Events and Networking

Business Breakfast - Access To Finance 

We are pleased to announce the rescheduled Business Breakfast event at the Marriott Hotel, following the resounding success of the October session. Originally planned for November, the event will now take place on Wednesday, 22 January 2025.

The rescheduling was necessary due to uncertainties in the funding programme landscape, but we are confident that we can provide clarity at this event.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Time: 8am - 10am
Location: Leicester Marriott Hotel, Grove Park

Why Attend?

This session will focus on the important topic of accessing finance, providing valuable insights and practical advice on securing funding through the Government backed Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, manged by the British Business Bank.

The fund delivers £400 million of new funding to small and medium-sized businesses by offering a range of commercial finance options with debt finance from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investment up to £5 million to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating opportunities for new and growing businesses.

Our expert speakers will share their knowledge and in helping businesses access the various financing options as below.
 
First Enterprise: provides smaller debt finance up to £100,000 for early stage or more established business looking to grow but may find it difficult in obtaining the finance you needed. 
 
Maven Capital: is one of the UK’s leading alternative asset managers, providing a range of funding options to dynamic quoted and unquoted SMEs, and attractive investment opportunities in private equity and property. It has a pot of £46 million of funding available for SMEs demonstrating strong growth, can provide loans from £100,000 to £2 million repayable over 1-5 yrs with up to 12 months interest only period.  
 
Mercia Ventures: provides up to £5 million equity funding to new and innovative companies with high growth potential as it can provide long-term backing to fund business growth through to revenue and profit. are They are generalist but can provide specific sector support to Life Sciences, B2B Software, Consumer and Deep Tech.