Investing in small companies

[Gollom]

If my wife and I wanted to invest in small private companies, where would we start looking? Hundreds, not thousands (!!) and especially interested in tech as (for example) I really do think there must be a step-change in battery technology on it's way

I'll wave when I drive past in my (converted to EV) E-Type.....

 

[neilrr]

Save time, burn your money.

 

[Gollom]

Save time, burn your money.

LOL. Think they said that about Microsoft, Apple, Amazon etc.......... Hence why I said hundreds - it could help a smal company and who knows, I could make some money!

Anybody have anything a little more helpful?

 

[Dippo]

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[oldguy57]

If my wife and I wanted to invest in small private companies, where would we start looking? Hundreds, not thousands (!!) and especially interested in tech as (for example) I really do think there must be a step-change in battery technology on it's way

I'll wave when I drive past in my (converted to EV) E-Type.....

I really wouldn't Gollom, Hundreds will make no difference even to a small company and it's highly likely that you will get no return. Put the dosh in a savings pot for your E Type instead.

 

[moonloops]

Such a high % of small businesses fail so I'd never invest in them direct.

Hop on to Invest online in startups via equity crowdfunding | Seedrs do your reasearch on the people running these startups and invest in the ones that have good founders and backing from other investors.

 

[slade1]

Invest when there is a financial crisis, I did this and the profit payed ££££ for my 190B purchase.
Invested in FT when it was 5200. has lost a bit recently but hang in there and will make money.

 

[Skd884]

Ignore the doom merchants above, my mate Dave recently purchased these at circa 6p


You could have purchased the below yesterday at 8am for a 156% return

 

[neilrr]

Buying shares in the secondary market, i.e. post IPO, has no effect, positive or negative on a company.

 

[Stratman]

^^^^Not strictly true. If there's enough activity on the secondary market to raise the share price, the share capital (its total value) of the company increases, so the company can offer more collateral and borrow more money than with a lower share price.

 

[Skd884]

Buying shares in the secondary market, i.e. post IPO, has no effect, positive or negative on a company.

What a load of BS.

 

[DrNick]

A good way is with something like this, but it will probably be a few k for a minimum investment, so may not be what you are after. However, other providers may be out there who will take less.

Blackfinch Ventures EIS Portfolios

Enterprise Investment Solutions (EIS) from Blackfinch Group

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Here you are contributing to a venture capital fund that specialises in small startups before IPO. It makes use of the Enterprise Investment Scheme which is specifically for small high risk businesses. There are some tax breaks if it all goes pearshaped but your investment will be spread over many small companies that in principle have had due diligence carried out on them by the fund manager.

Investing in early stage businesses is dead dodgy but occasionally one will fly and make it worthwhile!

Don't invest in single shares unless you like risk or gambling

 

[Skd884]

Yet again worst advice ever, my mate dave invests in single equities and he is FAR from broke, he thinks everyone should do so.

 

[DrNick]

As you know I’ve been tracking some of the shares you’ve been talking about over the last year and in general it has been carnage!
I don’t want to restart a detailed discussion on this thread but investing in single shares in small businesses is extremely risky and the OP needs to avoid it if the money is important.

 

[Skd884]

As you know I’ve been tracking some of the shares you’ve been talking about over the last year and in general it has been carnage!
I don’t want to restart a detailed discussion on this thread but investing in single shares in small businesses is extremely risky and the OP needs to avoid it if the money is important.

Feel free to post up all the results so far, thank you.

 

[DrNick]

Here you go. Some successes but some disasters.