Advice
Individual academics, spin-outs and SME directors are invited to present their business plans (whether early or late stage) in private round table sessions with our growing panel of volunteer advisors in order to obtain constructive, in-depth feedback.
Finance & Investment
Tim Dempsey, Epiphany Capital
David Edmonds, Advantage Creative Fund
Giovanni Finocchio, Midven
Tom Hawkins, Talis
Tim Hazell, Mercia Technology Seed Fund
Paul Heaven, Blue Sky Corporate Finance
Robert Heed, Beer & Partners
Duncan Kerr, Midven
Neil MacKay, Advantage Business Angels
Everard Mascarenhas, Mercia Technology Seed Fund
Richard Miner, FD Solution
Andrew Muir, Midven
Legal & IP
Alan Bhimani, Marks & Clerk
Pamela Bryer, Marks & Clerk
Richard Brooks, Anthony Collins Solicitors
Catherine Burke, Freeth Cartwright
Patrick Duxbury, Wragge & Co
Jon Gill, Eversheds LLP
Richard Goold, Wragge & Co
Martin Hagmann-Smith, Marks & Clerk
David Hall, Anthony Collins Solicitors
Juliet Hibbert, Kilburn & Strode
Luke Kempton, Wragge & Co
Christian Lowis, Squire Sanders
Marie McMorrow, Cobbetts LLP
Chris Moore, Avidity IP
Paul Mountain, Martineau
Business Strategy
Geoffrey Beanland, Beanland Consulting
Vernon Blackmore, NetNak
Nick Brown, Bright Star
Alan Cornwall, Marshvale Investments
Tony Davis, MedilinkWM
Chris Dyke, MedilinkWM
Martin Green, Blueberry Consultants
Chris Hand, Bioscience Ventures
Bob Johnson, RWJ Associates
Peter Kemp, The ICT Practice
Theodoros Koutroukides, Atlantic Accelerator
Malcolm Gylee, Gylee and Associates
Martin Saunders, Bright Star
Basil Sawczuk, Potentialise
John Slack, PharMomentum
Grant Slatter, Bright Star
Eleanor Watson, Poikos
Mike Wood, SME Advisor
Present your plan
Participants of Science Capital events are invited to describe their unique edge, market leading position, team, partners, products or services to be developed, investment needed and timeframe for delivery.
Pointers:
- Advice on starting up
- Warwick Business Boffins PDF
- Business Link on presenting your plan
Format
If you would like to present your innovative idea and business plan at one of our upcoming events to obtain free advice during a 45 minute consultation please contact us, or send a 2 page summary describing the following and we'll get back to you shortly:
- Your name
- Name of your idea
- Description of your idea
- Problem your idea solves
- Your team and their background
- How your idea will make money and proposed structure of the business
- Target market and competitors in your space.
Expert panel
Our advisors provide constructive feedback to individuals who may have valuable intellectual property and initial funding for commercial development but are looking for support and guidance at an early and vulnerable stage of translating their innovations into marketable solutions.
Presenter Feedback
"This was my first experience of real investors and business advisors. I did not go looking for money, just advice. They provided a critical but helpful view of my potential business." - Tim
"It was my first opportunity to pitch the idea and being able to do this in a ‘non-threatening’ environment was great" - Liz
"It illuminated some key issues and focussed our IP strategy" - Shaun
"After the presentation we were approached by a potential investor who offered to invest a significant amount into the company."- Will
"The broad range of experienced perspectives gave honest and critical feedback on our product. We learnt during the afternoon about very practical aspects of getting our message across" - Chad
"The panel offered great advice which was helpful in analysing our strategy for growth, they provided interesting insights into managing the business through a steep growth curve." - Penny
Testimonials from business plan presenters.