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Investor Fair, London, UK - meet Business Angels for private investment funding

The “Investor Fair” is held in London every Spring and Autumn. The next Investor Fair will be held on Tuesday 9th May 2006. Contact us now for more information.

This prestigious event has recently drawn nearly 200 active investors to meet with clients on the day. Investors are likely to be syndicate members, VCT’s, small institutions and some wealthy High Net Worth individuals.

Last Autumn’s “Investor Fair” was filmed by BBC TV for the “Working Lunch” business programme. One client at that fair received two offers of investment, and that was before the company was subsequently featured on BBC TV’s “Trouble at the Top”. Fair clients have also appeared on BBC2’s “Dragon’s Den”.

The “Investor Fair” is limited to 30 clients, who can be from any sector and at any stage of development, on a first come-first-served basis.

The “Investor Fair” can be a stand-alone method of reaching potential investors or, even better, used as part of the full Business Angel service which gives you access to nearly 1500 angel syndicates, VCT’s, small institutions and HNW individuals in the largest Angel network in Europe.

www.strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk/angel-investor-fair.htm

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk

Funding: BUSINESS ANGELS - SMALL FIRMS LOAN GUARANTEES - GRANTS
Marketing: SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION - MARKETING - NEW PRODUCTS
Strategy: STRATEGY - BUSINESS PLANNING - WORKSHOPS

investor, fair, investment, funding, UK, London, VC, venture capital, business angels, Dragon’s Den, Working Lunch, Trouble at the Top, BBC, TV, VCT, syndicate

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How to Write Plans for Business Angels - free guide available

Plans have to be angled differently according to the target readership, and this is true more of the Business Angel market than anything else. They have buttons that need pressing…do you know what they are?  The guide is FREE, no strings. Just email me at john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk with your email address and I will email the guide by return.

Extra! When the plan is drafted, I will review it FREE and let you know whether I think Business Angels might be interested in investing. No obligation to use me or my company.

John

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
www.strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk/business_angels.htm

 

business, angels, funding, finance, plan, free, investor, investment

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Want another income stream for your business…?

Dear Introducer,

Thank you for your interest in Strategy Consulting Limited. Our website will provide you with an overview of the services that we are able to offer your clients, and I invite you to browse around and familiarise yourself with them.

I have personally been a Company Director of SME’s for over 25 years, and I have used the services of various intermediaries. I have learned that quick, efficient and knowledgeable service, together with good communication, are the keys to client satisfaction.We work with many different types of introducers - from consultants and lawyers to accountants and entrepreneurs.

We like to work closely with our introducers in order to provide the best service to your clients, whether that be for finance or consultancy advice. Needless to say, we provide a share of our income to our introducers and have an efficient in-house tracking system which will keep you updated and ensure that you are paid.

I hope that you will accept my invitation to try our service and that it delivers you the ability to generate extra income and offer additional products to your clients, helping you to offer a complete service for most circumstances.

My friendly and efficient team responsible for liaising with introducers is lead by my Marketing Director, Kath Dawson MBA and my Sales Director, Stephanie Iles. More details of our Introducers scheme is available from Kath or Stephanie on 0845 838 0936 or you can simply click here and one of them will call you.

I look forward to working with you and I hope we exceed your expectations. John

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk

introducer, introduction, commission, fees, funding, finance, strategy, marketing, business, angels, SFLG, bank, loan, consultancy, SEO

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The Apprentice - business TV programme with Sir Alan Sugar of Amstrad starts a new series

REALITY SHOW: The Apprentice
Channel: BBC 2 102
Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2006
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (starting this evening)
Duration: 1 hour.
Series in which 14 candidates compete for the position of apprentice to multi-millionaire Alan Sugar. Alan sets a series of tasks designed to push some of the brightest and best young businesspeople in the country to the limit. With the candidates divided into teams of men and women, the first task is to sell fruit and vegetables on the streets of Hackney. The winners are the team who can make the most profit in just one day of trading.
(New Series, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described)

Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world’s best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=15092
Copyright GipsyMedia Ltd.

Show biz it may be, but it’s a very watchable TV programme! I’ll be watching, will you?

John

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk

Funding: BUSINESS ANGELS - SMALL FIRMS LOAN GUARANTEES - GRANTS - PROPERTY FINANCE - FACTORING
Strategy: BUSINESS STRATEGY - BUSINESS PLANNING - WORKSHOPS - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Marketing: MARKETING STRATEGY - NEW PRODUCTS - TELEMARKETING - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
apprentice, TV, sugar, amstrad, business

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There are different Googles…

I just read this article Google Big Daddy SearchQuake About to Rumble Your Ranking? By Mike Banks Valentine (c) 2006 in SiteProNews

The discussion centres around a client who was getting different rankings than his SEO was reporting in their ranking report. The rankings the client was getting were higher than the SEO.

The SEO explained: “Google has (at last count) nine data centers which serve up search results and that they were getting results from a data center in the Eastern US which showed differing results from results shown to us here in California.”

It is rumoured that there are about 60 data centers scattered all around the world using more than 100,000 computers.  The reason you see website rankings and page rank changes is due to the fact that the results are switching back and forth between an updated and an old data center. Things usually stabilise after a few days but its best to just ride it out and trust that it will settle down. 

