The London Group - Great Networking Monthly

Topic: From startup to scaleup – what are your funding options?

Grants, bank loans, crowd funding, equity investment, trade finance and invoice discounting are just some of your funding options - but what works bests, which is the right fit and when might it be the right fit?

Our expert speakers, Tony Ryan and Richard Malczyk, will share their knowledge and experience on securing finance and funding for business covering:

• Funding options for start-ups and early stage businesses

• Sources of finance for established and growing businesses

• UK and European innovation grants and how to secure them

If you want to learn more about sources of finance for business, or you’re looking for funding to help your innovative business succeed – join us on 28th February at 6 pm for some focused discussion and great networking.

Hosted by Stephen Swan, of Leapfrog Digital - experts in games and app development, project management and consultancy.

More info. on the speakers:

Richard Malczyk is an entrepreneur and business coach who set up Pioneering Innovations in 2003 specialising in helping entrepreneurs to secure early-stage funding such as R&D grants and Business Angel finance. Since then he has secured over £5M in R&D funding and helped over 100 early-stage businesses to achieve rapid and sustainable growth via tailored expert advice.

Tony Ryan specialises in getting companies ‘Fit for Finance’. He has spent the last fifteen years working with SMEs through a variety of organisations such as the Business Growth Service, the Start Up Loan scheme, Growth Vouchers and various mentoring organisations, currently advising Startup Direct to fund growth for their clients. He has set up and run his own coaching and consulting SME company three times, selling two of them successfully. He has been a director of two listed companies and also a director at Deloitte Consulting and KPMG Consulting, as well as establishing, running and selling a sales coaching company. He has delivered in excess of 50 business clinics for SMEs, in conjunction with banks, local councils and other SME support organisations.

Plus:

One minute elevator pitches
A chance to introduce yourself and pitch your business (if you wish).

Business 2 Business
An open slot for attendees to outline business opportunities that may be of interest to other members.

Wine and refreshments
Arrive at 6 pm to network over a complimentary glass of wine at The Captain's Table in the Boardroom on the lower deck of the Hispaniola - yes we meet on a ship moored on the River Thames!

This event is open to all - invite your colleagues, clients and partners.

If you are planning to join us, please take a moment to reserve your seat (annual members free, non-members pay £10)

Location:

The London Group events are run monthly, usually on the last Wednesday of the month starting at 6:00 pm in the boardroom below decks on board the Hispaniola - the Hispaniola is a ship moored on the river Thames. Embankment is the nearest tube, exit riverside, cross the road, turn right and go under the bridge and it’s the first ship. From Waterloo it is a pleasant walk over the Hungerford Bridge.

http://hispaniola.co.uk/location/

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