{"id":84277,"date":"2017-09-13T08:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T08:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=243dd6c53f8dc47e3ec96f5b25be9d73"},"modified":"2017-09-13T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T08:30:06","slug":"news-story-venturefest-east-connect-with-businesses-and-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=84277","title":{"rendered":"News story: Venturefest East: connect with businesses and investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers and investors are invited to attend the second <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.venturefesteast.co.uk\/\">Venturefest East<\/a> networking event next week. It will take place on Thursday 21 September 2017 at the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.venturefesteast.co.uk\/find-us-2\/\">Newmarket Racecourse<\/a>, Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>Innovate UK is supporting the event. Entry is free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/innovation-apply-for-a-funding-award\">Find out more about how we connect businesses to funding and expert advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"find-out-how-to-attract-investment\">Find out how to attract investment<\/h2>\n<p>Delegates can attend <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.venturefesteast.co.uk\/investors-really-want\/\">a session to find out what investors are looking for, to help them secure successful funding<\/a>. The panel includes self-made millionaire Mike Greene, business angel and former CEO of FSE group, Sally Goodsell, and experts from <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cicplc.co.uk\/\">Cambridge Innovation Capital<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-international-trade\">Department for International Trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pitchfest will give innovative businesses the chance to pitch their ideas to potential investors.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Innovate UK\u2019s Access to Finance Manager, Bruce Colley, will be part of a panel discussion on attracting investment. Innovate UK\u2019s Director \u2013 Health and Life Sciences, Dr Ian Campbell, is also a keynote speaker.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"get-inspired\">Get inspired<\/h2>\n<p>Attending Venturefest East will give you the chance to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hear from some of the UK\u2019s most inspiring start-up companies<\/li>\n<li>learn about how to develop your business and speed up growth<\/li>\n<li>find out how to reduce your time to market<\/li>\n<li>network with innovators, investors and entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li>get advice on how to attract funding and support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will also have the chance to view Innovate UK\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/women-in-innovation-see-what-a-female-entrepreneur-looks-like\">infocus women in innovation photographic exhibition<\/a>. This highlights female role models and aims to change perceptions of what it looks like to be a female innovator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/innovate-uk-diversity-and-inclusion\">Find out more about our work to support diversity and inclusion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"about-the-venturefest-network\">About the Venturefest Network<\/h2>\n<p>Innovate UK and the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/ktn-uk.co.uk\/\">Knowledge Transfer Network<\/a> launched the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/venturefestnetwork.com\/\">Venturefest Network<\/a> in 2014. Its aim is to strengthen connectivity between innovators, investors and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.venturefesteast.co.uk\/\">Visit the Venturefest East website for more information and to book your place<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free networking event will bring ambitious UK SMEs and entrepreneurs together with stakeholders to promote innovation and growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}