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North West Fund
The North West Fund provides debt and equity finance from £50,000 to £2 million to small and medium sized businesses based in, or relocating to, the North West of England to start, develop and grow.
The Fund comprises six specific product funds designed to provide tailored support to meet individual business needs.
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative specialises in providing equity packages for growth orientated businesses in the digital and creative sector.
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative is managed by AXM Venture Capital.
The North West Fund is financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Investment Bank.
For further information contact info@thenorthwestfund.co.uk.
Media partner
WIRED
Wired is the UK's most exciting new magazine. Every month Wired reveals what's next - bringing the people, the trends and the big ideas that will change our lives in the months and years ahead. Wired appeals directly to the smart, intellectually curious people who need, and want, an inside track to the future.
Wired will always:
- be the first to bring you what's next... ideas, technology, culture, business
- have unique access to the people, products and ideas that are shaping our world
- feature brilliant contributors: the best writers, illustrators and photographers
- deliver compelling long-form journalism
- showcase extraordinary photography and design
Supported by
Business Link
Helping North West Businesses Survive and Thrive
Business Link Northwest is an independent, free-to-use business support and information service providing relevant and up to date information and guidance for all businesses in the North West, and people thinking of starting their own company.
The service works with companies in the region to help them emerge from the downturn strong and competitive by planning for growth. It can also help businesses to address any issues they may be facing; from cash flow and marketing to securing finance and training staff.
Business Link Northwest is funded by the Government and managed in the region by the Northwest Regional Development Agency
To find out more call 0845 00 66 888, email info@businesslinknw.co.uk or visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/northwest.
Manchester Digital
Manchester Digital is the independent trade association for the thriving digital industries in the North West of England.
Our vision is simple, that by working together we can make Manchester and the North West an even better place for digital business.
A lively events programme brings members together where they can learn and do business - from the flagship Big Chip Awards - celebrating the best from the region - to regular top-quality seminars and small self-help groups offering practical help and advice.
Manchester Digital is a non-profit association, independent of the public sector, but well connected with policy makers and committees.
Manchester Digital members get benefits including posting rights on the website and discounts for events. But perhaps more importantly many think that they do better business by working together. It doesn’t cost much: just £25 per year for individuals and from £50 for small businesses.
Midas
MIDAS is Manchester’s investment and development agency and its role is to attract new investment and employment to the city region.
MIDAS drives the global business marketing of Manchester as a world-class location for business and deliver an extensive package of expert, free and confidential advice for location consultants and potential investors. We provide aftercare to recent investors and work closely with those foreign-owned companies already located in Manchester City Region, creating new jobs and increasing productivity.
The expertise that MIDAS has developed has directly contributed to Manchester being recognised as a Top Ten Major European City (Financial Times fDi) ranked 15th in the world for inward investment (IBM Global Locations study) and more recently rated as Europe’s top city for business competitiveness (KPMG International)
Working in partnership with the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester and the NWDA, MIDAS provides services such as relocation support, assistance in finding property solutions and advice on recruitment and training as well as assistance with securing grants.
pro•manchester
Bringing Business to Professionals, Working with a great executive team
pro•manchester is a corporate membership organisation representing the 240,000 employed in the financial and professional service community in and around Greater Manchester.
Boasting more than 270 corporate member firms which embody the city’s network of expertise in the sector, pro•manchester is the natural gateway to the largest financial and professional regional service centre in the UK.
In promoting our community’s skills and expertise locally, nationally and globally, pro•manchester aims to support financial and professional sector growth, generating an additional £3.5bn in GVA terms and 70,000 net new jobs over the next ten years.
24 years’ experience of supporting the sector’s growth has secured pro•manchester a strong national reputation for delivering quality work as we strive to realise the full potential of Greater Manchester’s economy.
Fundamental to pro•manchester’s role in supporting the sector is its facilitation of a dynamic, relationship building network focused around our community’s interest in generating business opportunities from regional, national and international markets.
Inherent in this role is delivery of around 100 high quality, in-demand initiatives commanding a rich mix of face-to-face activity, business leader forums, legislative and market opportunity discussion groups, as well as national and international missions.
pro•manchester - bringing business to professionals
The Sharpe Project
The Sharp Project ... not so much a building ...more of a way of life
The Sharp Project has been designed to provide the ethos and environment for the next generation of creative companies to explore their potential.
