Pitching for green investment: How to make investors listen

You may know what you want to say but do you know what investors want to hear.

In today’s economy, investors are having dozens, sometimes hundreds, of business opportunities pitched at them every month.

You may have the perfect solution to a problem, you may have the innovation that will change the market-place; without the right pitch, all you have is an overlooked idea.

This workshop will give you practical, insider techniques you need to successfully present for the green investment that will make your business grow.

Whatever stage your business is at, our three stage workshop will guide you through the maze of financing options, de-mystify what investors want to hear and give you practical tips that will enable you to present your investment case in a more compelling way.

The workshop is delivered in three stages which will explore:

•The Investment Landscape
•Reasons why they invest, who they invest in
•How to make the perfect pitch that investors will listen to

The workshop is highly practical will include:

•An introduction to the skills required to make you stand out from the crowd
•Examples of the correct way to pitch and be invited to try out your own skills in elevator-pitch and longer pitch formats
•Access to a green investment toolkit containing a wealth of resources.

After the workshop:

Once you feel you are pitch-ready, you can apply to GreenBackers, ecoConnect's highly successful, green investment matchmaking and pitch event, which introduces qualified early-stage entrepreneurs to cleantech investors.

About the speakers

Irene Bejenke-Walsh, founder and MD of MessageLab, has been coaching entrepreneurs and management teams for investor presentations and pitches for more than a decade. Her clients include the UK’s largest Business Angel network, London Business Angels, and at the other end of the investment spectrum, Irene advises international corporations preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange or AIM.

Robert Hokin works for ecoConnect, the UK’s green industry trade association with a register of now over 12,000 cleantech and cleantech interested corporates and individuals and over 800 online members. Its mission is to bring together leadership from cleantech businesses, corporate users, investment providers and policy makers to get cleantech working better.

Event details

Who should attend? Owners and managers of clean-tech or green industry businesses looking for investment.
Place: British Library Business & IP Centre
Cost: £48 + VAT with discount code 'ctbc2055'
How to Book: Book your place online