Pitching your business to a venture capital (VC) investor can be daunting. You’re potentially competing for a limited pool of money against a crowd of other founders with innovative ideas. And the pressure to succeed makes it easy to fumble your pitch. Even start-ups with fantastic growth potential often make basic mistakes, such as being…
The closure of debtors over Christmas will negatively impact a third (33%) of the UK’s SMEs, according to new research released today from Nucleus Commercial Finance. Unfortunately for one in 10 of UK SMEs, it means that they will struggle financially – at a time when they should be able to concentrate on planning and…
About Oliver… An experienced accountant, Oliver Barkes has been a Finance Director for over 30 years in a variety of companies including privately owned SMEs. In addition to strategic and operational responsibilities, he has experience in fund raising, reorganisations and has carried out a number of acquisitions and disposals. As a Management Accountant and Corporate…
![View Ask Me Anything about [Why Profit Does not Always Equal Cash] with Informed Funding Webinar – 3rd December – 8:30am](https://efm.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/From-an-idea-to-maturity-the-5-stages-of-business-growth-450x240.png "View Ask Me Anything about [Why Profit Does not Always Equal Cash] with Informed Funding Webinar – 3rd December – 8:30am")
This new Ask Me Anything (AMA) series is designed for business leaders who want to ask the ‘dumb’ and ‘obvious’ questions. Many financial professionals and investors take for granted that commonly used jargon is oftentimes poorly understood by their target audience, if at all. “Cash is like air; profit is like food. You need cash all the…
About Lee… An experienced Finance Director, Lee Oddie has over twenty years’ experience working with privately owned standalone SMEs in the UK and Europe. His experience includes the manufacturing sector with extensive knowledge in the steel processing, car exhaust, plastics moulding, and healthcare industries. With significant European experience, Lee is a commercially aware business advisor…
With the UK set to leave the EU, the results of a recent YouGov survey of SME decision makers revealed that most (55%) now feel that their businesses are prepared for Brexit. Nevertheless, almost four in ten (38%) say they feel unprepared. This figure is higher still among SMEs that import from outside the UK…
At EFM we like to get our Associates to share their client activities and why the portfolio lifestyle is so beneficial to their personal lives. Stepping out of a full-time role and into the position of a flexible, part-time Finance Director brings many advantages to the Associate. They will no longer be tied to one…
Many congratulations to our EFM associate finance director, Andrew Sugden, on your recent client feedback. “Kim Antoniou of Auris Tech, another one of Andy’s clients, recommended Andy Sugden to us at Love Language. Andy has brought a wealth of knowledge and competencies to our business. His most valuable quality has been his sincere approach and…
The world is in a state of crisis with the covid-19 pandemic crippling businesses and causing heartache for business owners. Since March 2020, the United Kingdom has been faced with a varied state of lockdowns, local lockdowns and the introduction of the new tier system. All of this uncertainty is affecting SME business owners to…
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