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 do you turn your customers into investors? Sep 18, 2019

Crowdfunding is a great way to give your customers a stake in your business and turn them into fully-fledged brand ambassadors. But how do you get...

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August's success stories: Reset Paris and Gendius Aug 30, 2019

This August, another two clients joined our crowdfunding wall of fame: Reset Paris and Gendius.

Reset Paris was crowdfunding to bring holistic...

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How to get traction for your startup Aug 29, 2019

A question that early-stage founders often ask is around traction. For many investors, a decent amount of traction - be that interest or real...

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July's success stories: Riversimple Jul 31, 2019

Riversimple joined the ranks of our successful clients this month.

Riversimple wants to eliminate the environmental impact of personal transport...

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8 Words you should consider removing from your crowdfunding pitch Jul 25, 2019

When writing your crowdfunding pitch, you’ll want to impress your potential investors for all the right reasons. This takes careful...

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Make your fundraise a grand slam: how to court angel investors Jul 16, 2019

The following article has been written for IdeaSquares by Scott Haughton, COO at Envestors.

Sophisticated investors are just that –...

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June's success stories: Koy Clothing, Hayche, MarketOrders and Save Your Wardrobe Jun 27, 2019

We were delighted to add four more clients to our crowdfunding hall of fame in June.

Brothers Alastair and Jimmy set up Koy Clothing, an African...

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10 tips for being more productive at work Jun 20, 2019

At ISQ, we take our work/life balance seriously so we’ve asked Desklodge if they could share their top productivity tips with us. Desklodge...

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How do you talk about money with your friends? Jun 10, 2019

Talking about money can be uncomfortable...

but even more so when it’s with the people you are close to. Yet to succeed at crowdfunding you...

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May's success stories: Hippo May 31, 2019

In May, Hippo joined our long list of successfully funded clients.

Hippo is a specialist transport service for disabled and non-emergency...

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15 stats from 15 funded clients May 20, 2019

Preparation of a crowdfunding campaign requires focus on two key elements:

  1. Lead investment

  2. The wider crowd

We’ve analysed the...

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The importance of investor communication May 10, 2019

The following article has been written for ISQ by Crowdcube.

We’re often asked what we think makes a really successful crowdfunding...

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