Ready Steady Grow! is an event for the investment ecosystem in Newcastle
EISA is back in Newcastle for another event that brings the EIS and VC ecosystem together to learn and connect.
Join us as the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) returns for a session supporting everyone in the investment space, from founders to funds.
Date: 9th October, 2024, registration from 16:00 BST
Venue: The Core, Science Central, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF
Register for this Ready Steady Grow event here.
What is Ready Steady Grow?
These events, brought to you by the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association, bring together small businesses, investors, IFAs, entrepreneurs and business advisers. The session will feature networking as well as panels of regional experts.
Ready Steady Grow events are designed to help each region of the UK with their EIS journey with a carefully constructed agenda featuring opinions from SME industry experts.
Agenda
4.00pm: Registration, Tea and Coffee
4.30pm: Welcome
Rick McCordall, Newcastle University
4.35pm: British Business Bank
Shaun Fooy, British Business Bank
4.45pm: EIS – Dos and don’ts
Paul Christian, Ward Hadaway
Gordon Rowell, Deloitte
5.00pm: Under the bonnet with the Fund Managers
Christiana Stewart-Lockhart (Chair)
Robert Jones, Symvan Capital
Rick McCordall, Newcastle University
5.20pm: Journey of a Startup
TBA
5.30pm: Closing comments from EISA
5.35pm: Networking Reception
Networking over drinks and canapes.
Thank you to our Sponsors
We are very grateful to our sponsors for this event.
Thank you to British Business Bank, Deloitte, Newcastle University, Symvan Capital and Ward Hadaway.
If you would be interested in sponsoring, please get in touch with the team here.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ready Steady Grow!
Where else can you attend a Ready Steady Grow! event?
Throughout the autumn, we will be visiting cities across the UK. You can explore the full calendar here.
Who should attend this event?
- Entrepreneurs looking to start a business, or access funding to take your business to its next level
- Wealth managers looking to gain knowledge and expertise in EIS and small company investing
- Investors looking to invest in the ‘next big thing’
- Professional Advisors who want to help SMEs develop and grow
If you want to join, but don’t feel like you fit in these categories, get in touch with the team.
Will refreshments be provided?
Drinks will be available throughout, and canapés will be available during the networking section of the event.
Your data
We, the EISA, may share your personal data with third parties in certain circumstances including (but not limited to) our sponsors.
Before we disclose personal data to a third party, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the third party will protect personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws and in a manner consistent with our privacy policy, which can be accessed here: https://eisa.org.uk/about-eisa/privacy-policy
