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6th June 2013
Boosting Local Enterprise
Accountancy and Tax
Abrahamson Foster
Financing
Tech Finance
Innovation Partnerships
University of Leicester
Intellectual Property
Serjeants LLP
Legal Issues
Bird, Wilford and Sale
Manufacturing and Productivity
Strategic Business Solutions and
Support
Marketing and Branding
Mulberry Square
Partnerships in Knowledge Transfer
University of Leicester
Startup Advice
NBV
Grants and Funding
TBAT Innovation
Export Market Research
UKTI
Session 1 –
Advisor Pitches
Abrahamson Foster Ltd
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Some of our services -
Sole traders | Partnerships | Limited company accounts
Tax returns | Self assessment | Business start ups
VAT | Tax planning | Management accounts
Payroll | Cashflow forecasting | Book-keeping
Treasury | FD Services
www.afltd.co.uk
steve@afltd.co.uk
Steve Foster ACA
07931 168096
Robert Ashby
www.techfinance.co.uk
Accelerator & Maximum Value Programmes for
High Growth Technology Companies
Finance - Strategy - Team Building -> VALUE
Tech Finance
£0
£2
£4
£6
£8
£10
£12
£14
1 2 3 4 5
TRACK RECORD
10 startup/early stage companies
£20m VC and other fundings
£20m Stock Exchange flotation
£32m trade exit sales
12 millionaires
Anjuu Trevedi
Suzanne Coates
Innovation Partnerships
www.serjeants.co.uk
Darran Thacker
Serjeants LLP – Patent and Trade Mark
Attorneys
www.serjeants.co.uk
0116 233 2626
Natalie Cozier
Partnerships in Knowledge
Transfer
What Can We Do For You?
 Advise You on How to Start and Grow Your Business
 Train You on Aspects of Running a Business.
 Provide Mentoring and Coaching
 Provide Access to Finance - Grants and Loans.
 Fully Funded Start-Up Programme
 Subsidised Growth Programme
Professional Business Support
Not for Profit Company – 30 Years of Success in Boosting Local Enterprise
© TBAT Innovation 2013
Contact Us: Lockington Hall, Lockington, Derbyshire DE74 2RH
T: 01509 670 610; E: lornag@tbat.co.uk; W: www.tbat.co.uk
TBAT Innovation: R&D Funding/ Tax Credits
WHO WE ARE
• Team of 10 consultants
• Rich engineering & business expertise
• 12 years of bid writing experience
• Our funding success rate is > 80%
(national average for TSB is 5%)
• R&D tax credits success rate is 100%
UK/EU GRANT FUNDING
• Our clients have accessed over
£5m in R&D funding in the last year.
• TSB, EU FP7, Eurostars, RGF…
R&D TAX CREDITS CASE STUDY
• SME spent 3 tax years developing
technology for
geospatial
applications
• We helped them
claim back
£40,000
OUR APPROACH
We take the hassle out of making grant
and R&D tax claim applications by driving
the process & minimising impact on your
time, so you can focus on your business.
• From engineering to satellites, from
robotics to environmental
technology R&D applications.
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HUB:BLE-1 Boosting Local Enterprise - Advisor Pitches

  • 1. 6th June 2013 Boosting Local Enterprise
  • 2. Accountancy and Tax Abrahamson Foster Financing Tech Finance Innovation Partnerships University of Leicester Intellectual Property Serjeants LLP Legal Issues Bird, Wilford and Sale Manufacturing and Productivity Strategic Business Solutions and Support Marketing and Branding Mulberry Square Partnerships in Knowledge Transfer University of Leicester Startup Advice NBV Grants and Funding TBAT Innovation Export Market Research UKTI Session 1 – Advisor Pitches
  • 3. Abrahamson Foster Ltd CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Some of our services - Sole traders | Partnerships | Limited company accounts Tax returns | Self assessment | Business start ups VAT | Tax planning | Management accounts Payroll | Cashflow forecasting | Book-keeping Treasury | FD Services www.afltd.co.uk steve@afltd.co.uk Steve Foster ACA 07931 168096
  • 4. Robert Ashby www.techfinance.co.uk Accelerator & Maximum Value Programmes for High Growth Technology Companies Finance - Strategy - Team Building -> VALUE Tech Finance £0 £2 £4 £6 £8 £10 £12 £14 1 2 3 4 5 TRACK RECORD 10 startup/early stage companies £20m VC and other fundings £20m Stock Exchange flotation £32m trade exit sales 12 millionaires
  • 6. www.serjeants.co.uk Darran Thacker Serjeants LLP – Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys www.serjeants.co.uk 0116 233 2626
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. Natalie Cozier Partnerships in Knowledge Transfer
  • 11. What Can We Do For You?  Advise You on How to Start and Grow Your Business  Train You on Aspects of Running a Business.  Provide Mentoring and Coaching  Provide Access to Finance - Grants and Loans.  Fully Funded Start-Up Programme  Subsidised Growth Programme Professional Business Support Not for Profit Company – 30 Years of Success in Boosting Local Enterprise
  • 12. © TBAT Innovation 2013 Contact Us: Lockington Hall, Lockington, Derbyshire DE74 2RH T: 01509 670 610; E: lornag@tbat.co.uk; W: www.tbat.co.uk TBAT Innovation: R&D Funding/ Tax Credits WHO WE ARE • Team of 10 consultants • Rich engineering & business expertise • 12 years of bid writing experience • Our funding success rate is > 80% (national average for TSB is 5%) • R&D tax credits success rate is 100% UK/EU GRANT FUNDING • Our clients have accessed over £5m in R&D funding in the last year. • TSB, EU FP7, Eurostars, RGF… R&D TAX CREDITS CASE STUDY • SME spent 3 tax years developing technology for geospatial applications • We helped them claim back £40,000 OUR APPROACH We take the hassle out of making grant and R&D tax claim applications by driving the process & minimising impact on your time, so you can focus on your business. • From engineering to satellites, from robotics to environmental technology R&D applications.
  • 13. www.spaceideashub.com enquiries@spaceideashub.com 0116 229 7700 Contact us for a FREE 2-day project, problem evaluation and consulting @spaceideashubFollow us on Space IDEAS Hub