I am not sure how many data centres there are in the UK but it seems that the only time Google shows different results is when there is an update in progress. When it eventually settles down then the index is the same on the related data centres.

The difference between the google.com and google.co.uk results is due to Google presenting more relevant results to the different market places. Things like UK hosting and .co.uk inbound links and a myriad of other factors would help Google to determine relevancy.

Good luck with the impending “rumble” smile

Regards,
Kath

Marketing: SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION - MARKETING - NEW PRODUCTS
Funding: BUSINESS ANGELS - SMALL FIRMS LOAN GUARANTEES - GRANTS
Strategy: STRATEGY - BUSINESS PLANNING - WORKSHOPS

Google, data centres, search engine, SEO, web site rankings

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Technology Venture Capital is officially back in fashion as this award shows

From Growth Business…

MTI Partners, one of the leading venture capital firms providing risk capital to early-stage technology companies, won the coveted Venture Capital Fund of the Year at the recent Investor AllStars Awards, the pre-eminent awards ceremony for the UK technology venture capital industry.

Full article here

Are you seeing greater interest in technology projects, your own or others?

Is this dot com boom mark II? I don’t think so, but technology is high on the agenda of VC’s and also the Business Angels that I deal with daily.

John

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk

Funding: BUSINESS ANGELS - SMALL FIRMS LOAN GUARANTEES - GRANTS - PROPERTY FINANCE - FACTORINGStrategy: BUSINESS STRATEGY - BUSINESS PLANNING - WORKSHOPS - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Marketing: MARKETING STRATEGY - NEW PRODUCTS - TELEMARKETING - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION

technology, internet, venture capital, VC, business angels, funding, finance, UK

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Business Grant Funding: UK & European Finance

Our Grant Specialists help business owners achieve their goals, they provide practical, expert advice with “hands on” implementation at a cost that small businesses can afford

All Advisers are seasoned and mature business professionals with decades of experience, most often at the board or director level of major companies. They are well trained in working with business owners and take a highly practical approach to solving problems and enhancing your business, working closely with you at each step of the way. Because of our low overheads and efficient network structure we can offer services at only a fraction of the cost of the big consultancy companies.

What does the Grant Specialist Team do?

· They offer a no-win, no fee service with 10% commission on grants obtained

· They advise on all aspects of obtaining a grant. All advice is free

· They research whether a grant is available to you

· They identify the most appropriate grant for you

· They complete the paperwork for you

· They maximise your chance of obtaining a grant

How do the Grant Specialists work at Strategy Consulting?

Our Grant Specialists provide expert advice on grants and loans available to clients. By offering a complete application service package it allows management to benefit from grants without the time commitment involved in the application process. The service is offered throughout England.

Strategy Consulting supply the basic company information to enable a search of relevant grants to be made. A brief report is supplied to Strategy Consulting who forward it to the client. If the client wishes to pursue any of the grants listed, the necessary information for any applications is obtained by telephone calls or by an on-site meeting as appropriate. A draft application is sent to the client for comment and, with the client’s agreement, to contacts within the grant agency for informal opinion. Following feedback, a full application is made.

· We provide free initial consultation

· We provide grant searches

· We work on a no-win, no-fee contract basis (see terms overleaf)

· We work with full confidentiality

Did you know that over 60% of companies are eligible for UK and EU grants?

Over 930 different EU and UK grants and loans are available form over 100 issuing bodies. They provide the cheapest form of finance available to companies, partnerships and individuals. Two grants we typically obtain for our clients are:

Technology Grants

These generous government grants support technology developments by SMEs from the first idea through to commercial launch. On June 1st 2003, they were relaunched with a considerable improvement in terms.

· Research project. For a technical and feasibility study of an innovative idea or new technology. 60% of costs to a grant of £75,000.

· Development Project. For development up to pre-production. 35% up to a grant of £200,000 or £500,000 in exceptional circumstances.

· Micro projects. 50% of eligible costs up to a grant of £20,000.

Export Marketing Grants

These grants are ideal for companies wanting to start exporting or moving into new markets. Grants of 50% of costs are available for up to 10 export markets with a maximum grant of £20,000 each.

Grants pay for detailed research studies of export markets using internal staff or external consultants. Reports are designed to allow companies to develop a knowledge of the market, write a strategy and business plan and produce a list of contacts necessary in establishing commercial links.

Terms

Payment is usually on a no-win, no-fee basis with a commission of 10% plus VAT. All initial meetings and consultations are free and with no obligation. If after receiving the results of the initial grants search, the client wishes to proceed with further research and applications, an administration fee of £250 plus VAT is payable. In the event of any grant application being successful, this fee is deducted from the commission that becomes due.

More information on Business Grants

J. G. Courtney, Chairman
Strategy Consulting Limited
john@strategyconsultinglimited.co.uk

Funding: BUSINESS ANGELS - SMALL FIRMS LOAN GUARANTEES - GRANTS - PROPERTY FINANCE - FACTORING
Strategy
: BUSINESS STRATEGY - BUSINESS PLANNING - WORKSHOPS - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Marketing: MARKETING STRATEGY - NEW PRODUCTS - TELEMARKETING - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
grants, grant, UK, europe, european, funding, finance, SME, technology, export, marketing

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