Pitching competition entries invited
The established premier investment pitching competition of the West Midlands is back with a new name – Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up – and it is inviting ambitious business owners and potential investors from the West Midlands to register for an introductory webinar on Wednesday, April 29.
Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up is a pitching competition that provides training and practice for business owners who want to improve their ability to win investment.
The competition culminates in a final where businesses pitch to a live audience of investors, who get the chance to view some of the best up-and-coming talent in the West Midlands from a wide sector of industries.
As part of the programme it also delivers an introduction to early investing for those interested in finding out more.
Previously known as Pitchfest WM, the competition was created by the Centre for Growth at Aston University, the Bizzlnn business incubator at the University of Birmingham and Minerva at the University of Warwick Science Park more than five years ago.
Since then, Pitch Up has put more than 125 entrepreneurs directly in front of investors and helped bring more than £3 million of investments to the region's small businesses.
The webinar, which is suitable for investors and businesses, will cover support to be provided to the programme by the institutions, how to apply and why investors should get involved.
The webinar will run from 2pm to 3pm and is free to take part. Registration is on Eventbrite and the meeting will be hosted using the software provided by Zoom.
