Cable knows a bad deal when he sees one The second city is the centre of the Money&Co. universe today. A senior team of Money&Co. executives, led by CEO Nicola Horlick, is on a mission to spread the crowdfunding word in Birmingham. The message is simple: we bring people and businesses together. Individual savers […]
FSB has just issued a useful and vocal manifesto Small business is finding its voice – and about time, too. Small and medium-sized enterprises account for 47 per cent of the employed workforce, as Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, explains. As you know, putting people together with businesses to facilitate funding and growth is at the […]
An exciting week ahead begins in Oxford “Crowdfunding is an important part of the future for UK business – especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which employ 47 per cent of the UK work force,” says Nicola Horlick, CEO of Money&Co. Nicola heads off with a senior team for Oxford today. Ahead of the Money&Co. executives […]
Business development has something up its sleeve… Money&Co.’s head of business development, Rachel Green, is a key member of a team that’s hitting the road this autumn. The weeks ahead promise a long series of breakfasts, lunches, and media meetings as Money&Co. raises awareness of what crowdfunding has to offer businesses and lenders alike all […]
Mixing business and pleasure in Birmingham – book for next week! We’re not only bringing people together with businesses, we’re bringing people together with drinks and canapes! As part of Money&Co.’s autumn road show, we’re delighted to announce a link up with one of the UK’s very best finance-personnel companies. Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, will […]
M&C’s Rachel Green – all set to hit the road Money&Co. is all about bringing people and businesses together. To this end, a senior team, headed by CEO Nicola Horlick and head of business development, Rachel Green, is hitting the road in the final third of the year. The aim is to bring our business […]
The banks are nothing if not consistent – the systematic failure to support small business continues New research reveals that 59 per cent of start-ups have been rejected for a bank loan to start their business, according to a report from business media outlet, startups.co.uk. The study on which the report is based was undertaken […]