Are you looking for funds for a large project? Perhaps to finance equipment or some form of expansion?

Bob Shepherd Associates have experience in raising sums for Corporate Business both for start up and expansion.

Understanding the attitude of the Lenders or the Grant Funders is half the battle. In some parts there are substantial Grants available usually for machinery and equipment but the system is complex. Your location, and the use of the equipment is all important. There are some general principles that apply across the board when European Funds are involved. The application forms contain some questions that need careful answers to avoid giving an impression that will invalidate your application.

We have Associates who specialise in raising large sums for Corporate Expansion. This could involve leasing or some form of hire purchase. You may be an interesting prospect for an Investment Bank or a Business Angel and private equity funds. Some of these specialise in a development area or a particular industry and there are Funding Companies whose sole aim is to invest in up and coming Industrial concerns. You may need a Merchant Bank or a Commercial Mortgage. What about manoeuvring your Pension Funds to your best advantage?

If it is short term finance that is needed different considerations apply or perhaps a basket of funding can be arranged with staged withdrawals. The variations are endless and need to fit your own circumstances. Cash Flow is a vital component for the Business. There are a number of solutions for you if you have grown too fast.

Whatever your purpose or wherever you are based let us look at your requirements and place it for you.

The cost? It may not cost you anything directly. Sometimes our costs and fees can be met by introductory commissions from the lenders. In any case a suitable arrangement will be found to suit your circumstances.

In some cases a project fee is appropriate and in others a Mentoring hourly rate is applied. At the end of it all you will understand it has been money well spent. You will have engaged an extra pair of Management Hands enabling you to carry on with what you do best.

Past cases

Bob Shepherd Associates helped a micro brewery set up with a substantial grant for the Welsh Assembly Government. Plans and presentations were needed to supplement the application and to answer the questions raised. An important aspect was that the grant would not support any displacement of business. It was crucial to have a convincing edge to the product that had appeal for markets outside the region.

 

A Waste transfer station needed a Loader to replace a life expired machine. Bob Shepherd Associates sourced and put an application together with all the supporting material for a substantial environmental grant.

 

An online business idea required a substantial investment to supplement the owner’s stake. The larger the investment the better the launch. Bob Shepherd Associates had to put together a basket of Bank, Secondary lenders, Business angel network involvement while keeping a balance of practical considerations to maintain credibility for the product. ‘If only we had more money we could do so much more....’