Workshop on Investment Readiness and New Business Models

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The Synergies & Clustering team is pleased to invite you to a Workshop on Investment Readiness and New Business Models that will take place on 8 March 2023 in Brussels.

The workshop will follow up on the Workshop on Financial Engineering that took place in May 2022. During that workshop, it emerged that for a number of reasons, some blue economy SMEs struggle to raise capital on the private market. Quite often, rather than little interest in the blue economy from investors, this might be a problem of “investor readiness”. SMEs and investors do not necessarily speak the same language; hence it is fundamental for entrepreneurs to explain their value proposition in a way that can be attractive to an investor.
Being “investor ready” implies understanding the criteria that investors will use to assess a business opportunity, so that they can decide whether they want to make an investment.

It is for this reason that we’re joining forces with BlueInvest to deliver a workshop that will help EMFF/EMFAF project beneficiaries understand the key elements to frame their projects in the right way to raise interest from potential investors. A bespoke collaborative exercise will be carried out to provide practical insights into investor readiness.

The workshop will present success stories, information and options for project coordinators to consider with the objective of becoming “investor ready” as well as of establishing synergies and stimulate potential cooperation in the blue economy.

And there’s more to it that meets the eye: by registering to our workshop project beneficiaries will have access to a unique package that will boost their investment readiness. Right after the workshop, participants will be invited to a networking cocktail with BlueInvest investors, where they will have a chance to put in practice the lessons learned during the workshop.

In addition, on 9 March 2023 participants will also have the chance to attend BlueInvest Day 2023, the main blue economy matchmaking event in the EU.

So, what are you waiting for? This is a not- to-be-missed opportunity. Seats are limited: register now to the three events for free and join us in Brussels for this exciting two-day marathon!