The Investable Entrepreneur

Cost: Free

This event is part of Go Succeed, a support service from local councils in Northern Ireland that can help to start, grow or scale a business.

What makes a business worth backing? Having a good idea is only the beginning. The Investable Entrepreneur is a two-hour inspirational in-person masterclass designed to give entrepreneurs a different perspective on what it means to build a business that others are prepared to back.

This masterclass will explore the role of the entrepreneur as well as the business; the experience, commitment, contribution and ambition behind the opportunity. It will also look at how businesses can think about growth in a more focused way, identifying what they are trying to achieve, what they need to make it happen and what they are prepared to bring themselves.

Through real business experiences, case studies and a panel of entrepreneurs, investment decision makers and business advisors, participants will hear different perspectives on what it means to seek and receive investment or funding as well as what happens once you have it. The session is intended to inspire ambition, challenge thinking and help entrepreneurs see their own business from a different perspective.

By the end of the masterclass, participants will have:

• Greater confidence and inspiration to think about the potential of their business and where they want to take it.
• A better understanding of what makes an entrepreneur and a business worth backing.
• Greater appreciation of the perspective and responsibilities of those providing investment or funding.
• An understanding of why focus, timing, contribution, and the opportunity itself matter when seeking support.
• The inspiration and starting point to develop or revisit their own growth plan and consider what they may need to make it happen.

This Go Succeed workshop is open to all individuals in the early stages of their business, located in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area and neighbouring Council areas.

Please note as this is an in-person event, the registration numbers for this are restricted. Whilst Go Succeed operates across NI, this event is being hosted by Ards and North Down Borough Council therefore should the event reach capacity and a waiting list is created, priority access will be given to businesses based in that area.

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