Bridging Finance Guide 2023

The Bridging Finance Guide 2023, published by Finbri Limited is a concise guide to bridging finance in the UK. This guide includes the following chapters: Introduction to the bridging finance guide Chapter 1: What is bridging finance Chapter 2: Why Use bridging finance Chapter 3: Pros and cons of bridging finance Chapter 4: Characteristics of bridging finance Chapter 5: How and when to use bridging finance Chapter 6: Applying for bridging finance Chapter 7: Reasons for using a broker Chapter 8: The future of bridging finance

Bridging finance comes in many shapes and forms. You can take advantage of bridging finance if: You have complex or low income A significant portion of your wealth is tied up in assets like property You know banks and mainstream lenders won’t want to lend for the project you want to explore You have an ambitious project and aggressive plans The opportunity you wish to pursue requires significant borrowing The relatively short-term nature of bridging finance can be challenging, requiring experience, contacts and negotiating skills to secure the best possible terms with as much flexibility as possible. Extremely competitive interest rates, staged funding release to save on interest and utilising assets and income as security are vital elements of bridging finance deals. We excel in these areas as well as pre-arranging cheaper traditional refinancing of bridging loans at the end of the term.

Inflation is at an all-time high, the cost of living crisis is among us, with no sign of disappearing, but what does this all mean for your retirement? With the latest insights on inflation and cost of living, investments, pensions, and tax, The Good Retirement Guide 2023 is the essential, updated guide to ensure you do not miss a step to a successful retirement. Are you considering retirement but are anxious about high living costs, worried about the volatile pensions industry or simply concerned about what retirement will be like? This fundamental edition addresses these topics and includes new content on moving into a cashless society, efficient ways to make lifetime transfers to younger generations and how to take advantage of the tax-free lump sum from a defined-contribution pension scheme. Plan effectively, save efficiently and wholly enjoy your retirement with this latest guide.

This book has been written to minimize the need to consult multiple books while preparing for the exam and give the students a step-by-step guide for learning the subject. This book is written in simple language, explaining the provision of the law in a step-by-step manner with the help of suitable 'original' illustrations, without resorting to paraphrasing of sections and legal jargons. This book helps bridge the gap between theory and application of the subject matter. The Present Publication is the 12th Edition & updated till 1st January 2024. This book is authored by Dr Vinod K. Singhania, with the following noteworthy features: • Coverage of this book includes: o Unit 1 covers GST comprehensively o Unit 2 covers Custom Duty comprehensively • [Self-Learning/Practice Book] Features teach yourself technique enabling students to learn faster • [Analytical Discussion] Each para starts with analytical discussions supported by 'well-thought-out-original-problems'. A unique style of illustrating all complex provisions has been adopted • [Theoretical Discussions Supplemented by 300+ 'Unique' Illustrations] providing solutions to the knotty problems with reference to the latest position of the law • [Unique Illustrations] The problems/illustrations provided in this book have neither come in any examination paper nor are these to be found in print anywhere • [Solved/Unsolved Problems for Practice] Every solved problem is followed by an unsolved exercise, for which answers are given at the end of the book • [Previous Examination Questions & Answers] are included in this book o CA Intermediate, May 2023 o CA Intermediate, November 2022 o CA Intermediate, May 2022 o CA Intermediate, December 2021 (New) o CA Intermediate, July 2021 (New) o CA Intermediate, July 2021 (Old) o CA Intermediate, January 2021 (New) o CA Intermediate (IPC), January 2021 (Old) o CA Intermediate, November 2020 (New) o CA Intermediate, November 2019 (New) o CA Intermediate, May 2019 (New) o CA Intermediate, November 2018 (New) o CA Intermediate, May 2018 (New) o Delhi University B.Com. (Hons.), May 2018 • [Follows Six-Sigma Approach] to achieve the benchmark of 'Zero-Error' The contents of the book are as follows: • GST o Basic Concepts of GST o Concept of Supply o Levy of GST o Exemptions from GST o Place of Supply o Time of Supply o Value of Taxable Supply o Reverse Charge Mechanism o Input Tax Credit o Composition Scheme and Alternative Composition Scheme o Registration o Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes o Returns, Tax Payment and Interest o Provisions Governing Real Estate Services o Problems on GST • Custom Duty o Basic Concepts of Customs Law o Types of Custom Duty o Valuation o Customs Procedure, Baggage, Exemptions

This book sheds new light on the most important contemporary and emerging startup valuation topics. Drawing on the first-hand professional experience of practitioners, professionals, and startup experts from various fields of finance, combined with a sound academic foundation, it offers a practical guide to startup valuation and presents applications, practical examples, and case studies of real startup ecosystems. The book discusses pressing questions, such as: Why are startups in California are higher valued than those in New York? Or why do startups based in London receive higher valuations than those in Paris, Berlin, or Milan, even when they are based in similarly-sized economies, share the same industries, and often even have the same investors? Answering these questions, the authors present key topics, such as hierarchical and segmented approaches to startup valuation, business plans, and sensitivity analysis, many methods such as venture capital valuation, first Chicago valuation, scorecard valuation, Dave Berkus valuation, risk factor summation valuation, and discounted cash flow valuation, in addition to business valuation by data envelopment analysis and real options analysis, as well as critical conceptual issues in the valuation such as expected returns of the venture capital and price versus value concepts, among others. The book will help angel investors, venture capitalists, institutional investors, crowd-based fractional investors, and investment fund professionals understand how to use basic and advanced analytics for a more precise valuation that helps them craft their long-term capital-raising strategy and keep their funding requests in perspective. It will also appeal to students and scholars of finance and business interested in a better understanding of startup valuation.

Funding the start-up is one of the biggest challenge for the founders. Various start-ups fail in funding for varied reasons and despite the excellent business ideas and products, the founders are not able to get the funding and fulfil their dreams! This book is not merely a book, but a crash course on start-up funding, where all the practical and critical aspects of start-up funding, and highly specialized guidance about the start-up funding are presented in lucid language. It will be quite useful for the founders, start-up aspirants, start-up advisors, mentors, CA, CPA, CS, CMA, lawyers, financial consultants etc., to deep-dive into the world of start-up funding. The book contains all the aspects of start-up funding such as: • Various forms of business entities and most suitable one for start-ups • Various sources of funding and financial instruments for start-ups • How to assess the financial requirements of start-ups • Understanding and evaluating financial statements and start-up metrics • Understanding various start-up specific terms • Various types of investors in start-up ecosystem • Understanding crucial aspects of equity, debt and hybrid funding • Designing effective funding strategy • Finding out the investors, funding process and effectively closing deals with investors • Business plan, pitch-deck, financial model, and valuation • Practical example of financial model • Effectively closing due diligence process • Evaluating the Term sheet • Legal documentation and various agreements • Various investment rounds and investors’ exit • Debt instruments and debt funding process • And many more practical aspects!

Latin America and the Caribbean needs an ambitious and comprehensive investment agenda to embark on a stronger and more sustainable development trajectory. The 16th edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook proposes ways to make this possible through co-ordinated actions by policy makers, the private sector and international partners.