THG will be the holding company of two different activities, the online training hairdressers (which is already operational and revenue generating), and secondly a Training Academy headquartered in Dubai. With a Global market size of over four million practising hairdressing professionals, and a strong demand for training and independent advice and services, a location in Dubai can supply the Global demand at low cost and is perfectly positioned in the rapidly growing MENA region. The online segment is set for accelerated growth, and the training academy will utilise highly competent staff as well as International names to practically demonstrate the process and improve the quality of service in the sector. The management is highly experienced and well respected in the industry. International governments also see this sector as an important employment group and are seeking professional online and practical training to support their initiatives. The plan is to exit to one of the larger retail groups or to another online portal at the end of a 3/5 year period. http://myhairdressers.com

Vertex Animation Studios is a portfolio company of Intel Capital, and has reached an impressive point in their development where they intend to not only compete in but also stimulate the global gaming market via the production of games with Arab characters and in 3D. With an internationally talented team, VAS has the competency to produce Sony and Microsoft accredited console games, social online games and short – feature length animations / ads. Already attracting investor interest from 2 local financing agencies, VAS is seeking funding complete the full production of their primary game that has been likened to the AA Game (with net profits of around $120 M) by ME Gamers Magazine. The global gaming market is $58 Billion pa, rising 6% annually, with this growth even higher in the Middle East. The intention is to seek an exit within 4 years via a trade sale, an acquisition from a regional/multinational organisation or a public flotation. http://www.vertexstudios.ae

The Business Phone intends to bring an already proven business model from the U.K/Africa to the Middle East. They have developed a wireless Point of Sale (POS) machine that looks like a normal credit card swiping machine, which will allow for Mobile Phone Top-up, Bill Payment, Ticketing, Money Transfer, Salary Cards, Mobile Banking and direct payment of Salik (road toll) accounts. The strategy will be to target retailers currently not enabled to accept credit/debit card transactions by supplying them with the hardware at no cost with the attraction being that the merchants will receive a commission payment on the transactional revenues. The company are confident that a market of 7000 terminals exists in the UAE and a further 6000 across the GCC by the end of 2012. With a proven, valuable technology, and only taking into consideration the U.A.E and not the rest of their scalable abilities, the company can expand quickly with potential for acquisition by regional/multinational organisations or public flotation by year 5. http://www.thebusinessphone.com

Taking advantage of needs in the market, Infinitec has produced the world’s first USB memory storage device that creates the impression of infinite capacity. This allows for countless solutions to a multitude of market problems, from home media/file sharing to office presentation, sharing and security, as such it has no current direct competition. Having received rave reviews at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, before even formally unveiling its product. Infinitec was followed by 13,000 websites generated from one article in a major industry publication. With the aim to distribute in the U.S, Europe and the Middle East, Infinitec will sell through a comprehensive network of resellers and distributors that will each cover specific regions on a reward-based system as well as retailing at several key online stores e.g. Amazon and Best Buy. With the introduction of further applications the company has the possibility to build substantial sales very quickly with a relatively small market share - the intention to exit via trade sale or acquisition from a regional/multinational or IPO within 5 years. http://www.infinitec.com

Shades of Time is a niche retail operation offering designer sunglasses, watches, fashion jewellery and pens. Shades of Time is the destination for designerrnaccessories, stocking leading fashion brands including Thomas Sabo, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, D&G, Armani, Mont Blanc and many more. As well as a strongrnproduct lineup, the company has focused on customer service and this has lead to valuable repeat business. The company has 6 concessions (Voisins inrnJersey, Bournemouth, Wimbledon, Enfield, York and Croydon). Shades of Time recently invested in its website to coincide with various marketingrncampaigns over 2010 and looks to grow this sales channel over the next 12-24 months. The company is also poised to expand through further independentrndepartment stores, stand alone stores (within shopping centres throughout the UK) and online sales. Formed in 2002, the company has steadily grownrnbuilding on the sector expertise of the founder. The company is profitable, has 24 employees and turns over £2m. The company is seeking funding ofrn£500,000 to accelerate its growth and wants active support from ny interested investor. www.shadesoftime.co.uk

