{"id":9433,"date":"2022-01-18T14:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/?page_id=9433"},"modified":"2024-12-08T23:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T22:10:19","slug":"balance-sheet-and-investors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/no\/balance-sheet-and-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance sheet and investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block-6487035658c99\"  class=\"hero-section align-content-center bg-image default none\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balance sheet and investors<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"transparent-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/financial-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M19.0909 7.81876H3.10379L6.09737 11.1117C6.4524 11.5022 6.4524 12.1354 6.09737 12.5259C5.91986 12.7211 5.68719 12.8188 5.45452 12.8188C5.22186 12.8188 4.98919 12.7211 4.81173 12.5258L0.266273 7.52583C-0.088758 7.13536 -0.088758 6.50216 0.266273 6.11163L4.81173 1.11162C5.1667 0.721155 5.74234 0.721155 6.09737 1.11162C6.4524 1.50209 6.4524 2.13529 6.09737 2.52582L3.10379 5.81876H19.0909C19.593 5.81876 20 6.2665 20 6.81876C20 7.37103 19.593 7.81876 19.0909 7.81876Z\" fill=\"var(--sme-secondary-text-color)\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReturn to Financial Support main page\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Group-6.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Master-logo-lock-ups_CISL-BEI-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bsr-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1252-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1252-1.png 1440w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1252-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1252-1-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1252-1-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-6487035658d11\"  class=\"banner-with-image align-content-top no-image pt-half pb-half\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">You may be able to fund an investment through the cash available in your business or with the help of investors. Your accountant, solicitor or banking relationship manager might be able to connect you with potential investors locally or nationally.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-648703565918d\"  class=\"tabs-section content-block light-bg white heading-center pt-full pb-full top\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-target=\"tabs\" class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-controllers \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hide-button active\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccountants\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hide-button\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel investors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hide-button\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVenture capital\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hide-button\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrowdfunding\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accountants will likely know of any tax relief or incentives available for action that moves your business towards net zero emissions. Your accountant will be familiar with your balance sheet and may have a corporate finance department that can source equity or debt investment for your business. In addition to this, some accounting services offer easily accessible, online resources to help companies develop strategies to improve their environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital accountancy firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xero<\/a> works alongside apps that can plug into its accounting software platform to provide additional analyses to clients. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co2analytics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon Analytics<\/a>, for example, utilises data about the purchase of items like petrol and utilities to calculate the carbon and water use of organisations\u2019 operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Angel investors are typically wealthy individuals with experience or interest relevant to your business. In the UK, they tend to invest between $25,000 and $750,000, although this range can vary depending on the location and industry of your company.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venture capital funds are a common source of larger investments. As venture capital firms can be willing to take more risk, they also seek greater returns and therefore can be suitable for businesses with ambitious growth prospects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crowdfunding aims to grow the pool of potential investors in your business, usually by decreasing the minimum amount any individual needs to invest to acquire a share.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowdcube<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter\u00a0<\/a>are examples and European examples can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thecrowdspace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrowdSpace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button bigger\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/how-to-prepare-for-the-conversation-with-potential-sources-of-financial-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to prepare for conversations\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-648707d80d030\"  class=\"text-attachment-section content-block light-bg white left-side image-attachment heading-center column pt-half pb-half bigger-image\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat you could ask\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Professional advice should be sought before formally approaching any potential source of investment. The price of the shares you are selling will need to be agreed between your existing shareholders, directors and the investors. To agree this price there will be a due diligence process, similar to seeking a large loan, and again it would be advisable to seek professional representation through this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/success-stories\/\">Read about businesses who have successfully found financial support<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attachment\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1289-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1289-3.png 920w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1289-3-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-1289-3-768x279.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block-648712b3b00bc\"  class=\"financial-support-section content-block light-bg white heading-center pt-half pb-half\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOther sources of financial support\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\t<div id=\"block-648712b3b01fa\"  class=\"blocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/customers-buyers-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCustomers (buyers)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/customers-buyers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/banks-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBanks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/banks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grants-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrants and other government support\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/grants-and-other-government-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-646dd71e01d2b\"  data-target=\"financial_table\" class=\"financial-support-table-section content-block white light-bg heading-center pt-full pb-full\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPotential sources of financial support \u2013 summary table\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper custom-scroll\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table data-target=\"table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStakeholder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMotivation for providing  financial support\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExamples of what financial support might be available\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExamples of who you could speak with to learn if support offered\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr  data-link=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/no\/customers-buyers\/\" data-target=\"pseudo_link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/customers-buyers-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCustomers (buyers)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Climate commitments by companies that include reducing the emissions of their supply chain<\/li>\n<li>Improve the resilience of their supply chain to new policies aimed to avert climate change or the negative impacts of climate change<\/li>\n<li>Protect supply chain from increased costs associated with carbon, such as \u2018dirty\u2019 energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Improved purchasing terms (eg, days receivable reduced so working capital improves for small business)<\/li>\n<li>Access to preferential invoice finance (eg, borrow against outstanding purchase orders to access funds sooner)<\/li>\n<li>Advice and mentoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Procurement representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr  data-link=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/no\/banks\/\" data-target=\"pseudo_link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/banks-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBanks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Commitments by banks to support customers to reduce emissions<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the risk and carbon footprint of bank lending<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen relationships and generate business opportunitie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Working capital solutions, e.g. trade finance<\/li>\n<li>Loans for investments that reduce emissions<\/li>\n<li>Emission calculators and 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