Midlands Business Angel Network

Does Minerva offer any guidance to people considering becoming a Business Angel

A: At least twice a year we hold informal events but with some live presentations on the key things most “would be Angel investors would like to know”. The place of angel investment in a balanced investment portfolio and the generous tax breaks will also be explained.

You will meet like-minded people, spend time with other business angels, the Minerva Business Angel Network team, personal tax experts, Legal and Acountant professionals and one or two of our local Business Banking representatives.

..Call Carol Bull our Minerva administrator when the next session will be.

In a very informal and completely pressure-free environment you can learn what being a business angel really involves from existing angels and watch or be a part of a live pitch by a company seeking angel investment.

You are welcome to attend upto two of our monthly Investor Syndicate Group meetings as well when you would have additional opportunity to network with existing Minerva members to help decide how you might want to go forward.

We recruit around 12 new members every year from all walks of life and currently have 114 members of whom 46 are also members of our Investor syndicate groups. In the final segment of the workshop you will have an opportunity to listen to presentations by companies actively seeking investment.

Feedback from previous workshops has been :-

“This was a well organised event that provided real-life, not purely theoretical, information about the investment process in small businesses. Presentations from the major players in the process – the investor, the lawyer and the accountant – provided valuable insight for any business owner looking for equity investment and for investors looking to invest. Two well delivered pitches from entrepreneurs also kept any investors attentive.”

“As a new Investor Member of Minerva, this was a really useful event. It provided real life practical examples explaining the opportunities and pitfalls and gave me the essentials of what I need to know to start investing. It was also a great opportunity for networking – I have already teamed up with one fellow investor.”