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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/nathanhill.jpg" alt="Nathan Hill" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="188"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Nathan Hill, Angel investor, Qi3 Accelerator</b><i><p>I became a business angel because it’s fun and hopefully rewarding. It provides diversification for my investment portfolio, an opportunity to achieve high returns and a chance to support a new generation of British engineering businesses. We look to provide high value manufacturing businesses with the money they need to grow, and the support needed to accelerate their ambitions.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/e4dad7dfdead687c8429197af8be3684_michael_blakey_photo_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="142"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Michael Blakey, Angel Investor, Avonmore Developments Ltd</b><i><p>Becoming a business angel gives you the opportunity to work with and mentor some of the most exciting entrepreneurial talent of today. Both exhilarating and challenging, each deal can be similar to an MBA case study - but involving your own cash rather than just exam papers!</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/picture1.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="155"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Judith Mortimer Sykes, Minerva Business Angel Group, Warwickshire</b><i><p>After a career spanning almost 30 years in financial services, specifically corporate and retail banking, for me, being an angel investor provided the ideal opportunity to use my financial knowledge as well as mix with like-minded business people, making selective investments in mostly early stage but often exciting prospects, which in itself can be quite rewarding, although ultimately we are all investing with a view to getting some good returns.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/anthony_clarke_large_photo_picture.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="186"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Anthony Clarke, Angel Investor, Chair of Investoo Business Angels (IBA)</b><i><p>Having made over 30 investments as an angel, I would describe angel investing as patient medium/long term capital and my preference is via a syndicated portfolio approach where the risks of investing in early stage businesses can be spread over a wider number of businesses.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/copy_of_all_of_us.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="122" height="201"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Amanda Lord, Angel Investor, London Business Angels</b><i><p>Angel Investing seemed, and has proved, a fantastically stimulating way of staying “in the mix”: using my skills and experience to add value, but without the commitment of a job whilst I raise my children.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/judy_5.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="83"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Judy Piatkus, Incito FSE, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor</b><i><p>I became an angel investor by chance. I was introduced to an impressive entrepreneur and I wanted to help her take her company forward. The experience showed me that, no matter what product or service a business is providing, all companies have the same issues to resolve as they work towards achieving greatness. Angel investing is an area in which more women are becoming involved especially after they leave the corporate workplace with its hierarchies and inflexible working conditions. Angel investing offers an excellent opportunity for those who enjoy the excitements of investing for the future, managing risk 'their own and other people’s' and being part of a business community as well as having the opportunity to use their immense skills and talents to work in an autonomous way.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/img_8244.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="119"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Peter Wall, Business Angel, North West Business Angel Network</b><i><p>Originally, innovative software sparked my interest in small companies and the opportunity I saw to fund them early and help them grow appealed to me enormously. Having been investing in the North West since 1994, I have discovered a world of opportunity, entrepreneurs and like minded investors and business people keen to grow companies and make money, I have faced some frustrations and inevitably some failures, but, overwhelmingly, the experience has been positive and profitable. Any open minded entrepreneur, who enjoys mixing with committed and focused individuals and wants to benefit from investment of money and experience must enjoy being an Angel. I do and would recommend it to any confidant and reasonably successful businessman.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/david_hulston_-_crop.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="185"/></td><td valign="top"><b>David Hulston, Xenos Business Angel, Wales</b><i><p>Having been involved previously in floating a business on the Stock Exchange and wishing to make use of my business experience and skills, particularly my background in Intellectual Property, I turned to angel investing. I now have a developing portfolio of start-up and early stage investments introduced through xenos including Welsh companies Comparison Creator, Sub-Hub, Inngot, and Panic Button a film offering diversified platform opportunities. Angel investment provides a fantastic opportunity to help start new businesses and hopefully make money along with the business owners. The tax incentives have never been better either.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="sites/default/files/imagecache/quote/media/image/content/quotes/stephenhouston.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-quote imagecache-default imagecache-quote_default" width="125" height="83"/></td><td valign="top"><b>Stephen Houston, Angel Investor, Halo, Northern Ireland</b><i><p>I exited my principle business interests in 2002. Since then I've been looking for challenges that add to my skill set, always testing me. Angel investing allowed me into a world of scalable potential, so long as I was able to filter out the 'pre-amble! I wish I could say I've the ability to spot a winner a mile off. No, I don't. But I do 'get' people & enjoy getting into the zone of the product. For me it's worth the 'cost of failure' to find the winners in the pack. It’s a lot of hard work getting new companies off the ground & this is where I feel I make a 'real' difference, providing not only equity, but knowledge & ‘sweat'-altering the dynamics for success.</p>
