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Event Name:Going for Investment!
Event Summary:We will hear two companies who are considering external investment present their businesses and find out what our guest commentators think and whether external investment is a good idea, what type of investment might be suitable and what hurdles might need to be overcome to secure it.
Event Description:1st Presenting Company
Caledonian Computer Solutions -
Established 2002, Caledonian Computer Solutions is a leading technology consultancy offering SME clients technical solutions, professional consultancy and ongoing support. Due to the highly competitive nature of the general IT market, the company identified the need to specialise and as such entered the UK Dental Market in October 2007 under the banner of Dental Innovation. The newly formed business division specialises in digital imaging and radiography for private dental practices. During March 2008, the company formed a strategic alliance with KaVo Dental Limited and has recently completed the refurbishment of the prestigious Edinburgh Dental Institute, Post Graduate training facility.
The project included the installation of advanced AV and IT training systems by Dental Innovation. To-date, the greatest challenge the business has faced has been making the market aware of our existence and locating people with the right skill set. This required funding to overcome the issue and our presentation will focus on the sources of funding that were made available at the business inception and the future growth and expansion plans for the business.
Craig Leaver
Craig Joined the Royal Navy as a Weapons Engineer 18th September 1989 where he trained in electronics engineering. During his military career, he worked on a range of systems which include; radio, radar, sonar, electronic warfare, computer, thermal imaging and laser systems. He is an accomplished marksman and served in the Gulf War 1991 and in Bosnia Herzegovina. Craig was awarded the Gulf War Medal with Bar and Rosette, The Liberation of Kuwait Medal and the NATO Freedom of Yugoslavia Medal.
Craig describes his military career as being a mixture of fixing stuff, getting shot at, being gassed, occasionally getting set on fire and a few beers!
Leaving the armed forces in 1997 with an exemplary reference, Craig has gained further engineering experience in the field of fibre optic communications, software development, enterprise planning and IT. His impressive range of clients include; Alcatel, Disney, WHSmiths and Six Continents Retail (at the time, the world’s largest privately owned company).
Craig is Managing Director of Caledonian Computer Solutions and Dental Innovation. He is registered with the Health and Safety Executive as a Radiation Protection Supervisor and is a member of the Institute of Directors. Craig is currently reading a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree, specialising in the development of medical x-ray sensors.
with Guest Commentator Patrick Angier,Beer & Partners
Patrick is a Regional Director for Beer & Partners Ltd – www.beerandpartners.com – who are probably one the UK’s largest and most active networks of equity growth finance in the sub £3m of equity marketplace financing over 50 companies a year. They have immediate access to over 1,600 active investors – mostly private business angels, but also venture capital houses and other private funds.
Patrick has been with the firm since 2001 and has worked with a wide range of different clients and financings across the UK – from new University Spin Outs, through to well established businesses and pre-IPO financings. He is also a non-exec director of investee companies acting on behalf of investors.
He was educated at Reading University with a BSc degree in Agriculture followed by an MPhil in Management Studies from Oxford. Before joining Beer & Partners he worked with Venture Capital Report down in Oxford which funded many technology companies from Oxford and the Thames valley. He edited the Venture Capital Report Guide to Private Equity and Venture Capital in UK and Europe. He had an early career in international development and private investment into emerging economies of Southern Africa.
His weekends are spent exploring the wilder parts of Scotland on foot, in a canoe or by paraglider.
2nd Presenting Company
 Nutscene- Shona Young
Since 1922, Nutscene has been producing fine quality garden twines. Steeped in the history of Dundee’s jute manufacturing industry, Nutscene’s twines are still wound on the original machinery
used when the factory first opened. Nutscene’s design-led range of giftware is developed in-house, utilising natural materials such as jute, wood, slate and terracotta, sourcing materials from sustainable resources.
Nutscene T wines go around the world – shipping worldwide both pallet
with Guest Commentator Alastair Balfour, Company Creators
Alastair is a business journalist turned entrepreneur. After a 17-year newspaper career (The Scotsman, Daily Record, Sunday Standard) he co-founded the Scottish Business Insider publishing group in 1984 and built it to a £3m sale in 1999. He has since been personally involved as a director and investor in the launch of seven businesses.
His major interests are Company Creators – www.companycreators.co.uk - which he co-founded in 2001 and for which he has handled business planning, strategy and funding for 27 high-growth ventures, and 2in10 – www.2in10.com – which he co-founded in 2004. His specialist expertise lies in business strategy and competitive positioning for high-growth companies.
Alastair was a founder of the Entrepreneurial Exchange, and a director for six years. He is a member of Strathclyde Business School’s advisory board, a member of the Archangel Informal Investment group and a past judge of the annual Scottish Software Awards.
We extend out thanks to MBM Commcerial LLP and Company Creators for co-sponsoring this event.
MBM Commercial is an award-winning niche legal firm, pre-eminent in advising growing entrepreneurial companies and investors. The business was originally established in the early 1990’s as a division of another law firm and became an independent firm in 2005. Since that time, the firm has grown from strength to strength, focussing exclusively on the provision of first class commercial legal services to its chosen client base. The firm has recently won “Law Firm of the Year” in both the Law Awards of Scotland 2008 and the Lawnet Awards 2008.
Company Creators is the only specialist high-growth advisory business in Scotland to be run by experienced entrepreneurs. Since its formation in 2001 Company Creators has worked with almost 100 companies across all business sectors, from start-ups to 130-year-old organisations. Its speciality is in designing competitive and financial strategies to power growth. Company Creators is also expert in helping secure funding from private and public sector sources for its clients, having secured more than £20m in total.
Event Starts:05 November 2008 from 05:00pm
Event Finishes:05 November 2008 at 08:00pm
Event Web Site:http://www.businessforumscotland.com
Contact Info
Contact Phone:01506 491747
Contact E-mail:ronnie@businessforumscotland.com
Venue
Venue Name:West Park Centre
Venue Address:319 Perth Road
Venue Town:Dundee
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Venue Post Code:DD2 1NN
Venue Phone:015066 491747
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Bookings
Booking Fee:£30.00
Bookings Deadline:05 November 2008 at 10:00am
Availability:Bookings have closed
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