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  • View from the Valley: European sellers, US buyers

    Thought Leadership

    View from the Valley: European sellers, US buyers

    By David Smith I know it may go without saying, but there really is a big cultural difference between the US and Europe. When you speak to people here and ask them how business is,...

  • Hazel Moore wins First Woman in Finance Award

    News

    Hazel Moore wins First Woman in Finance Award

    Our chairman, Hazel Moore, won the award for First Woman in Finance last night at the First Women Awards held by Real Business and sponsored by the CBI. The award ceremony took place at the...

  • View from the Valley: Europe comes to Silicon Valley

    Thought Leadership

    View from the Valley: Europe comes to Silicon Valley

    By David Smith I meet a lot of European companies who have moved their CEOs out here to access markets or funding. If you are seriously looking for investment from the funds in the Valley...

  • View from the Valley: Microsoft, LinkedIn and the hunt for growth

    Thought Leadership

    View from the Valley: Microsoft, LinkedIn and the hunt for growth

    By David Smith I’m always struck by the amount of reinvention that is going on in Silicon Valley. Nothing stands still and even established companies are constantly looking at their performance, market trends and the...

  • Maximise your sale value – how smart thinking from the earliest days can deliver value

    Thought Leadership

    Maximise your sale value – how smart thinking from the earliest days can deliver value

    Maximising the value of your company in a sale is a complex and subtle process that starts years before a transaction actually takes place. From the outset, every major strategic decision taken by you and...

  • Timing your exit – do you decide or does the market decide?

    Thought Leadership

    Timing your exit – do you decide or does the market decide?

    There is often much debate around the boardroom table about the optimal time to exit. Do you decide, or does the market decide? For technology businesses, particularly those with innovative solutions in a new and...

  • Getting set for selling – how SMART thinking now can significantly increase value on exit

    Thought Leadership

    Getting set for selling – how SMART thinking now can significantly increase value on exit

    Selling your business is often the ultimate goal of a successful entrepreneur. But in order to get the optimal outcome, it helps to think of the sale as a process, not a fixed moment in...

  • FirstCapital’s Fintech Report – Prepare for a wave of M&A

    Thought Leadership

    FirstCapital’s Fintech Report – Prepare for a wave of M&A

    FirstCapital has recently published a report entitled “Fintech – prepare for a wave of M&A”. This looks at how the financial services ecosystem is experiencing dramatic change, driven on the one hand by disruptive fintech...

  • FirstCapital’s Hazel Moore – Top 100 women in tech

    Press Releases

    FirstCapital’s Hazel Moore – Top 100 women in tech

    We are proud to announce that our chairman, Hazel Moore, has been included in the list of 100 women in tech whose name you should know published by Silicon Republic. The list celebrates the top...

  • FirstCapital’s Hazel Moore recognised as one of the pioneering female entrepreneurs in tech

    Press Releases

    FirstCapital’s Hazel Moore recognised as one of the pioneering female entrepreneurs in tech

    FirstCapital is proud to announce that Hazel Moore has been featured on a list of The 24 phenomenal (female) founders crashing the tech party compiled by Irish leading technology news service SiliconRepublic. This list celebrates the pioneering...

  • FirstCapital | SMART Framework

    Videos

    FirstCapital | SMART Framework

    Jason Purcell, CEO and Co-Founder of FirstCapital explains the SMART framework and it’s implementation.

  • Hazel Moore | Beltech Keynote Speech

    Videos

    Hazel Moore | Beltech Keynote Speech

    Chairman of FirstCapital, Hazel Moore as the keynote speaker at Beltech 2016.

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