The Finance for Business North East Fund is ready to invest £125m

Meet the fund managers and hear how you can benefit

This seminar will tell you all you need to know as a company, an investor or an adviser about how businesses can benefit from the Fund.

Finance for Business North East, formerly known as the JEREMIE venture capital fund, is split into six targeted funds:

Technology Fund for early stage and mature technology businesses with maximum available funding of £1.25m

Seed Fund for start-up and early stage businesses in most sectors with maximum available funding of £750,000

Growth Fund for mature companies in most sectors at the development and growth stages needing between £50,000 to £400,000

Growth Plus Fund for mature companies at the development and growth stages with maximum available funding of circa £1.25m

Proof of Concept Fund for early stage technology businesses with available funding typically between £50,000 - £150,000

Angel Fund for growth businesses in most sectors with an active focus on working with business angels. Available funding will typically be between £50,000 - £150,000

Speakers Chair: Andrew Davison, Muckle LLP Speakers: Margaret Fay, One NorthEast, Robert Drummond, Finance for Business North East and Andrew Mitchell, North East

Finance Fund Managers Panel: Alasdair Greig, NorthStar Equity Investors Ltd, Jonathan Gold, Rivers Capital Partners, Barrie Hensby, NEL Fund Managers Ltd, Duncan Lowery, IP Group pl, Peter Wright, FW Capital Ltd and Peter Robinson, Muckle LLP

Timings:

4.00pm - Registration

4.30pm - Margaret Fay, One NorthEast

4.50pm - Robert Drummond, Finance for Business North East chairman

5.10pm - Andrew Mitchell, North East Finance

5.30pm - Panel members explain how businesses can benefit from their funds Q&A session from the floor

6.30pm - Refreshments

7.00pm - Close Event

Details

Date: Wednesday 3 March 2010

Time: 4.00pm – 7.00pm

Venue: The Hilton Newcastle Gateshead

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet all the fund managers and hear about what they are looking for. Price:£25.00 + VAT per delegate

Contact: Ruth Craig, Telephone: 0191 211 7930, Email: rcraig@muckle-llp.com or book online at www.muckle-llp.com

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Sat/Sun
1 Are You Being Served	2	3 Meet the Fund Managers and hear how you can benefit	4	5	6 Sat 7 Sun
8	9	10	11	12	13 Sat 14 Sun
15	16 growth cycle: how to make your business sustainable as it expands	17	18	19	20 Sat 21 Sun
22	23	24	25	26	27 Sat 28 Sun
29	30	31	1	2	3 Sat 4 Sun

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