ISQ Blog

Welcome to our blog where we share our knowledge and top tips around crowdfunding, raising equity investment, clients’ success stories and industry news.

Seven most common questions asked by investors Nov 09, 2022

Investors considering supporting your crowdfunding campaign can and will ask all sorts of questions. Here are just seven of the common ones, which you...

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VCs, Angels, Family Offices - Introduction to types of investors Nov 02, 2022

No, a family office is not a cosy mahogany-lined room with well-used, yet comfortable, leather furniture where you meet to discuss important things li...

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Case study: Collabed overfunds by 130% on Seedrs Oct 26, 2022

"ISQ are the crowdfunding experts, they helped us get the most out of our campaign and assisted Collabed every step of the way. Their programme is wel...

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Equity Crowdfunding - What does it cost? Oct 20, 2022

The thing with clichĂ©s is more often than not, they’re true. That’s certainly so of the well-known adage ‘You’ve got to spend money to make money’. 

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Advance Subscription Agreement - Why raise investment this way? Oct 12, 2022

Here at ISQ, we’re often asked about the various ways of raising crowdfunding investment. One of these options is an Advance Subscription Agreement (A...

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Improvements to the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) Oct 05, 2022

The recent mini-budget announced positive changes to the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), a scheme which provides income tax relief to indivi...

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How to Apply for SEIS: Get help preparing your SEIS & EIS application with SeedLegals Sep 28, 2022

Wondering how to apply for SEIS and EIS?

ISQ partners with SeedLegals to help clients through the SEIS and EIS application process with HMRC. Here ar...

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Case study: Just Fix successfully overfund to 195% on Seedrs Sep 21, 2022

Platform: Seedrs

Campaign target: ÂŁ200,000

Final amount raised: ÂŁ391,610

Overfunding: 195%

Number of investors: 317

Pre-money valuation: ÂŁ2.6M

F...

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Stages of Business Investment - Part 1 - Seed Investment Sep 14, 2022

Businesses typically seek investment at various stages of their growth and development. The term ‘Seed Investment’ is one generally used for businesse...

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5 More Networking Tips To Boost Your Equity Crowdfunding Efforts Sep 06, 2022

Finding equity crowdfunding investors can be difficult at the start. But with enough effort, you should be able to reach your financial goals in no ti...

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Case study: Barking up the right tree, Your Dog's Club raises ÂŁ334k in 2nd Seedrs campaign Aug 31, 2022

“I’ve got two key mantras, firstly don’t re-invent the wheel, and secondly if there’s a proven process, follow it. ISQ has been there, done that, and ...

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Crowdfunding - The good and the not so good Aug 24, 2022

I really wanted to title this article “Crowdfunding - The B.U.G.” i.e the Bad, the Ugly and the Good. However, I wasn’t sure it would catch on. And no...

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