I had the privilege of meeting Doug Richard at his Web Fuelled Business seminar in Brighton earlier this year where I picked up some great tips on how to boost our web presence and optimise our Blue Eyed Sun and Ivy Ellen sites for the search engines. He’s funny, smart, engaging and well worth seeing. Which is why I am pleased to tell you that this October and November…

Doug Richard is running a series of FREE events  providing a fresh perspective on raising and investing money.

He will be joined by leading experts in this field including, Dale Murray (Business Angel of the Year) and Jeff Lynn  (CEO and Founder of Seedrs). They will be exploring:

• New ways to raise money without banks

• What type of money your business needs
• New investment opportunities for both the new and the established investor
• The most important government tax scheme: Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme   

Young, small businesses and new or established investors should all attend. 

You can register for your free place here  


  • Nottingham: Thursday 11th October 
  • Sheffield: Friday 12th October 
  • Leeds: Tuesday 16th October 
  • Newcastle: Wednesday 17th October 
  • Plymouth: Wednesday 24th October 
  • Bristol: Thursday 25th October 
  • Manchester: Friday 26th October 
  • London: Wednesday 14th November 
  • Portsmouth: Tuesday 27th November

Doug Richard is an England based Californian entrepreneur who appeared as one of five Dragon investors in the first two series of the hit BBC programme Dragon’s Den. He has a passion for promoting and developing entrepreneurs and founded School for Startups.

I’m Jeremy

Blue Eyed Sun is an award winning card and gift company specialising in gorgeous greetings cards and eco-friendly gifts. Founded by business partners Jo Kirby and Jeremy Corner in 2000, the firm now sells to the best gift and card shops around the world. Customers include leading multiples and a host of top independent retailers.