Date: Monday 16th June 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 GMT
Venue: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Spring Gardens Shrewsbury SY1 2SZ
Host: FundingHero & Shropshire Growth Hub
Equity Funding Masterclass to gain expert CFO-level insights and prepare your high-growth potential business for external investment
*Open to business in the Shropshire Council area (excluding Telford & Wrekin)
Are you a startup, university spinout or small business looking for the investment needed to accelerate your rapid growth?
Would your company benefit from accessing funding of up to £3m – but you are unsure where to start?
Register your interest now in attending a fully-funded event aimed at boosting investment opportunities for 20 high growth small businesses in theShropshire Council area.
FundingHero is partnering with the Shropshire Growth Hub, British Business Bank and Barclays Eagle Labs to stage a 3-hour session on how to plan for early major funding rounds.
What’s covered?
- Learn how to form a plan for a raise of between £100,000 and £3 million
- Access support to prepare the financial strategy needed to win investors
- Gain understanding of the importance of setting a fundraising budget
- Receive insights into what a realistic timeline will look like for raising investment
What you will gain
The first 50 applicants to register their interest in the workshop will each receive a free 1-month pass to access the FundingHero online CPD-certified E-learning platform.
Of the 50 applicants, 20 will be invited by organisers to progress to the in-person workshop.
As well as gaining a 3-hour session led by experienced CFO Jim Shirley, attendees will meet and hear from representatives of Barclays and British Business Bank.
In addition, each of the 20 workshop attendees will receive a free 12-month licence to access the FundingHero platform.
Who should register?
Owners of high growth microbusinesses and SMEs in Shropshire turning over at least £100,000 annually.
You will be looking to develop a practical roadmap to accessing financial investment needed to unlock further growth. This may be through raising funds through either loans or equity.
Event organisers will review applications and contact the 20 businesses which will gain the most impact from the workshop.
About Your Facilitator
Jim Shirley is the founder of FundingHero, an online investment readiness platform aimed at guiding startups and small businesses through the planning process for raising initial capital to Series A investment. He is an experienced CFO, angel investor, and author of The Startup Fundraising MBA.
This workshop is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The boring bit
Terms and Conditions of Booking
Details that you provide us with on booking will only be used in connection with this event offered by the Shropshire Growth Hub (the data controller) and its partners, which include the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and event partners. If the business has any question in relation to how the information the business provides, and in particular any personal data, will be processed and disclosed, please email the Shropshire Growth Hub – on [email protected]
Terms and Conditions of Booking
This event is fully funded and free to eligible businesses to attend. We appreciate that sometimes there are good reasons why businesses are unable to attend workshops, however if you are no longer able to turn up, please cancel your ticket through Eventbrite.
We require 48 hours cancellation notice prior to the event (in order for us to offer your space to another business)
Please note that if you do not attend without letting us know, we reserve the right to decline your bookings for future sessions.
Photographs
Photographs and/or video may be taken at the event. By taking part in the event you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be photographed please inform an event organiser.