Autumn Budget 2017 and the EIS
How will the Autumn Budget 2017 affect the EIS?
Read moreEIP Confirmed as Growth Investor Awards Finalist 2017
EIP have been confirmed as a finalist for the Most Impactful Investment Award at this year’s Growth Investor Awards being held on 8 November.
Read moreSo where does that leave the EIS?
So where does that leave the EIS? Less than a month ago, we were poring over the Tory manifesto. Now, we’re glued to the news stations just to make sure we are waking up to the same Prime Minister and Chancellor as last night. The current political uncertainty makes it much harder to predict the […]
Read moreIt’s official – the EIS is “world-leading”
It’s official – the EIS is “world-leading”! The Tory manifesto published at the end of last week makes fascinating reading. The EIS and SEIS were given specific mention: “We will help innovators and start-ups, by encouraging early stage investment and considering further incentives under our world leading Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme” […]
Read moreRide the food revolution with the SEIS!
Ride the food revolution with the SEIS! There’s a food revolution going on out there! New research published this week by food retail research specialists Kantar Worldpanel indicates a massive shift going on in food retail. It’s being led by younger people and it’s all about health. According to the research, which has a research base […]
Read moreHow To Survive Losses with the SEIS
Losing money is an integral part of the capitalist system, which brings with it both innovation and human progress. As highlighted by Luke Johnson in last weekend’s Sunday Times, a famous pioneer in early-stage tech investing has claimed to have made more failed investments than anyone else in England! The key point is that in […]
Read moreThe Season of Goodwill…and Hurdle Rates
As we slide gracefully into the season of Christmas parties, mince pies and mistletoe, we are also moving into the season of investment decisions. After two or three days of festivities, many grown-ups retreat into a period of recreational reading, which can often mean perusing the latest investment offers and making a selection of the […]
Read moreBritish Cassis and Devon Grappa – UK Entrepreneurs on the March!
From small acorns do great brands grow? The UK is famous for its luxury food and drink brands – from the great Scotch whisky names to Twinings teas to Tiptree jams, on account of their quality, reliability and transparency.
Read moreA Message to the Government: Do Not Tinker with the EIS
The Government published a report on Access to Finance this week, which gives a huge boost to SEIS, EIS and VCT schemes. The newly constituted Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (formerly the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee) published its first report of the 2016-2017 session on 31 October. Its recent research had uncovered widespread praise for the […]
Read moreHave We Seen the Top of the EIS Market?
Last week saw the release of the official EIS numbers for the 2014-2015 tax year, which showed the amount raised via the EIS had reached a new peak of £1.816 billion, an increase of 14% over the previous year and bringing the total raised to date since inception in 1994 to £14.2 billion. Like many […]
Read moreEIS Industry Lobbying for Higher Profile
A recent survey has shown that less than a quarter of MPs have heard of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). I myself recently attended a large gathering of corporate finance professionals at the Institute of Directors (IoD) where several delegates pointed to my badge, which announced I was representing the EIS Association (EISA), and asked […]
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