Fundraising training
to support early stage entrepreneurs
We provide tailored training, specialist workshops & coaching services for incubators, accelerators and other entrepreneurial support organisations
Services we provide
Take a look at our offerings and get in touch to discuss working together to bring alternative funding routes to your organisation.
Services we provide
Take a look at our offerings and get in touch to discuss working together to bring alternative funding routes to your organisation.
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Tailored Workshops
We offer bespoke training sessions and workshops across a variety of subjects and deliver them for accelerators and entrepreneurial programmes. All workshops can be tailored to fit a particular stage, sector of level of experience.
And introduction to fundraising
A whistle-stop tour of the funding landscape for individuals who are new to fundraising and know very little.
We'll cover:
- an overview of how fundraising works
- common types of funding and how they work
- where to go for funding
Raising Equity funding
A deep dive into equity investment for people preparing to raise funding from angel investors
We'll cover:
- equity and how it works
- what investors will ask for
- tips for a successful fundraise
Alternative ways to fundraise
Showcasing the best alternatives to VC to help impact-focused entrepreneurs find value-aligned funding.
We'll cover
- an overview of the innovative funding landscape
- how to select the best funding option
- where to go for funding
Winning Grant funding
Get the tools and knowledge needed to secure grant funding through trusts and foundations.
We'll cover:
- grants and how they work
- writing winning applications
- where to find grant funding
Governance & legal structures
Exploring different governance structures founders can operate under as they build and grow their businesses.
We’ll cover:
- an overview of legal and governance structures
- how to select the best legal and governance structure
- accessing legal support
Raising Debt funding
An in-depth look at debt funding for businesses who are new to loans and looking for support
We'll cover:
- debt and how it works
- what debt providers look for
- where to find debt funding
Your facilitator
With nearly a decade of experience in investments and startups, Esme is an investor and entrepreneur with a passion for helping startups grow and access funding.
She has worked with hundreds of startups, accelerators and funders to connect them to the right sources of funding and support. As a funding expert, thought leader and socially-led business champion, Esme offers valuable insights and practical advice on early-stage investment and how to grow your business.
Before founding Considered Capital, Esme was Director of Chapters at Zebras Unite, an international and intersectional hybrid cooperative dedicated to creating new financial instruments for the next economy. S
She is an active angel investor, and Pioneers Post recently named Esme as one of the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise.
Case study - Innovate UK
What we did
We ran a panel discussion for 50 brilliant female awardees of the Women in Innovation Award.
The goal of the session was to help these female founders understand VC, if it was a good fit for them and what other alternatives exist at different stages of their funding journey.
What they said
"Esme did a brilliant job during a panel discussion aimed at offering insights into alternative funding routes to our Women in Innovation cohort. Her breadth of knowledge, authenticity, care and passion for the subject offered a truly valuable experience for the women attendees. We totally recommend her and Considered Capital"
- Veronica Frincu, Women in Innovation Award
Want to learn more?
Interested in bringing specific funding knowledge to your organisation?
Get in touch at workwithus@consideredcapital.io
Coaching services
With over a decade of experience in funding impact startups, we offer valuable insights and practical advice on raising investment, growing your business and feeling confident to fundraise.
We work with various organisations, including Virgin Startups and Hatch, to support the founders on their accelerator and incubator programmes to raise funding.
Interested in how we could support the founders you work with? Get in touch.
Team Training
We provide training programmes and 'train the trainer' workshops to train your support staff and make them funding experts.
Our training programmes include training decks, tools, videos, a fundraising curriculum and facilitator guides.
Want to learn more?
Interested in how we could tailor our funding training for your organisation?
Get in touch at workwithus@consideredcapital.io
Team Training
We provide training programmes and 'train the trainer' workshops to train your support staff and make them subject matter experts.
Our training programmes includes training decks, tools, videos curriculum and facilator guides.
Want to learn more?
Interested in how we could tailor our funding training for your organisation?
Get in touch at workwithus@consideredcapital.io
Programme design & delivery
We design and deliver programmes for incubators, accelerators, and venture studios focusing on building impact-focused businesses.
Experts at designing funding programmes, we develop concepts and entrepreneurial action plans to suit your strategy.
Our expert team helps with curriculum design, workshop delivery, mentorship and coaching.
Case study: Safety Tech Academy
Funded by DCMS, Considered Capital worked in partnership with Consequential to design and deliver a pilot Safety Tech Academy with a targeted cohort of earlier-stage businesses. We tested ways to support them in creating good products, building sustainable businesses, and growing the sector and its impact.
Click below to view the report on our methodology and design process.
Programme design & delivery
We design and deliver programmes for incubators, accelerators, and venture studios focusing on building impact-focused businesses.
Experts at designing funding programmes, we develop concepts and entrepreneurial action plans to suit your strategy.
Our expert team helps with curriculum design, workshop delivery, mentorship and coaching.
Case study: Safety Tech Academy
Funded by DCMS, Considered Capital worked in partnership with Consequential to design and deliver a pilot Safety Tech Academy with a targeted cohort of earlier-stage businesses. We tested ways to support them in creating good products, building sustainable businesses, and growing the sector and its impact.
Click below to view the report on our methodology and design process.
An educational funding platform with a difference.
If you're not sure where to begin and would like to learn more, then schedule a 15-minute call with Esme to talk through the options available for your organisation or accelerator.
Say hello at workwithus@consideredcapital.io
Other ideas?
We'd love to hear from you if you have any other ideas on how you’d like to engage with us. Whether hiring us to deliver programmes, run events, or license our content, we’re open to new and innovative ideas on how to work together to help business owners access alternative funding all over the UK and beyond.
Say hello at workwithus@consideredcapital.io
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