Stephen Moore FCCA is the Senior Partner of one of the most successful firms of accountants in the south east.

Qualifying as an ACCA in 1987 , Steve gained considerable experience in the Corporate sector. During his post qualification years he developed his skills in all areas of professional work surrounding large corporate entities including Company restructuring, tax planning, acquisitions and sales and business planning strategy.

He particularly enjoys business advice centred around people development.

A born enthusiast with first class communication skills.

Steve is a keen golfer and has played table tennis for Country and county.

Philip Davies built a profitable, scaleable and sustainable multi branch business, from scratch, to cover most of Great Britain.

He sold it to a FTSE 250 PLC in late 2006 and has been active in the angel investment sector ever since.

Give your investor the basics to start with. Make sure you craft your pitch carefully and think about any questions they may ask you. You will have plenty of time, so make sure you cover all the important facts. Here are some ideas of what your investor might want to know:

• What you are hoping to achieve.
• What your products and services are.
• Who the competition are.
• Why you are different.
• Information about your current and forecasted finances.
• Be prepared to justify your valuation and how it was arrived at.
• How cash generative is your business model.

The Funding Room facilitates your first meeting with an investor. Once you’ve chosen your individual investor, you will be asked to pay a fee of £20 or more depending upon the number you select. Getting investment is very much the same as any activity in business or indeed in life, you probably stand a better chance of investment the more investors you approach, That is why we encourage it by offering significant discounts for multiple selections. if you select all of the investors it only costs £6 per investor. Find out more about how it works.

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With a Creative Barcode you can have a conversation with the reassurance that your concept won’t get stolen. You can use a simple digital QR code IP App to create your unique QR/Barcodes which time stamp and attribute concepts to you, the rightful owner. This is a much quicker and friendlier approach than non-disclosure agreements. http://www.creativebarcode.com/join

The new Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS or Seedis) is a government initiative which is designed to encourage entrepreneurship in the UK. This means that investors get generous tax efficient benefits to angel investors who want to support small businesses looking for finance in the UK. Continue reading about SEIS in our Advice section.

Stephen Moore FCCA is the Senior Partner of one of the most successful firms of accountants in the south east.

Qualifying as an ACCA in 1987 , Steve gained considerable experience in the Corporate sector. During his post qualification years he developed his skills in all areas of professional work surrounding large corporate entities including Company restructuring, tax planning, acquisitions and sales and business planning strategy.

He particularly enjoys business advice centred around people development.

A born enthusiast with first class communication skills.

Steve is a keen golfer and has played table tennis for Country and county.

Philip Davies built a profitable, scaleable and sustainable multi branch business, from scratch, to cover most of Great Britain.

He sold it to a FTSE 250 PLC in late 2006 and has been active in the angel investment sector ever since.

The Funding Room welcomes investors that are seeking to invest in all business sectors – click on the ‘Find Investors’ tab on the homepage for examples of current Funding Room investors and their preferred sectors.

Typically our investors are also interested in mentoring the businesses they have invested in. They of course can offer significant experience and or specialist knowledge in all areas of business activity.

Each Introducer can provide as many investors as they wish.

The ‘gateway fee’ charged to entrepreneurs ranges from £20 (to approach a single investor) to a heavily discounted fee (when they pitch to multiple investors).

Discounts range from 40-70% depending on the number of Investors that are selected.

Income generated from the individual Introducers roster of investors is split 75/25 in favour of the Introducer.

Yes, there is an annual registration fee of £100 for Introducer participation in the Funding Room.

Once Introducers have filled in the application form (and have been acknowledged and approved by the Funding Room), relevant links will be forwarded to them – thereby enabling them to upload the anonymous details of their individual client list.