Attracting Investors

There are many different ways to get funding for an SME, each with its own set of requirements and obligations. Learn what your options are in order to decide which kind of SME funding suits you best.

Finfind’s inaugural SMME Access to Finance Report reveals some of the biggest challenges SMEs face when trying to get finance. Understand the landscape, and you can adjust your business to obtain more finance.

There are over 200 national incentives for the industrialisation of South Africa. Can you tap into grant funding to grow your business?

What you really need to know to land an investor.

Knowing how to write a funding proposal properly can make or break your business idea before it even gets off the ground.

How to attract and obtain investors to your established, high-growth business.

For an intrepid entrepreneur, the prospect of external funding can seem almost too good to be true. But how realistic is a search for funding? And are you even ready to start looking for it?

Allow me to explain why you shouldn’t take that approach (and, in some cases, why you can’t).

If you want your business pitch to investors to succeed, read these four tips on how to pitch an investor effectively.

Starting a business is an exciting opportunity but it can be daunting at the same time especially when funding from an outside source is required. While there are a number of funding sources available, the kind of business you have will determine the kind of funds you’re eligible for.

Know someone who should take that entrepreneurial leap? Thinking of lending them a few bucks? Think again! By doing that - you might be a credit provider.

Organisations like the Branson Centre exist to help you succeed. We chat to its CEO, Jane Rankin, to learn how they can help you.

Whether you’re after bank loans, venture capital, angel investors, crowd sourcing or other creative ways to fund your business, look no further.

Don’t kill your chances before you even start.

Three university students, Matthew Piper, Karidas Tshintsholo, and Tokologo Phetla, are proving you can launch an ambitious business with no capital in three months by leveraging networks and burning your ships. Here's how they launched their start-up: Student Investor.

As a venture capitalist, I can narrow down the facts behind investing and give you the cheat sheet to it.