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co-funded by the European Commission
Boosting the Investment-Readiness of SMEs and Small Midcaps in Europe and Associated Countries
The policy toolbox
Capacity Building• InvestHorizon boosting Investment Readiness
• Technology Transfer
Access to Finance• Financial Instruments• Grant Schemes
a supply side approach to address access to finance issues must be accompanied by demand-side initiatives which enhance the quality of deal flow
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Mason, C. and Kwok, K. (2010)
Investment Gap
Boosting Investment ReadinessDe-fragment SME investment market
Increase number & quality of investments
1. Identify & promote better readiness programmes & policy practices
2. Raise awareness amongst SMEs about investment sources, options & requirements (across stages, sectors, origins, needs and EU)
3. Improve knowledge of investors about innovation sectors and investment models
4. Coach & benchmark the SMEs towards investment readiness and improve proposals & presentations
5. Match the investment-ready SMEs with specialisedinvestors
6. Disseminate knowledge, sources, better practices and success stories
Programme Partners
Technology Transfer &Universities
Incubators & Accelerators
SMEs & mid-caps
Investorsventure capital, corporate, business angels, crowd-funding
ResourcesEntrepreneurs
Investors
Intermediaries
Policy-makers
Online Courses
News & Social Media
(Investor) MatchmakingEvents
Resources
Complete company profile
Choose online training
HOWHOWEntrepreneurs
Raise knowledge •Online learning and MOOC
Improve business proposal
•Tailored feed‐back & rating on Investment Readiness Level•Business support and presentational training
Find investors • Present at Investment Forum• Online matchmaking
12
Apply Coaching Academy
3
Attend & give feed‐
back
Apply Investment Forum
54
Complete Investor profile
Choose online MOOC
Develop insights •Investor sensitisation webinars & Online courses- mechanics of investment- business potential of emerging
technologies
Follow quality SMEs
•Review company profiles•Join investor panels in Investment Forum
Find co‐investors • Investment Forum
12
Participate in Investor
SensitisationWebinars
3
Attend Investment Forum
Review Companies
54
InvestorsHOWHOW
Use available tools
• Online courses• Better practices report
Support clients
• Enroll client SMEs in InvestHorizon activities
Broker deals • Meet investors • Find commercialisationroutes for technologies
Attend the events
Intermediaries Policy-makers
3
Develop initiatives
• Meet the Intermediaries Better practices report
Benchmark • Better Practices AwardWinners (Schemes and Tools)
• Indicators ‐ Performance of Policies&IR support measures
Relay tools & resources
• Online modules courses• Better practices report
Participate in MOOC
2
Access online resources
1
HOWHOW
www.investhorizon.eu
CALENDAR
Online courses
Online Courses
• Free online education– E‐learning (moodle)– Investment Readiness– Mechanics of Investment(across inv types )
• Topics – Business & management– Entrepreneurship– Industry & technologies– Equity investment
Investor sensitisation
• Investment awareness webinars– Investment Process– Types of investors and vehicles
– Investment trends (sectors)
– Potential emerging technologies
Academies
• 57 Academies• Across Europe• Across development stage
• Across sectors • Onsite tailored coaching• Interact with peers • Experienced coaches
Investment Readiness qualification
Selection criteria
Business potential
Team experience
Product merit
Competitive position
Investment /partnering interest
Project profile quality
• Free online tailored feed‐back from Investor & Industry experts
• Relative rating (compared to the other InvestHorizoncomps)
• How to improve Investment Readiness.
Investment Forums
• 22 Investment Forums • Across Europe• Across Sector• Meet & Pitch to the right investors
• International exposure• Active Investors (BAs, VCs, CVCs)
Impact
Awareness
Knowledge & training
Coaching & Benchmarking
Facilitate Investment
•100 000 SMEs, intermediaries, investors and policy makers
• 3000 SMES • 200+ Investors
• 1000+ SMEs• 200+ coaches
• 450+ SMEs• 50 investments
Where we are
691 registered SMEs>500 SME apps. to events (Academies; Invest. Forum)10 recorded online courses (soon available on line)8 Coaching Academies& Clinics
– > 270 SMEs coached– Athens, Brussels, Lappeenranta, Dublin, Warsaw,
Siegendorf, Lisbon, Eindhoven
4 Investment Forum Events– 95 Pitching companies– >90 Active Investors on site (BAs, VC, CVC)
Jan 2015 Nov 2015 Jun 2017