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Start-up Funding options for UK companies Oct 23, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the UK as a location for new business start-ups. The UK is fortunate in that it is very focussed on supporting early stage businesses, the Government has setup a niche bank to offer self certified loans to new businesses, and there are many grant scheme available from both Central and Local Government.

Crowdfunding is another great option as you can get backers for your concept ranging from people who just want to donate to help start-ups succeed through to investment platforms offering share investment.

The challenge is not around the early stage investment but for those businesses seeking follow on funding as this is less competitive and investor are often more demanding in their expectations.

To learn more about FD Capital Recruitment and how we are a specialist FD and CFO Recruitment boutique focussed around PE house and the technology sector visit our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

FD Capital Recruitment Service Options Oct 22, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the various service options available from FD Capital Recruitment, they are a popular London based niche FD and CFO recruitment services and offer:-

Part-Time FDs and CFOs - Fractional time available senior financial professionals.
Portfolio FDs and CFOs - being a financial professional who works for more than one client at the same time on a part-time basis.
Interim FDs and CFOs - a professional available for a defined short period
Permanent FDs and CFOs the traditional long term recruitment.

A CFO is the USA name for FDs but has begun to be used in the UK to mean the most senior Financial professional, who typically will have FDs working to them.

To learn more about FD Capital and its service options visit our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

The London CFO Market in 2021 Oct 21, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the London CFO Market in 2021, FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street and we are seeing a lot of activity as companies are seeking new CFOs particularly in PE funded businesses and the technology niche, both markets we know very well, as our Directors founded and grew to exit businesses in the tech sector.

If you are looking for a new CFO and your are a technology business in the Software as a Service (SaaS) or Fintech niches, then reach out to our team today as we will be delighted to work with you and find the perfect candidate for your business requirements.

To get in touch please visit our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk find your way to our Contact us page and one of our team will reach out to you and we can take things from there.

Progressing from being an FD to a CFO Oct 19, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the career progression from Finance Director (FD) to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and how often the best transition route is achieved by building up a network of contacts in the Private Equity or Venture Capital spaces.

We recommend using LinkedIn to build up contacts, cultivating a small number maybe 12 or so but having a long list of 1,000 or more, this volume of contacts is then enough to bring in a regular stream of opportunities which can then lead to roles and work.

If you are a business looking for a CFO or an FD, the we will be delighted to work with you to find the perfect candidates, we work closely with PE houses and technology companies.

We are based in London with a focus on the South East but also handle national opportunities. Please visit our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

Technology Sector CFO Recruitment with FD Capital Oct 18, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Recruitment and how FD Capital Recruitment based in Great Portland Street are focussed onto that and the PE house funded business niches. The sorts of areas that FD Capital are strongest in include:-

Technology CFOs
SaaS CFOs
ERO CFOs
Fintech CFOs
E-Commerce CFOs

All of these areas are closely interlinked and very many of the growth businesses are PE house or VC backed in some shape or form, the strength of FD Capital is that its Directors are themselves from tech backgrounds having owned or worked in E-Commerce and Technology companies for most if not all of the last 20 years.

To learn more about FD Capital and to reach out to them to find your next CFO, please visit their website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

The progression from trainee accountant to CFO Oct 17, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the progression from trainee accountant through to CFO, each step is important, but the first one is to train with the big 4 firms, to then move into industry with a role such as Financial Controller or Group Financial Controller. To progress upwards then to Finance Director and finally to make the move to CFO. This last stage is best achieved by cultivating contacts within the Private Equity space.

Here at FD Capital we work closely with PE houses and VC funds and whilst our primary focus is the technology sector in London we do still recruit nationally for FD's and CFO's across all sectors. If you are recruiting a CFO please reach out to our team today and we will find you the perfect candidate.

West Midlands Finance Director Recruitment Oct 17, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the West Midlands and how it is an exciting and dynamic location for Finance Directors, there is an established and growing Private Equity space with a lot of active firms, including Mercia asset management and Frontier Capital Development, FD Capital works closely with PE houses and VC funds helping to provide first class candidates for West Midlands businesses.

If you are a business looking for your next FD or CFO, then please reach out to us via our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

Fintech CFO Recruitment Oct 10, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment are deeply involved in the Fintech CFO recruitment niche, having been entrepreneurs themselves the Directors of FD Capital know very well the challenges and rewards involved in the technology sector and being based in London are close to PE houses and VC Funds which are actively interested in this niche.

If you are a Fintech business looking for your next CFO, please reach out to our team and we will be delighted to find your the perfect fintech candidate to take your business to the next level. To reach out to us visit our website at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

SaaS CFO Recruitment Oct 10, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the SaaS model, Software as a Service and how it is very attractive to the Venture Capitalist and PE Houses we work closely with at FD Capital Recruitment.

The model is a good one, monthly or annual recurring revenue which gives access to a service or tool, which is then used internationally by large numbers of subscribers, and as the internet grows the number of users grows too.

This makes the whole model attractive.

The team at FD Capital Recruitment are very familiar with this niche and sector as we developed and sold our own SaaS Tech business in 2016, we therefore know the market and what sort of candidates are needed.

If you are looking for a new CFO for your SaaS business and you are based in London or the South East then reach out to our team today our website can be found at https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

Tech CFO Recruitment Oct 10, 2021

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In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO recruitment for the technology sector, FD Capital Recruitment focusses on this niche and works closely with PE houses, VC funds and high net worth individuals to place great candidates with tech businesses. All the directors backgrounds are in tech themselves, Adrian owned and ran two technology businesses in the early days of the internet and worked from concept, to seed stage, growth and through to successful exit.

We therefore have a wealth of experience in and interest in the whole sector.

If you are looking for a new CFO for your tech business in London or the South East then make sure to reach out to FD Capital today, our website is https://www.fdcapital.co.uk

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