20, May

Date(s): 20th May 2009 – 4.30pm – 7.45pm OR Date(s): 27th May 2009 – 4.30pm – 7.45pm

Location: The GMG, Cheltenham Film Studios

Overview: Rare, *FREE, access to specialist seminar aimed specifically at Creative Businesses to understand the principles how to value your business.

How do you value your brand, your assets, and your management team?
How does your company’s value compare to similar businesses?

SEMINAR CONTENT
Principles of valuing businesses
How to apply this to your company
How investors and business angels value companies for investment

You will learn about:
• Team development and business networking
• Business opportunity and USP
• Routes to market, time-lines, IP and innovation
• Selling experience and sales pipeline
• Competitive advantage and added value
• Fund raising and exit

Food and drink will be provided at the seminar

ABOUT MICHAEL HOWES
A former hotelier and computer systems adviser, Michael has been an entrepreneur and business advice specialist since 1999. He managed the South West Investment Readiness Service for two years quickly established working relationships with Business Angels and Venture Capitalists throughout the UK, helping to raise £10.3 million in private equity for local SME’s. In 2007 he created Pilot Cottage which helps local businesses to attract private equity investment and, of course, to prepare for The Dragons’ Den!

WHY IS VALUING SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?
Whether you are an established enterprise or just starting you creative business, planning towards being in a position to seek investment, be bought out, or pass your company on to your staff / management team, is not only good practice but also fundamental to securing its and your future.

The first step towards this is to understand how to value your business, and how to protect its value for the future.

Through our Evolve project funding, the GMG is delighted to be able to offer a FREE intensive seminar session aimed specifically at creative companies

WHO IS IT FOR?
• UK registered Ltd Company or Partnership** or Sole Traders
• Working in the Creative Industries in Gloucestershire
• With an ambition to understand more about protecting and increasing the value of your business.

SECURE YOUR PLACE
As this is a *FREE and very RARE opportunity, it is expected that places will be taken up very quickly.

To book your place please copy and paste the following link http://www.thegmg.org/evolve/book-training.php?course=28 and you will be contacted by the GMG to complete the process.

*A reservation fee of £50 is required to secure your place. This will be full refunded once you have attended the seminar.

**INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
If you operate a Ltd Company or Partnership, and are in a position to move forward to seek investment, there will also be access to a 3-stage supported and funded process. This may lead to the chance for your company to pitch directly to an investment group or business angels.

If you require any further information, please contact Jessica Marklew the Evolve Project Manager at jessica@thegmg.org, on 01242 542713

04.30PM - 07:45PM |