Investment opportunities at Bay Business Angels virtual pitching event

By Baines Wilson LLP

04 Nov 2020

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Bay Business Angels, the only angel’s investment network based in the North Lancashire and Cumbria area, are hosting a virtual pitching event, to offer investors their next investment opportunity in local innovative and growing businesses.

If you are looking for your next investment opportunity, you are invited to join the group at their event on 18 November, where a diverse selection of local businesses will pitch their ideas.

The group has exceeded the £1M mark for raising investment for businesses in the South Cumbria and North Lancaster region. They attract many businesses to their events across a range of sectors from the latest technology to innovative twists on the traditional such as food and drink and engineering businesses. In reflection of the high quality of businesses that have pitched to the Business Angels, on average 60% of businesses receive investment offers.

The group is backed by some of the leading businesses in Cumbria and Lancashire including top ten ranked and International University of the Year*, Lancaster University and its highly reputable Management School. A partnership that enables the Bay Business Angels network to offer unique support and fantastic opportunities to businesses that it engages with.

Other leading businesses involved in the group are Commercial Law firm Baines Wilson, Accountancy firms in MHA Moore and Smalley and Azets, Banks in NatWest and Barclays and funding specialists, Manchester based GC Business Growth Hub.

Jennifer Bell, Partner at Baines Wilson comments: “We wanted to continue to support our local young and growing businesses and entrepreneurs during this time and so we have adapted our successful investment events to host it virtually. Our events are becoming a must attend for investors who are used to angel investing or perhaps thinking of going in that direction. We are excited for this next event. It will involve some very interesting investment opportunities.”

The next investment event will be held on 18 November 2020.

If you are interested in attending the event as a potential investor, please contact Martha Winn - [email protected].

You can also follow Bay Business Angels on Twitter and Linkedin for more information on upcoming events.

Twitter – @bbusinessangels

Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/company/baybusinessangels

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