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Venture Capital

Venture Capital involves selling a stake in your business to a financial investor in return for a capital injection. It is a longer term investment than a loan and is generally only appropriate for businesses with reasonable growth potential. By taking a stake in your business, the investor will expect to have some say in the way the business is run and to share in the profits and future value of the business as well. The investor will be seeking to make a profit on their investment by selling their stake in the business after between five and seven years. Venture capital can be provided by a firm of venture capitalists or by an individual business angel. Venture Capital available within London Thames Gateway: 


British Business Angels Association (BBAA)

The BBAA is a not-for-profit company, supported by the Department of Trade and Industry. This UK wide service is sponsored by the major high street banks and leading professional firms and facilitates introductions between private investors (business angels) and businesses seeking finance. BBAA offers an efficient low-cost service sourcing risk capital for small and medium businesses which is supplied by private investors in return for shares in the business. It works through Associates nationwide who provide the assistance to businesses to help them prepare for the market. Many also help investors to find opportunities.

www.nationalbusangels.co.uk

The Capital Fund

The Capital Fund is a £50 million venture capital fund which backs fast-growing, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Greater London. The fund is the largest of the nine Regional Venture Capital Funds and has a mixture of public and private sector investors. The primary objective of The Capital Fund is to maximise returns to its investors by investing in SME companies with high growth potential and management teams capable of delivering that growth. The Fund is sponsored by the London Development Agency (LDA).

www.thecapitalfund.co.uk