This is the fifth core event of the BCS/BEN Tech Startup School (TSS) - you can see more details on the TSS here and find more information on ticketing arrangements.

'Funding' will help entrepreneurs understand where and how to find funding for their business idea.

The event will provide an overview of the funding options for start-up businesses.  The pros, cons and characteristics of each funding source will be covered allowing the fund raiser to target their efforts more effectively.  Finally some do's and don'ts of funding will be discussed along with a strategy for maximising the likelihood of success.

Food and drink are included in the ticket price for this event.

Speakers

Main speaker: Brian Dorricott, Founder, Meteorical

Meteorical advises business angel investors and also entrepreneurs seeking investment.

Brian worked for Philips and Logica before setting up DeeZee Ltd and Gordano Ltd. DeeZee provided dial-in security management software used by Internet Service Providers and was sold to CISCO in 1997.  Gordano specialised in messaging server solutions and in 2003 was sold to the existing management team.

Brian's presentation can be viewed here.

Commentator speakers

Katy Turner, Associate, Eden Ventures

Katy joined seed funder Eden Ventures in 2008 to bring product expertise to the team.  Previously she spent 8 years at Orange in a variety of national and international marketing roles, from product development through to product marketing, product management and segment strategy.

At Eden Katy focuses primarily on b2b opportunities including SaaS, mobile, storage and virtualization, enterprise software and virtual worlds.

Katy's presentation can be viewed here.

Matt Hatch, Managing Director, Mubaloo

Matt has spent over 25 years in the microelectronics industry.  At STMicro he ran Business Units in Consumer Electronics and Wireless Comms in the UK and France. For the past 5 years he has worked in the start-up industry, helping raise significant venture capital funding for Frontier Silicon and Gnodal, a company he co-founded in 2007. He is now MD of Mubaloo, an exciting new privately backed mobile app development company in Bristol.

Matt's presentation can be viewed here.

Schedule

6:00-6:45 networking, food and drink
6:45-6:50 Chairman's introduction
6:50-7:30 main speaker
7:30-7:50 commentator 1
7:50-8:10 commentator 2
8:10-8:30 questions and answers
8:30-9:00 further networking and refreshments

About the Tech Startup School

Tech Startup School is a unique event series to help aspiring and early-stage tech entrepreneurs start or grow their own tech businesses.

The 6 core events will help you develop your business idea into a viable outline business plan, while the 5 skills workshops build a range of relevant personal skills.  At each event we will signpost relevant resources and information that you can access to learn more and get further help on that event’s topic.

You will get the greatest help in developing your business idea into a plan if you attend all, or most, of the 6 core events.  However you are free to choose to attend whichever events you feel will benefit you most.

Tech Startup School is run jointly by BCS (British Computer Society) and BEN (Bath & Bristol Enterprise Network).

[NB Ticket sales payments are being administered by Test and Verification Solutions Ltd via PayPal. TVS is a local company who are underwriting the event. Any surplus from the event will be paid by TVS to BCS and BEN to support their ongoing local activities.]

TSS core events are kindly supported by