Business Angel Start Up Opportunities

Over the years we have successfully funded or put together funding for many start-up companies. Here are some of our recent business angel start-up opportunities that we have put in front of our members, either at our 6-weekly pitching and networking events or via our regular mail-shots. The beauty of these opportunities is that they are accessible to everyone, from experienced investors to investing newbies.

 

Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 1 –
The Ready Group

As predicted, The Ready Group of Companies continue to make outstanding progress. READY are signing an agreement with VAC Media who operate the largest network of loyalty portals in the world. VAC Media are currently operating more than 100 loyalty and cash back web-sites including The Daily Mirror, Admiral and Cineworld. In June 2009, VAC Media, in association with Trinity Mirror won the Association of Online Publishers Award 2009 for Best Commercial Partnership.

VAC Media and Ready Group will combine the former’s expertise of on-line loyalty, with READY’s expertise of in-store/offline loyalty and cash back and operate through a new combined entity called VAC Media Loyalty Limited. The new company will be able to make available over 10,000 offers daily, from thousands of retailers through an on-line portal, off-line and in-store discounts. Customers can earn from their in-store purchases using their debit or credit card, with no change in the customer experience and no change to the payment card.

READY MONEY are also at contractual stage with strategic partner P&MM Ltd (part of Motivcom Plc), who are an award winning marketing services agency that specialise in performance improvement. P&MM currently have merchant relationships and contracts with 36 major high street retailers. P&MM offer discounts with the following impressive list of high profile merchants for all in store activity.

• M&S • Boots • Homebase • Mothercare • House Of Fraser • Arcadia • Argos • B&Q • Comet • Debenhams • HMV • Dominos

• Virgin Experience • Ernest Jones • Goldsmiths • Halfords • Marriott Hotel • Thorntons • JJB Sports • New Look • River Island • TGI Fridays • Waterstones

In addition, last but certainly not least, Sainsbury’s and ASDA!

Furthermore, 4,600 local discounts are available at the till when a card with the Money Saving Card logo is presented. This means Ready /VAC loyalty have the widest range of offerings available in the market. Quite simply the best offers in number, depth, cash back rates, channels and quality.

READY is also in advanced negotiations with National Australia Bank Group, (who own the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank brands in the UK with over 4 million customers) and Lloyds Bank for the rollout of both offline and in-store loyalty solutions to their customers.

Additionally, Ready are pursuing new opportunities in consumer partnerships with some major brands. Discussions with the biggest player in sector (Sir Keith Mills, founder of Air Miles and Nectar schemes), were a great success and has reinforced the company’s belief that they are absolutely on the right track in delivering a consumer proposition unparalleled in the retail market today. This process has enabled the formation of a sister company with a view to forging a new Joint Venture alongside an even bigger name (to be announced very soon) in the overall financial services sector, with an enormous and proven global brand. This milestone in the company’s development will enhance the market offering and generate significant value to existing and prospective new investors as Ready Group will be taking a 10% stake in this new venture.

In order to pursue all of these developments, Ready have broadened the team, Mike Stanley will focus his energy on the new JV via the sister company whilst Greg Mclean has joined as Managing Director to continue the current business strategy to completion and to bring new opportunities from his background in card payments and brand partnership s. Greg has an excellent pedigree and the company were delighted to procure his services, having held senior global positions with MBNA and Citibank previously.
In order to progress with these activities, whilst still having some cash reserves, Ready are still at the stage of needing to raise funds until revenue generative in the early part of next year and would welcome further discussions with potential investors so interested parties should request additional details at their earliest opportunity of how to share in the success of this exciting, highly innovative company.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Litigation Funding Project No.2

In keeping with our objective to bring to members a diverse and interesting range of investment opportunities, TIF can announce its recent appointment to sponsor a high profile settlement dispute. The client was personally recommended to TIF as a potential source with the ability to raise funds rapidly and with the minimum fuss and formality. The brief on Monday was to raise a substantial sum on an emergency basis by the end of the week. The sum was raised within 48 hours. If you require information on the progress of this Project, just check the tabloid press over the next few months!

So don’t just think of TIF in terms of early start up funding, we are prepared to give due consideration to any sound commercial proposition which will result in a good return on investment to our members and shareholders.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 3 –
At Only 1% Penetration, Projections Show 600,000 In Sales

You know how it is: everyone wants the latest gadget, to give them the edge, both in terms of performance and style. This month the iPhone 4S will as assuredly replace the iPhone 4 as the 4 did the 3 (and it doesn’t seem that long ago since the 1 was introduced).

