Workshop Format and Dates

Each workshop is a combination of presentations and discussion so there is plenty of opportunity to ask questions specific to your business or circumstance, either in an open forum or 1 to 1. The experienced and expert facilitators will update you on the current banking, investment and grant finance issues. The initial 'Raising Finance for Business' workshop is a half day and the specialist 'Focus' workshops are a full day. In order to cover the in-depth content delivered in the 'Focus' workshops and ensure that all attendees gain the maximum benefit, we expect that all will have attended the Raising Finance workshop as a pre-requisite.

At the full day Focus events, you will refine your business proposition and have the opportunity to practice your pitch to an investor, bank manager or grant specialist. Workshops are scheduled at regular intervals all over the region, and you are welcome to attend any of these to meet with your timescales.

Workshops are scheduled at regular intervals all over the region, and you are welcome to attend any of these to meet with your timescales.

1 September 2010, St Johns Innovation Centre, Cambridge - Special workshop focusing on supporting businesses submit strong applications for EEDA's Proof of Market grant and Innovation Vouchers

Raising Finance for Business - introductory workshop

• 25 August 2010, Luton Basepoint, Beds
• 7 September 2010, University of Essex, Southend, Essex
• 15 September 2010, The Forum (Cube), Norwich, Norfolk
• 28 September 2010, SJIC, Cambridge, Cambs
• 12 October 2010, BioPark, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
• 28 October 2010, Butterfly Hotel, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
• 3 November 2010, Cranfield Management Centre, Cranfield, Beds
• 9 November 2010, Atlantic Hotel, Chelmsford Essex
• 7 December Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich
• 9 December Deafblind UK centre, Peterborough

Focus on Equity

• 14 October 2010, Pontlands Park Hotel, Chelmsford, Essex
• 15 December 2010, Best Western Priory Hotel, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Focus on Bank funding

• 21 September 2010, IP City, Ipswich Suffolk
• 5 October 2010, SJIC, Cambridge, Cambs
• 24 November 2010, BasePoint, Luton Beds

Focus on Grant funding

• 30 September 2010, Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

• Pitch practice/mentoring - 24 August 2010, SJIC Cambridge, Cambs
• Investment pitch day - 8 September 2010, The Hauser Forum, Cambridge, Cambs
• Pitch practice/mentoring - 23 November 2010, Essex
• Investment pitch day - 1 December 2010, Essex