Founder to Founder: Tips and tales from 100 Entrepreneurs & Investors - Out now!

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Yes Business Can.

Lloyds Banking and the Bank of Scotland, in collaboration with Be the Business, have produced Yes Business Can. the UK entrepreneur guide. All entrepreneurs will benefit from reading this.

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Why mentors should not impose their will on the entrepreneur - Peter Cowley

Through mentoring, business angels offer more than just money. ‘Mentor-driven capital’ is the approach to creating value for startups by sharing the knowledge, experience and network you’ve built during your career, while also maximizing the return on your investments.

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September's News: We started our fourth series

Welcome back to the Invested Investor News!
We started our fourth series of podcasts this month, we hope you have managed to catch our first couple, Martin Frost, CEO and co-founder of CMR Surgical and Emma Sinclair MBE of Enterprise Alumni.

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July's News: Deep pockets and lengthy timescales

Welcome to this month's Invested Investor News!
Bringing to a close series three of our podcasts, we focused on real war stories from entrepreneurs, investors and angels. We hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we have enjoyed creating it for you.

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CEO of Simprints using cutting-edge tech to solve global health challenges

According to the UKBAA, an estimated £1.5bn is invested annually by angel investors in the UK, which is more than three times the amount of venture capital (VC) investment. Therefore, it is paramount that we make sure angels add more than just money to future entrepreneurs.

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The godfather of European accelerators

Want to hear the inspirational journey of an entrepreneur, investor and VC and who is often referred to as the ‘Godfather of European Accelerators’?

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The Invested Investor podcast has a new look

We believe change is an integral part of growth. Whether it is a pivot to another market, an internal culture alternation or simply a new look, we feel that people and organisations benefit from change now and again.

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The Invested Investor videos now available on our YouTube channel

You can now watch a great selection of short videos on The Invested Investors YouTube channel

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The Invested Investor: The new rules for start-ups, scale-ups and angel investing

Want a short cut to becoming a successful entrepreneur or angel investor? A new and groundbreaking book distils decades of experience, both good and bad, into an easy to read guide.

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I invest in people and I really believe in those people

“I invest in people and I really believe in those people,” said Peter Cowley in his keynote address at the World Angel Investment Summit. Cowley said he is backing teams, not technologies nor markets.