Hear it straight from the financier’s mouth
ILOOK for people with enthusiasm, drive and a willingness to listen when I consider a company for investment. Lengthy business plans don’t really do it for me,” says Paul Turner, the chief executive of Seventeen Group and an early stage investor in companies like Julie Meyer’s Ariadne Capital. “I like meeting and connecting with people doing interesting things that’s why I’m facilitating a table at the Morning Wire and Entrepreneurs World Conference.”
Turner has a lot of experience to offer start-up entrepreneurs. He doesn’t look for any particular profile or business sector when considering an investment: “Entrepreneurs come from all walks of life, I’m just interested in those with bright ideas.”
Ivor Tucker, the founder of Entrepreneurs World, the co-host of the conference, says that having this kind of expertise at each of the tables will help entrepreneurs grow their businesses more successfully: “I hope that the conference will prevent entrepreneurs looking back and saying ‘I wish I had known this about getting funding’.”
The conference aims to sit entrepreneurs and investors together while taking them through a series of workshops on early stage funding. There will be a particular focus on legal and finance issues.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
The speakers leading this endeavour include Edward Wray, the co-founder of Betfair, and high-profile investors such as Lord Stanley Fink, a hedge fund manager. Join them on 22 June. More information in the box.
HELIX CONFERENCE | NEED TO KNOW
Who: This conference is for business leaders, investors and those interested in entrepreneurship.
What: This conference, run jointly by Morning Wire and Entrepreneurs World, will be a highly interactive seminar led by high-profile entrepreneurs.
When: 8:30am-3:20pm, 22 June 2011
Where: Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London.
Speakers: The line-up of speakers includes Edward Wray, the co-founder of Betfair; Lord Stanley Fink, the hedge fund manager; and David Soskin, the former chief executive of Cheapflights Media.
Cost: £395 plus VAT.
Book: www.cityam-helix.com
Special offer: The next thirty people will be able to bring along a guest for free.
Visit www.cityam-helix.eventbrite.com, to book using the code “EWGUEST” to secure a subsidised place. But remember, this is a limited offer.