Focused for business

Focused for business is on a mission to demystify the investment process, break down barriers and create a level playing field for all. Their focus is on giving you the tools and techniques you need to encourage investors to back your business. They raise investment for small and early stage businesses, predominately through Business Angels and Crowdfunding. Their services include one-to-one coaching, online masterclasses and programmes to give you the tools to prepare your business for investment and introductions to finance. Their flagship programme, Crowdfunding Accelerator, makes it quicker and easier for you to succeed at crowdfunding.

Focused for business exclusive Funding Accelerator programme is designed to get you funded in just three months. With their proven methodology, and surrounded by expert mentors and a strong community of business owners, they’ll learn everything from how to position your business to how to reach out to the right investors. Their methodology has raised over £4 million in the last 12 months.

The programme is broken down into three sprints and, together,they’ll work out where you should start. In sprint one you’ll develop the documents you need to raise investment and achieve Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) / Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) advance assurance which makes your business more appealing to certain types of investors. In sprint two you’ll put everything into action and start reaching out to investors. And in sprint three you’ll review the offers on the table and negotiate the right deal for you.

As well as weekly assignments to keep you accountable you’ll get a selection of tools to make the journey to investment as seamless as possible including pitch documents, valuation models, independent reports and a forecasting template worth over £1,000.

Applicants willing to get in touch with Focused for business can do it by following this link.

Portfolio: Twist teas, Peequal, Interlnkd, Arkeo.