SLICE offers small scale entrepreneurs a simple way of getting involved in ecommerce. The internet is radically changing the way the retail sector operates beyond the general migration to online. Individual E-Traders can set up niche vending operations in specialised sectors and with low overheads and using channels such as eBay and Amazon Markets, they can mop up large proportions of these specialist markets. The top 4 ‘Powersellers’ on eBay turn over £10,000,000 in mobile phone accessories between them. Many potential entrepreneurs would be tempted to become online sellers of products if they could leave sourcing, stocking and fulfilment to other parties. Essentially Slice provides individual members with a ‘slice’ of a bulk purchase order as well as a web selling channel and order fulfilment. Slice democratises the whole online retail world. The seller only has to set the selling price and select one of Slice’s established sales channels. Most items will retail for less than £18 thus taking advantage of a VAT gain in Jersey. SLICE generates revenues from member subscriptions and a commission on sales value. The concept has been twelve months in development and is ready for launch. £200,000 is now sought to fund the construction of the web platform and to finance seeding stock.

Book, pay and print guaranteed admission vouchers to a range of attractions including Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and the Moulin Rouge from the comfort and convenience of your home or office! 365 Tickets enjoys strong and long standing supplier recognition and support from major companies such as Merlin Entertainments. Operating since 1999 the company has designed and developed its own fully funded robust proprietary software with current focus on third party connectivity to increase sales and brand penetration. Already a recognized market leader in the UK, 365 Tickets has the necessary technology, experience and vision to extend this success to a global market. In 2009, 365 Tickets sold over 200,000 attraction tickets with a value of £4.2m. The company which is debt free and generates positive cash flow is now ready to embark on a strategically planned period of growth.To achieve its goals the company requires expertise and funding to re-align its corporate structure and assist the existing management team to deliver a sustained and focused marketing drive to double shareholder value in preparation for a trade sale exit within 3-5 years.

DOT TV MEDIA enables businesses to profit from the insatiable demand for online video by providing fully hosted 'Build Your Own' Video Website tools and customised video Websites for clients with more complex needs. Many firms want to use customised online video to gain the leading edge in Google searches, and have discovered that You Tube does not provide the solution for 'Own Branding' and 'Revenue Generation'. The company has solved this with the development of affordable, hosted video software platforms for Consumer to Consumer, Business to Consumer and Business to Business markets.Early sales have been completed and contracts with high level strategic partners are in place to provide quality services at good margins. Testing of the product range has proved successful with a variety of SMEs, and third party online reseller agreements have been formed with UK businesses with established clients. The company has self funded to date and the first three years' combined revenues are forecast in excess of £1.7m. The sector specialist team anticipates an early exit via a trade sale.

GreenLED Light Ltd (GLL) is a specialist lighting company providing quality LED lighting solutions to companies and retailers. LED lighting technology has advanced enormously in recent years and the benefits of these ultra efficient lights are extremely compelling. Ongoing electricity and maintenance costs can be reduced by 90% and payback can often be achieved within 12 months.The GLL offering includes site surveys, product specification, energy usage analysis, payback calculations and post-installation services. The company also has agreements with four authorised distributors. All GLL products are tested and performance-proven, a key discipline in delivering the light quality and energy savings required under new UK/EU energy use and carbon emission regulations (e.g. CRC).Founded in 2007, GLL’s client-base includes blue-chip companies across major lighting-use sectors: hotels (Marriott, Radisson), public (DWP, BRE), universities (LSE, Manchester) and leisure/retail (Costa, Pret a Manger), as well as SMEs. The company has an extensive sales pipeline with many leads now coming to fruition. The company’s founders have considerable experience in business growth. GLL seeks £ 300k for working capital and to fund the development of a new service offering.

Safe Haven will buy well located properties which give shareholders real pleasure to visit and ‘own’ and which appreciate in value. The company is structured so investors own their share of its property portfolio which is invested 50% in international leisure properties and 50% in the buy-to-let market mainly in the UK. The leisure properties will be a mix of luxury city centre apartments in attractive capital cities and villas/chalets in well known holiday destinations. Rental properties will be well located and rented to young professionals and university students. This means income and expenditure is balanced with no annual subscriptions or charges payable by shareholders. Shareholder return comprises ‘dividends’ by way of annual rent-free, tax-free holidays and growth in Safe Haven’s share price. Safe Haven has a very experienced management team and Savills is the retained property adviser for this attractive alternative to second home ownership. Entry costs are low by comparison with buying outright and a shareholding can be secured quickly with a 5% deposit to take advantage of attractive prices and an early bird discount.

