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1st European Business Angels Week
Waking Up a New Generation of Angel Investors
An initiative by EBAN, The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds, and other Early Stage Market Players

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The 1st European Business Angels Week

EBAN is setting up the 1st European Business Angels Week (EBAW), a pan-European initiative aiming at raising awareness on angel investing, its actors and the challenges the sector faces today to become an even more relevant option for entrepreneurs to raise venture money to their high-growth businesses. The organisation of business angel weeks across Europe has been so far restricted to national initiatives successfully conducted in different countries such as in France, Portugal or Russia. EBAN took the call for a new European challenge and aims now at promoting and aligning angel investment related events across Europe during the week of 18th to 24th November 2013. 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 visionary entrepreneurs. We are confident to be able to double or even triple the European angel community by involving more individuals with business experience, financial wealth and entrepreneurial mindsets. Being economic growth and jobs the current greatest European challenges, we believe this to be the appropriate setting to invite new individuals with smart money to invest in Europes creative entrepreneurs and innovative business leaders. Join the EBAW and contribute to increasing Europes 5 billion Euros angel market into a dynamic and competing entrepreneurial community where the best ideas can be sure to attract the most adequate investors for their growth. Week Goals: Increase number of angel investors Skyrocket the 5b angel market to new investment records Bring investors and entrepreneurs together Invite different organisations to working closer with angel investors
Why should you take part?

EBAN has been following angel investment communities in multiple countries in the past 14 years. We saw many of this evolving from premature markets to mature angel investment communities with booming start-up communities. A great part of this evolution is achieved through formal and informal education of potential investors, new investors, development agencies, academy, policy makers, amongst many other stakeholders. By setting up your own event or opening a slot at your initiative to speak about angel investment you will be contributing to that development, either by bringing a total new concept to your audience or by taking existing knowledge to a new level of expertise. Building a strong investment ecosystem is not only dependant of your internal achievements but also to the way you are connected to other communities which will complement your skills and reach. To join the EBAW is to open a window to other entrepreneurial hubs especially located abroad and to share and receive information that will translate into valuable learnings to your investment and entrepreneurial network. Your organisation is not directly related to angel investment? Perfect! We want to reach a wide and diverse audience. All you have to do is to dedicate a panel of your event to this topic and we will help you getting the right participants to speak out about the role of angel investors and how they relate to the sector you operate in.
How can you take part in the EBAW?

Associate your local event with the EBAW Setup your own event and publish it in EBANs website. You are also welcome to add the weeks logo adapted to your city and into your event website. Identify your initiatives and organisation with the week and contribute to the weeks visibility. The week of 18-24 November doesnt suit you? No problem, we welcome events from October to December. Ask EBAN for speakers Would you like to bring into your event some outside experience? A different look into your day-to-day problems? Ask EBAN for a suggested speaker and we will be pleased to introduce you to some of the sectors leading investors and experts. In most of the cases they will be happy if you pay for their travel arrangements only. Share our events in your website Share the calendar of the EBAW with your audience and invite your community to take part. Others will do the same for you. This will definitely be a good opportunity to learn more about angel investing and invite them to learn from other ecosystems. Joining the EBAW is free and requires nothing but your motivation. Contact the EBAN team from today and start collaborating with EBAN for this initiative. .
About EBAN
EBAN is the pan-European representative for the early stage investor community, gathering over 100 member organizations from 30 countries, including: federations of business angel networks business angel networks early stage venture capital funds associate members (eg. development agencies, international organisations) individual investors
Our mission is to lead representation of early stage market players in Europe and to be a platform of exchange and professionalisation for angel investors, business angel network managers, early stage fund managers, , development agencies, international organizations and more. EBANs pillars of activity are:

Represent the early stage investment market in Europe Carry out research on the angel market and produce facts and trends Identify and share best practice Promote the role and visibility of early stage investors in Europe Promote synergies and networking opportunities among industry actors Support the emergence of professional structures and quality standards across Europe Support the internationalisation of the European early stage investment industry
To follow EBANs activity visit www.eban.org and join our LinkedIn group.
Contact To connect your event to the EBAW and to request any related support concerning speakers or planning of activities contact Ana Barjasic on marketing@eban.org EBAN is also looking for sponsors and partners interested in taking part in the EBAW and in reaching a unique entrepreneurial audience throughout Europe. Contact Luis Galveias on luis.galveias@eban.org for more information. EBAN - The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds, and other Early Stage Market Players Rue Vautier 54 | 1050 Brussels | Belgium T: +32 2 626 20 60 F: +32 2 626 20 69 W: www.eban.org

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