At Shaw & Co we regularly help growing, early-stage businesses to scale up through external investment, working with owner managers who have built revenues and are now seeking funding to...

For many owner managers the last five years have been good ones, with positive trading conditions supported by low interest rates, access to capital and macro-economic growth. Which means that...

Borrowing money to grow, diversify or enter new markets is fundamental to the success of most businesses, yet owner managers can be wary of lending and the processes involved with...

When an ambitious business is making the move from self-funding to seeking outside capital, the headlines tend to be all about the money: How much? Who from? What’s the valuation?...

From fears about Brexit to the prospect of global trade wars, many might assume that dealmakers would be cautiously biding their time. Far from it. The first quarter of this...

While startups typically rely on investment from friends and family, once it’s time to scale up they need to look further afield. The good news is that there has probably...

Many of our clients run established, successful business but, just like any ambitious owner manager, they don’t want to settle for ‘good enough’. Are they missing out on new markets...

The good news is that for businesses looking to fund growth or transactions, debt markets offer more choice than they have for over a decade. The bad news is that...

Investing in SMEs by way of grant funding is considered by government to be a good use of our money. Especially if those grants are used to acquire new skills...

For owner managers there’s never enough time in the day, so thinking about your eventual business exit can easily get pushed back… and back. But while day to day business...