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INFORMATIONPACKAGE

1stEuropeanBusinessAngelsWeek

WakingUpaNewGenerationofAngelInvestors

An initiative by EBAN, The European Trade Association for Business Angels,

SeedFunds,andotherEarlyStageMarketPlayers

ORGANISATION

SUPPORTINGPARTNERS

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The1stEuropeanBusinessAngelsWeek

EBANissettingupthe1stEuropeanBusinessAngelsWeek(EBAW),apan-European

initiativeaimingatraisingawarenessonangelinvesting,itsactorsandthechallenges

thesectorfacestodaytobecomeanevenmorerelevantoptionforentrepreneursto

raiseventuremoneytotheirhigh-growthbusinesses.

TheorganisationofbusinessangelweeksacrossEuropehasbeensofarrestrictedto

national initiatives successfully conducted indifferentcountriessuchas inFrance,

PortugalorRussia.EBANtookthecallforanewEuropeanchallengeandaimsnowat

promoting and aligningangel investment relatedeventsacross Europe during the

weekof18thto24

thNovember2013.

One of the major goals of this initiative will be to identify and engage a wider

community of potential angel investors and share with them the passion that

thousands of investors put everyday into promising businesses and visionaryentrepreneurs.WeareconfidenttobeabletodoubleoreventripletheEuropean

angel communityby involvingmoreindividualswithbusinessexperience,financial

wealthandentrepreneurialmindsets.

Being economic growth and jobs the current greatest European challenges, we

believethistobetheappropriatesettingtoinvitenewindividualswithsmartmoney

toinvestinEuropescreativeentrepreneursandinnovativebusinessleaders.

Join the EBAWand contributeto increasingEuropes5 billionEurosangelmarket

intoadynamicandcompetingentrepreneurialcommunitywherethebestideascan

besuretoattractthemostadequateinvestorsfortheirgrowth.

WeekGoals: Increasenumberofangelinvestors

Skyrocketthe5bangelmarkettonewinvestmentrecords

Bringinvestorsandentrepreneurstogether

Invitedifferentorganisationstoworkingcloserwithangelinvestors

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Whyshouldyoutakepart?

EBANhasbeenfollowingangelinvestmentcommunitiesinmultiplecountriesinthe

past 14years.Wesawmany of this evolving fromprematuremarkets tomature

angelinvestmentcommunitieswithboomingstart-upcommunities.

Agreatpartofthisevolutionisachievedthroughformalandinformaleducationof

potentialinvestors,newinvestors,developmentagencies,academy,policymakers,

amongstmanyotherstakeholders.

Bysettingupyourowneventoropeningaslotatyourinitiativetospeakaboutangel

investmentyouwillbecontributingtothatdevelopment,eitherbybringingatotal

new concept to your audience or by taking existing knowledge to anew level of

expertise.

Building a strong investment ecosystem is not only dependant of your internal

achievementsbut alsotothewayyouare connectedtoothercommunitieswhich

will complement your skills and reach. To join the EBAW is toopen awindow to

other entrepreneurial hubs especially located abroad and to share and receive

information that will translate into valuable learnings to your investment and

entrepreneurialnetwork.

Yourorganisationisnotdirectlyrelatedtoangelinvestment?Perfect!Wewantto

reachawideanddiverseaudience.Allyouhavetodo istodedicateapanelofyour

eventtothistopicandwewillhelpyougettingtherightparticipantstospeakout

abouttheroleofangelinvestorsandhowtheyrelatetothesectoryouoperatein.

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HowcanyoutakepartintheEBAW?

AssociateyourlocaleventwiththeEBAW

SetupyourowneventandpublishitinEBANswebsite.Youarealsowelcome

to add theweeks logo adapted to your city and intoyour event website.

Identifyyourinitiativesandorganisationwiththeweekandcontributetothe

weeksvisibility.Theweekof18-24Novemberdoesntsuityou?Noproblem,

wewelcomeeventsfromOctobertoDecember.

AskEBANforspeakers

Wouldyouliketobringintoyoureventsomeoutsideexperience?Adifferent

lookintoyourday-to-dayproblems?AskEBANforasuggestedspeakerand

wewillbepleasedtointroduceyoutosomeofthesectorsleadinginvestors

andexperts.Inmostofthecasestheywillbehappyifyoupayfortheirtravel

arrangementsonly.

Shareoureventsinyourwebsite

Share the calendar of the EBAW with your audience and invite your

communitytotakepart.Otherswilldothesameforyou.Thiswilldefinitely

beagoodopportunitytolearnmoreaboutangelinvestingandinvitethemto

learnfromotherecosystems.

JoiningtheEBAWisfreeandrequiresnothingbutyourmotivation.Contact

the EBAN team from today and start collaborating with EBAN for this

initiative.

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AboutEBAN

EBAN isthepan-European representative for theearlystage investorcommunity,

gatheringover100memberorganizationsfrom30countries,including:

federationsofbusinessangelnetworks businessangelnetworks earlystageventurecapitalfunds associatemembers(eg.developmentagencies,internationalorganisations) individualinvestors

OurmissionistoleadrepresentationofearlystagemarketplayersinEuropeandto

beaplatformofexchangeandprofessionalisationforangelinvestors,businessangel

network managers, early stage fund managers, , development agencies,

internationalorganizationsandmore.

EBANspillarsofactivityare:

RepresenttheearlystageinvestmentmarketinEurope Carryoutresearchontheangelmarketandproducefactsandtrends Identifyandsharebestpractice PromotetheroleandvisibilityofearlystageinvestorsinEurope Promotesynergiesandnetworkingopportunitiesamongindustryactors Support the emergence of professional structures and quality standards

acrossEurope

Support the internationalisation of the European early stage investmentindustry

TofollowEBANsactivityvisitwww.eban.organdjoinourLinkedIngroup.

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Contact

ToconnectyoureventtotheEBAWandtorequestanyrelatedsupportconcerning

speakersorplanningofactivitiescontactAnaBarjasiconmarketing@eban.org

EBANisalsolookingforsponsorsandpartnersinterestedintakingpartintheEBAW

andinreachingauniqueentrepreneurialaudiencethroughoutEurope.ContactLuis

Galveiasonluis.galveias@eban.orgformoreinformation.

EBAN-TheEuropeanTradeAssociationforBusinessAngels,

SeedFunds,andotherEarlyStageMarketPlayers

RueVautier54|1050Brussels|Belgium

T:+3226262060

F:+3226262069

W:www.eban.org