Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) and Dorset Business Angels (DBA) are working on building a new collaboration designed to help creative student and graduate businesses in the region become genuinely investment-ready, bridging the gap between AUB’s Innovation Studio and DBA’s network of local angel investors. The collaboration is being driven by Mehjabeen Patrick, AUB’s Chief Finance […]
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) has launched its dedicated university entrepreneurs page, aimed at undergraduates, graduates, academics, alumni and growth managers. Scott Wright, Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Enterprise in the Faculty of Media, Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, discusses spinouts, strategy, and why the region’s future growth is set to be built on […]
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) hosted a successful pitch event on Monday evening at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel, with three of the five presenting companies receiving expressions of interest from the 30+ attending angel investors, and continued engagement following the event. The event highlighted the continued appetite for innovative tech investments in the region, with AI […]
The valuation of an early-stage business is often a subject for lively discussion between angels and entrepreneurs, and many consider it less of a science and more of an art form! Individual Angels cannot take more than 30% of the company’s overall shares under the EIS/SEIS scheme. The British Business Bank reports that “A lot of […]
Our latest blog gives entrepreneurs some hints and tips about how to excite angel investors and communicate with them through your plans and pitches; if you are successful in being selected to pitch. Scroll down to find out how to seek investment from DBA. Problems and solutions You have a limited amount of time to […]
Angel investing is often the primary source of funding for start-ups and early-stage companies in order for those businesses to accelerate their growth. These types of investments are long-term and risky, so experienced angels usually invest no more than 10% of their total investment portfolio into angel businesses. Diverse portfolios Angel investors are typically high-net-worth individuals, […]
Early-stage businesses often need all the help they can get, no one ever said it was easy to start and run a business! You’ve done all the practical stuff, created a team, found your premises, and built the concept. Now you’re looking for further funding so you can scale your business for growth. As you […]
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) will hold their first face to face Pitch Event for eighteen months on Monday evening October 4th. The event will take place at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. Through their investment pitch events, DBA helps presenters raise equity capital from their investment members. Pitch events bring Investors and Entrepreneurs together to accelerate […]
There was a ‘full house’ of investor interest at the 3rd Dorset Business Angels (DBA) online pitch event in 2021. With some 40 attendees from across the UK & abroad and 5 pitching business, in an event first, every pitch secured investor interest from the Angels. Further due diligence will now be carried out by […]
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) held their first online quarterly pitch event in 2021, attracting a record number of some 59 attendees registered and 30 DBA members present. It also saw the introduction of a new polling system. 5 entrepreneurs pitched to the savvy investors and partners. Pitches were followed by a Q & A session, […]
The 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2020 report was launched in early November by the London Stock Exchange. Many of the inspiring businesses featured in the report have had angel backing to build their early stage growth and scale. UKBAA CEO Jenny Tooth gives an expert commentary on the UK’s thriving angel community on page […]
The primary, and best opportunity to get funding is pitching to our Dorset Business Angels (DBA) investors but there are also other ways we can help a business get funding. Pitches This is a business presentation lasting ten minutes, with five minutes of questions from investors, called a pitch – similar to Dragon’s Den on […]
