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.

The Power of Many - Unleashing the Potential of Equity Crowdfunding Jul 26, 2023

In the realm of entrepreneurship, raising funds often feels like a daunting quest. You have a brilliant business that you are passionate about, but...

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“You need to raise most of the round yourself” - Why you’re probably misunderstanding this Jul 12, 2023

It’s a common cry; ‘why would I crowdfund if I have to raise most of the investment myself?’

Spoiler alert: It’s been like...

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Where to find lead investors? 5 ways to secure cornerstone investment Jun 14, 2023

Crowdfunding is a fine balancing act between finding significant cornerstone investors who will move you up the % bar quickly and a number of...

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Case study: Burning Barn Rum all fired up on Seedrs Jun 07, 2023

Funded in fifteen minutes!

 

Client: Burning Barn Rum

Platform: Seedrs

Campaign target: £185K

Final amount raised: £263,513

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3 factors which will guarantee the failure of your investment round! May 31, 2023

I’m usually an advocate for positive reinforcement, favouring the carrot over the stick for motivating success. There are however some people...

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Case study: Faace raises £165K from 256 investors on Seedrs May 24, 2023

“I don’t think we could have done our crowdfund without ISQ. They coached us through every step of the way, giving really useful and...

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6 Secrets for success in equity crowdfunding campaigns May 16, 2023

Funding your business through an equity crowdfunding platform is a great option because it can help to build brand awareness and it can...

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Case study: The Portfolio Platform - our fastest client campaign ever on Seedrs! May 10, 2023

Our fastest client campaign…EVER! Public for only 3 days on Seedrs

 

Client: The Portfolio Platform

Platform: Seedrs

Campaign target: ...

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3, often fatal, mistakes made by new businesses May 03, 2023

There are any number of things which can go wrong with an early-stage business. Getting from an idea to a successfully operating business is no...

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Case study: Let's Go See flies to great heights on Seedrs Apr 24, 2023

"This was our second funding round and our first using a crowdfunding platform. As crowdfunding newbies, we had a lot to learn and having...

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Top 3 ways to position your campaign for success: How to stand out from the crowdfunding crowd Mar 29, 2023

As we watch crowdfunding grow and grow in popularity, ever more entrepreneurs and businesses are looking to get involved, and rightly so. ...

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Case study: meetspaceVR raises £734K from 314 investors on Seedrs Mar 22, 2023

“Would hate to have gone through what we went through without you.” - John Lilley, C-Founder & CEO of meetspaceVR 

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