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Starting:

21/11/2024

10:00 am

Ending:

Same day

11:00 am

Event type:

Virtual

Ticket Price:

Member - £0.00 (+VAT)

Non-member - £0.00 (+VAT)

At a glance…

Are you a woman founded business seeking finance or investment? Want to learn more about a £70m Investment Fund specifically for NI based businesses? Then join us on this webinar in association with the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.

What’s in it for you?/ Why attend?
Learn more about the funding and opportunities available through the experiences of women founders who have already secured investment. A funders' panel will also discuss what attracts them to invest in a business, the different finance options available as well as top tips for success. 

Who is it for?
Women led businesses who are seeking or thinking about seeking finance to grow their business.

Agenda
10:00    Welcome and overview - Lorraine Acheson, Managing Director, Women in Business 
10:05   Introduction to the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland – Sue Barnard, British Business Bank
10:10    Investing for growth: Fireside chat with women founders who have secured investment
10:30    Fuelling women founders : Panel discussion with fund managers Whiterock Finance, Clarendon Fund Managers and British Business Bank
10:45    Audience Q&A
11:00    Event close
 

Funding Panel:

Jenna Mairs

Finance Director at Whiterock

Sian McLaughlin

Sian McLaughlin

Investment Manager, Clarendon Fund Managers

Investment Manager Sian is a Chartered Accountant with over 18 years’ experience in corporate finance practice, corporate banking and transaction services. Sian joined CFM in 2021following a year in industry with Survitec Group Financial Planning & Analysis team where she was responsible for developing the five year business plan for the Group. Prior to this Sian spent 5 years with BDO where she specialised in Corporate Finance and has built up considerable transactional experience across a range of transactions and sectors including acquisitions, disposals, fundraisings and refinancing. Sian has a LLB (Hons) in Law and Accountancy from Queens University and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, having trained with PwC in Belfast.

Sue Barnard

Senior Investment Manager, British Business Bank