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Capital Enterprise

Capital Enterprise. Presentation on Funding For Start-ups in London . Step 1. Know what stage you are on the fundraising cycle. Bootstrapping through Personal resources (time and money = sweat equity you are investing)

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Capital Enterprise

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  1. Capital Enterprise Presentation on Funding For Start-ups in London .

  2. Step 1. Know what stage you are on the fundraising cycle

  3. Bootstrapping through Personal resources (time and money = sweat equity you are investing) FFF- Family Friends & Fools – People who will give you funds with little questions asked Customers and Suppliers- “Build slowly at low risk whilst trading” Loan providers- “Increase AmbitionsAccelerate growth by taking out debt” Banks ( Overdraft-unsecured and secured loans) Specialist lenders (Factoring, invoice discounting etc.) Investors- Private Investors-Angels Venture capital Government Backed Investment Funds Matching the right mix of sources to the right stage and type of finance is the key to successful fundraising Step 2- Know the different Sources and types of Finance

  4. The Unacceptable RISK is yours –not theirs!- Only when you can reduce, mitigate, plan for and accept the risk of failure will you convince others to give you money. Elephant in the Room

  5. Step 3: What do you need Money for?

  6. Sources of Information Capital Enterprise What’s On in London- www.capitalenterprise.org/whats-on Business Link - www.businesslink.gov.uk British Library- www.bl.uk/bipc HMRC Small Company Enterprise Centre- Source of advice and help http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/vcmmanual/VCM10050.htm HMRC R& D Tax Credits www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/hmrc British Business Angel Association: www.bbaa.org.uk British Venture Capital Association: www.bvca.co.uk/ London Funding Conference: http://www.londonfundingconference.com/about-funding Guide to Early Stage Investment: http://www.paloalto.co.uk/about_us/Early_Stage_Investment_by_Alan_Gleeson.pdf British Franchise Ass- http://www.thebfa.org Networking- Get Connected. London Technology Network: http://www.ltnetwork.org/ Knowledge Transfer Networks: https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/guest/home Mini-Bar: http://www.openbusiness.cc/ Lean Camp : http://leanca.mp Step 4: Check out you funding options?

  7. www.thebusinessbootcamp.org

  8. Grants & Awards Shell Livewire -£1000 award for new entrepreneurs 16-30 - http://www.shell-livewire.org/news/awards2011 J4B- Portal for grant finding http://www.j4b.co.uk Princes Trust: http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/enterprise_programme.aspx Unlimited ( Social Enterprise)- http://www.unltd.org.uk Technology Strategy Board ( R&D Funding) - http://www.innovateuk.org Debt Funding Initiatives Enterprise Finance Guarantee ( Government underwriting UK banks business loans- http://www.rbs.co.uk/business/borrowing/g1/firms.ashx CDFA ( Soft Loans from Community Banks- http://www.cdfa.org.uk Franchise Funding http://www.natwest.com/business/services/market-expertise/franchising/franchise-fund.ashx Manufacturing Funding- http://www.rbs.co.uk/business/borrowing/g1/manufacturingfund.ashx Examples of New types of funding: http://www.marketinvoice.com Green/ Energy Efficiency loans: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/cut-carbon-reduce-costs/products-services/financing/pages/financing.aspx Check out you funding options?

  9. Equity Finance NESTA - www.nesta.org.uk/investments London Seed Capital/GLE - http://www.londonseedcapital.com/ Creative Capital fund: www.ccfund.co.uk Early Stage VC www.octopusventures.com London Technology Fund: www.londontechnologyfund.com Paste & Wait Investment (USA only) www.kickstarter.com Paste & Wait Investment. www.indiegogo.com Practical Help Gateway2Finance- http://www.ufblondon.org/what-is-understanding-finance-for-business?/gateway2finance Gateway to Investment http://www.ufblondon.org/what-is-understanding-finance-for-business?/gateway2investment UCL Advances-HELO Project ( Student Interns)- http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/business/support/helo E-Innovate- http://www.gle.co.uk/advice/developing-innovation.php GLE Enterprise Europe Network London- http://www.gle.co.uk/consulting/funding-EEN.php Enterprise Agencies & Incubators- www.capitalenterprise.org/members ( For up & coming funding initiatives Google: Green Investment Bank, Regional Growth Funds, Credit Union Funding, Enterprise Zones, Capital4Enterprise, Business Growth Fund) Check out you funding options?

  10. The quality and “connections” of the management team The size of the business opportunity/ funding need The scope for building a sustainable competitive advantage The level of risk/ security. And the timeliness of the proposal Will determine the attractiveness of your business to investors, lenders and funders The ability of the entrepreneur to negotiate well and of the team to execute the business plan convincingly Will determine the type, price and quality of the deal that can be achieved Step 5: So remember –What’s important when seeking finance

  11. Contact us for more information or to arrange a follow up meeting john@capitalenterprise.org 020 7 679 4598 .

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