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HealBee accepted for Crowdcube listing
Less than 20% of submitted pitches are accepted for Crowdcube listing, so HealBee Ltd from Stroud has made a great start.
Posted: 30th May 2013
Business Growth Fund invests £3.92m in Trunki
Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s growing SME's has invested £3.92m in Magmatic Ltd, which trades as “Trunki”
Posted: 29th May 2013
What We Do
Pilot Cottage is an independent consultancy providing critical business navigation and investment readiness advice, inspiring entrepreneurs to connect with potential investors and raise capital to realise their dreams .
Our clients include digital media, software and cyber security companies, film makers and music industry entrepreneurs, telecomms providers and social entrepreneurs. Their requirements are unique and so are our solutions - flexible, tailored and success driven.
Specialising in investment readiness, we offer a different approach to other consultancies and agencies. We track crowdfunding platforms and angel networks to understand how funding providers are currently investing and provide hands-on support throughout the fund raising journey.
Pilot Cottage is a Crowdcube partner, and aims to provide a local crowdfunding platform and eco-community for the South West of England and Thames Valley. We are currently inviting entreprenuers to email prospective business summaries and funding requirements to The Business Pilot.
Pilot Cottage's founder Michael Howes, aka The Business Pilot, is a co-founder of the popular Everyclick Search Engine and previously founded the Smart Thursday Network, growing the membership to over 500 organisations.
In 2006/2007 Michael programme managed the South West Investment Readiness Service, establishing a network of contacts and working relationships with Business Angels and Venture Capitalists throughout the UK and helping to raise £10.3 million in private equity for local SME's.