Secure your place and find the team to accelerate your dream.
The idea of transforming a dream into reality fills most people dread. It’s the magnitude of having to invest the very best of your self, your time, your talent and your treasure. You have to learn to handle failure, judgment and live with constant uncertainty and regular challenges that can come at a moment’s notice. Sounds scary right?!
Well, for the crazies, the dreamers, the innovators, disrupters, visionaries, mavericks and those who just want to change the world, this is the life they choose to live that few talk about.
Despite the negatives, the rewards of leaving a legacy drive and inspire us to live out our dream and go for it. The rewards are greater than the risks, so we just can’t do “normal”. We want more than a mundane life can offer.
The HBBA InvestorFest ’24 was birthed for visionaries who dare to dream globally. Their journey cannot be done alone and that is why we are offering international support.
The deadline for registration is 15th March 2024 and it will be held at Hungary House, 17-19 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BL, on the 26th March 2024 from 2.00pm – 7.00pm. Book your place now!
Why not plan for the HBBA InvestorFest ’24 by preparing how you pitch your business, ahead of time, and make the most of every opportunity with every investor?
Here are the three essential tools we recommend to accelerate you into the spotlight and make you more investable:
Business Model Canvas.
One of the best tools for entrepreneurs that serves as a one-page business plan.
Most banks are happy with a one-pager, together with your figures, and most investors don’t have the time to read through many pages to pull together your story.
You can watch a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s to get a great overview and download for FREE here – https://www.strategyzer.com/library/the-business-model-canvas
A business model canvas is a game-changer for budding entrepreneurs and seasoned pros alike looking to communicate the shape of their business.
One Pager:
Your business profile. A snapshot at a glance showing a brief overview of the whole project is great for a pre-meeting.
A one-pager gives a condensed outlook of the vision and should convey what you are ultimately trying to achieve. It won’t answer everything, it rather serves as a more detailed profile of your business.
Here are a few subjects you need to make sure the one-pager covers, remembering that a one-pager is the size of an A4 piece of paper.
>Business Summary:
Overview of the business approach.
>Vision:
The end goal, level of impact (even better if you have a metric in it)
>Problem:
What is the pain your audience is suffering?
>Your Solution:
How you soothe the pain with the promise
>Competitive Advantage:
Why you and why now?
>Target Market:
Size of the opportunity and market share you are looking to go after
>Team:
A list of the key stakeholders
Slide Deck:
Don’t punish your audience with PowerPoint. Sitting through 52 slides is a shockingly bad use of time for anyone, including you. In reality, you need to be able to tell a clear story intentionally.
Make sure your story includes 5 key things:
>Design –
If you are asking for £500,000, then invest something in design. A cheap-looking presentation is telling investors that their money isn’t safe.
>Disrupt –
What is the level of impact your product or service will bring? What makes you different from what is already out there?
>Distance –
Who are the team behind the dream? Make sure you show who they are and how they have invested already.
>Data –
Show the size of the opportunity once an accountant has taken a look at your projected numbers
>Decide –
What do you want? Make sure that what you are asking is clear and that the decision to invest is easy.
Slide decks are rather like CVs, people have seen thousands, so make yours memorable – 12 is enough.
If you are brave and feel that you can’t get all the information in, then a video is advisable, no longer than 60 seconds.
SUMMARY:
People invest in people.
Too many people get the investment focus wrong. Investors invest in people and while an ROI is important, interpersonal clashes will make life unnecessarily difficult.
Just as much as the investor has you under a microscope, you also need to ask the right questions to determine if they are the right fit for you. Do your research, get your testimonies and understand their success and track record.
