Unlocking Smart Finance in Turkey
Introducing enabling investor policies has been pivotal in making Turkey one of the world’s fastest growing angel investor nations. H.E. Mehmet Simsek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, has been intimately involved in this transformation and recently summarised the government’s thinking. Around the world, governments are embracing the role that business angels, collective investing funds and crowdfunding can play in funding...
Looking to the Future
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony L. Gardner shares US wisdom and support for the future of European Early Stage Investment Markets. A growing trend in the 21st Century is the speed at which start-ups can achieve economies of scale and significant market share. Advances in technology, widespread access to information and social media have lowered the barriers to market...
Redefining Public and Private Partnerships
Funding entrepreneur driven innovation is an imperative for economic growth. Bringing the public and private sectors together to improve early stage funding options is critical for the global economy. Recep Bicer, Chair of the SME Development Organisation of Turkey makes it clear that SME’s play an important role in economic and social development. SME’s “inherent ability to adapt quickly to hanging conditions...
The Scene in South East Asia
Co-President of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, CEO of Solstar International Pte Ltd and Chairman of NTUitive, Inderjit Singh, says exciting times are ahead for South East Asia, as angel investors show more and more interest in developing a healthy and sustainable entrepreneurship environment. The start-up scene in South East Asia (SEA) has been developing for the last 15 years, starting...
Chambers Consider Funding SME Growth
Unpacking the four pillars that marry Business Angel Networks with Chambers of Commerce in support of SME’s and start-ups. Faced with the question of how Chambers of Commerce can best take active steps to support SME’s and start-ups, Paulo Andrez, President Emeritus of EBAN, had one clear answer: “the single initiative with the potential to improve small businesses’ access to...
Paving the Way
Entrepreneurs in the Gulf Region have more opportunities to establish start-ups than ever before, and many investors are honing in on the IT sector, says Head of Investment & Technology Promotion Office, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Dr Hashim S. Hussein. Accumulated evidence has shown that financial inclusion promotes growth through the provision of funding to the most promising firms,...
Angels in America
Venture Capital and Angel Investing form part of the Early- Stage Entrepreneurial Economy (ESEE) and play a crucial role in the future of American jobs and economic growth, says Charles L. Sidman, Managing Partner at ECS Capital Partners. Angel Investing is flourishing in the United States. Indeed, it had a banner year in 2016, with the Angel Capital Association (ACA)...
Banks, BANs and Startup funding
A look at how banks are creating more liquidity for start-ups by partnering with business angel networks. Unpacking the role of banks in the global early stage investment market Since the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, one of the million-dollar questions for politicians, regulatory boards and finance professionals across the globe has been: what should banks do differently?...
Brexit’s Impact
With uncertainty looming over the impact of Brexit, Modwenna Rees- Mogg calls for calm in the face of a distant storm. While it is expected that not much will change between now and 2019, there are a few things to be mindful of and it would be wise to prepare for some major changes ahead. It’s less than three months...
Stock Exchanges Driving Angel Exits
There have been increasing exits with secondary markets amongst investors. We look at how global stock exchanges can create more exit options for Business Angels. The role of secondary markets in the world early stage investment ecosystem Start-ups and SME’s around the world have always had difficulty making use of capital market funding opportunities and accessing adequate resourcing. Some of these...
