Author: Caitlin Armitage-Conway

You’ve decided to launch or grow your business and now you need investment, but how do you pitch your idea? Mike Skinner connects investors with ambitious entrepreneurs and knows a thing or two about what they are looking for. Mike will be giving you a simple, effective PowerPoint presentation template which you can use to prepare your pitch, making sure you address everything a potential investor is looking for.

If you are at the start of your business journey, a mission and vision could help you form your business plan to provide you with clarity on your goals, objectives and where you want to take the business. Join Mike Scott as he explains why he thinks having a clear mission and vision is important to your business plan. This session will give you a practical framework for defining and writing your own mission and vision statement for your business.

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

Following on from the Introduction to Freelancing webinar, Katy will be running a more hands-on workshop where she will take you through the steps to create an action plan for your freelance business. This practical session will help you to identify your business goals and values (and your “why”), get specific about your potential clients and how to reach them, work out your pricing options and create strategies to overcome common challenges

Join award-winning web designer and trainer Katy Carlisle as she shares her own freelancing experience and covers four key areas of life as a solo business owner: Money and taxes, Sales and marketing, Clients and workload, Mental health and mindset. This webinar is ideal for anyone who is thinking about becoming a freelancer or is at the early stages of their freelance career. Katy will share some practical tips as well as the highs and lows of being your own boss, and there will be time to ask questions about each topic (or about self-employment in general).

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

Robin Gill, Partner at Hillyer McKeown, will share the top ten legal mistakes start-ups make to make sure you don’t make them too! Come along to find out the classic start-up fails you should avoid and learn more about legal entities, dealing with customers, statutory requirements and more.

We have the start-up experts on hand to answer all your questions and to provide you with FREE information, advice and guidance. Book your 30 minute, remote appointment today.

Did you know that tax relief schemes are available for start-ups to consider? Tax relief schemes can make start-ups a better investment proposition! Join Terry Cheesman from Haines Watts, as he offers some insight into the schemes you could take advantage of, now or in the future.