A unique daytime event which gives private investors and advisers the chance to network with and hear from leading entrepreneurial companies. This is an opportunity to put forward your questions to expert speakers and learn from their advice on investing in Britain’s fast growth businesses.

Date:              

Thursday 24th July 2014

Registration:  

09:00

Presentations:  

09.40 - 13:00

Venue

etc.venues Liverpool Street
Bishopsgate Court
4-12 Norton Folgate
London E1 6DQ

Transport

Liverpool Street - Central Line, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line or National Rail (5 min. walk)
Shoreditch High Street - Overground (5 min. walk)

 Access map and details

AGENDA

09:00 - 09:40            Registration and coffee

09:40 - 09:45            Chairman's introduction

Mike Boydell, Managing Director - MSM Media

09:45 - 11:00            Panel discussion - The entrepreneurial landscape

Panel to include:

Russ Mould, Editor - Shares Magazine

Guy Miles, Managing Director - Octopus Investments

More to be announced soon
 
11:00 - 11:30            Coffee break
 
How to invest - A series of presentations looking at different products & platforms

11:30 – 12:00           VCTs & EIS schemes

Speaker tbc - Octopus Investments

12:00 – 12:30           Crowdfunding

Speaker: Luke Lang, Founder - Crowdcube

12:30 – 13:00           Investing in start-ups

Speaker: Jeff Lynn, Chief Executive Officer - Seedrs

This agenda is subject to change and alterations.

Octopus Investments

Octopus Investments is one of the UK’s fastest growing retail fund management companies. Founded in 2000, Octopus manages more than £3.5 billion of assets on behalf of 50,000 investors.

Working closely with financial advisers, we create investment solutions that combine our expertise in smaller company investing with government approved tax reliefs. Our core product range includes Venture Capital Trusts, Enterprise Investment Schemes and Inheritance Tax Services offering award-winning solutions for investors looking for capital growth, income generation or capital preservation.

As an entrepreneurial company, we understand what it takes to build a business. We work hand-in-hand with some of the most successful entrepreneurs and management teams in the country to help finance companies capable of creating, transforming or dominating their industry. We invest in both private companies and those listed on the Alternative Investment Market.

Exceptional customer service and a straight talking approach to investing are integral to the way we do business at Octopus. We have twice been voted one of the best 100 smaller companies to work for, and are one of only two fund managers to have ever been rated AAA by Citywire.

For further information, visit www.octopusinvestments.com

Crowdcube
Investing in British businesses just got exciting. As the world’s first equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube makes angel investing more accessible, affordable and rewarding. Our online approach has transformed angel investing and has inspired a new breed of investor.
And it’s working. Allowing people to review, query and invest online, 24/7, has proven to be popular with over 70,000 savvy investors now registered, helping raise more than £26m for over 120 UK businesses.
Please visit www.crowdcube.com or call 01392 241319 to find out more. Crowdcube is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (No. 572026).

Seedrs