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There’s never been a better time to secure entrepreneurial investment. Here’s why.
There’s no sugar-coating it, we are living in a time of great economic upheaval and uncertainty. No doubt you’ll be reading predictions in the press that are bleak and depressing. As an ambitious entrepreneur preparing to take your big idea to investors, you could be forgiven for feeling daunted, doubtful and down-right defeated. So, here’s the good news — there’s actually never been a better time to seek investment.
That’s right, history proves that during economic downturns, recessions and stock market crashes, entrepreneurial investment rises. Cast your mind back to the financial crisis of 2008 and the data shows that investment in entrepreneurs rose 50% year on year between 2009 and 2014.
Many of the big-name players in business got going during that tumultuous time. Uber, Stripe, WhatsApp, Instagram, Airbnb, Zoopla and Brew Dog all rose from the ashes of the global economy. There’s a good reason why.
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