How to fund your start-up business idea, with Fleur Emery

It’s likely that when you start a business, you’ll need some money to get up and running.

You might initially need to invest in equipment or stock, or maybe you’ve grown your business to a point where you need some cash to be able to scale to the next level.

When it comes to getting money into your business, there are so many options out there from bootstrapping, getting a loan or a grant, crowdfunding to finding angel investors, but it can be hard to know where to start, how to navigate the process and how to know which direction is best for your business.

Joining me today is Fleur Emery, startup expert and founder of Real Work, an online co-working space for women. Fleur has a wealth of experience when it comes to raising funds for businesses, and today, she shares with me 10 practical ways you can take money into your small business.

We take a look at what options are available, we break down some of the jargon associated with each one and look at both the pros and cons to give you an idea of which route could work for you.

You can follow and connect with Fleur at:

• Real Work: https://www.doreal.work/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doreal.work/

Fleur shared some great resources in this episode. All the links are below:

• Small Change: https://www.smallchangeuk.org/
• UK Government Grants: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support?types_of_support%5B%5D=grant
• Reward Crowdfunding Platforms: Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Crowdfunder
• Merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs: https://www.cityam.com/crowdfunding-platforms-seedrs-and-crowdcube-announce-plans-to-merge/
• FCA Crowdfunding and authorisation: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/authorisation/when-required/crowdfunding
• The Wallet with June Angelides: How to get funding for your business
• Rosa Bloom: https://www.rosabloom.com/

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