Another successful London SpeedFunding event last night with an electric atmosphere bringing together 8 entrepreneurs pitching to 14 high-net-worth individuals.
Businesses seeking funding included home credit finance, commuter transportation vehicle, hand-hygiene products, an insurance price comparison website, saddle design business, birthing products and a reusable and recyclable packaging solution, with...
Below are Richard Branson’s top five pitching tips, we’d love to know what your top tips for pitching would be. Do you have any golden nuggets of wisdom that could help other entrepreneurs when pitching for funding? Let us know your thoughts!
1. Explain how the new business will make a difference to customers and provide a compelling alternative to competitors. This means showing a new way of doing things...
Last night’s slightly smaller than normal SpeedFunding event in London was another great success, giving budding entrepreneurs and business owners the opportunity to pitch to a number of eager Angel investors.
As six entrepreneurs waited nervously to pitch to twelve wealthy Angels, there was an almost palpable sense of expectation in the air. Business plans at the ready, clutched like shields in front of them,...
Business angels are influenced by a plethora of logical and emotional reasoning when they make the decision to invest in a new venture. This may include something as intangible as a feeling about a business concept – maybe they are having a good day and are feeling generous, or a pitch taps into a childhood passion of theirs. None of these, or a million other reasons why they might invest in your business, are...
Our guest blogger, Dream Idea, offers a few hints, tips and advice to take the small steps towards giant leaps of entrepreneurial success.
• Choose the right business for you – Sometimes it’s not cut and dry as to what business is right for you, you may have a specialist area, or you may just have a passion for business generally. A good way to decide on the business for you is to look at current trend...
