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Venture Hothouse - the complete business startup and business investment network for all those looking for business funding and involved in the early stage process.

Venture Hothouse has been created as the first all-encompassing entrepreneurial portal, a place where entrepreneurs go for help to start a business and raise business investment (venture capital & business grants), where investors search for opportunities and where business service providers showcase their expertise.

Membership of Venture Hothouse has wide ranging benefits. Its purpose - as a key strategic tool - is to support the business activities of the following enterprise groups and pool these activities together into one central resource:

  • Entrepreneurs – especially those who are starting a business and looking for business funding and investment
  • Investors – Venture Capitalists, Business Angels and those who are looking to provide venture capital and business investment 
  • Enterprise Agencies – such as RDAs, Business Links, CONNECT, Local Government Enterprise Teams, University Intellectual Property Companies, Incubator Units and all those who help business startups and promote and support enterprise
  • Professional Advisors – Lawyers, Patent Agents, Accountants and those who are looking to aquire tomorrow's big clients today
  • Business Mentors – and those looking for Executive and Non-Executive Director appointments
  • Business Service Providers - Web, Marketing and PR Companies, IT Consultants, Software Developers, Banks, Insurance Companies, Print and Office Suppliers etc and those promoting a service based offering

Sitting alongside Venture Hothouse is ‘Venture120’. This will be a new £5 million venture fund looking to invest between £30,000 - £50,000 in 120 new start-up and early stage companies over the next 5 years.

Entrepreneur Members looking for startup and early stage business funding will be encouraged to submit applications to Venture120. Business Angels and investors are invited to ‘Contact’ Venture Hothouse to explore how they might become part of the Venture120 programme - both as business investors and company mentors and executives.

What makes the Venture Hothouse unique?

Venture Hothouse provides Entrepreneur Members with the most straightforward method of producing first class investor-ready business plans and all related documentation.  In addition, for the first time, proven business mentoring; strategic marketing & communication; investment funding; bespoke business software solutions; plus a range of practical help, advice, data and other resources are available - under one roof.

If you are an entrepreneur in the process of starting a business, Venture Hothouse is here to help you. Become a Member and use our on-line - simple to use - entrepreneur tools to build and assemble your own Investment Profile comprising of:

  • 5 Year Financial Forecast
  • Business Plan
  • Executive Summary
  • Management Presentation
  • Images and Data Files
  • Investor Letter

For investors, business angels, government agencies and service providers, Venture Hothouse provides early access to the latest and best entrepreneurial startups -  all searchable in the Hot List.