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<div class="field-content"><table><tr><td valign="top" class="qbody"><h2>Lord David Young, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Enterprise</h2><i><p>I know from my experience of being a business investor that there are tremendous opportunities and rewards from angel investment in dynamic small firms. The very generous incentives offered through tax relief like the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme mean rewards for investors can now be even greater. For an investee business, it can not only gain from an angel's financial investment, but also the expertise and business and professional nous that can come with it.</p>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/camstent-s-£500k-funding-round-cornerstoned-£114k-investment">CamStent’s £500k funding round cornerstoned by £114k investment</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Early Stage Cambridge based polymer coatings specialist CamStent has successfully closed an oversubscribed £400k funding round, closing with subscriptions in excess of £500k. The round was cornerstoned by a £114k investment by new and existing LBA shareholders, including an £18k follow on investment by the LBA EIS Roundtable Syndicate Fund 2011. Investor funds have been supplemented by a £250k non-dilutive grant from the Technology Strategy Board.</p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/pure-global-receives-£100000-loan-social-impact-co-investment-fund">Pure Global Receives £100,000 Loan from the Social Impact Co-Investment Fund</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Pure Global Ltd, a Hertfordshire-based social enterprise that have produced the world’s first lever-drive propulsion accessory for manual wheelchairs ‘NuDrive’, have received financing from the Social Impact Co-Investment Fund managed by The FSE Group and lead partner Resonance.</p></div>
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<div class="field-content"><p><strong>Minerva Business Angel Network</strong> part of The University of Warwick Science Park were delighted to successfully run their first web cast Investment presentation for <strong>Genesis Technical Systems</strong> to Minerva’s large database of members and other existing investors in Genesis TS. </p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/yorkshire-business-angels-instrumental-camstent-funding-round-success">Yorkshire Business Angels instrumental in CamStent funding round success</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Medical materials company, CamStent Ltd, has successfully completed a second funding round and Yorkshire Association of Business Angels (YABA) members have played a crucial role in its success.</p>
<p>Following on from the £350,000 raised in the first funding round in July 2011, CamStent aimed to raise a further £400,000 to progress the application of its patented polymer coatings which resist the growth of bacteria in medical devices. The funding round was oversubscribed and closed when applications reached £508,000.</p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/glopho-s-£150k-round-cornerstoned-£100k-seis-structured-investment-an-lba-syndicate">Glopho’s £150k round cornerstoned by a £100k SEIS structured investment from an LBA syndicate</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Seed stage London based crowd-sourced photo sharing service, Glopho, has closed a £150k SEIS structured funding round which was corner stoned by a £100k investment by a syndicate of 4 LBA angels. The company has developed an internet based free-to-use website for people to upload their news photos and is supported by purpose-built smartphone apps across iOS, Android and Blackberry.</p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/mbm-commercial-advise-5-angel-deals-end-march">MBM Commercial advise on 5 Angel deals since the end of March</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>MBM Commercial have advised on 5 Angel deals since the end of March. See below for details:</p></div>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Monday 28th May saw the launch of Lord Young’s report and guide on small business start-ups and enterprise. Lord Young’s report can be accessed:</p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/five-companies-recieve-funding-within-last-six-weeks-central-england-business-angels">Five companies recieve funding within the last six weeks from Central England Business Angels</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Within the last six weeks Central England Business Angels has invested over £1M of Angel Private Equity into 5 companies. The investee companies included Digital Gaming, two manufacturing opportunities, a product distribution into the major retailers, and a University spin-out. Of these, the University Spin-out was an SEIS investment, the others qualified under EIS.</p></div>
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<span class="field-content"><a href="news/central-england-business-angels-first-to-gain-investment-social-impact-co-investment-fund">Central England Business Angels: The first to gain investment from the social impact Co-Investment Fund</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><p>Central England Business Angels is pleased to have introduced the first investment to the Social Impact Co-Investment Fund. It was fortuitous that we were working with Nu Drive, a company producing a new design for wheel chair leveraged propulsion, at the point when FSE approached us with the Social Impact Fund. We immediately saw a match between the social impact of Nu Drive and the need for additional money while preserving equity.</p></div>
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<div class="field-content"><p>IBA is pleased to learn that the UK Government has now received State aid approval from the European Commission to make the following changes to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme:</p></div>
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