Help with investment

[waterless]

hi all
I've been trying to get some investment for my eco business idea and no one but no one can help me. . I can not beleve in this age of us going green saving water etc no one is out there to help.

[Mark]

Times are hard I suppose. Who have you tried? What was set out in your business case/proposal?

[waterless]

hi
thank you for getting back to me yes ive tryed them all told them all what i plan to but i dont have a biz plan yet(thats a bit much for my brain)and they cost about £250 -£500 to get done anyway.

[Mark]

Did you talk to them or meet them in person? Did you write to them with your plan or just email it to them? Investors won't even look at some cursory 'plan' - you need to show them cast-iron figures and demonstrate that your venture will work.

If you have a coherent and structured written plan then you'll fare much better. Remember that you're asking people to part with (gamble) their money.

[Truemanbrown]

If you are on twitter link up to @Working_Bees and then contact him. He may be able to help you!

[waterless]

hi

thank you for the info sorry dont like twitter / facebook / myspace / linkedin

[Truemanbrown]

Ok you have Neil Tipton or you could try a new form of investment Crowdcube. Good luck!

[Azolla]

I take it you've put your business plan together and approached the banks?

[waterless]

no i dont have a business plan - its all in my head (need help with that im a bit thick at that sort of thing) and banks dont want to no

[waterless]

we have all read there are mils of £ for investment for start up companys / eco companys so were are they and who is the main person you need to talk to to get one.even the fact that my new company would take about 50 peaple off the dole que makes no difference still no joy

[amac]

no i dont have a business plan - its all in my head (need help with that im a bit thick at that sort of thing) and banks dont want to no

You need a business plan - it doesn't have to be super detailed or even that impressive. You need to note things like your company purpose, problem, solution, timing, market size, competition, product, business model, team, financials etc ready to present to investors.

Originally Posted by waterless

hi all
I've been trying to get some investment for my eco business idea and no one but no one can help me. . I can not beleve in this age of us going green saving water etc no one is out there to help.

I think you'll find that possibly one of the reasons you're not getting investment is simply the fact that 'environmental' is already saturated market. That and so far, the returns have been pretty terrible across the board - wind, solar, water have yet to yield the kind of returns investors have been used to in traditional energy markets.

[waterless]

i think your right i will just hope i win the lottery one day you never no some one has to win. dos not look go for the gov bodys who keep telling to go green.

[paulfeakins]

I think you have to put yourself in their shoes, if someone came to you asking for some money for all these wonderful ideas they had, wouldn't you need to see some evidence that you'd get your money back?

They may indeed be wonderful ideas but you will need to put them on paper (let's not call it a business plan for now if that sounds too scary) to stand any chance.

[NorahJ]

Though it's not a new thread, I'd like to pitch in here by saying that the company I worked for previously got funding from company named "CWIIL GROUP". I agree with all the above that you need to have a business plan, or at least tell them what your project is about, how it'll benefit_____________, how it'll create income for yourself and investors, and other things like that, and from that they'll help you make your business plan. Give them a call, you can find them on a google search. Wish you all the best !

[waterless]

thank you
for the info will get in tuch will let you no how i get on.

[Mark]

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[waterless]

sorry this is all still new to me i will try to remember next time