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Next Company Presentations Event

The next Henley Business Angels Company Presentations event, at which selected entrepreneurs will present their businesses for investment, is on 8 June 2023.

We plan to hold this event both face to face and online. The location will be at the following address:

Henley Business School Building Room G10,
Whiteknights Campus,
Reading,
RG6 6UD

The programme for the company presentations event is as follows:

4:00pm – Arrival and Registration
4:30pm – Welcome and Introduction by Jurek Sikorski, Henley Business Angels Director
4:35pm – Progress and Announcements by Gareth Hawkins, Henley Business Angels Managing Consultant
4:40pm – Guest Speaker Talk
5:00pm – Break
5:05pm – Company Presentations chaired by Professor William Kilgallon, Managing Director of Cybex Ventures and Henley Business Angels member
6:45pm – Concluding Remarks by Gareth Hawkins, Henley Business Angels Managing Consultant
6:50pm – Refreshments and Exhibition

If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit our Investor page.

16 Mar Report on 9th March 2023 Company Presentations Event

Posted at 15:41h in Member Reports by Cait Pilkington

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28 Feb February Update on 8th December Company Presentations Event

Posted at 18:39h in Member Updates by Cait Pilkington

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16 Jan New Year Update on 8th December Company Presentations Event

Posted at 14:29h in Member Updates by Cait Pilkington

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Posted at 16:19h in Member Updates by Cait Pilkington

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Posted at 17:35h in News by Alex

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Posted at 10:30h in News by Alex

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Posted at 16:21h in Member Updates by Cait Pilkington

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Posted at 18:05h in News by Alex

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