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Event details
| >> | Funding Innovation and Business Growth | | >> | Portsmouth Technopole | | >> | 13th October 2004 |
| Start time: | 1400
| | End time: | 1700
| | Cost: | Free | | |
Summary:
The early years of any business can be anything from an exciting roller-coaster ride of success to a long, hard slog up a very steep hill.
Good advice from fellow entrepreneurs and impartial advisors, combined with access to government support schemes and private finance can make a huge positive difference to the journey and this workshop is specifically aimed at owners and managers of technologically innovative and/or entrepreneurial owners of young businesses who feel that they could benefit from such support.
During the workshop we take you through three key development stages, offering an understanding of each stage and highlighting the challenges and opportunities you might encounter.
Stage 1 - The Early Years
· How Innovative is the Idea?
· Bootstrapping to Success – case study
· Sources of Early Growth Finance
· Q&A discussion
Networking and Refreshment Break
Stage 2 - Organic Growth
· The Three-Year Milestone – case study
· Did You Know? – helpful government schemes
· Q&A discussion
Networking and Refreshment Break
Stage 3 - Investment Growth
· The Success Story - case study
· An Investors Perspective
· Dotting the I's…
· Q&A discussion
Who should attend?
This event has been developed for the owners/managers of technologically innovative and entrepreneurial businesses who have just started or are in their first 3 years of a new business venture.
By attending this event you will have the opportunity to learn and profit from the experience of others, through the facilitated discussions and via the networking opportunities.
This event is part of The Portsmouth Festival of Innovation which is a two-day celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit, invention and commerce at the cutting edge.
To register for the events please follow the website link in RED below
(If you have problems registering on this link please use our registration button below)
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