Companies with demonstrable growth or high growth
potential
Typical filters:openness, aspiration and attitudeability and
capacityamount of external finance sought evidence of strong order
book willingness to invest time willingness to innovate
Four segments:High growth start-ups and scalable
micros;step-change, small to medium, 1m+ t/o;step-change, medium to
large, 10m+ t/o;large knowledge generators, 100m+ t/o
4. Existing clients
Blended to the needs of the business, support available
includes:
Starting a high growth business
Innovation Advice and Guidance
Coaching for High Growth
Understanding Finance for Business
Business Collaboration Networks
5. The Business offer
Tailored support
Delivered by experienced business professionals, coaches and
mentors
Business knowledge, experience, skills, capabilities and
contacts
Advice, coaching, experienced mentors, peer mentoring,
networking and intelligent connections
Open Innovation
Lead on Funding for the whole of the South East
Local, but working across the region as one team
Business Link as primary route of access
6. Today is about.
Introductions
Planning/Preparation
Content and Techniques
Q & As
7. Why me?
Business Incubation
The Oxfordshire Investment Opportunity Network.
300 entrepreneurs in the Thames Valley/Northants area.
National Conferences for Innovation in Malta and Germany
Top level executives on leadership, strategy, planning and open
innovation.
Oxford Entrepreneurs and Venture Fund.
8.
and now.
Are you ready now/usual problems?
Delivery of the presentation
Media
Body language
Silence
Wow them at the end
9. Is this you?
Are you able to get the attention of people in this room?
Show your passion for your business?
Tell others what your idea is about clearly?
10.
Grab the audiences attention
Communicate clearly
Stay in control.
Lets 11. Preparation, have you thought of?
Audience
Age
Type
Dress Code
Content
Your layout, design, theme
12. Preparation, have you thought of? 13. Preparation, have you
thought of?
Poor understanding of the business
Are you the right presenter?
Too much information but not the right one
Bad presentation technique
14.
Do you know too much
or do you just know too little?
15.
If you fail to prepare you prepare to fail
16. Presentation Objective
Define your objective.
Are you informing?
Entertaining?
Touching peoples emotions?
Or do you want to move into actions?
17. Use of media
Slide Structure (1)
1-2 slides per minute
point forms not complete statements
key words and phrases, no wordiness
No more than 4 to 5 points per slide
18. 19. Use of media
Slide Structure (2)
Do not use distracting animation
Use at least 18-point font
Consistency
Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the
background.
20. Use of media
Slide Structure (3)
Backgrounds that are attractive but simple and light
Use graphs rather than just charts and words, data in graphs is
easier to comprehend & retain than in raw data
Shading is distracting
Proof read your slides, use someone else to help
21. What about? style silence 22. 23. 24. 25. Business
Presentation
Objective
Product
Market
People
Visuals, links..
26. Effective & strong closing
USP
Commercial potential?
Economic and social contribution?
Is it
27. End
Invite your audience to ask questions
Provide a visual aid during question period
Avoid ending a presentation abruptly
Make sure you thank everyone
28.
Be prepared for those 10
NIGHTMARE questions at least
29. Remember
A presentation is about grabbing your audiences attention,
communicating clearly and staying in control.
