AN EXCLUSIVE WORKSHOP INVITATION                           

How do you finance a start up when you cannot get an investor or banks interested?

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. When you know how the game is played financing your business is quicker and far cheaper.

How do you start a business with little or no cash.

What is bootstapping? How do you go about bootstrapping? What are the common methods? Then when is the right time to approach investors and banks. If at all? How do you make sure potential investors take note of your business plan? What are the common errors?

Find out at this exclusive workshop

To hear the answer to these questions and more, you are invited to an exclusive two-hour seminar in partnership with The British Library sponsored by HSBC, Wingrave Yeats and British Angel Capital Ltd.  We’ll explore the ways you can launch your start-up with little or no capital and how many successful companies have followed the same path.

Why should you attend?

You will learn about:

• What is "bootstrapping"?
• Six bootstrapping methods
• What is the most powerful bootstrapping method for a start-up?
• How do you market your business with little or no cash?
• What free or effective marketing tools can you use?
• How to adjust your business model for maximum impact
• How to define your niche market better and reduce risk
• Sources of bootstrap financing
• Building a high value management team without the overhead
• When is the right time to go for angel investment
• Why full business plans are not important as you think
• How to create an executive summary that gets noticed
• How to get your deal seen by investors
• A DIY approach to finding a business angel

Expert speakers

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.

More importantly, Paul has developed an approach to raising capital that works. He is keen to share with you what he has learnt as an entrepreneur and as an industry insider.

Paul is currently an associate director of BA Capital and Bergstrom Capital and is a regular speaker at events on the subject of raising capital.

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”