Everything you've always wanted to know about 'Angel Investments'

Have you ever thought about investing in a business or looking to obtain investment funds for your business or even just curious how the whole “investment” thing works? If so, there is still time to sign up for our investment seminar being held on 4^th October at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100, Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JQ starting at 2pm until 5pm.

The seminar will answer all the following questions and give you an insight into successfully obtaining investment finance and what you should be aware of if you are investing into a business.

1.       What are the pitfalls in investing?

2.       What makes a successful investment?

3.       From an investees point of view what is the investor looking for?

4.       How to present your business to investors successfully?

5.       How to take advantage of the beneficial tax breaks available to investors

6.       What needs to be done to obtain EIS clearance from HMRC

7.       What are the benefits of EIS clearance

At Raffingers Stuart we are in the leading firm of ‘top 100 accountants’. We support business owners in growing their business, whilst making the most profit possible and then retaining that profit for your own use or to invest as you see best. One of the partners, Lee Manning has been involved in obtaining EIS clearance from HMRC for clients and has advised clients on the tax benefits and has advised on the benefits of the new Seed EIS which was recently launched.

Richard Alvin, founder and group Managing Director of Capital Business Media Group will also be speaking and he has made a number of angel investments, some of which he has now exited from and he is able to speak as both an investor and as one of the UKs leading business experts who has listened to hundreds of investment pitches and to some of the UKs leading angel investors

Richard is currently the head of the London based private equity company that he founded following the successful sale of the regional magazine group he owned in 2006 and is also the group managing director of a business media company specialising in UK Small & Medium sized business which amongst other activities owns the UKs leading SME title Business Matters and also ‘Angels’ the magazine dedicated to angel investing. He is also a keynote speaker, angel investor, business mentor, board member of a number of new-start companies. Given his background, Richard is regularly called upon by the media to commentate on the UK start-up and SME sector as is regarded as one of the leading experts on the sector.

The business media publishing and research company which Richard heads up is Capital Business Media which has offices in London & New York.

Richard was named by The Observer newspaper & The Courvoisier Future 500 as ‘someone to watch’ in their top 100 business people.

The cost is £50+VAT (£20 of which goes to our charity Hopes & Dreams Charity No. 1020016) to include refreshments.

To reserve a place for yourself and any guests then please call me Martine Hamilton on 020 8551 7200. Alternatively, please send an email with all your details to martine.hamilton@raffingers-stuart.co.uk