Marco Torregrossa (Author's Website)

Marco Torregrossa is a former policy officer in the EU Commission and a lawyer by training, specialised in new forms of collaborative self-employment, cooperative solo-entrepreneurship, digital work on platforms and the impacts of flexible labor regulations on the future of work. More about Marco here

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Tips and Tricks to Raise Private Investments for Startups

23/08/2022 |
Tips and Tricks to Raise Private Investments for Startups

All you need to know about private investments fundraising for startups and small businesses. It is always thrilling to start a business. However, most startups lack sufficient funding for their growth. As they attempt to finalise their product or service, ramp up sales and achieve traction, it becomes more difficult for them to set aside […]

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Fundraising Matrix

18/05/2022 |
Fundraising Matrix

There are a few ways to finance your startup. Most startups use personal or family and friend capital, customer revenue, debt financing, or venture capital to grow their business. There are multiple stages of startup fundraising: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and so forth. Startups should be mindful about the rounds that they will go through, which are generally based on the current maturity and development of the company.

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Platform Economy: The 4 Key Business Models

25/11/2020 |
Platform Economy: The 4 Key Business Models

It’s clear to everyone that Amazon, Facebook, Uber and all the others above are extremely successful companies. What’s not clear to everyone is that they’re platform companies, what exactly a platform business model is and why it is so powerful.

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The EIC Accelerator Blended Finance to Support High Growth SMEs in Europe

19/10/2020 |
The EIC Accelerator Blended Finance to Support High Growth SMEs in Europe

A novel feature of the EIC Accelerator, inaugurated in October 2019, offers SMEs up to €17.5 million in combined grant and equity financing to scale-up quickly and effectively. What do applicant companies need to know and how can you obtain the new support? Read on. In the end of 2019 the European Commission (EC) has announced […]

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3 Reasons Why Marketplace Models Can Disrupt the Fundraising Industry

27/07/2020 |
3 Reasons Why Marketplace Models Can Disrupt the Fundraising Industry

When thinking about developing a digital fundraising strategy for your startup and outreaching to foreign investors, make sure you consider how a marketplace could take it to the next level. Online intermediaries providing matchmaking services between companies seeking growth finance and investors could come to the rescue.  The world’s 6 most valuable companies by market […]

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Seven Ways Remote Work Can Revitalise Smaller Cities

05/05/2020 |
Seven Ways Remote Work Can Revitalise Smaller Cities

As the number of covid19 cases continues to escalate globally, one real consequence has been the dramatic rise in remote working. In fighting the pandemic, governments across the globe are urging “employees at all work sites … to work remotely whenever and wherever possible” while managers are trying to establish effective work norms as the […]

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