The Power of the Plan - Creating opportunity through your Business plan April 25, 2009

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Plan your way to success with a business plan done at the standard of Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank or Merrill Lynch

Are you daunted by the thought of doing your business plan? Are you unsure how to go about getting investors?

Many people put off or avoid doing a proper business plan - understandable as it takes quite a bit of work. A traditional business plan requires about a week of work, while a high-tech or an internet based business plan needs even more work as you need to educate the investor.

You dont just need a business plan for finding investment, debt capital, or business partners. You also need one to provide a strong foundation for a successful business. You and your company will face a LOT more challenges if you don't have a written business plan.

What is it?

A practical2 day business builder programme where you walk away with a complete business and investment plan

Why you should come

In most events you turn up get some learning and go off and do your thing. You may continue the work but often you may forget. In this programme the aim is to get your plan complete by the end. If you do enough pre-work you can get your business plan complete on the day.

Who should attend

Entrepreneurs starting a business,seeking funding, or moving to the next stage of your business

What you will get

At the end of the programme you will have a completed professional industry standard business plan. The standard that top banks such as Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank and the VCs and Private Equity firms create and read

You will get a financial plan that you can use and give to your potential investors.

You will get a teaser for your business that you can mail out with a sample non-disclosure agreement

You will be ready to speak to potential investors, know what you need to tell them and how to confidently hold meetings

You will get help creating your investor presentation.

We are supportive and empowering we are not here to sit on our high horse we are here to help you create an effective business plan and get you your investment

Get into the investor mind set so that you can communicate powerfully with investors.

Confidential we will manage the confidentiality of the room and let you know what types of businesses are in the room

Individual support the workshop will be tailored to your business. If you submit the pre-work we will bring the information necessary for your business.

In advance

You will get a manual on creating your business plan
You get pre-work to do
We will preview your business plan and give you back comments before the work day
You will arrive already having made some headway in your business plan

On the day

Where to start with the business plan
The 20 essential ingredients of the business plan
Getting the right market data
Creating a business plan
Creating a teaser an NDA etc
What templates and software dont provide you
Structure and style
Review of others
Purpose the different types of business plan
Best type of investment - debt, equity and other instruments
Internal strategic business plans
Financial planning and financial models
Creating your investor presentation from your business plan
Group review and feedback of business plans
Where to find right investors for your business
Negotiating with investors
How to approach corporate investors
Assessing your investors, make sure they are right for you
Valuing a new business
How to handle negotiations
Practice investor presentations/mock Dragons Den

Value: The work that we will do

Spend at least one hour previewing your business plan - value 250
Review your business plan after the day - value 250
Support you on the workshop in getting your plan complete value 250
Investor presentation training - value 250
1.5days work shop value 600 (1 day and 1 evening)

Total value 2,000. If you wanted me to do your business plan it would probably cost you 2,000. You get all this for 350 this is a special offer the next seminar will be more expensive

Why you should go with Daniel?

If you want to get investment who better to speak to than the investor himself, the bank or their agents?
Daniel has been the bank, been the agent, and the investor.
Daniel has worked in mergers and acquisitions, equity raising, debt financing and acquisition financing for Deutsche Bank and Acris (acquired by Houlihan Lokey)
As a credit rating agent at Moodys the top credit rating agent, Daniel has been responsible for deriving credit ratings for some of the largest UK and European companies that bond investors rely on.
Daniel has worked with start-ups, early stage, and blue chips in the UK, Europe and Russia and has multi-industry experience including Internet, media, telecoms, consumer, energy.
Experience in financing debt and equity. They require different mindsets and information
Daniel has worked with some of the top VCs and investment houses including KKR, Blackstone, and Bridgepoint Capital.

Dates: Saturday 25 April 10:00 am - 20:00, and Wed 29 April 19:00 - 22:00

Organized by Expotential group
Expotential group is a coaching and consultancy which helps SMEs get to the next level of growth preparing them for funding or acquisition.
We work with you and our partners to help you take the cost effective route to attracting investment.

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Ticket Info:  General public, £395.00

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