AN EXCLUSIVE SEMINAR INVITATION                             

In today's business world there are many routes to capital. But finding the finance you need for your enterprise can be like learning to play chess for the first time - you have to know the moves before you understand how to win.

 
How do you find the fastest route to funding your business?

How do you choose the right financing approach for your business? Should you be seeking investment or seeking other avenues to raising capital? 

Find out at this exclusive seminar

For the answers to these questions and more, you are invited to an exclusive two-hour seminar in partnership with The British Library and British Angel Capital Ltd. We’ll explore the ways you can save time in your search for capital and avoid the common pitfalls.

Why should you attend?

As well as keeping up to date with the very latest approaches to securing business funding, you'll learn about:

• The players you should approach in your own funding game
• The four levels of the funding game and which level you're at
• How to self-fund a start-up
• Micro-funding and crowd funding techniques
• The two approaches to raising angel capital
• Why full business plans are not important as you think
• How to get your deal seen by investors
• Whether to spend your time applying for a bank loan
• Alternative debt options
• Seeking VC funding and whether it's for you
• The types of VCs you should approach
• How to seek Grant funding
• What angel investors are looking for
• Where to find angel investors

Expert speaker

Paul Grant founder of The Funding Game

Paul knows what it’s like to be on both sides of the funding fence. As an entrepreneur he raised funds for his own business, securing capital from business angels, bankers, family and friends, and even a government grant.

After seven years of trading he exited his business in 2003 and was invited to join a private equity company, Capital Partners, eventually heading up the business angel division. Here he had access to nearly 5,000 angel investors and reviewed more than 1,000 business plans every year.

During this time Paul learnt a lot about why so many businesses fail to secure the funding they need in the start-up and growth phases. Paul has met with many investors, bankers, and venture capitalists over the years and in the course of his work has uncovered what they are really looking for.

What other entrepreneurs say

“This is a great resource for new businesses”     “Extremely insightful and informative”

        “Nice to hear from somebody who has achieved what they are talking about”

“I’ll recommend this event to others”     "Inspiring and kick started me into action"

"Clear, concise, basically excellent"   "Really worthwhile attending this event" 

  “You’ve given me a completely new perspective on funding”