The presentation document for pro.manchester members and staff. Understand more about the biggest advisory group in the North West in financial, professional and business services. .connects, SME club, CENBAR and much more.

1. .. is the not for profit members organisation representing
the FPS community in Greater Manchester
banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.
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2. The Biggest Advisory Group in the North West
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banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.
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3. The Biggest Advisory Group in the North West
Three hundred member organisations
Four thousand active members
banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.
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7. Ten Key Reasons to join pro.manchester
1 Manchester works because it has a unique public, private partnership and pro.manchester is part of the Manchester family
2 Opportunity for member companies to contribute and to be seen to contribute to the City as part of a CSR program
3 pro.manchester has 300 member organisations and over 5,000 members engaged in membership.
4 It is the biggest advisory group in the North West and a look at the big names explains so much.
5 Participation - Eighty member organisations are engaged in the board and the committee structure
6 Gateway group of Senior Partners, Managing Partners and Key executives engaged in the process.
7 pro.manchester has an extensive events and activities agenda, 120 events per annum
8 With a large Business Development and Conference program as part of CORE, the corporate outreach programme
9 Key sectors such as future pro.manchester and skills and education important in the structure
10 pro.manchester Connects a very exciting development for 2011 including CENBAR and the SME club.
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Economics Quarterly Review Corporate Finance Review Special Report
Grinding out growth Megatrends, the next big thing
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UK Macro Economics Quarterly in Corporate Finance Review in S p e c i a l M e g a t re n d s re p o r t i n
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Economists Group Group and Experian
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Business Conditions Survey
Property Review
Space for expansion Steady as she goes ..
Second Quarter 2011
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pro.manchester property group
property review in association with B u s i n e s s C o n d i t i o n s S u r vey i n
the pro.manchester property and association with the GM Chamber of
property agents group Commerce Quarterly Survey
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12. pro.manchester connects is designed to provide high quality assistance to entrepreneurs, early stage
companies and SME’s in the Manchester City region and the North West of England.
Membership provides access to education and business development programmes and access to capital
providers and the service industry. The membership community is designed to accelerate innovation and
enterprise and to stimulate new company formation.
pro.manchester Connect carries out the mission thanks to the generous support of the 400 member
organisations and the 4,000 active members in pro.manchester.
“Accelerating innovation in Greater Manchester”
pro.manchester is able to call on the active support of member
firms from the banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate
finance, business angels, venture capital, private equity, asset
management, insurance, property, strategy, advertising,
marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying, civil
engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking
organisations as well as associate members in higher education,
high tech and life sciences.
pro.manchester is working with key corporate organisations
across the region to bring together investors and entrepreneurs to
create a culture of co-operation sharing knowledge and assistance
to accelerate innovation and enterprise. Register here
Our objective is to open access to new sources of capital, assist in increasing the number of new businesses, and provided entrepreneur
education, networking and recognition to continue building our innovation economy. Commercialisation of innovation means helping to source and
expand funding for Greater Manchester’s academic and research community, increasing access to all forms of capital for early-stage companies
including proof of concept and pre revenue funding.
About : Programs : Members : Resources : Courses :
Capital Return
Education Mentoring Coaching Preparation Networking Recognition Reward Access
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15. The Biggest Advisory Group in the North West
Three hundred member organisations
Three and a half thousand active members
banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.
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16. OS Map Organisation and Strategy
The OS map is a novel way of explaining complex organisation and strategy overlays. The
pro.manchester agenda is extensive, demanding and inter related with key organisations and
institutions in Greater Manchester.
Step 1 The central lines
The first step in reading the map. The executive team line, the board line and the committee line form
the core of the map placed in the middle of the grid, at the centre of all activities.
Step 2 The five key committees,
In the middle, business development committee, then clockwise, future.pro, membership,
communications committee and skills and education.
Step 3 The “main” lines.
3.1 The membership line, beginning with Gateway Group, bankers, lawyers, accountants, private
equity, wealth and asset management through to consultants, economists and property.
3.2 The business development line.
The key BD initiatives including, Conferences, CRAG, BEG, SPRIG, pro.manchester Creative,
ICE, and SAGE.
Step 4 The branch lines
4.1 CORE : the corporate out reach programme working with the CBI, IOD, The GM CoC etc.
4.2 MPEG : the corporate finance and private equity agenda
4.3 International : The international agenda, India, China, USA etc.
4.4 Conference line : the Business Angels, BVCA, Manchester FPS conference
4.5 Uni Line : the HEI’s with whom we work as part of the Skills and Education Agenda
4.6 Events Line : A selection of event types through the year
4.7 The Family Circle Line : Key organisations with whom we work throughout the year.
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17. OS Map Organisation and Strategy
Definitions:
Gateway Group : Senior Partners, Managing Partners Senior Executives of pro.manchester
Glossary :
BBAA : British Business Angels Association
BEG : Business Economists Group
BVCA : British Venture Capital Association
CATS : A membership cluster encompassing Consultants, Training Specialists etc.
CF’s : CorpFins the corporate finance group.
CORE : Corporate Outreach programme
CRAG : Carbon Reduction Action Group
FPS : Financial and Professional Services
ICE : Islamic Banking, Carbon Trading and Ethical Banking
HEI’s : HIgher Education Institutes including the Co-Operative Academy
LP’s : Limited Partners (A BVCA term - potential investment groups into VC, PE)
MPEG : Manchester Private Equity Group
PE : Private Equity
SAGE : Special advisors Group of Entrepreneurs in the City
SBE : Society of Business Economists
SPRIG : Sports Industry Group
VC : Venture Capital
VCT’s : Venture Capital Trusts
WAM : Wealth and Asset Management
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