In this weeks newsletter, the Dragon Argent Corporate & Commercial Solicitor Freddie-Nicolle Brace share her top tips for founders and entrepreneurs when it comes to utilising the SEIS & EIS venture capital schemes.

Dragon Argent look at the circumstances in which a startup might benefit from appointing a company secretary, particularly in respect of enterprise value.

Starting up a business is an exciting time but you may become embroiled in disputes with clients, suppliers or employees. Find out how to avoid going to court and protect your business from disputes.

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent corporate lawyers provide advice on how to legally protect your startup business from co-founder disputes or managing the exit of a founder.

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent examines some fundamentals of building pitch decks to raise investment. Certainly, for tech-enabled businesses that are capital intensive, raising investment is an essential aspect of scaling the business.

Are you aware that there are just 3 months left to capitalise on potentially transformative government backed finance? Get funding through accredited RLS lenders. No Personal Guarantees for Loans Below £250k.

Dragon Argent would like to invite you to attend an online workshop for founders and management teams on "How to Build Enterprise Value".

Dragon Argent R&D tax specialists provide an end-to-end service that makes claiming R&D tax credits easy for you. The average UK SME R&D claim is worth £32,409* so don't miss out on the chance for a valuable cash injection for your business. How to claim R&D Tax Credits?

In light of International Women’s Day, we would like to share our support for the #CultureofCare campaign launched by Equality Forward, a global consultancy founded by Michelle King dedicated to building workplaces that work for everyone. Learn more.

“All my ideas are stolen anyway”, as once said by acclaimed British artist Damien Hirst. We see this time and again – an artist using an existing work, without that original creator’s authorisation, as the basis for their artwork. This is the subject of this week’s newsletter.

If you have a B2C model, there is a new directive amending consumer legislation that it’s very important to be aware of. This legislation will impact the terms business include in consumer facing agreements like services agreements and terms and conditions. Learn more.

Our specialist accountants for startups look at exactly how a directors loan account functions, what it can help a director to achieve and tax planning opportunities. Learn more

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent look at some of the Intellectual Property (IP) essentials all founders should be aware of when they start their businesses.

Is your business missing out on a potential vital cash injection? Or could you reduce your corporation tax liability freeing up cash to invest in growth? In this week’s newsletter, we'll also provide a recap on the research and development tax credit essentials every business owner should know.

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent take a look at how outsourced financial controller can help founders get expert support in managing their businesses in a way that is cost efficient, flexible and frees up their time - solving several perennial challenges at once!

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.

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.

In this week’s newsletter, Dragon Argent take an in-depth look at a foundational document for tech-based businesses – the SaaS agreement - and share our top tips for its role in the growth journey of a startup.

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.

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.