This desire to possess the newest and best is as strong in the world of sport as with business and lifestyle. Why, for the sake of a few quid would you engage in even friendly competition with someone who has better equipment? Can you imagine now playing tennis with wooden racquets of the Borg & McEnroe era? And no golfer would be seen dead on the fairway with a 100-year-old antique putter.

But that’s how long golf putter design has not changed. Crazy, when you think about it. Partly through convention, partly through lack of innovation, and partly because of restrictions imposed by the game’s governing body, the Royal & Ancient (R&A).

So how about if I show you a wholly new putter design, that’s British, has been approved by the R&A, is patented, has been fully developed (over the past 40 years), has received 100% positive industry feedback and is ready to roll-out. We reckon it’s a commercial hole in one.

Here’s comment from members of various UK golf clubs who are fortunate enough to have tested the prototype:

“Very impressed.” “Very good.”
“The best putter I have used for keeping the face square and lining up the putt.”
“Without a doubt the easiest putter to line up I have come across.”
“This design helped to improve the strike as I consistently hit putts out of the sweet spot.”
“A variable amount of improvement can be expected from golfers of ALL levels”.
“I personally holed more putts than normal from all distances. I can’t wait to get one.”

“Definitely helped me with the line of the putt from different distances and easier to hit the line when there is a borrow.” Bernard Gallacher, Wentworth Golf Club, Ex-Rider Cup Captain and Tour Professional.

Further …

Ten golf professionals were invited to assess and comment on the design. They were asked to evaluate it against any other putter design they have used, or is currently on the market. This involved six relevant putting points. The results show that 96.6% viewed the Easyline Putter as better than any other putter on the market.

Also they were asked: “By using this design of head, would golfers improve their putting?” 100% said “Yes” … Golfers of all standards would improve their putting

To originate such a breakthrough as this you’d have to be a golfing enthusiast, a proficient player, perhaps also a coach and a trained engineer.

The inventor, Derek Woods, is all four. Once a technical instructor and lecturer for British Aerospace, Derek has played golf off a handicap of 3, is a coach and has personal relationships with a number of well-known golfing professionals. (These experiences and contacts will be invaluable to the Easyline Putters project.)

Derek is no stranger to innovative ideas. He has designed a unique method of customising golf woods for professionals, for which a patent was filed and R&A approval granted. This could well become the company’s second product, but for now the Easyline Putter is the focus, because …

· There are an estimated (R&A figures) 60,000,000 golfers in the world. Every player has at least 1 putter. In many cases they own several. Since putting accounts for around 50% of a golfer’s score card/handicap, putters are changed more frequently than other clubs in the bag.

· Putters range from £40 at the lower end of the market to £200 at the top. Easyline will slip in the middle at £95-£110 (standard and pro models). Yet the putters can be manufactured and delivered to UK for £17, even less for volume production.

· 65% of sales are projected to be online, thus the firm’s margin is huge and scalability easily achieved.

· Due to the unique design of its face and contoured shape, the Easyline putter is easily recognisable when viewed on TV. This will itself generating brand awareness and provide free marketing to a worldwide audience.

Derek Woods is looking for a wholly achievable capital investment in return for a generous proportion of the business (he’s being very fair).

So confident are we of this company’s success, we’re taking a stake in the one, too.

Here are the highlights of this opportunity:

● Small capital investment for generous proportion of the business
● EIS benefits available – 30% HMRC refund, 0% tax on profits
● Low minimum investment
● High margin scalable business
● 60 million golfers worldwide
● Only 1% market penetration would sell 600,000 units
● The endgame is to achieve a trade sale or licence deal with a brand such as Ping within 3-4 years.

Easyline’s prospectus, which fully explains the technological development, is available now. Today would be good to have a read. This is of special interest to those who like to back physical products with enormous scalability.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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TFE10 / Braidlock No.4

Invented by a surgeon, the BRAIDLOCK™ is an adjustable medical fixation device for securely holding tubing to the body and is a key product in the TFE10 portfolio. With increasing population numbers and potential market demand globally for a product of this nature, the current recession necessitates a need for cost effective devices for the medical industry. Combined with reduced risks for infection, improved patient welfare and a product that is less than half the price of the next best competing UK product, this product looks set to take this £21B pa industry by storm.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 5 –
Simon Says Interactive Ltd

Investment Type: Equity investment.

Product: Integrated Online Car Maintenance Solution, Rent-a-Bay Operation and Sales of Vehicle Parts, Tools and Accessories.

Perceived Investment Period: 3 Years in compliance with EIS regulations.

