Exit Right
Developed by The Oxford Trust, Barclays Eagle Labs and Oxford Innovation Space. Exit Right is an expert-led event series for founders and senior leadership teams of start-ups and SMEs looking to successfully grow and exit their business.
You can now watch the videos from our 2024 event, the 2023 and 2022 series. The 2022 event was sponsored by Freeths, our 2023 event was supported by Marks & Clerk. The 2024 was generously financed by Richardsons, Bidwells and Freeths.
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Oxfordshire’s funding matrix
Get the inside track on investment for your start-up, spinout or SME from Advanced Oxford, Oxford Innovation Finance, Parkwalk, Oxford Science Enterprises, Longwall Ventures, AbbVie and Active Needle. The event was sponsored by Freeths, Bidwells and Richardsons.
An incredible journey
David Llewellyn, MD and Co-Founder of Oxford-based biotech DJS Antibodies talks about how the company started, the knife-edge decisions they had to make, and the key turning points to exiting to AbbVie for $255m.
A tale of two exits
Hear from Matthew Walls from GENinCode about his exit via an IPO and Andrew Luers from Habitat Energy about the growth of his company to the point of acquisition by Quinbrook.
An exit dilemma
Gary Smith CEO of Netstore and Matt Brown, Co-Founder of Quorbit, share their experiences of successful growth strategies and tips for acquisitions and business exit.
What is the purchaser looking for?
David Peddy, a seasoned business advisor, Marcus Exall, a serial entrepreneur and Andy Maher, an experienced M&A leader, discuss how to create a business that purchasers will be excited to buy.
Exit Planning
This talk looks at the early steps you need to take to exit your business and develop a clear strategic plan.
Scaling Up
Experts look at how to manage the change and put the right people and processes in place to scale up your business.
New Business Development & Customer Acquisition
Customers are the lifeblood of any business and this talk looks at putting together a value proposition and how to build your customer base.
Marketing & Branding
Leading experts give insights and strategies on how to successfully implement branding for your business.
Fundraising & Pitching
This talk gives the inside track on pitching and funding available for startups and growing businesses.
Product Market Fit
This session takes you through the first steps in building a successful venture.