Angel investing: How you can become a business Dragon

This article first appeared on Your Money. Viewers of the BBC's Dragon's Den programme will mostly likely be familiar with the idea of the business angel and how far certain UK companies have grown with funding from 'angel' sources. For the uninitiated, a business angel is an affluent individual looking to invest money in starts-up, usually in exchange for shared ownership of the company or simply as a loan to be paid back when the company can churn out revenue. But as with many investments, being an angel is not just those with stacks of cash but importantly for those who have a k...