How To Raise Money Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the How to Raise Money Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Ray McLennan interviews mentee and serviced accommodation specialist Sandeep live! Understand how to navigate your journey to success and that for some it will be a simple and easy path, but for others, it will be a rocky road. Learn how to remain focused on building your own business and recognise potential joint venture opportunities that can help your current business, whilst also expanding and scaling. Ray and Sandeep discuss two exciting joint venture opportunities and how you too can succeed in property by offloading the tasks that you don’t need to be doing and gain clarity in your life and in business by knowing your vision and values.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The purpose of a goldmine area is that it is accessible, and there is an infrastructure in place for it to be managed. Ensure you can create a yield and room for capital growth. To succeed, you need to be in this for the long run. There will be periods when yo

For every deal you get into, it is essential to have a lawyer by your side. This episode is an insider’s look on how to get the best lawyer out there, how to communicate with them, when to transact with them, and many more. Ray and Nigel shares an 11-point (plus two more!) checklist that you should understand and apply when dealing with lawyers. You don’t want to have any problems with your lawyers so you can avoid having any problems with your deals! KEY TAKEAWAYS Check if the firm you’re going to use is registered with the Law Society and that the lawyer is also registered. It’s common that you might think. It’s very easy to check. The ramifications are your contracts could be invalid. I’m talking about loan agreements, joint ventures and such. Ask about their insurance coverage. This is the professional indemnity insurance. You want to know the what the limits, excesses, who it’s with, or validity of the policy. Double check with the company all the details. Choose fixed pricing. Value pricing rather than

Welcome to another episode of the How to Raise Money Podcast. In today’s episode, your host Ray McLennan begins by summing up some of his angel investors most recent deals, including commercial property deals, investment pots and personal funding ventures. Ray reveals the 9 Secrets To Getting Rich and that by learning what the rich and successful people, you increase your chances of success, it’s a combination of things that lead to success. Understand the compounding effect that makes it work and breeds success. Ray explains how to know your values, gain clarity and create a vision by leveraging the 9 Secrets To Getting Rich. Learn how to get more done in less time, outsource everything & create more wealth. Follow what wealthy individuals do and create Multiple Streams of Income. KEY TAKEAWAYS The 9 secrets to getting rich Leverage - If you don’t understand leverage you work too hard. If you understand what leverage is, you can get more done. The Wealth formula - Simple but profound, W = (V+E) X

Welcome to Raising Angel (Alternate) Funding. What does success look like for you? Join Ray Mclennan discussing wealth hacks including pension transfer values, capital gains tax, stamp duty, which questions to ask investors, mind-set, training and strategy. KEY TAKEAWAYS Capital Gains Tax. Buy something, sell it, make an uplift and pay tax on it. You pay tax on everything else, now you've got to pay tax on the uplift. Wouldn't it be nice to to pay that tax...? Wouldn't it be useful? Stamp Duty. In England and Wales this is one thing. In Scotland it's called land and buildings transaction tax. LBTT. It's even higher there. If you're buying a commercial property, the stamp duty can be eye-watering at times. It used to be a price you pay to get your document stamped. Literally £50-100. Then they started to make it a percentage of the property. In 2004, stamp duty went up by 400% virtually overnight. Wouldn't it be nice, not to pay stamp duty...? Fees. Usually a project such as a commercial conversion, the t

Welcome To The How To Raise Money Podcast. Ray and Nigel dive into the Top Ten Scale Up Mistakes business make and how to avoid them. Discover how to thrive, grow and scale in this episode of The How To Raise Money Podcast. Understand the different types of growth and how it affects your business, learn to pay strict attention to your finances and avoid taking on debt and expensive overheads which errode the business. Ray and Nigel discuss that many entrepreneurs will burn through their start up costs quickly and why you need to have reserve capital for unexpected bills or an increase in running costs. Find out why location both online and offline is key to your businesses success and how you too can utalise systems and processes to streamline your business, whilst placing a premium on customer service. Nigel talks about the need for an in-depth business plan with an emphasis on marketing and finance and how to use social media to supercharge your business by targeting niche audiences directly and sparking

