YNY Equity Hub
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The YNY Equity Hub has been designed to increase investment in businesses across our region, by seamlessly matching businesses with prospective investors.
We know finding the right financing can be a challenge for many SMEs and start-ups in our area, and is a key barrier to growth within our region.
The YNY Equity Hub has been designed to address this barrier, offering a user-friendly portal where businesses can effectively present their investment opportunities and highlight their growth potential to investors nationwide.
Our goal is to help businesses secure the essential capital they need to grow and reach a stage where accessing traditional finance and equity becomes much easier.
Aimed at businesses already located in York and North Yorkshire or looking to relocate here.
This platform will enable equity funders from across the UK to identify suitable opportunities for investment within the region.
Get investor ready, download our free cashflow forecast and business plan templates now.
Get ready for the launch of the YNY Equity Hub, download and read the relevant guide now: The Business Sign Up Guide or The Investor Sign Up Guide.
Curious if equity investment is the right fit for your business? Visit Equity Financing: what it is, how it works, and where to find it | British Business Bank to learn more.
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YNY Equity Hub – FAQs
- Already located in York & North Yorkshire, or looking to relocate here.
- Needing to raise equity investment for the next stage of their growth, minimum £100,000.
- Need to be investment-ready – Download our free cashflow forecast and business plan templates.
- Trading, or ready to go to market.
The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub, part of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA), is hosting the York and North Yorkshire Equity Platform (the ”Platform”) in furtherance of its economic development function. The Platform is offered as a resource to both investors and businesses seeking investment free of charge and the YNYCA is not providing the Platform in the course of business.
YNYCA do not offer investment advice to the individual businesses seeking investment nor any financial institution that registers on the platform that wants to review information provided by the individual businesses. The use of the platform of a potential investor or business seeking investment is not and should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by YNYCA. We strongly advise businesses seeking investment that you seek independent advice from an appropriate, qualified advisor.
YNYCA take no responsibility for the information/forecasts/opinions/drawings/statements or any form of communication provided by the businesses be this through face-to-face pitches, through the Platform or any other form of communication and this information is the sole responsibility of the business concerned.
If you’re based in South Yorkshire, you can access the South Yorkshire Equity Platform, here.
Profitability
Profit is a measure of a business’s income relative to its expenses. In other words, an organisation’s ability to generate revenue by using resources that it has available, such as people, materials and equipment. Unless you are running a charitable organisation, profit is generally the primary goal of a company. As well as providing income for the owners of a business, profits allow for investment and growth. Whilst revenue growth is generally a positive indicator, we need to understand profitability if a business is to be successful.
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