Angels a godsend for start-ups
Angels a godsend for start-ups Experienced investors have a vital role to play in sprinkling some magic dust on emerging enterprises
Being A Mentor For Entrepreneurs: A Practical Guide
Being A Mentor For Entrepreneurs: A Practical Guide Angels talk a lot about mentoring, but how many know what it really means? If you can’t describe what a great mentor does, you’ve probably never been one. A great mentor relationship is actually a pretty rare and special thing. It doesn’t come about all that often, and it’s not something that can be forced.
HBAN angels get a 10 times return on Phorest investment
HBAN angels get a 10 times return on Phorest investment HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, today announces that a number of the original HBAN investors in software developer Phorest have been bought out for a sum averaging 10 times their initial investment.
HBAN scoops major European Business Angel Network Award
HBAN scoops major European Business Angel Network Award HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, today announces that it was crowned Globally Networked Organisation 2018 at the EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Awards Ceremony held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday 25th June.
Watch Mark Little at the HBAN All-Island Business Angel Conference 2018
Watch Mark Little at the HBAN All-Island Business Angel Conference 2018
Peter Cowley : First the WBAF World Best Angel in the World 2017, now the new European Business Angel Network’s President!
Peter Cowley : First the WBAF World Best Angel in the World 2017, now the new European Business Angel Network's President! The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), which is the pan-European community for the early stage investors covering over 150 member organizations in more than 50 countries announced its new President today. Peter Cowley, serial entrepreneur, invested investor and UK Angel of the Year 2014-15, has been appointed by the [...]
Top 20 Angel Gotchas: Why Startups Fail
Top 20 Angel Gotchas: Why Startups Fail CB Insights recently published a study on the most common reasons startups fail. They looked at the cause of death on 101 start-ups and, not surprisingly, "Market," "Cash" and "Team" were major factors. But what might surprise many is that all three of those factors out-ranked "competition" as a source of death. There is an adage that start-ups don’t get killed, they commit suicide. CB Insights' [...]
Sifting For Success – Pitching Angels In Groups
Sifting For Success - Pitching Angels In Groups There can be tremendous advantages to working with angels in groups. The key is the speed with which an entrepreneur can find her champions. There is more process, but the results justify the effort.