Financing Your Global Expansion: Funding & Grants

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Expanding your business internationally is an exciting opportunity—but let’s be honest, it comes with a hefty price tag. For micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) like yours, finding the right funding to scale globally is often the biggest challenge. It’s no surprise that a lack of financing is one of the main reasons international expansions […]

Changes to China’s Corporate Social Credit System: How could this impact your business?

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The 2023 Government Work Report, released earlier this month of March 2023, has proposed to further “improve the social credit system”, bridging gaps in its implementation, the scope of data collected, and adjusting penalties for ‘good’ and ‘bad’ credit ratings. This may come with a higher risk of consequences for non-compliant business-owners and stakeholders, with […]

Seven Mistakes Guaranteed to Wreck Your Perfect Pitch Deck

Raising money from investors for a startup (or a going concern) is always a challenge – even if you’re an experienced founder. Sourcing capital involves selling ideas, convincing would-be backers that you have the capacity to execute your ideas and knowing your numbers – in short it requires a great pitch. And if you have […]