Raising finance

Turning a no into a yes doesn’t have to be a difficult process when trying to raise finance to grow your business. Last year Prevista helped London businesses find loans or other finance raising over £2m, the same can become true for your business.

Funding from an external source can provide a crucial launch pad to grow your business – but you need to know where to get the money from,  how to apply for it, and whether you meet all the criteria. Prevista Business Advisers have key relationships with high street banks, business angels and grant agencies to help find a loan and intelligence around public funding opportunities. With our expert advice we’ll support you from planning an investment forecast to meeting the bank manager.

How

Prevista Business Advisers will help you raise finance for your business through a combination of 1-2-1 meetings and small tailored seminars.

Tailored Package

We provide this service through 12 hours of support. The combination of seminars and 1-2-1 meetings will be decided when you meet your Business Adviser for the first time – everyone is different, so we make sure the package of support is tailored specifically to your needs.

Content

In general the top four topics that Business Advisers will focus on include:

• Research – funders have seen it all before so you need to be prepared
• Understand your market
• Avoiding ‘hockey stick’ forecasts and making sure all your figures are backed up
• Presenting yourself – funders invest in people, not just your business

Applying for Finance

Whether you are applying for a loan, presenting to a private investor or sending an application for a public fund our Business Advisers will be on hand to coach you through the process. We want to see you raise the finance for your business as much as you do.

Cost

The great news is that you can access this service without any direct cost to your business.

This service is fully funded by the government, which means as long as your business has the potential to raise finance and you work hard with us to provide the key details there is no charge to your business.

The best way to find out if you can access this service to call one of our professional Advisers today on 0800 840 32 10.