Episode 2: Raising Growth Finance for Scaling Businesses in Wales

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of raising growth finance for scaling businesses in Wales with insights from industry experts.

Host Carwyn Jones discusses the challenges of raising growth finance for scaling businesses in Wales with Haydn Thomas, CEO of Cornerstone Finance Group; Leanna Davies, Portfolio Development Manager at Development Bank of Wales; Sam Farrell, Director of Gambit Corporate Finance; and Jessica Phillips-Harris, Senior Manager at British Business Bank. They explore the availability of funding options including high street banks, alternative lenders, government-backed funds and equity investments, as well as offering insights on when and why growing businesses should access finance and how best to prepare.   

People in this episode

Host: Carwyn Jones

Guests: Haydn Thomas, Leanna Davies, Sam Farrell, Jessica Phillips-Harris

Topics covered

• growth finance
• scaling businesses
• funding options
• Wales
• investment strategies

Keywords

• growth finance
• scaling businesses
• funding options
• Wales
• investment
• high street banks
• alternative lenders
• government-backed funds
• equity investments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornerstone Finance Group, Development Bank of Wales, Gambit Corporate Finance, British Business Bank

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