Credit Where It's Due: fundraising decisions for growing SMEs

Investing in SMEs is always risky. Only a small number of SMEs grow to such a level that gives a potential investor the level of returns that make the risk look attractive. But, to achieve growth, businesses need access to capital. In this article, Criticaleye asked its Community of Members what fundraising options are available to growth stage SMEs, which are the viable choices and what else SMEs should consider before saying ‘yes’ to investment.

This article was contributed to by Chris Allner, Matthew Blagg, Paul Clarke, Steve Cooper, Andrew Mearns Spragg, David Molian, Andrew Mullinger, Faisal Rahmatallah and Mark Weber.

The related articles, Investment Ready? Top Tips for SME Growth and SME - Stoking the engine room for growth can also be found on the Criticaleye website.