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Alternative funding sources

If you’re a growing enterprise looking for funding, there are lots of sources available, from small private lenders to corporate financing, and even corporate venturing. Growing Business has put together advice on the most common sources of alternative funding, so you know where to look and how to pitch for it.

Crowdfunding: your next source of capital?

Can a small business really look to crowdfunding as a viable method of raising growth capital? Growing Business investigates
Trendspotting: crowdfunding

Looking for alternative finance for your business and sick of the status quo? Then why not consider the in-crowd?
Funding from the founders

Can Brent Hoberman's Profounders Capital help close the equity gap?
Factoring

Read our 60 second guide to this form of finance
Friends like these

James Hurley on the hidden perils of the ‘friends and family’ round
Fundraising from customers: Should you consider retail bonds?

Caxton FX joined King of Shaves, Hotel Chocolat, and others in raising finance via retail bonds issued to customers. Would it work for your...

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