DESCRIPTION Welcome to the How To Raise Money Podcast! Money mindset. (Part 2) In part one Ray covered money mindset, how to save and if you are ready to handle large amounts of money, whether it’s yours or somebody else’s. Ray also explained, how not to self sabotage and why mindset when it comes to money is essential. Discover Ray’s Forced Accelerated Savings Technique and how to take the emotional side out of dealing with and saving money. In this episode of the How To Raise Money Podcast Ray discusses the purpose of managing money, the rule of three and the effects of compounding savings. Why IFA’s and QFA’s are not the answer and how your lack of knowledge and ignorance is affecting your money! Discover how to keep your money, grow it and invest it. Understand how Luck, Fortune and Chance affects your money and take control by stacking the odds in your favour. Start to change your money mindset and condition your mind by training your internal Reticular Activation System, coach your mind to raise mo

What is money mindset all about? Do you know there is a big difference between making money, holding onto money, borrowing money? So, listen in to this podcast to get yourself in the right frame of mind, where Ray McLennan brings to you the 5 different distinct areas of money and attitude towards money that helps you to grow your money and your business.

Everybody knows that we should focus on things. Stick to one thing, don’t be a master of many things. You need to focus on what you're going to do. Be single minded. But it's easier said than done. So, why is focus important?  Ray throw some lights on the importance of the power of focus that can make magic happens, and t the 10 kind of habits that can build the power of focus.

So how can you get to where the money lives? There’s never been more deals around than there are today... Listen in to Ray presenting live in London, teaching and discussing how to raise other people’s finance. An in depth look at joint ventures, private investors, start-ups, scale-ups, enterprise investment scheme reliefs, networking, mindset, the perfect pitch, dealing with rejection, social dynamics, what to look for in deals and much, much more!

Discover the impact language has on your loan application! Did you know 10% of all loan applications are dismissed? Ray analyses a big data report which case studies 120,000 loan applications and identifies signals for people who are likely to default on loans. learn to recognise the four main factors which influence loan decisions, which five phrases to use, which five phrases to avoid and other insider secrets in order to guarantee the approval of your next loan!

Ray McLennan speaks on the contrarian view of "you do not always need to share the financial pie all the time. There is a way to incentivise without giving away the whole pie. There are the risk and reward principle. In this episode, Ray will aso give an intricate detail of 21 ways to make more financial pie.

Ray and Nigel brings forth 6 of the most frequently asked questions on how to raise money as Ray puts it, “if you ask for money, you'll get advice. But, if you ask for advice, you might get the money”.

Ray McLennan gives some tips into qualification criteria for 100 percent funding for property project, expounding in details the important CREST Model for success in acquiring funding.

Nigel Bestseeks out the expertise, knowledge or advice of Michael Primrose, who specialises in bridging loans, commercial mortgages such as HMOs/SA/Portfolios and LTD co BTL and Development Finance about how important the role of a broker and what vital questions to ask of a broker so as to  gauge whether the broker is going to be the one, that can help you raise the money, that you need pertaining to property investment.

Ray and Nigel expound the importance of the CREST Model being the backbone of raising finance, with each letter suggesting the 5 levels that anyone who wants to raise other people's money for business or property venture must understand well for successful financial investment.

Ray McLennan shares on how to raise money for businesses in the UK and abroad and for property in the UK and abroad, and for the 3 different types of businesses: start-up, scale up and management buy-out.

Ray and Nigel teams up to give some tips on what are the benefits of raising finance from private investors, and how to avoid the pitfalls in the joint venture.

Together Ray McLennan and Nigel Best share the 10 top tips on how to find potential investors to for your business.

Ray McLennan and Nigel Best expound on 6 vital characteristics of being extraordinary people that will get investors interested to finance your business.

From his experience workgn with Angels Den, Ray McLennan talks about property investors at the stage of due diligence, i.e., what needs to be found in check and ready for presentation raise for the required sum of finance