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.

How to avoid product paralysis when fundraising for your startup Apr 10, 2019

If you’re a founder in the throes of creating your first product to go to market, you’re probably keen for it to be as close as...

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March's success stories: savvy navvy, The Funky Iron Company, Holly & Beau and Hyper Poland Mar 29, 2019

We had four more successful campaigns in March to add to our ever-growing list of success stories.

You may have missed savvy navvy’s...

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A guide to being in front of the camera in your crowdfunding video Mar 21, 2019

The following article has been written for IdeaSquares by Torstein Jacobsen, Producer at Speeding Films.

Are you about to shoot your pitch video?

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February's success stories: WeGaw and The Jackal Mar 01, 2019

We had two more clients joining our successful bunch in February.

WeGaw is a Swiss company supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). It has...

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Top crowdfunding tips from the class of 2018 Feb 13, 2019

Last year, 30 clients hit their crowdfunding target with our support. We asked some of them to share their top crowdfunding tip and this is what...

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January's success stories: MyCarNeedsA, Toppa, Stay Nimble & GenieConnect Jan 31, 2019

We started 2019 on a high with four more companies joining the ranks of our successful clients.

MyCarNeedsA.com is an online comparison site for...

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5 frequently asked questions by entrepreneurs considering crowdfunding Dec 11, 2018

How quickly can I launch my campaign?

The answer to this very much depends on how far down the process you already are. Have you already got...

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The ‘what, why and how’ of 10 fundamental KPIs Sep 12, 2018

Understanding your company’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is essential. This information can be used to show off your business potential...

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Creating a compelling pitch Jul 06, 2018

A version of this blog post was originally written for and published on the Crowdcube website.

Can you tell me what your business...

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The Importance of your Crowdfunding Hit List Jun 04, 2018

Crowdfunding campaigns that have very quick initial momentum are often caused by lots of hard work from the team prior to the campaign launch....

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Crowdfunding, do you get it? May 27, 2018

Here at ISQ, there is nothing we like more than helping businesses achieve crowdfunding success. But sadly, we often have to deliver harsh truths...

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Alumni interview: AliveLab Apr 27, 2018

 AliveLab is a UK-based augmented reality toy company that launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs in September with our...

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