Panel Talk: Financing Your Business

TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON

SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Join us for some lively discussion about the highs and lows of making it in the food business world. At these panel talks, the UK's leading voices will be sharing their food business stories, and some of the expertise and valuable lessons they learned along the way.

This is an open session for aspiring food and drink founders where we encourage participants to get involved, ask questions and apply ideas to their own projects and businesses.

About the event:

For this event, discussions invite an honest and practical panel talk exploring the different ways to finance your food or drink venture — whether you’re just starting out or ready to scale.

Hear from expert panellists as they share their own funding journeys and break down the pros and cons of key options including investment, bootstrapping, loans, and crowdfunding.

Leave with a clearer understanding of which route might work best for your business, and how to start taking the next step.

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Topics the panelists will be covering:

• Bootstrapping: Growing a business with personal savings or operational revenue.
• Raising Investment: Navigating angel investors, venture capital, and what equity funding really means.
• Start-Up & Bank Loans: Understanding what’s available, how to apply, and repayment considerations.
• Crowdfunding: Building a campaign, engaging your audience, and the benefits beyond money.
• When and why to choose one route over another.
• Tips for financial planning, pitching, and getting your business "finance-ready".

Please note that this is an in-person event. Ticket includes access to the panel talk, networking and post-panel food and drink.

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Tickets are free for Mission Kitchen members.

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