Entrepreneur Resources

This page contains a number of resources we recommend to entrepreneurs preparing their business proposition packs, as well as our terms of business. Please do review these resources to make sure you are making the most of your efforts and effectively engage with investors.

The Fund Raising Process

What we need from Entrepreneurs
Before we can consider your submission for funding, you must be UK-domiciled and have an SEIS or EIS accreditation or at the very least, advanced assurance from HMRC.

To meet our selection criteria, please send us these 4 items:

  1. Your Business Plan
  2. The Detailed Financials for at least 3 years.
  3. Your Pitch Deck
  4. Our One-Page Summary Sheet

Click on each section below to understand our requirements.

Formats
When sending the above data to us, please use Microsoft Office and PDF formats, to allow ease of access for our members. URL links to further Company information should only be used as background information.

Our Pitching Checklist contains some useful guidance for entrepreneurs pitching to DBA. We recommend you read this in advance of submitting your pitch deck.


Professional Advisers
If you are pitching to angel investors for the first time, your Accountant, Lawyer, Finance Director or other professional adviser may be able to offer invaluable guidance on the requirements listed above.


Our Terms of Business to Present at Pitch Events
The presentation fee to pitch at one of our pitch events is £150. Additionally, DBA charge 5% of the funds raised which is payable upon completion of the fund-raising round.

The DBA Selection Process – How it works

This information you send us allows each member of the Screening Committee to form an independent assessment of your offer.

When you have assembled the 4 items required (Business Plan, Detailed Financials, Pitch Deck and One Page Summary), please submit them to: contact@dorsetbusinessangels.co.uk.

You may also speak to our Managing Director Peter Eales on 01305 247202 if you have any questions.

Click on each section below for more understanding.

Some Further Guidance

The main aim of your 10-minute pitch is to arouse the interest of our members in your Company. Frank Guinn, Vice-Chair of DBA and Chairman of our Screening Committee for Business Pitches says:

"From the perspective of angel investors looking to invest in your enterprise, the quality and accuracy of the information in your pitch deck, when combined with ‘polished’ delivery skills, is going to have a significant influence on their desire to learn more about your Company, its management, and its products/services.
Having delivered your pitch, the following Q&A session is equally important as it is your final opportunity to get them to proceed into due diligence with you. Remember that most of your audience are running or have run highly successful businesses of their own and will want to be assured that your business is ‘clean’ and is carrying no ‘baggage’ that would put them off, should they proceed to due diligence.
Our Pitching Checklist will give you an outline of what you must include in your presentation. Addressing these critical points in advance means that your audience doesn’t have to raise them with you, which in turn allows you to spend more time on answering other important points about your business, they may wish you to clarify for them”.

Important Information

Your information is presented on the assumption that those viewing it have self-certified as either High Net Worth Individuals or Sophisticated Investors under the FSMA 2000 guidance. Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended 2005) investors must "self-certify" by meeting simple criteria as "high net worth" or "sophisticated" investors.

The resources on this website are provided without us giving advice. Whilst this information is provided in good faith, Dorset Business Angels Network Ltd accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any loss incurred as a result of using these resources. Any use you make is made entirely at your own risk and no representative of/or Dorset Business Angels will be held responsible for any loss suffered.

The companies or individuals seeking investment through the Dorset Business Angels must ensure that the information presented to potential investors is neither inaccurate or misleading. They are urged to seek guidance from someone authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act. Dorset Business Angels Network Ltd are not authorised under the Act and in no way provide advice or due diligence services to either investors or companies/individuals seeking investment.

If you are an investor please refer to our statement about the Act on our About Us page.