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From Pitch to Payday, The Hidden Costs of Fundraising: Featuring Sam Simpson

Not My First Guess

CHAPTER

Transitioning from Corporate Job to Entrepreneurship and Tax Incentive Schemes

The chapter follows the journey of founders transitioning from a corporate job to starting a successful IT business, growing it to 30 million through bootstrapping and later utilizing tax incentive schemes like SEIS to avoid capital gains tax. It discusses the SEIS and EIS introduced by the UK government, highlighting the importance of SEIS in attracting investors, providing tax breaks, motivating investment in startups, and supporting entrepreneurs post-exit.

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