The Lightning GT two-seater is the world’s first true electric super car. The car has been designed to match the Lightning brand – offering dramatic performance, looks and style. The Lightning GT was first launched at the London Motor Show in 2008 and won the online MSN poll (7,000 votes) as ‘Most Impressive Car of Show’ against such notables as Lotus and Alfa Romeo with their conventional petrol engine sports cars. There is now a significant worldwide shift towards electric vehicles, coupled with this the major power providers are moving apace to ensure power supply points and infrastructure will meet electricity demands. The GT’s funding plan envisages production commencing early in 2011. Production volume is to be limited to 250 vehicles per annum. Key automotive testing and build partners have been identified and costings agreed. The company was co-founded and led by Iain Sanderson who is a successful entrepreneur who has over 25 years’ experience in running businesses and specialist brand marketing. Funding is required to produce two cars for consumer evaluation and to further build the order book. “TLCC” has already been awarded a £485,000 grant from the Technology Strategy Board and there are many further UK and EU grants available to fund zero emission technology and transport.

Carbon Advice Group Plc (www.carbonadvicegroup.com) is an international venture with proprietary web based technologies that enable businesses and organisations to leverage their brands and sell carbon credits from their own websites. The Company’s objective is to become the world’s largest independent distribution platform for the sale of carbon credits by creating a large network of online franchises. Since launch in mid 2009 over 1,000 organisations have joined the Company’s network, including Daisy Plc, Chess Telecom, Vantis Commercial & Asset Finance and uSwitch. Enterprise level agreements are in place with EcoSchools (representing 13,000 schools in the UK) and Kuehne+Nagel, and there are ongoing discussions with UNICEF, Bristol Media Group, Visit London, RadioTaxis, ITV and Norton Rose and a number of other large organisations.

Finerday is a free secure communications platform; designed to enable the whole family or a community to safely and easily keep in touch through messaging, live video, sharing photos and memories and more; across PC, touch screen and TV devices. Without marketing, Finerday has attracted 3,000 people in UK and Australia using it to communicate between family members. Finerday is in discussions with a leading care home company with 400 residential homes to provide a white-labeled service. The care home wishes to use it as a differentiator, to enable family members to communicate with grandparents. Finerday is also in discussions with two other major organisations to provide white-labeled services, which will enable Finerday to rapidly build its membership. Finerday was started by Howard Bashford (ex KPMG and Dell Computers) over two years ago seeing scalable opportunities for accessible online communications, and personalised healthcare and educational portals. Since then, the team has spent £250,000 and invested ten man years in design, piloting and development. Revenue is generated through licensing (for white-labeled products) as well as through affiliate marketing. Funding is now sought to progress with existing opportunities

Sideways News is a news website delivering ‘fresh perspectives on things that matter’ to the large & growing group of Cultural Creatives (80m in US, 80m in Europe). Sideways News is the only news portal dedicated to the needs/aspirations of Cultural Creatives – offering news & views on the topics that matter to them and a unique “news into action” concept – enabling users to take action on issues they care about (eg. sustainability). The business has several different revenue streams from advertisers and e-commerce partners wishing to reach this educated and affluent target market. Sideways News has a low cost structure which provides for flexibility and efficient working and ultimately strong cash generation. Founders’ funding of £185,000 pre-launch has been invested in researching the proposition, branding/trademarking, website development, building a strong management team and a collaborative partner network. The website, beta-launched in June 2009, is already attracting over 20,000 monthly unique visitors. Investment is sought to finance marketing, editorial content, website development & staffing. Sideways News has international potential and is scalable beyond news, which will make it attractive to a trade buyer within 5 years

In a highly competitive market, consumers are becoming increasingly health-focussed and discerning with their choice of meals.Founded in 2005, Tossed is now recognised as London’s leading healthy eating fast-serve retail concept, proving that healthy eating is not boring. Tossed is the only fully rounded health eating offering, with tossed-to-order salads, smoothies, wraps, soups, juices and breakfast from contemporary styled shops, the business is generating £3m sales and £335k profit from seven high-profile sites. Tossed has a very strong and identifiable brand and is well positioned for national roll-out and retail product diversification. Founded by Vincent McKevitt, an award winning caterer and retailer, who is supported by Andrew Shanahan - Operations Director (ex-Development Director with Pret-a-Manger).Investment is now sought to implement a three year roll-out programme of the proven model, bolster the management team and to develop retail products for sale to supermarkets.A viable trade sale exit is predicted within 3 years.www.tosseduk.com

