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Whether you are an amateur investor considering an early-stage investment into a "friends and family" funding round or an experienced business angel, professional investor or SME Fund Manager looking to diversify funds into a new business, appointing a trusted, experienced and skilled business professional to help you protect your investment can be invaluable.
When investing into a new business there are many time consuming and hands-on issues that need to be addressed, pre- and post-investment, to ensure your investment has the best chance of success. For many investors, time and resources are limited and AM Ventures can step in to provide this support.
“It is impossible to unsign a contract, so do all your thinking before you sign.” - Warren Buffet, US Investor
Pre-investment tasks such as conducting a thorough review and evaluation of the business plan, understanding the investment's risks & opportunities and performing detailed corporate & director due diligence are vital prior to committing funds as it may be many years before you see a return, if any.
Once invested, there are many other options you can consider to help safeguard your interests as a shareholder and to ensure the best chances of a successfull outcome. Investors are often the last to hear about problems in the business, so appointing an independent NED or business mentor to strengthen the management team, as a condition of investment for example, can prove invaluable. Their role can vary - ensuring the correct governance, communication and reporting processes are in place, ensuring you are kept up to date with the business’s finances and general progress, regularly and constructively challenging the entrepreneur and the management team’s strategy or just providing a sounding board to the directors when they need a boost or have difficult decisions to make - having experienced professional support in place is key to achieve this.
“The whole purpose of choosing to invest as a career is to let the management be constantly worried about his company and let yourself sip your wine; But the opposite happens.” - Vijay Kedia, Indian Investor
Having an experienced hand to provide timely guidance to the entrepreneurs and their businesses you have invested in can help safeguard your interests and be the difference between disappointment and investment success.
AM Ventures has experience in helping both entrepreneurs and investors, and we provide a wide range of pre- and post-investment services to business angels, professional investors and SME Fund Managers.
