It's nearly been a week since we sponsored the Exit Right event on Oxfordshire's Funding Matrix alongside Freeths and Bidwells, held at the Oxford University Museum Of Natural History and kindly hosted by The Oxford Trust, Oxford Innovation, and Barclays Eagle Labs. Thank you to the highly experienced panel who offered a variety of different advice, experiences, and opinions on the best ways for entrepreneurs to secure funding and progress their innovative businesses. The discussion was extremely interesting and covered the current investing landscape, what investors are looking for, and the best ways to portray a company when founders are in the hunt for funding at all stages of their development. The panel discussion was followed by some networking in the lovely setting of the Museum. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces as well as making new connections. We hope everyone who attended had a marvellous time. Alison Richardson Jemima King John Holland James Ellin Laura Hankey James Chapman Charlie Knight Dominic O'Sullivan
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A must read if you want to feel inspired and hopeful for our future. Click on the link below to read the report. #huskers #nebraska #unl #entrepreneurship #business #gobigred
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Hi friends! I'm speaking tomorrow evening at UCLA MoneyThink, a student-led organization at UCLA that exists to create financial literacy among disadvantaged youth in the greater LA community. I'll be helping families in LA and around the country navigate education savings as well as sharing my own story. The event will be both in-person at UCLA and online via zoom. Please fill out the RSVP form below, and please consider sharing this post to anyone who wants to get all their 529 questions answered. https://lnkd.in/g2_thHB9 UCLA Anderson School of Management Venture Accelerator UCLA Anderson The Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Hadley
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