Investor-led perspective on what you need to successfully raise equity.
With investor cash looking for a sound home in growing businesses, how can your business bag the best investors to back you product or services?
Seeking equity investment is highly competitive, resource-intensive and time-consuming, and most often at a critical time where you can’t afford to take your eye off the ball. Let’s help you get it right the first time.
Delivered by experienced specialists and investors, you will get an investors’ perspective on what is needed to significantly increase your chances of arriving at a positive investment decision.
You’ll get access to an extensive network of angels, venture capitalists and corporate finance specialists.
This programme is designed to provide an investor perspective to getting your business and pitch investment ready – giving you practical, proven and professional support.
On this workshop you will;
- Benefit from legal, financial and commercial due diligence
- Gain realistic valuations of your business
- Build a data room of concise and comprehensive documentation
- Learn what investors are a good fit for your business
- Understand what it takes to achieve a successful investment decision
- Practise your ability to present fluently and confidently in face of challenging questionning
- Feel confident in negotiating and managing your investors post-investment
Programme
The programme will be a blend of online and face-to-face meetings of between 1.5 and 3 hours, and 1:1 coaching support from our team. Further details of timings and venues will be provided once your place is confirmed.
Date: 6 September
Topic: Launch event: The essentials of raising equity
Facilitator: Bev Hurley
Date: 8 September
Topic: Valuations
Facilitator: Jeremy Hyde
Date: 13 September
Topic: What makes a good set of financials
Facilitator: Jeremy Hyde
Date: 15 September
Topic: Practice Presentation Session – Peer to Peer
Facilitator: Bev Hurley, Martin Johnson
Date: 20 September
Topic: Term Sheets and Investment Structures
Facilitator: James Wilkinson, Woodfines Solicitors
Date: 22 September
Topic: The Board and Shareholder Agreements
Facilitator: Geoff Dragon, Taylor Vinters
Date: 27 September
Topic: Final Presentation Session – Peer to Peer
Facilitator: Bev Hurley, Martin Johnson
Date: 4 October
Topic: Getting to yes and then what
Facilitator: Mark Rayner
Date: 11 October
Topic: Investor Presentation Day
Who is this programme for?
This programme is ideal for businesses looking to prepare their businesses for private equity investment as a source of growth finance.
It is also a good programme for clients wishing to prepare for equity investment with Growth Works.
As this course is fully funded it is subject to eligibility to our baseline criteria:
- 3-249 employees
- Located within Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
- Growth ambitious or fast growing business
Interested in participating?
If you are interested in participating in our Investment Readiness Accelerator, please fill in our Expression of Interest form below, and you will be contacted by one of our team to find out more about your company and your situation. You must be enrolled in Growth Works in order to apply. If you are not already a client, just visit growthworkscoaching.uk/get-started