Pitch Summary: Simon Says Interactive Limited in association with Unipart Automotive are launching an integrated online car maintenance solution, comprising innovative make and model unique video walkthrough guides, an online service book, the sale of tools, parts and accessories and a national self-service Rent-a-Bay operation. To be launched exclusively* through Tesco and promoted utilising the various Tesco media channels (off and online), Simon Says will open up the service and maintenance market to the complete novice. (*note: commercial terms are still being discussed by both parties and any agreement to exclusivity by SSI is subject to satisfaction of a number of factors).

The Product: To be launched as part of Tesco’s automotive offering Simon Says will enable every car owner to confidently work on their vehicles by replicating the essence of the Simon Says game…a step by step instructional video repair manual using real mechanics working on the actual make and model of the customers vehicle. Simon Says will also quash the misconception that today’s vehicles are too complicated for the average vehicle owner. Whilst Simon Says will launch with an initial product line relating to basic car maintenance and servicing, as a breakthrough concept we believe Simon Says can become a consumer champion, changing the way in which the consumer looks at maintenance/repair and the upkeep of their vehicles and eventually how they approach a wide range of products and jobs (including Home DIY, Computer repair/upgrade).

Revenue Streams:

• Simon Says Membership – £20 per annum;
• Commission via Unipart on all parts, tools and accessories purchased by Simon Says members;
• Rent-a-Bay Operation;
• Complementary products – Satellite Navigation units, Child Seats etc.
• Online Advertising via Simon Says website;
• Production of Simon Says branded guides for 3rd parties – Simon Says @

The Market: There are currently over 33 million cars and vans on UK roads. The UK servicing and repair sector is estimated to be worth £17.1bn. Each year 22.7 million passenger vehicles undergo an MOT test with over 7.5million failing; the majority of these for reasons that could have been easily remedied using Simon Says. Our target users will be motorists with cars between four and twelve years old, estimated to stand at around 20 million vehicles. This core user falls within a social group that has a finite disposable income and in many ways economic growth or downturn, changes very little with regard their overall ability to drastically change their spending patterns.

Competition: Simon Says Interactive will launch Simon Says with a multi-layered proposition limiting the ability of potential rivals to launch successfully against it. In addition to launching with a strong portfolio of guides covering over 50% of the current UK car Parc, our relationship with Tesco and Unipart Automotive will further limit the ability of potential competitors to successfully enter the market. Unipart will work with Simon Say selling the rent-a-bay proposition to their 1,000 plus Unipart Car Care Centres.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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ViewQ.tv No. 6

Imagine a world in which you can always find something interesting to watch – wherever you are, whatever your interest; a world in which you have your own personal TV channel controller; where you can start watching TV at home and continue on the train on the way to work; where TV is a relaxing and shared experience once again. This is what ViewQ.tv creates with its new social network focused on television. It creates a completely new TV concept – Channel Jockeys – allowing anyone to be a TV Channel Controller and enabling companies and individuals to easily create focused TV channels with close viewer relationships – ‘blogging for the video age’.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Frootfal No.7

A patent-pending methodology that rewards the consumer, not the search engine provider. The burden is no longer on the shopper to find cashback by shopping through a cashback site. Frootfal transforms the cashback industry, making current cashback methods obsolete and turning the cashback process from one endured by a tiny minority of on-line shoppers to a simple, intuitive application enjoyed by the majority of consumers on-line. With meetings already lined up with some of the world’s biggest internet and Silicon Valley brands, the exit for Frootfal is expected to either be for 10′s of millions of pounds within months of launch, or 100′s of millions within 2-3 years as the business scales.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 8 – Vine Media Investment Type: Equity Investment Product: TV & Media – Television Production and Format Development Perceived Investment Period: 3 Years in line with EIS regulations Pitch Summary: Tom Gutteridge, one of Britain’s most successful television producers, is offering a stake in his production company Vine Media Ltd. Tom’s previous company Mentorn, which he founded in 1985, and soon became Britain’s largest, was sold to The Television Corporation in 2000 for £17m. The company’s many hits included Challenge Anneka, Star for a Night, Paradise Hotel, and the phenomenally successful Robot Wars, which sold to 41 countries. After a spell in the US as CEO of one of America’s largest producers FremantleMedia (American Idol), he returned to his native Newcastle. With former Baker Tilly media team partner Tim Berg, he has established Vine Media with the aim of creating an IP-rich media business owning strong television or multi-media brands. Their goal is to take Vine to an exit with a market value of between £30-50 million by 2016. Vine Media currently has two trading divisions: Standing Stone Productions, which has already achieved a number of international sales and created original pilots for broadcasters, and Standing Stone Digital, a new digital agency, which is bringing a fresh perspective to the corporate market, with Chevron, Capital Radio and Pearson-Harper among its fast-growing list of clients. Current Format Slate: Formats can take a number of years to be commissioned – Robot Wars took nearly four years between the initial pitch and the first BBC series. Standing Stone has already created, co-created or acquired a number of promising properties, including: Five Minutes to Change Britain/America – a strong primetime format using interactive technology, already shortlisted by BBC1 for possible production in early 2012, with substantial interest from other broadcasters. In the US it is being attached to appropriate talent by WME before being pitched to US networks. Locomoto – a exciting new mechanical gameshow, was co-developed with BBC funding and has already been optioned for Canada with a view to transmission in 2012. It has also been shortlisted by Discovery in the US. Rockaholix – following a real life rock bank of 9 – 10 year olds, this format is under active consideration by a US network. Loveland – a 21st century dating format, was created as a pilot for primetime (funded by Sky and the Fox network in the US) and has been optioned by 7 major overseas territories. Beauty & The Bike – a strong reality concept, for which development is currently being funded by Channel 4. Any one 13-part series derived from these formats could contribute up to £400,000 to the Company’s profits before overseas sales and production of international versions. The company is determined to develop three international hits before going to market by 2016. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 9 – Da Block Online

