Fruitbowl - Fresh Ideas from Hawke's Bay



• The Essential Guide to Raising Capital
• Power Pitching
  

We know that Hawke's Bay is full of creative and innovative people with wonderful businesses and ideas.  As the Regional Development Agency, Venture Hawke's Bay is keen to promote business investment and fuel regional growth.

These workshops are for individuals who are new to attracting investment into businesses, or for those who already have some experience but are interested in expanding their knowledge.

The Escalator Service is a specialist investment advisory unit for companies seeking or considering early stage investment from $100K to $5M.   Escalator is a New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) funded initiative aimed at increasing awareness and closure of early stage investment to seed NZ's economic growth. *

These workshops are not just about raising capital.  They also cover practical topics to help you grow your business.  People are enormously inspired as a result. So if you have ever thought...

• Am I ready to grow my business and what are some tools to help me?
• What is my value proposition and how should I pitch it?
• Why would investment be useful for me?
• How do I get an investor to invest in my business?
• How do they calculate what my business is worth?
• What help is available?

Then you need to attend these high impact intensive workshops which are designed for business owners who want to know more about growing their business, about seeking external investment and how to go about securing it.

Essential Guide to Raising Capital:

Time: 9 am to 12 pm
Date: Thursday 18 February 2010
Venue: Napier City Council
Main Committee Room
231 Hastings St, Napier
Cost: Free
Refer to the attached file for more information on the Essential Guide To Capital Raising Workshop.

Power Pitching:

Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Date: Thursday 18 February 2010
Venue: Napier City Council
Main Committee Room
231 Hastings St, Napier
Cost: Free
Refer to the attached file for more information on the Power Pitching Workshop.

All day car parking is available at the multi-storey on Dickens Street and on Marine Parade.
Places are limited. Please register with Michael Bassett-Foss at michaelb@venturehawkesbay.co.nz or call 06 833 5889 by Thursday 11 February 2010.

Kind regards
Michael Bassett-Foss
Investment and Planning Manager
Venture Hawke's Bay

* The Escalator programme utilises independent approved service providers with knowledge and experience in early stage funding. The Escalator Service is operated on behalf of NZTE by a joint venture between EDANZ and Deloitte.