Olly Limited is producing "Olly - The Little White Van", a highly creative animated children’s TV series, and intends to exploit its broadcast and intellectual property licensing opportunities worldwide. The award winning team behind Olly combines both creative and global commercial licensing/distribution expertise, having been previously involved in the success of dozens of brands like Thomas The Tank Engine, Scalextric, Thunderbirds and Transformers over the years. rnrnTo date the project has received an almost universally positive response around the world. The company has already secured a 5-year contract with ITV and are in advanced negotiations with some of the world’s major TV channels and best-known toy companies. rnrnThe team are working to worldclass standards in the latest HD 3-D animation, and the concept aims for maximum commercial potential in terms of computer/online gaming as well as toys, books, DVDs etc. Over £500,000 has already been raised towards the first tranche of £1.5m, with a second tranche of £1m being targeted later in the project’s life. The exit strategy targets a trade sale, which is classic for the sector. rn

Golden Orb Networks is a niche telecommunications service provider. Through its own Tier One Operator network, the Company provides mobile and fixed line services to the police and government and other groups with specialist confidentiality requirements, enabling them to protect the identity of their customers and users . Calls can be made to and from individuals whilst identities, call records, billing details and voicemails can be kept secure via an easy to use system. Demand for secure communications has increased from both governments and business, and the Company has expanded its product range to meet this demand. The Company has an excellent client base including a large number of police forces, government agencies and private businesses. Management has over 30 years experience in UK and US Government secure communications as well as proven success in entrepreneurial telecoms ventures. On revenue of approx £600,000, (26% growth from 2008), the Company is nearing breakeven and maintaining strong margins and growth. The Company is seeking £750,000 to expand sales & marketing and product development on the back of their filed Patent in the area of voice encryption.

MePlease is a mobile marketing and customer loyalty platform enabling brands, retailers and merchants to incentivise and reward their customers and brand evangelists. MePlease users elect to receive exclusive opportunities, deals and time/location sensitive offers from their favourite brands while maintaining full control over their privacy and how frequently they are contacted.MePlease takes direct marketing to a new level by enabling targeted, timely, relevant and highly effective mobile campaigns. MePlease is a massively scalable, capital efficient cloud-computing platform available on any mobile phone through text and mobile web and is deeply integrated with Facebook for social networking. The self-service MePlease campaign tools can be easily and cost- efficiently used by nationwide chains as well as any ‘long tail’ local retailer.MePlease was founded by US mobile veteran Steve Jarrett and has received £580k of seed funding to date. The UK-based management team is supported by high profile Silicon Valley advisors and investors. MePlease will start sales in early 2010 with customers including Pizza Express and PY Gerbeau's X-Leisure retail malls.

Heartstone Inns purchases the freehold of "tired", well located pubs through an EIS fund and turns them into affordable, high-quality, food-led pubs. The first EIS fund closed in 2007, raising £4.2m in equity (alongside £3.7m debt) and acquired the freehold of 5 pubs in the South and South-west. In spite of the recession and the smoking ban, overall the pubs have achieved 6.4% sales growth in the last year. The Heartstone Inns team are now raising a second EIS fund of £2m (Heartstone Inns 2) to purchase a further 3-4 pubs. Currently the fund has closed £540,000 (including £250,000 from the Founders) which, with banking support from Coutts, has been used to purchase the Weyside Inn in Guildford. The team are now seeking a further £1.46m, on the same terms as the Founder investors. Heartstone Inns is run by an experienced team led by James Birch (ex FD of Ushers, InnSpired & Refresh). The team has strong links with agents and believes there is a great opportunity to acquire pub assets at the current low point in the economic cycle from the divesting pubco groups. The team is focused upon exit, which is envisaged to be within 3-5 years by way of a trade sale.

People Tree is a leading Fair Trade fashion retailer and wholesaler, trading in Japan since 1995 and in the UK since 2001, providing customers with desirable fashion, whilst working to improve the lives and environment of the artisans and farmers in developing countries who manufacture the products. People Tree applies Fair Trade and environmentally friendly principles throughout the supply chain and was awarded The Ethical Award for Fashion (The Observer 2009) and Best Ethical E-tailer Award (Cosmopolitan 2008).Sales channels: own brand stores in Japan, E-commerce and wholesale to high-street retailers including Asos, Topshop and from 2010 John Lewis, Takashimaya and 400 independents.People Tree was founded by CEO Safia Minney MBE, an internationally recognized social entrepreneur, who has spoken at Davos WEF and received numerous ethical business awards. Safia's background is originally in Marketing and Communication. CFO and co-founder James Minney was previously at a top-20 institutional fund manager in Tokyo and manages finance and operations.People Tree is now looking for £1.2m of funding primarily for its UK business to expand working capital, invest in additional management functions, and fund retail expansion. Exit via realistic IPO within 5 years.www.peopletree.co.uk