Investment Type: Equity Investment

Product: World’s First On-line Soap Opera

Pitch Summary: Hip Hop Music has been shown to be recession proof and has steadily grown for the past 30 years. Already launched after an initial raise of funding, Da Block Online seeks a further £50K to ramp up marketing and PR efforts. The initial response has been excellent but creator, Teddy Hayes, now wishes to take the product to a new level.

Concept: This project is in direct response to a gap in the marketplace for the Hip Hop Generation of 18-40 year olds. The market is worldwide and the amount spent in the US by this demographic is 800 billion dollars annually and still growing because hip hop is not just a music style but has become a lifestyle.

The producers have merged the concepts of a daily online soap opera filled with recognizable and relevant Hip Hop characters and situations with the ever popular concept of an online talent competition where participants can win prizes, fame and an opportunity to enter into the professional world of show business in a similar way to X Factor or American Idol.

Through internet technology we can cash in on the worldwide marketplace in a secure environment tapping into the 800 billion dollar world hip hop music market in a targeted way.

Marketing Plan: The first primary marketing target will be University students in the USA and U.K. Our main sales force will be recruited from universities where their close proximity and the word of mouth nature of their interactions will add to the viral growth.

Competition: In the current marketplace there is no competition for this kind of product at this time.

Management Team: The senior members of the management team each have more than 30 years in the entertainment business.

The EIS Scheme allows U.K. investors in this project to benefit from a maximum tax relief of from 30-58%.

This project has already been launched in July, 2011. The following is a list of things already completed on this project in just 2 months.

• Initial website built, launching and marketing of website has happened.
• Completed (filming and editing of 20 episodes equalling 2 months soap opera content.
• Staffing of administration positions.
• Administration of site by webmaster.
• Assembly of sales and marketing team.
• Development of resources towards the penetration of American university market.
• Already negotiated deals with two major independent hip hop record label for artist promotion in the U.S.
• First contract with International Talent agency has been completed that will allow DaBlock talent from The U.K. and Australia to be marketed worldwide
• Received press recognition for the uniqueness of this project.
  Please view the video by clicking on the link below:
  http://www.mymediablast.com/Press-Releases/dablockonlinecom-the-hip-hop-soap-opera-that-will-make-you-famous.html#axzz1XRnZWeFz
• Already receiving income 3 income streams after one week in operation, voting, uploading, and subscription, so we know that the business model works.

Revenue Streams:

• Profit centres
• Soap opera Subscription Membership – £99 per annum;
• Video upload Fees
• Online Advertising income;
• Voting income from fans
• Commission Fees for brokering talent deals;
• Merchandising
• Box Sets over the counter selling of packaged soap opera episodes
• E card
• Ringtones

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 10 – The Machine

Investment Type: Feature Film.

Product: The Machine (Pandora Films)

Pitch Summary: An opportunity to invest in a high concept Sci-Fi feature film inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein from an award winning director/producer team.

Scheduled to shoot in December 2011, The Machine’s budget is £850,000 and already has £436,000 of the finance in place.

The established production team’s last feature collaboration, Little White Lies, was nominated for six BAFTA Cymru Awards, winning Best Actor and Best Actress and was nominated at the British Independent Film Awards and Moscow International Film Festival for Best New Director.

Story Outline: Vincent, a young computer programmer, creates the first ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence. The M.O.D. discover his breakthrough and turn it into a robotic weapon that resembles an intelligent, pretty young woman but is in fact a walking nuclear bomb. Vincent hates what his creation has become – he designed it with in intention of helping humanity, not harming it. He tries to destroy it, but the robot escapes. Now alone, the robot soon finds herself rejected by society and returns to take revenge on Vincent and everyone he loves for the misery she’s been forced to suffer.

The Machine will be a thrilling, effects driven movie designed to reach a primarily 16 – 35 year old audience who make up the bulk of cinema visits and repeat viewings. Recently the low budget UK Sci-Fi ‘Monsters’ (Theatrical Gross £2.6M – excluding DVD, TV, Download sales etc) showed that with recent advances in visual effects technology, and the correct creative talent, low budget effects driven movies can compete at an international level. For the last sixteen years the top grossing film of every year has been visual effects led further demonstrating audience demand and break-out potential.

The script has attracted interest from two of the country’s leading sales agents who both forecast strong international sales. The film’s Executive Producers include Alan Martin, ex Managing Director of one of the UK’s most successful distributors Metrodome and EIS specialist Robert Graham of Graham Associates. The creative talent includes the visual effects company behind Daniel Radcliffe’s upcoming horror ‘The Woman in Black’, Paul Hyett – Head of Prosthetics on ‘The Descent’ and Grammy nominated composer Cliff Martinez.

Investors will be shareholders in an EIS qualifying company (30% tax relief now applicable) and revenue will be managed by an independent collection agent. The production company will satisfy any talent profit participations. Investors will also be participants in ancillary revenue streams such as sequel rights, merchandise and TV spin-offs.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 11 – Stack Cup Product: An eco-friendly, reusable plastic cup with a handle design that allows you to safely carry as many drink filled cups as you can. Pitch Summary: Stack Cup is an eco-friendly, reusable and stackable plastic cup, which has a handle design that allows the cups to interlock in an ascending spiral fashion, effectively allowing you to simultaneously and safely carry as many drink filled cups as you strength allows. One person can effortlessly carry 10-15 pints and maneuveur through a crowd. The product has been rapidly well received in 11 different countries worldwide so far with our independent distributors ploughing their own resources into selling the product. The product is eco-friendly as it is re-usable. This combined with the fact that many jurisdictions are going ban the use of disposable cups at events (Belgium 2012, EU 2014) will provoke a demand for which this product is the best suited. Who and Why: We are a group of four young (30-40 years old) people from 4 different countries (Egypt, South Africa, Germany, Ireland) from varied backgrounds (Marketing & Communications, Entrepreneur, Legal) with a solid command of 9 different languages between us. Key Success Factors / The Competition: Meeting regulatory requirements. Building the brand. Preparedness to defend the intellectual property of the brand and product. It’s a new product providing a solution to age old problems so currently there is no serious competition in the market. Unique Selling Points / Differentiating Features: A money-maker for the trade, no more spilled pints, no more crushed glass, safe, No more mounds of rubbish after an event whilst providing an enormous platform for marketing and advertising. Strategy: Injection moulding through our current manufacturing sites in Belgium (EU), South Africa, China (Asia Pacific) and future sites in Brazil and the US. By December 2011 we will have 11 tools with a capacity of producing 6 million units/year each. A strong global brand attracting various demographics making this product essential to and synonymous with events and advertising. Additionally, we are developing and launching an add-on which would open up the retail market and a variant which would open up the coffee market (Scheduled for mid-2012). Marketing, Sales and Distribution: Tradeshows, Events, Online Marketing, Select titles and press combined with a distribution network created with a carefully crafted distribution agreement. Interest in the Concept to Date: SAB Miller and SuperSport Stadium (South Africa) Alken-Maes Breweries, (Belgium) Exeter and Bath Rugby Clubs (UK) Heineken Music Hall and Paradiso (The Netherlands) ANZ Cricket Stadium and Olympic Park (Australia) NSW Rugby League (Australia) Euro 2012 through Carlsberg (Poland) Odyssey Arena (MTV Music Awards) (Belfast) Signed agreements in eleven countries, with guaranteed minimum number of units to be produced. How investment will be used: Extra tool Purchasing and hub setup. Printing apparatus. Initial country support, Italy, France, Greece/Cyprus. Marketing and Events. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Opportunity No. 12 – Flo Sparks Pitch Summary: Flo Sparks is a Glasgow based recording artist, working with her management team to achieve global penetration during 2011 and 2012. The team consists of Flo Sparks and fiancé John Sparks, co-directors of Flo Sparks Ltd, executive producer, Rory Mhor Nicoll, and business coach, Angel Angelidis.   Global penetration will be achieved by implementation of the following plan: 1) Recording the first Flo Sparks album 2) Creating a first class live touring band 3) Staging a Record Release Party 4) Staging a Showcase at an O2 Academy venue 5) Recording a live broadcast quality DVD and a live album at the showcase 6) Running a series of large venue musical concerts during October, November and December 2011. Flo Sparks will have equal billing with the name artists on this tour. On 29th October, we play at The Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow with Simple Minds, Hue and Cry and Paul Young. All are playing with full bands and performing all their hit songs. 7) Taking Flo Sparks and the band to play live at Midem 2012 (the world’s largest music industry trade fair) Signing a series of recording/distribution deals with options 9) Repeating the cycle Currently the team are at steps six and seven of the plan. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity
No. 13 – Trade Cash Network

Pitch Summary: A unique on-line, real-time platform that facilitates barter between business enterprises. The World Leader in this space has over 55,000 Business Members who last year traded over AUD$2 Billion of goods and services. They generated more than £100 Million in cash trading commissions alone. They have done this without a sophisticated on-line trading platform. Trade Cash Network’s unique platform has been created, tested and has 50 traders ready to launch in July 2011. Moreover, investment funds are held in escrow and only released when the company brings on trading members.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity
No. 14 – Cybersift

Pitch Summary: This really is a hot product and perfectly timed in the current climate. The government has recently announced that Cyber Warfare represents one of the greatest threats to The UK’s national security. Consequently plans have been announced to invest £650 Million to combat these threats. This is excellent news for Cybersift, who specialise in the area of cyber security and data interrogation. This genuinely is cutting edge leading world class technology and as well as enabling companies and government agencies to guard against viruses, hackers and network attacks, also has important applications in other fast growing sectors like telecomms.

Incidentally, the Board recently withdrew from advanced discussion with a large high tech company which would have been worth £10 Million over 3 years. It is important to understand why, and that is quite simply because the management believe that this would substantially undersell the potential of the company.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity
No. 15 – LA Slasher

Pitch Summary: Oren Peli and Jason Blum, writers, directors and producers, together made $22.5 million in 2009. Their first film, Paranormal Activity , cost less than $15,000 to make, yet grossed over $200,000,000. See here ,

The Blair Witch Project cost $35,000 and made $248,000,000
Open Water (which was terrible) cost $60,000 and made $55,000,000
Halloween cost $225,000 and made $107,000,000
Friday the 13th cost $555,000 and made $117,000,000

Interesting figures, yes. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have been the investor behind any one of those projects? Not only to be involved in the movie world, which is exciting in itself, but also to make retirement money from one single, relatively small stake.

The stuff of dreams? Not at all. The stuff of reality, of action, the substantial rewards of undertaking an informed, mitigated risk.

Now … watch this … and watch this before you read on …

Click here: http://www.theharrowing.co.uk

Now that’s seriously impressive. And it’s what’s captured our attention today. Fully.

We are offered dozens of cinematic and theatrical opportunities on a monthly basis. Following the success of The Railway Children (125% profit in 9 months), and having funded its London re-staging and North America debut in under two weeks, we’ve developed a reputation for shrewd media investment.

But we reject almost everything that comes through our door. But not this one.

That trailer is phenomenal . Tight, sharp, gripping, original, clever, ingenious, intelligent, with not so much as a nanosecond dropped.

But we can’t be involved in that one, because it’s already made. And looks likely to storm the world this year (you should see the press coverage already generated).

But what you can be involved in is the Director’s next horror flick, plus take part in The Harrowing sequel, for free (maybe in an acting role?) This new oeuvre rides the crest of this Director’s wave of inevitable success. And make no mistake, ex-MTV series director Tim Burke is very commercially astute, as well as exceptionally talented. The documentation we have available details his ingenuity: the cunning publicity stunts that command sheaves of press coverage for free; the skilful involvement of major movie players for pennies on the pound; the gaps in the market Tim has identified and successfully crafted product to fill. This simply, simply, simply just isn’t hyperbole; they are as accurate and as valid statements as to the worth of the individual as it gets. Witness his charity movie role enterprise, supported by the like of Bono…

www.buyamovierole.com

… which is another of Tim’s inventions.

Here are the highlights, because I know you’re busy:

• The new film is called LA Slasher , which is a totally unique American teen movie shot in Tim’s revolutionary ‘dogmatic’ film style.
• We’re in charge of the budget.
• We’re being offered revenue from all territory sales, box-office, DVD, TV, VoD, ancillary, merchandising, computer games, online, music and all associated monetisation.
• It’s EIS, with all the sublime tax benefits (30% refund from HMRC, tax-free profits etc), but no waiting 3 years: profits ‘loaned’ on receipt.
• Plus an involvement in two other films:
• An MTV adapted Mockumentary featuring a plethora of A-list stars.
• The Harrowing sequel, which is being billed as the UK’s Paranormal Activity.
• And, of course, you get to play a part in the movie.
• Full film script presentation on demand.

“A must see” The Times; “5 stars” Nuts;

“Brilliant” Evening Standard; “Unmissable” Zoo

In recent years low budget horror movies have made bigger impacts than ever imagined. The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity* are the most profitable products/films in cinematic history.

Other stats:

• Global box office receipts reached $31.8 billion in 2010, up 8% on 2009 and UK films had a 14.2% share of the market.
• Despite the financial crisis, 2010 was a bumper year for UK cinemas, with a record box office of £944m and one of the best admissions figures since 1971 (174 million).
• In 2009, the UK had the third-largest filmed entertainment market in the world after the USA and Japan.
• The top 100 films earned over 91% of the gross box office.
• The UK had the second highest number of digital screens in Europe, with 642.

If horror movies don’t appeal to you … who cares! They appeal to the market, and that’s all that counts.

If you would like to receive more information, then you need to be able to sign one of our high-net-worth or sophisticated investor forms, which we will send you on request. The Powerpoint presentation will blow your socks off. Wouldn’t it be interesting to find out how it’s possible to retire as early as next year?

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity
No. 16 – Posterity.com

Pitch Summary: Posterity.com. The concept is unique worldwide and has global appeal. This project is one step away from being a massive international phenomenon. Posterity’s purpose is a simple yet extraordinary undertaking: to record people’s existence online for the whole of eternity. Members of Posterity gain instant immortality and will never cease to exist.

Posterity was tested in its existing form as a text-based-only, pre-broadband model in 2006, supposedly quietly. But then The Press Association (PA) got hold of it and all hell broke loose. Reviews were astonishing. Thousands of subscribers joined up instantly, but the project needed further development to capitalise on its original success, by way of additional funding and resources of time, neither of which was immediately available. The originator, Jonathan Willis, had carried the entire cost himself and up until that time had worked tirelessly on the project. But then occurred a busy period for everyone, so Jonathan put the project’s further development on ice. Until now …

Because now is an auspicious time to fully realise the project. The internet is far more mature than it was 5 years ago, broadband is effectively universal and the technological applications required to enhance and further develop the project, that were not then available, are now in place. There has never been a better time to thrust this concept centre stage.

Posterity offers the user a facility that is totally and utterly unique: the opportunity to live, virtually, forever. At Posterity you can create your own, highly personal, fully functional, multi-media, multi-dimensional, interactive, 21^st Century online autobiography: a digital deconstruction of yourself, a virtual ‘you’ that will survive for the whole of eternity, for the immediate advantage, education, entertainment, amusement and edification of yourself, your friends and family, and then, subsequently, and possibly more importantly, for the direct benefit of your descendants, whomever they may turn out to be, in perpetuity.

Posterity will be offered for sale within 3 years of launch. It is anticipated there will be a good number of suitors, including the major internet players. We’re already in contact with the founder of one of the internet’s largest sites (commercial confidentiality forbids disclosure at this time).

