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Training for Business Angels and Entrepreneurs

The Ready for Equity! projects

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Objectives • Address the key issues impeding BA activity in

Europe

• Develop and test training material to facilitate BA performance and market development in Europe

• Implement a standard framework of investment procedure in Europe

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• 4 years of development

• Training for Business Angels, Entrepreneurs and Intermediaries

• 13 Partners from 11 European countries

• Training delivered 11 European countries

• 680 attendees

The Ready for Equity! projects

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Facts• October 2006 – September 2008

• 10 Partners from 8 EU countries

• Identification comparison and sharing of– best practices

– Tools and mechanisms in place to improve investment capacity

• EBAN Award 2008 for best new initiative in the market

Results• Pan-European Curriculum for

Training for Business Angels• Pan-European Curriculum for

Training for Entrepreneurs• Curriculum Checklist• Pedagogic guidelines for the roll

out of training• Mapping Exercise on BA and

Entrepreneur Training in Europe• Recommendations for the roll out

of the RfE!™ Training

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Facts• October 2008 – September 2010

• 9 Partners from 8 EU countries

• Development of training material based on curricula from RfE! (1)

• Development of a trainer and expert database

• Mentoring to enable knowledge transfer from mature to emerging informal investment markets

Results• 16 training sessions for Business

Angels + trainer handbooks

• 8 training sessions for Entrepreneurs + trainer handbooks

• Trainer & Expert Database

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Impact – short term• Transfer of innovation

• Capacity Building in target markets

• Creation of centres of excellence for BA and Entrepreneur training in 9 EU countries

• Increase in no. of active BAs

• Increased Investment Readiness

• Increased awareness of support available to Entrepreneurs and Business Angels

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Impact – Long term

• Reduction of market failure

• Accelerated development of SME investment market

• Professionalisation of BAN managers

• Creation of potential cross boarder investments through common procedures and formality

• Sustainable growth in EU regions

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Sustainability

• Ready for Equity! Academy– International training provider

– Offering the training programs developed under the project

– Training sessions run by experienced certified trainers

– Enabling organisation and individuals worldwide to benefit from the project’s outcomes

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Questions?

Meet the Ready for Equity! project partners during the networking breaks and the breakout sessions to learn about their experiences

Visit us online : www.readyforequity.eu

or contact us directly: [email protected]

T: +44 (01276) 607307

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