WineBeerExpress.com is the quickest home delivery service in the UK retail sector, taking orders up to 8pm for a guaranteed next day delivery service. The founding directors have considerable experience of the wine trade and related logistics/IT, and seek to take market share with their delivery promise and successful track record, as 90% of wine is consumed within 48hours of purchase! The growth of online sales generally, the expanding wine market and future government legislation to restrict supermarket sales of alcohol are the main drivers of WineBeerExpress.com. The company is linked indirectly to a substantial well known business in the wine trade, which provides buying power and product range. New funding is sought to increase the number and variety of products sold and expedite the marketing strategy, which is focused towards more affluent social groups aged between 31-50, the Silver surfers +55 group and white label offers for membership organisations. Investors will benefit from a significant shareholder discount for purchases made and the opportunity to learn more about this attractive sector. www.winebeerexpress.com

Back pain is one of the developed world’s leading disabilities costing the NHS over £10bn each year. Correct posture is critical and most designs preventthe spine from adopting its natural ‘S’ shaped curve. NuBax has patented an innovative foam-based seating technology which can be incorporated into allseats encountered, without modification to frame or upholstery providing greater comfort, unprecedented health benefits and cost savings. The company’sgoal is to become a leading IP supplier in seat design for the target Automotive, Aviation and Furniture markets worldwide, where there is enormousopportunity and limited competition. NuBax does not manufacture seating products and income is earned from licence agreements. Contracts have beensigned in all three target markets and seats with the technology have been well received by customers, end users and the media. The strong managementteam is backed by largest shareholder TAG Group SA and the company has no debt. It is now in contract discussions with a global aircraft manufacturerand seeks additional working capital.

Lawplayer is an online and on-demand legal knowledge portal, providing compulsory continuing professional development training to lawyers and legal knowledge for a broader professional audience. Lawplayer’s ambitions include replicating the business both internationally and, rebranded, to other professions (e.g. Accountants, Medics etc.).Existing training solutions provide an unsatisfactory compromise between convenience, cost and quality. Lawplayer adopts the best in online user experience from the entertainment industry to provide a more engaging training experience, reduced costs, increased efficiency & flexibility, whilst also improving lead conversion for suppliers. It is the first legal training channel to deliver bespoke live and on-demand content, via both PC and mobile and to create a compelling “destination” for users and suppliers amongst this high value and time poor professional audience. Think BBC iPlayer for the legal training world!Lawplayer generates revenue from subscriptions, online advertising and from bespoke production and presentation authoring services.Lawplayer is founded by Warren Smith, a qualified UK solicitor & US attorney with significant media experience (formerly director of international new media for Universal Studios and senior business affairs executive for FremantleMedia).www.law-player.com

By enabling companies to lease modular OfficePOD’s for use in their employee’s gardens, employers can reduce cost, make significant steps towards achieving CO2 reductions whilst also improving productivity and staff retention/attraction as well as enhancing business flexibility. OfficePOD is focusing upon the corporate market (both private and public sector), where companies lease the POD’s for £5,000 per annum plus installation costs, for which OfficePOD provides a ‘one-stop’ service including surveys, all enabling work, installation, helpdesk, health and safety assessments, repairs and removal. The core management team of three is from a real estate/surveying background and has spent the last three years researching the market and developing a design prototype. In spite of limited exposure, OfficePOD has generated significant interest around the world. Customers for planned pilot studies in the UK are Google and Nationwide and a joint sales and marketing initiative has been formed with Hewlett Packard in the Netherlands. Funding is now sought to put the OfficePOD into production, fund the pilot studies and increase sales activity.

Duplays has been operating since March 2008 as a sports and social networking site in the UAE. The company's main aim is to accelerate the discovery of sport in communities and facilitate organized sport through its online portal. Duplays currently has a social network of 9,000 registered members between the ages of 21 and 45 years.Unlike other social networking sites, Duplays has generated cash revenues since inception due to the on-the-ground, sport activation side of its business model. Following the approach of similar companies in the US, the intention is to upgrade its website to offer more features and functionalities and to link with commercial partners to substantially increase revenue potential and geographical reach.Revenues are projected to grow to $3.5m by 2012 from new locations and the incremental benefits of the website upgrade

