Vision+Media's access to finance and investor readiness programme has returned to help digital and creative businesses with the knowledge and skills to secure much needed capital for growth.
The programme, which launched at Software City in Liverpool in November 2010, aims to provide the critical link between the best creative businesses with real potential for growth and the various sources of finance and investment which exist, from banks to angel investors and venture capital, including the North West Fund due to open its doors for business at the end of 2010.
- Pembridge Partners have returned to give expert advice to Northwest creative companies on how to make their company and products as investible as possible.
- Software City's Steve Smith joined the programme this year to mentor companies and link to the wider tech/startup/investment community in the Northwest.
Paul Taylor, Director of Business Delivery at Vision+Media says: “Access to capital for growth is a critical issue for all businesses but particularly for small businesses in this sector who are often much more at home in their own market than amongst the investment community. We designed this programme to help creative companies properly assess their need for capital, better understand the financial and investment community and how to access finance, and how to build value in their business, which is what investors are looking for.”
Interested in participating in the programme?
If you wish to be considered to be part of the programme then the next step is to visit www.mymahout.com/fastcompany2 to complete an online business assessment.
Through a series of questions MahoutTM is able to provide you with an understanding of what type of business you operate. How well it performs compared to others. The sorts of challenges you are going to face if you want to grow your business and some helpful sources of information and people to get you on your way.
For those interested in particpating in the programme, Mahout assessments are to be completed by midday on Monday 10th January 2011.
Programme particpants will then be selected and notified by Thursday 13th January 2011.
Programme Dates
- Debt Workshop - Wednesday 26th January 2011
- Equity Workshop (1) - Thursday 27th January 2011
- Equity Workshop (2) - Wednesday 2nd February 2011
- Pitching Sesson and Wrap-up Event - Wednesday 16th February 2011
The presentation from the introductory seminar to the programme which took place at Vision+Media on 8th December 2010 below:
