Investment Readiness Accelerator

Brought to you by CPCA Growth Hub

This intensive, specialist accelerator will take you through everything you need to know and do in order to help your business prepare to raise equity.

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About the event

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

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St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Rd, Milton, Cambridge CB4 0WS

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