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Tag: SMEs

Covid-19: Economic recovery? Relying on banks restricts growth opportunities

On top of traditional entrepreneurial finance channels, entrepreneurs have many other tools at their disposal.

Bank Loans, business angels, Capital Markets Union, Covid-19, ECN, Equity, eu, European Crowdfunding Network, Growth, Private Equity, SMEs, Venture Capital

EU adopts a new set of rules to boost crowdfunding and protect investors

Member states are responsible for authorising and supervising crowdfunding providers.

Crowdfunding, eu, Regulation, SMEs, Startups

Francesca Passeri (ECN): “Crowdfunding, to foster economic growth in the post-pandemic world.”

But collaboration, education and research are pivotal to succeed.

Alternative Finance, Crowdfunding, ECN, Economic Growth, Economic Impact, ECSP, EIB, ESG, ESMA, eu, European Crowdfunding Network, European Crowdfunding Regulation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Francesca Passeri, Impact, Interview, Sdg, SMEs, Startups, Sustainable Finance Action Plan

Low-quality entrepreneurs seek funding from the crowd, study says

Entrepreneurs who access equity crowdfunding are more likely to fail.

entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Equity Crowdfunding, Failure, Research, SMEs, Startups

EU recovery: A new capital markets union strategy to be released next Autumn

Europe wants to mobilise all the resources at its disposal to kickstart the economy, including its financial markets.

Capital Markets Union, Covid-19, europe, European Commission, SMEs

COVID-19 caused the largest collapse in business activity ever recorded in the eurozone

The Composite Output PMI fell to 31.4, falling over 20 points and signalling a quarterly contraction of approximately -2%.

Covid-19, Eurozone, SMEs

Tackling Coronavirus: EU Call for Action

With a budget of €164 million, this call is “bottom up”, meaning there are no predefined thematic priorities

Coronavirus, Covid-19, Entrepreneurship, eu, SMEs, Startups

Invesdor Hires A New CEO and Plans Ahead

“I am convinced that we will come out of these changes as a real powerhouse in our industry,” Lasse Mäkelä says.

CEO, Crowdfunding, Digital Fundraising, Finnest, Invesdor, Investor Group, SMEs, Startups

How Challenger Banks Are Changing Business Banking

SMEs are no longer limited to using a traditional high street bank.

Challenger Banks, Fintech, Infographic, Know Your Money, SMEs

The Challenges Faced by UK Entrepreneurs When Scaling Up

“To successfully scale is extremely costly.”

brexit, Entrepreneurship, James Codling, Scaling-up, SMEs, VentureFounders

How Alternative Finance Can Help SMEs: A Case Example from Italy

How to trigger a new renaissance for Italy by leveraging alternative finance.

Equity Crowdfunding, Italy, monte dei paschi, siena, SMEs

British SMEs like it equity

Appetite for equity finance growing in Britain.

albion ventures, entrepreneurs, Equity, millennials, SMEs, uk, yougov

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