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School for Startups Entrepreneurs Say:
- This is an excellent programme for startups who face so many challenges and limited budgets – Susan Benjamin
- Excellent Day, Interesting Anecdotes, Energetic Delivery – Matt Robinson
- It’s nice to hear from a man who has done the walk and is able to talk the talk, John Hynes
- Great day – great setting, really interesting and reassuring – Clare Byrnley-Jones
- Great Venue, charismatic presenter and good time slots - Ross Wallin, Pitcher and Piano
- Doug Richard is great, open and has a great sense of humour. Phil Wilkinson was a very valuable addition – Phillip Gibbs, Synergy Linx Ltd
- Thank you for an interesting and inspirational day – lots of humour too! – Colette Grantham, Care Home Quest Plus
- Brilliant, loved the interactive approach with audience to give real on-the-spot examples – Vanessa Knight, 100 Percent Art
- Informative, Interesting and Invaluable – Omran Kier
- Great, practical, and thoroughly motivational day, Crispin Scott, Chadshunt Ltd
- Doug is a very powerful, positive speaker, Gesmay Paynter
- Makes you think outside the box, Gesmay Paynter
- Using volunteers’ ideas to form business solutions was very good. Overall fantastic – Schagufta Anjum
- Dragon’s Den exerts were helpful – Colleen Stephenson
- Intelligent, non-patronising delivery, Thank you – Diana Horner, The Gift Card Company (UK) Ltd
- Thought provoking, good pace, good content, Julien Barber
- Worth it, simple, straight forward help that can be put into practice. Case Studies were helpful – Sharina Shah, Jonny Langford
- A positive day which I can highly recommend to others, Joanna Anthony
Growing a Successful Social Enterprise
Date: 19 January 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: The Royal Institution, London
Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are returning to The Royal Institution. This must-attend event is for aspiring social/ethical entrepreneurs as well as existing small social/ethical businesses wishing to grow and become more successful and sustainable.
Thursday 24 December
UK Startups are Prey for Rip Off Artists Disguised as Angel Groups & Financiers, says Doug Richard
“Just to be clear . . . start-ups should not be charged to pitch their businesses to angel investors. . . . Corporate financiers do not make their money on [upfront] fees but by taking a percentage of the money raised.”
Sunday 1 November
The Price of Money Part 4: Say No, No, No, No Till Your Tongue Bleeds
I have been writing a series of articles recently entitled “The Price of Money” that grew out of my unease that people neither understood how great the cost of capital is nor the enormous difficulty involved in pricing capital. I was further dis-enchanted by the rhetoric amongst government ministers reciting mantras of entrepreneurship and access [...]
Saturday 31 October
The Price of Money Part 2: At Least You Can Eat Catfish
When Angel Networks are actually providing a corporate finance function they should be able to show their past funding success. If the cannot, one should be suspicious. If they insist on charging for investment readiness training beforehand then they should un-tie that obligation from presenting.
Friday 30 October
The Price of Money Part 1: Sex, Lies & The Bottom Feeders of the Angel Community
Not all angel investors are created equal. Some are real, some are actually corporate finance houses and should be judged on their track record and some are snake oil salesmen who are taking your money for no good reason. You need to be able to tell them apart.
Tuesday 27 October
The Dirty Secret of Credit For Small Business: the Failure of the EFG Scheme
Small businesses do not benefit from the government schemes like the Enterprise Finance Scheme because the banks subvert the schemes to reduce their own risk rather than extending the scope of lending. The incoming government should beware.
Monday 26 October
Living Without Air: How to Need Very Little Capital (Part 1)
In Part 1 of our Living without Capital series I explore how startup companies should focus on creating a small feature set that is completely integrated with the world. Marketing is woven into the code. API’s real or metaphorical should be part of version 1. It’s more important to do a few things well and interoperable with the rest of the world than it is so do alot…
Thursday 22 October
UK Startups Get Accelerated Training in How to Find Investors from Doug Richard at The Royal Institution of Great Britain
Doug Richard’s School for Startups, working together with O2, will be delivering “Find, Pitch & Close: The Art of Securing Investment” at the Royal Institution on 18 November. Registration open now at www.schoolforstartups.co.uk.
Saturday 10 October