Water is a product which is increasingly rare as populations grow and is expensive to produce. In the ME underwater aquifers are under pressure and desalination plants are continuing to increase but create issues with the ecosystem. The quality of water produced is sometimes of questionable quality.The solution is Air to Water machines. The company will import 2 machines, a domestic version capable of producing 10/12litres of water a day and a commercial unit capable of 1100 litres. These machines draw water from the humidity in the atmosphere and produce drinkable water. The advantage is that they can be used in locations with no water infrastructure and the cost is about 30% of bottled water. The products have passed all laboratory tests to meet legal requirements in the region. The management has gained a non exclusive, moving to, an exclusive license for the products in Dubai based on agreed volume targets. The funds raised will support the sales/marketing development and stock holding of the product.Net profits will be produced from year 1 and will be up to $2.7M by year 5.

Newera Controls have a software solution for the estimated $12bn Cleantech global opportunity (source: Cisco) for ‘Intelligent Building Solutions’ that can reduce energy use and cost in all buildings both old and new-build, from domestic to corporate. The UK market is estimated by British Gas to grow to £2bn over the next 5 years. Existing ‘Building Management Systems’ are fundamentally hardware based, cumbersome and require scarce and costly expertise to maintain. Newera Controls are totally software driven using Real-Time Linux on any standard PC-like device to bring energy use into the IT mainstream. Newera software is adaptable, cost-effective, easy-to-deliver/maintain and will deliver savings from 10% to 50% of energy and maintenance costs. ”Thought-leaders” in energy management and control at the University of Reading and Henley Business School have given Newera strong support, focused on the reduction of heating and energy usage. Early negotiations with large customer prospects Pfizer, Grosvenor Estates, Bluewater and Terminal 5, lead Management to seek £500,000 to re-capitalise the company, implement the marketing strategy and provide working capital for expansion

Air Thalassa will exploit new opportunities in the fast-growing Greek transport sector, through the operation of amphibious seaplane aircraft – a fast, premium and flexible service, benefiting from a low overhead base, and connecting hitherto hard-to-reach destinations. With an increasingly affluent consumer base that demands faster, more convenient travel options, the market opportunity for Air Thalassa is driven by the poor state of the existing Greek transport infrastructure (many islands do not have airstrips and can be accessed only by slow-moving ferries; where there are air services these are expensive; service levels are poor). For example, journeys from Athens to Syros take 4½ hours by ferry; by seaplane, the same journey will take just 27 minutes.Costs associated with seaplane transportation are less than 10% of those of conventional aviation (no airport landing fees; no air traffic control fees; no cabin crew; no on-board catering; cheaper maintenance), making this an exciting and realistic business proposition. The business founders, Christos Shepherd and Giorgos Papathanassiou, are experienced project managers who have conducted extensive regulatory, operational and market research, including detailed feasibility studies and have identified a fully experienced operational team.

Isaacc is software for the millions of small businesses that dislike or fear formal bookkeeping, but want effective cash collection, accurate business information and good customer relationships. For them, current systems seem too complex and expensive; often their record keeping method is to ‘throw it in a shoe box and sling it at the accountant once a year’, which costs them hundreds of pounds in accountancy fees. Isaacc is a new breed of business software that truly addresses this market for the first time, with a price tag of £9 per month. Isaacc is ‘Software as a Service’, where the vendor hosts the application in an environment optimised for performance and security. This model drastically reduces costs, and also supports compelling new social and collaboration features. The founders have experience of software development and production and have developed an easy-to-use consumer product with a rich user experience. Their aim is to build Isaacc into Britain’s next leader of this growing software sector. The first release was in July which will be expanded to a public beta during September 2009, with paid service starting thereafter.

TBS protects brands and documents against forgery and manipulation with a wide variety of technologies. Total Brand Security was formed as a management buyout from MeadWestvaco, a major international packaging producer. The Company has intellectual property which enables its customers to protect their products and documents against counterfeiting and forgery. The Company is recognised as a global leader in its security market and its customers include LVMH and Pernod Ricard who protect Hennessy and Martell Cognacs respectively. Using the Company’s technology enables these customers to identify which products belong in which markets and whether products present in those markets are authentic. In 2008 the Company secured the contract for security printing 1.5 million Ecuadorean passports using its unique knowledge of security printing techniques, which include holograms, inks, pigments, laser technology and proprietary tracking software. The management of the Company includes Adrian Simmons and Jacob Scherf who founded the Company and developed the technology. Both Adrian and Jacob have a background in chemical engineering and have a combined 40 years experience in the sector.

