Learn how to create a target list of potential investors, how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to create momentum and close your seed round.

Lunch and Learn: How to find, meet and pitch to angel investors

Webinar

 guides you on how to identify and approach potential start-up investors.

Chris – whose marketing agency Inkwell runs

, a national incubator that attracts thousands of start-ups each year – also shares his tricks on creating a target list, writing compelling emails and crafting a pitch deck. 

Enterprise Nation is the UK's most active small business network, helping thousands of people turn their good idea into a great business. 

 to get everything you need to start and grow your small business, in one place.

Discover how to identify and approach start-up investors, write compelling emails and craft an engaging pitch deck.

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

New £660m investment fund launches for businesses in Northern England

The fund provides loans of between £25,000 and £2m and equity investment of up to £5m.

Hello - I am a professional coach (EMCC Master Coach), consultant, trainer and workshop facilitator. I run professional improvement programmes, and management team training focused on the areas of; marketing, innovation, leadership and change. With my private clients, I work mainly with mid-career to senior executives, and with my training, I am mainly running seminars running across EMEA. I hold an MA in Coaching and Mentoring, a post-graduate Diploma in Business (Marketing), a PGCHE (Adult Development) and BA (Hons) Law. I am also Accredited Strengths Profile Coach and Practitioner of Business Model Canvas too, and my work is based on practical management and principles from positive psychology . Prior to all of that, my corporate career covered IP rights licensing, marketing and innovation management working at; Yell.com, TVNZ, Walt Disney and Office Dept. I&apos;ve been a consultant since 2011 (yes, London 2012 was my first gig) - and since then I have delivered programmes to teams and agencies such as; Tata Communications, John Lewis Waitrose, Powwownow, The AA. I have also created marketing and innovation modules for various Universities and business schools, including; Anglia Ruskin London, BIMM (London), Winchester University, Henley Business School, Krems Universitat (Vienna), The Academy of Contemporary Music (Guildford) - and Metropolis Studios. At the moment, I do travel a lot with my training work, but when coaching, I can often to be found in my London haunts, at Century Club (on Shaftesbury Avenue) or The RSA (on The Strand).

Consultant and Coach

M3 / M4 Business Networking Group

Where? You will know it if you are here! From Reading to Southampton, from Woking down to Bristol (and lots of places in between, across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Thames Valley and Wiltshire).  Share your thoughts, questions, contacts and opportunities here.

I started my first business at 17. Back in the 80&apos;s there was no internet, no support and I didn&apos;t have a network of friends or family that could help. Over the next 40 years I have started many more from a courier company to an in-flight catering business.
As I gained experience, I would willingly share it with others. Sometimes people just want to bounce ideas around with someone that has experience and knowledge that leave you motivated and better informed. Unfortunately, not everyone has that important network so I decided to volunteer for The Prince&apos;s Trust.
Having someone believe your idea and you as an individual is invaluable, especially when no one else does. One of my first Prince&apos;s Trust mentees would give me a dozen reasons to pack it all in and I would give him a dozen to keep going. He eventually went on to win the prestigious Pride of Britain Awards. I volunteered for the Trust for over a decade not just as an advisor but the interim Chair of the awards panel.
I am a qualified business advisor, an accomplished business mentor and an accredited business coach. But most of all, I have decades of experience supporting start-ups. My personalised approach to support gives clients the confidence to implement ideas with the skills and resources to hand. My entrepreneurial mindset helps them identify a wider audience for their products or services.
In my last role I was the lead for Enterprise &amp; Innovation within a housing association. I helped to start and support over 300 businesses and social enterprises across the North-West of England. I ensured start-ups had access to funding, support and premises.
I am also the Director of a waste management company, an innovating and patent pending service that increases the capacity of communal bins with a mobile compacting service.
My ongoing mission is to provide professional entrepreneurial support and advice to individuals looking to start up or grow their business.

Business Start-up Consultant

90 minute face to face consultation

If you are based in Manchester or Birmingham then we can schedule a 90 minute face to face meeting. Most topics are up for discussion regarding how to start or grow your business but I do not give financial advice. The meeting should help you identify your best customer base and how to approach them. It will leave you with clarity knowing how to take your next steps. 

Having worked with Magice Circle and American firms globally, I have represented companies from incorporation to expansion and eventual sale. As small business owner myself, I understand the pressures that many business owners face in terms of time and cost.
I can assist you fundraising for your business (EIS and SEIS), buying or selling a business/company as well as entering into a joint venture or shareholders agreement.
Qualifications: Solicitor in England &amp; Wales &amp; Solicitor in Hong Kong SAR

Partner

Hemanth Mirpri

Having worked with Magice Circle and American firms globally, I have represented companies from incorporation to expansion and eventual sale. As small business owner myself, I understand the pressures that many business owners face in terms of time and cost.
I can assist you fundraising for your business (EIS and SEIS), buying or selling a business/company as well as entering into a joint venture or shareholders agreement.
Qualifications: Solicitor in England &amp; Wales &amp; S

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