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 17 – Formosa Films Top Shelf PLC Pitch Summary: Hot on the heels of funding the feature film Twenty8K, comes TOP SHELF; a cheeky romantic comedy written by the acclaimed British writer Danny King. Danny is the author of eight successful novels to date including “The Pornographer Diaries” which became a Sunday Times bestseller. He wrote the BBC series “Thieves like Us” and he currently has scripts in production with Andrew Vanya (The Terminator) and David Matalan (LA Confidential). Comedy is consistently the most successful genre in the UK at box office (taking 222 million alone in 2009). Top Shelf is therefore considered hot property and has already drawn huge interest from within the industry. Top Shelf was recently amongst a small pool of films selected by the BFI to represent British Film at the latest Production Finance Market. Due to its subject and commercial appeal, it is a marketers dream and is already in huge demand amongst sales agents. Aside from being its huge potential as a commercial investment, Top Shelf will be funded through the EIS scheme, allowing investors an excellent range of tax breaks. The EIS received a considerable boost in the most recent budget with many enhancements including an uplift from 20% to 30% tax relief. With capital gains tax deferral, loss relief and best of all tax free profits, this mean that EIS cannot now be simply ignored as a financial planning tool! We are currently filming Twenty8k written by Paul Abbott and starring Parminder Nagra at 3 Mills Studios in London and Paris. Following our last presentation at the Ideas Factory, we raised the remaining budget for Twenty8k in under a month! Many investors missed that opportunity and we do not envisage having the Top Shelf offer open for long! You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 18 – Feature Film utilising EIS Pitch Summary: TWENTY8K is written by 3 times BAFTA and EMMY winning writer Paul Abbott and Jimmy Dowdall. It stars Parminder Nagra (Bend it Like Beckham and ER. Bend it Like Beckham cost $5.6m and took $90m in cinemas alone). The film is being cast by world class casting director Fiona Weir (Hereafter, Ghost, Harry Potter, Golden Compass). Filming begins on April 11th and is set against the backdrop of the development of east London in the run up to the Olympics. The film, a thriller, will have a very original London look and feel and will be similar in pace to Bourne Identity meets The Long Good Friday. The company has already raised in excess of £1m. They have been offered more than enough funds to complete the film by the industry and have enough money to shoot. They have been offered equity by the post-production facility that helped finance The King’s Speech as well as a hefty sales advance. However they would rather use private equity to close the film, so that the monies coming in from the release go solely to our investors, rather than a percentage to a third party. The sales estimates are healthy and have the film in profit even selling on the minimum advances that the sales agents would settle on when selling the film abroad. These figures don’t even take into account any overages (money from sales beyond the advances). The investor benefits from sales in all media, in all territories, from cinema to DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, VoD, Soundtrack etc. in all countries that buy the film. The Plc owns all of the rights in the film. The sales agents are optimistic that the film will sell well internationally due to Paul Abbott’s name and the cast coming onboard. This is also an excellent time to be making a film. Demand is high but there is a shortage of supply due to Government cuts in regional funding and lack of bank lending. The company is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this unique market position. The latest TWENTY8K draft has gathered enormous heat. Paul Abbott is currently one of the world’s hottest writers. State of Play (starring Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe) had a huge global impact on release, and Shameless USA (starring William H Macy and produced by ER’s John Wells) has received a huge commission from Warner Bros Showtime channel in the USA. Paul is also working on a slate of projects with Laura Ziskin (Spiderman, As Good As It Gets, Pretty Woman, Producer of the Oscars). The company uses the Enterprise Investment Scheme, offering investors 20% income tax relief, loss relief, tax free profits as well as a capital gains shelter. It also also offers an incredible range of investor benefits, from being an extra in the movie to VIP receptions. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 19 – 7-Lives UPDATE Product: 7-Lives Feature Film It is happening and the film has excellent forward sales, which is great news for all involved. Starring Danny Dyer and Kate Ashfield, 7-Lives is an urban morality tale and has been described as a cross between a modern day ‘It’s a wonderful Life’ and the ‘Wizard of Oz’. 7Lives is produced by the multi award winning Mike Parker whose credits include “Rancid Aluminium”, “I Know You Know”, “A Mind to Kill” and “Satellite City”. The Film is Written and Directed by the award winning director Paul Wilkins. The Creative team includes Cinematographer John De Borman (Full Monty) and Stanley Kubrick’s Editor Nigel Galt. Michael Price who scored the music for “Sherlock” and has extensive film credits has just joined the team. Twenty minutes of the film has already been shot and a trailer can be seen below: Danny Dyer plays a disgruntled married man called Tom who believes that life has got something better to offer him but luck is just not going his way. On his way home one night he gets attacked by a gang and falls into a parallel world where he lives 6 other lives including a Rock star, A Homeless person, A boxer and also the ‘hoody’ that attacked him. These other lives help him to re-evaluate his values and priorities but in order to get home to his wife and son he must face up to his deepest fears and desires. Will he make it home or is the grass greener on the other side? The Producers have secured as international and UK sales agents the Stealth Media Group. Stealth Media took the trailer to Cannes where they have secured considerable international interest and are in negotiations with Icon and Lionsgate for the UK distribution. Stealth Media has supplied sales forecast projections for the film 7Lives and they look good. 7 Lives Ltd is an SPV EIS qualifying company, administered by Robert Graham of Graham Associates (International) Ltd who is acting as the Production Accountant. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity No. 20 – Heathstock Heathstock will be a 2-day music festival in South-East London, aimed at the 30+ demographic. Already the organisers have the backing of the UK’s largest music promoter and they are now looking for funding to bring it to life. With the largest music promoter in the UK behind them and further opportunities from media exposure and high profile sponsorship, Heathstock looks a very interesting opportunity. The two day festival will target a specific consumer group, mainly focusing on 30-50 year old music and entertainment fans… a consumer who has always loved music and festivals, but due to work and family commitments has been unable to attend such events for a number of years. You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

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Business Angel Start-up Opportunity
No. 21 – X Marks the Site

X Marks The Site is the Internet’s first real treasure hunt. It is the first treasure hunt in which anyone anywhere in the world can take part.>

A $1 million underwriting has already been secured for the launch prize fund. The site has already been built and is ready-to-go. The creators now require funding to launch the product and for ongoing marketing and administration.

For more information please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.

You need to sign a Self-Certified Investor Form to view this opportunity, please contact invest@theideasfactory.com.