Stravencon is a specialised healthcare company in the process of obtaining EU marketing approval to market and out-license for sale cost effective pharmaceuticals manufactured in China.. With over 6,000 pharmaceutical enterprises, China is already the world’s leading supplier of active pharma ingredients and is upgrading its manufacturing capacity for export-quality finished medicines. The strong management team have long experience of their market and have recently negotiated their first JV agreement with a major Chinese Pharmaceutical company to introduce large market Antibiotics and Oncology pharmaceuticals to the EU and other international markets. There is opportunity now to invest with the benefit of EIS alongside the Chinese partner (Euros 625,000) and also provide working capital for Stravencon to implement MOUs already signed with four other major Chinese Pharmaceutical companies. Very significant revenues are expected during the next few years and the JV is forecast to be cash positive in 2011.

Shopcreator has provided conventional hosted, SaaS style, eCommerce solutions to larger enterprises in the UK for ten years, including BHS and the Science Museum Over the last 18 months the company has developed an easy-to-use on-demand SaaS web store solution, specifically targeting smaller vendors and retailers. This hosted product delivers Shopcreator’s customers easy access to sell on the web via an agile, on-demand, self-signup and self-service eCommerce solution that is based on a per-transaction licensing model and also allows customers to syndicate their products to wider audiences via eBay, Amazon and FaceBook. The management team include Peter Havart-Simkin (President), Founder and Former CEO and CTO of Firefox Communications (UK and USA - NASDAQ IPO), and Bert Rankin (CEO) Formerly VP of Worldwide Marketing – Desktop Document Systems Division – Xerox Corporation (USA). Funding to date has come from a small group of investors who purchased the assets of the UK business from the administrator in late 2007. The US business was funded entirely by its founders. The businesses were merged at the end of 2008 by means of a share exchange. www.shopcreator.com

An experienced property entrepreneur is looking for co –investors to join his £300,000 of investment in a 6.8 acre Commercial/Industrial Estate property. Whilst offering similar returns to angel deals, there is substantial asset backing and yields of up to 13.2% per annum on equity. Potential IRR is forecast to be 20% over 5 years.The site is located in the Midlands and comprises modern industrial units already let to quality tenants such as Travis Perkins and Personal Hygiene Services (PHS) on long leases. Purchase price is £2, 680,000 with initial rental of £299,000 per annum, rising in year one to £355,000 per annum. Purchase yield: 11% to 13.2%The acquisition will be financed by a 60% repayment mortgage and equity of £1,300,000. The founder will provide £300,000 himself with the acquiring company being a single asset vehicle. A potential to sell to existing tenants would create capital gains of up to 28%. The Managing Director of the company is a Chartered Surveyor of 40 years experience, a past partner of Savills, a surveyor to two City Livery Companies and property investor and developer with over 25 years experience. The Director’s current property portfolio comprises six other industrial estates.

The World Health Organisation estimates there are 500,000 cases of cervical cancer worldwide, claiming 300,000 lives every year. The current practice in cervical screening (i.e. smears and referrals to colposcopy) involves a significant measure of subjectivity and has many shortcomings including: poor diagnostic performance (false results) resulting in missed positives and over-treatment; time delay in reporting results to patients; & significant costs.Zilico Ltd has developed the next generation of cervical cancer diagnostics, using technology which examines the structure of tissues through electrical impedance (resistance) measurement, providing a real-time and objective scientifically-proven method to differentiate between normal, pre cancerous and cancerous cells. The first product has been trialed on over 500 patients and presented in peer reviewed journals.The company’s board includes; an ex-Medical Director (Boots Healthcare); a NHS Trust Director; CEO with 15 years commercial experience including a VC backed life-sciences company which he saw through to a successful exit.Since incorporation in 2006, Zilico has focused on developing a commercial device aimed at the colposcopy market. Institutional investors include Exomedica Ltd, Fusion IP plc, and Viking Fund. The company is now seeking funding to launch the first product.

