ISQ Blog

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

How to be more successful at marketing your start-up May 23, 2016

To be successful at marketing you first need to understand what it is. Unfortunately, the answer is not clear at all. Ask 10 entrepreneurs the same...

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10 secrets for a successful start up Apr 06, 2016

Start-ups are all in the spotlight right now. Since Airbnb took the online world by storm we’ve seen the rise of all sorts of...

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2 equity crowdfunding campaigns that made the most of their brands Mar 29, 2016

When it comes to reaching crowdfunding readiness, there’s a science to the preparation, but an art to the process.

There are many tried and...

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5 steps to kick start building your business whilst still in a day job Feb 10, 2016

If you were born an entrepreneur but you are working a 9 to 5 job, there’s a good chance you are unhappy and you have a head full of...

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12 New Year resolutions that will make you a better founder Jan 11, 2016

January is usually a time that we spend setting goals for the new year ahead.

It has been a very busy year for us here at IdeaSquares. We’ve...

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9 Interesting and surprising facts about crowdfunding in 2015 Dec 21, 2015

Advances in digital technology have changed the way businesses enter the market and find clients. Nowadays, we live in a world where, without...

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How to Make the Perfect Crowdfunding Video Dec 03, 2015

There’s no doubt about it: a brilliant video pitch can set your crowdfunding profile apart. The difference it could make is huge. On...

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11 signs that you were born an entrepreneur Nov 24, 2015

Most entrepreneurs feel it in their bones that they were born to do their own thing. They are dissatisfied as employees and all they want is to...

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Top 9 ways to fund your start-up Nov 02, 2015

One common problem that all start-ups face is: Where do I find the money to get my business off the ground? Well, there isn’t one simple...

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The basics of branding Oct 20, 2015

Brand-building may seem unimportant when you are still struggling to validate your market or develop your minimum viable product. However, it is...

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Guest blog: Why you should write board minutes, even if youā€™re a startup Oct 12, 2015

As a start-up, you may consider board minutes a necessity that only large publicly traded companies should produce, but not only is it a legal...

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Top 10 FREE startup marketing ideas Oct 02, 2015

Don’t have a lot of money to spend on your business? No problem – here at ISQ we have come up with 10 tactics that you can...

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