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How to Value a Business

In our first newsletter of the year, we're going to take a look at how a company can carry out a valuation for the first time. There are a number of reasons why a founder might want to do this, but primarily for our clients its part of the process of raising equity investment.

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The Benefits of an Accelerator Program

Over the last 12 months Dragon Argent have partnered with several accelerators to help support founders within their programs. The accelerators we work with include Antler, Entrepreneur First and The Hatchery at UCL. We do this because we believe in supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Find out the top 5 benefits of joining an accelerator program.

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How to Build Enterprise Value in Startups & SMEs

Dragon Argent look at the benefit of building Enterprise Value (EV). Regardless of an entrepreneur’s timeline or intent to sell It is essential to understand how this can serve to both enhance and qualify a valuation when the time comes to raise investment or plan an exit and mitigates the risk of making inaccurate assumptions around what drives the value of your business.

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How Startups Capture Exponential Growth

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent are going to look at some of the lessons that startup founders can learn from Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. Peter Theil has built several enterprises, each valued in the billions and has been involved in several very successful funds. He shares his experiences in “Zero to One”, which we have summarised for you by focusing on his Four Golden Rules and Seven Key Questions.

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Equity Incentives for Employees: Explained

One of the most common challenges that early-stage businesses face is how best to recruit and incentivize talent at a time when funds are tight. According to James Kearns, Dragon Argent’s Head of Legal, there are a few key things to consider when incentivizing your employees.

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The Importance of Employee Status for Employers

Drivers who make deliveries for Amazon have begun a legal process against the tech giant claiming they are not self-employed and should be classed as employees, or at the least workers, and given employment rights. In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent investigates this matter and the impacts these actions might have on SMEs.

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SME Advisor: Invitation to the Building Valuable Startups Webinar

Do you spend time considering what factors drive the value of a business? Have you had the opportunity to take a step back from your day to day to think about how to build enterprise value? As a valued member of the Dragon Argent community, we would like to invite you to attend our upcoming webinar – Building Valuable Startups.

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R&D Tax Credit Calculator For Startups & SMEs

HMRC estimates that approximately 75% of businesses that could qualify for an R&D tax credit don’t make a claim. If you think your business would qualify and you have eligible costs which you could claim again, use our R&D Tax calculator here to get an estimate of the value of a rebate.

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8 Reasons Product Functions Fail

In this latest article, Dragon Argent analyse some of the common mistakes' product functions make, what impact these mistakes can have, and how to avoid them. Learn more.

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€1.75bn Health Work Programme Grant Announced

Last week, the European Commission published the main Work Programmes for Horizon Europe’s 2021-2022 grant funding. Outlining the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €14.7 billion in funding.

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Duties of a Company Director

If you have registered a limited company or are planning to set up a new limited company, you are obligated to register that company with Companies House, the United Kingdom’s registrar of companies. By doing this, you will become a company director and as such, take on legal obligations to both the limited company, which is a legal entity in its own right and Companies House.

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The Secret to SaaS Agreements

It is obvious to say that many startups are enabled by developments or innovations in technology and this in turn results in this technology being sold as software as a service (SaaS). Due to this trend, at Dragon Argent we are drafting and negotiating more and more SaaS agreements for clients to protect their intellectual property and commercial interests.

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