This long established family owned business specialises in River Thames commuting and private charters for both parties and special events. TEC currently operates nine boats of which four are company owned and the others are chartered on a regular basis which produce forecast annual revenue of £1,083,752 in 2009/2010 . The company achieved 275 private charters last year and has a capacity to increase that by a further 90-100 this year. The commuting service from Putney to Blackfriars carried approximately 400 persons per day last year, with three boats used for the service, two of them run near to 100% capacity and the third at 70%. Because of capacity constraints investment of £180,000 is sought to build a new 120 capacity commuter/private charter boat. This will take approximately three months to build and yield additional gross revenue of £400,000 in its first year of operation, before increasing year on year before the 2012 Olympics. Management have operated the boats successfully for many years and now is the opportune time to make an asset backed investment in TEC which will exploit political interest in river commuting and grow the company’s profits

Slingshot, an experienced film producer with a verifiable track record and strong industry relationships, is offering investors the opportunity to participate in its secondEIS film vehicle.The company will invest in a slate of 5-7 films, focusing on low cost commercial genre movies, with a structure that combines EIS tax benefits withhedging investments against statutory film tax credits to allow significant capital protection (112% for investors able to re-invest previous Capital Gains Tax liabilities)whilst offering upside on a slate of films.Investments are only made, alongside industry co-financiers, once a UK distributor or international sales agent is attached,thus ensuring market validation.With clear commercial decision-making criteria, overseen by an independent board, including investor representation, Slingshot offersexposure to an historically recession-resistant, “hit” driven business, with significantly limited downside.The Infidel, Slingshot’s latest film, written by David Baddieland starring Omid Djalili and Matt Lucas, has just started production.Its previous film, Tormented, is being released by Pathé/Warner Bros on over 250 screenson May 22. A presentation and screening event is being organised in May for interested investors www.slingshot-studios.com

Founded by two successful UK entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector , Key Club Dubai(now Scuderia 250) is a subscription based club allowing access and use of ‘supercars’ to its members. There are differing levels of membership enabling top end luxury cars to be available to members up to a fixed number of days per year.Similar clubs have operated in London and other major cities but as yet none operate in the Middle East. The founders have recruited an experienced executive from this sector in the UK to the management team to launch the product in the UAE and gain "first mover advantage".The UAE has seen unprecedented growth in recent years and even though the global slowdown could have an impact, the club membership plans are conservative in a region where the proportionate wealth of the indigenous and expatriate population is far higher than most major developed economies. The plan is to start in Dubai but by year 2 to have grown into Abu Dhabi and then later into other Gulf States.

The Business Phone (TBP) is the international distributor of Mobile Transaction Terminals (MTT) and the only mobile Chip and PIN device that doubles as a fully functional phone. To begin with TBP is focusing its sales efforts in Africa which now represents the fastest growing mobile payments market of all regions; it has entered into a business services agreement with Kenya Commercial Bank, which has the largest branch network in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and has started trading with Citi Hoppa, the largest operator of buses in Nairobi. Revenue is earned from product sales, service fees and regular transaction commissions, which are growing monthly towards £1m+ turnover in Year 1. Longer term it is planned to market MTT technology and software worldwide, concentrating particularly on those countries which have poor fixed line telecommunications services. The company has an experienced management teamwith specialist knowledge of the payment sector and a number of strategic partnerships which facilitate operations. Directors are now in the process ofseeking admission to Plus Markets in order to increase the company’s profile and provide marketability for its shares.

Green Cone is a provider of economic, effective and environmentally friendly solutions for the disposal of all food waste, including meat and bones, in householders’ gardens. The company sells two complementary, patented products the Green Cone and Green Johanna. With a market of over 100 million units and more onerous landfill regulations, an increasing number of local authorities are adopting the Company’s products. Sales last year exceeded £1 million and are expected to increase rapidly. Green Cone Ltd has a well established UK trading base and is beginning to build a platform in the USA. The Company owns the moulds to manufacture the Green Cones and has comprehensive distribution rights to the Green Johanna. New investment is required primarily to increase working capital and exploit the potential of the US market. Once maintainable profitability is achieved the experienced and well qualified Management team will seek a London Listing.

Learn2lingo offers an innovative approach to learning a wide range of languages online, connecting those who wish to learn a language with those whocan teach a language via webcam and live video streaming. Lessons are one-to-one, live and on-demand. Learn2lingo utilizes the vast depth of nativelanguage speakers worldwide to provide lessons at exceptional prices. The concept is flexible, affordable and provides an enjoyable way to learn alanguage. Users simply log on to the website to teach or learn using the 3-step process, select the language, chose an available tutor assessing theirstar rating, pay £10 and enjoy an interactive 30 minute lesson via webcam. The online classroom allows the tutor and student to see each other andhas teaching resources to ensure effective learning. Founded by dynamic ex-teaching professional Shira Rubin, the company has formed alliances witha range of language schools and aims to become the leading global online language platform. The company is seeking second round funding forbusiness development. www.learn2lingo.com