Pitching For Investment MasterclassDecember 6th 2011

Part 1: IntroductionGordon Brown (Circuit Break)

Agenda• What are the Masterclasses?

• Company Introduction David Reilly (Create Ts and Cs)

• Key Note Speakers Brendan Waters (Johnston Carmichael)

John Waddell (Archangel Informal Investment)

• Question and Answers

• Defining your 5 Ps

• Lunch

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Gordon Brown

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Gordon Brown• Over twenty five years experience in sales and

marketing.• This included fourteen years with Bass Brewers

finishing as Director of Brands for the Tennents portfolio.

• In 2000, as a board director, Gordon was part of the successful floatation of e-comsport Group plc - a sports technology company.

• Education includes an Honours Degree, Post- Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and an MBA.

• Gordon is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketers and a Chartered Marketeer.

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What do I do

• Circuit Break: (formed 2001)• Marketing consultancy

• Branding advice

• Marketing coaching and training

• Consumer insight advice

• Marketing/Brand/Activity planning• Brain Juice: (formed 2005)• Unlocking creative thinking• Creativity course• Workshops/Brainstorm facilitation

• Novels: (first published 2009)• Crime thriller writer

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Clients

What are the Masterclasses?

What are the Masterclasses?

• These events have been created to deliver three key benefits:– Hear from industry experts passing on the

benefit of their experience.– Network with a wide range of companies and

individuals.– Promote you own business to potential

partners and customers.

Masterclasses

• Thursday 31st March - Marketing and Branding.

• Thursday 26th May - PR

• Thursday 16th June - Social Media

• Wed 24th Aug - Successful sales planning and securing that all important client

• Wed 21st Sept - The ins and outs of B2B Marketing

• Wed 7th Dec - Raising Finance, what is the right investment route for your biz?

• hillingtonbizmasterclassseries.eventbrite.com  

Find out more about Hillington Park Innovation Centre Business Masterclasses:

www.innovationcentre.org

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