We are open for business 24-7-365.
The project is rapidly becoming home to an eclectic mix of creative and digital companies who have one thing in common - content.
We have an abundance of power, space and connectivity , all designed to be flexible and to work with the ebb and flow of the creative industries.
We facilitate local, regional, national and international networking and collaboration, helping to nurture small businesses with an emphasis on the specialisms of animation, CGI and visual effects.
The Sharp Project has an enormous variety of space available within the complex, ranging from large-scale Stages through to small office spaces that can be rented on a weekly basis.
The building is supported by very high speed digital connectivity and bandwidth, together with excellent power supplies. A back up generator ensures a resilient power supply. And – by ensuring that our power hungry data centres use the best green techniques – it will aim to reduce the carbon impact of the net, and offer affordable power to its users.
Tenants and users of the site will be well-placed to take advantage of all the opportunities available through next generation networks and to drive forward the creative sector in Manchester.
http://www.thesharpproject.co.uk/
Techcelerate
Founded in 2006 with the help of KPMG and TechCrunch, Techcelerate is the leading organisation dedicated to building an ecosystem for tech entrepreneurs and their technology businesses in the UK.
1700 strong, dedicated Techcelerate community is made up of tech entrepreneurs (from Michael Birch; Bebo to Steve Purdham; We7.com), senior managers of technology companies (from Tim Barker; Salesforce.com to Bindi Karia; Microsoft); investors (from Ed French; EV Group to Nic Brisbourne; DFJ Esprit); service providers (from Steve Livingston; Horwath Clark Whitehill to Stuart Scott-Goldstone; Aaron & Partners), all united to create a thriving knowledge-centric environment for growth of technology companies.
Event and workshop led core activities are centred on access to finance (Dragons Lair), knowledge (from commercialisation to cloud computing), markets (from building strategic partnerships to geographical expansion) and skills (young graduates into employment).
Visit http://www.techcelerate.org/sep10 to register for our Summer BBQ on 15th September 2010 at Atlas Bar, Manchester.
Vision and Media
Vision+Media believe that creativity is good business. It is our job to help grow the digital and creative economy in England’s Northwest.
We do this by delivering projects and programmes that help creative companies and individuals working in TV, Radio, Publishing, Music, Games, Film and Digital and Creative services. We also stimulate investment and encourage productions to come to the Northwest.
Our primary focus is on SMEs and freelancers (with high growth potential) in digital and creative businesses and we help in 4 main ways:
- Funding and access to private finance
- Developing skills and talent – from new entrants right through to CEOs and creative directors
- Events and ideas to inspire, encourage collaboration, build business
- Research to understand industry’s needs
Recent activity of interest includes distributing the Regional Attraction Fund (over £500,000 to Northwest creative companies), the investor readiness ‘Fast Company Programme’ (with Pembridge Partners and thegreenfield) and Accidental Leaders, a revolutionary course for CEO and Creative Directors (to help them adapt to rapid change and new business models in creative and digital industries).
Vision+Media’s work is supported by Northwest Regional Development Agency, UK Film Council and European Redevelopment Fund.
Exhibitors
StickyWorld
StickyWorld.com is an online project review and exhibition platform for business and education. We offer organisations secure online rooms where project teams can add different types of work for review using a range of virtual sticky notes and mark up tools. Our easy-to-use interface helps teams and project leaders manage conversations in context throughout a project life-cycle. From work in progress to end of project marketing and dissemination, through client sign off, public consultation or customer feedback, StickyWorld provides a simple solution which is scalable across your organisation. StickyWorld Ltd is a new web start up building upon two years of successful technology development part funded by Technology Strategy Board in 2008. Invented by a couple of architects, StickyWorld has attracted early customers from the design and built environment and related education sectors. Why not try StickyWorld for yourself? Sign up at on our website and use promo code BVCA2010.
www.stickyworld.com
For information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please contact: Leon de Bono / ldebono@bvca.co.uk / +44 (0) 20 7420 1853
- Attendees
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| Accel Partners | Partner |
| Antrak Capital | Partner |
| Ariadne Capital | CEO |
| Astia | CEO |
| AXM VC Limited | Chairman |
| Beringea | Chief Investment Officer |
| Communications Equity Associates | Chairman & CEO |
| Creative Capital Fund | Chairman |
| Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures | Investment Manager |
| ECI Partners | Managing Director |
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