The document discusses support available for business growth in the UK, including government schemes providing funding and incentives for R&D, exporting, and hiring young people; it also explores private support through accelerators, incubators, angel investors, venture capitalists, and crowdfunding platforms that can help businesses access financing and coaching needed to expand. Examples are given of successful high-growth companies and strategies that others can learn from to achieve exponential growth.

1. Introduction- “Sunshine breaks through the clouds……”
John Spindler CEO of Capital Enterprise
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2. Welcome
Agenda
Support for Growth (Government)
Growth Opportunities/Models
Introducing Supporters for growth
Financing Growth (investors and entrepreneurs)
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3. Coalition Government Support for
SME’s
• No Business Link/RDA’s • Yes to using/supporting Banks &
• No to government funded Big Business to increase
professional “Face-To Face” investments
Support • Yes to volunteer mentors
• No Direct support for start-ups • Yes to incentivising businesses to
(unless long term unemployed) employ young people.
• No to new investment/credit • Yes to limited Export support.
institutions • Yes to incentives for Innovation &
• No to private sector led job R&D (TSB/ERDF/Tax Credits)
creation schemes in London • Yes for Tax Incentives for Angel
investors
( But there is the EU funding & • Yes to support for the 6% high
support) growth small businesses
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4. Top 10 Government funded
schemes
1. R&D Tax Credits- 200%+ tax refunds on eligible R & D expenditure.
2. British Library (IP Support)- Advice & Guidance on IP related issues
3. Enterprise Investment Scheme- Investors receive 30% tax brake incentive to invest in SME’s
4. London ERDF Programmes 40+ Programmes provided mainly by Capital Enterprise members
to support SME’s with “Innovation, Access to Finance /New Markets” challenges –
HELO- Students from UCL/LBS to carry out projects
SMILE- Volunteers mentors for SME’s
Access to Finance – 1-2-1 support with Business Planning/ fund raising.
(contact yulia@capitalenterprise.org for details)
5. Technology Strategy Board- Proof of Concept Funding.
6. Technology Strategy Board ( Competition Funding) - http://www.innovateuk.org
7. Funding for University- SME R&D collaborations- Latest news go here.
8. NESTA- Information/Competitions/Funding www.nesta.org.uk
9. Capital 4 Enterprise- Regional Government Co-Investment Equity funds.
10. Passport to Export- Intensive support and funding for exporters.
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5. New Government Initiatives
Autumn Statement
• Business Coaching for Growth launch.
• Increasing the incentives for investors through EIS
• Credit Easing- £20b to support banks to give cheaper loans
from the banks
• Exemptions from employment regulations for SME’s
• New Recruitment/Employment incentives.
Key Government Message to Businesses:
Please Grow
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6. I am definitely Growing?
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9. Growth Pulls & Drivers
• Growth Pulls: Where is new technology/ customer behaviour
creating new needs/ new market space that new businesses
can exploit?
• Growth Drivers- Who will capture that “space” using what
value propositions and what strategies?
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10. Lessons from the Next Big Thing?
• Examine Case Studies/
Examples of high growth
companies e.g. Masabi
• Look at the best Strategies
for exponential growth
(Viral, Surf, Channel
Explosion & Stickiness)
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11. Got what it takes to Grow?
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12. Enablers- Accelerators
Example Accelerators
• Goldman Sachs – 10,000
Small Businesses.
• Seedcamp
• Accelerator Academy
Feeders into Accelerators
• The Business Bootcamp
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13. Enablers- Incubators
• Independent- Innovation
Warehouse/ Trampery- Tech Hub etc
• Corporate
• The Americans are there
way
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14. Enablers- Coaches & Mentors
New Programme : Business Coaching for Growth
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15. Enablers- Angels/ VC’s/ CV’s
• Angels- BBAA
• VC’s- M8Capital + others
• Corporate Venturer-
Vodafone & Telefonica
• Crowdfunders-
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16. Contact us for more information or to arrange a
follow up meeting
john@capitalenterprise.org
020 7 679 4598
07968 470901
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