Turning 30: There has never been a more important time to utilise EIS

In early April the tax year will close. And with it several funds that channel investment into the country's most innovative businesses, whilst offering sizeable tax relief – a form of investing known as the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). The EIS allows exciting, young businesses to raise capital for growth. And at the same time, it gives individual investors the chance to get in early on some of the country's most promising companies. It was 30 years ago this year that the EIS began. Seven prime ministers later, and the scheme feels more relevant than ever to the government's pr...