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Extended slide deck and business proposal hints and tips

The extended slide deck and business proposal will expand upon the information that the investor already has seen in your earlier short form deck. It should provide additional, more detailed information to allow the investor to decide whether or not to progress the idea to due diligence.

The extended slide deck and business proposal will expand upon the information that the investor already has seen in your earlier short form deck. It should provide additional, more detailed information to allow the investor to decide whether or not to progress the idea to due diligence. Due Diligence is where they will test out all of the information to verify facts stated, examine the risks involved and further influence their decision on whether to invest or not.

Similar to the short form slide deck, we get asked to provide a template and again there are no magic templates that will guarantee success. And remember, all businesses are different. Investors are different too, so what interests one may not interest another.

The slide deck and business proposal should be a medium for you to further sell your idea to the investor. It should provide detailed information, but most of all should excite the investor and encourage them to want to progress the file to the due diligence stage.

Here are some of the topics that should be considered when preparing your extended deck and business proposal. It could again be the case that not all are relevant to your business; pick out the ones that might be useful to you.

Preparation and getting your business proposal right

Try to attract the investor's attention

Getting the financials right

Bringing the product to market