We help high-tech startups
achieve commercial success.
achieve commercial success.
Salient Point helps companies to find customers and investment, working alongside founders to build business plans, prepare pitches and marketing materials, and close deals. We bring additional skills and experience to help turn ideas into successful enterprises.
What we do
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Raising Money: Investment & Grants
Salient Point has helped companies to raise millions in equity investment and hundreds of thousands in grants.
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Business Plans & Financials
Salient Point assists with business plans, executive summaries, and financial projections. Our work has helped raise millions in equity investment and other support.
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Market Research & Discovery
Salient Point finds markets and customers using a wide range of primary and secondary research techniques and early stage business development.
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Sales & Marketing Support
Support or deliver sales and marketing functions for a new or growing business. Practical help with product launches, sales campaigns, trade shows and exhibitions.
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Training & Workshops
Training sessions from one hour presentations to a full day interactive workshops, all delivered by expert presenters.
Who we are
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Ian Stevenson MBE FUNDRAISING & BUSINESS SUPPORTIan leads Salient Point, bringing over 30 years experience in commercialising technology as an engineer, consultant, executive, founder, CEO, and working on behalf of investors and universities. He specialises in helping young companies to take new ideas or technology to market, and raising the necessary investment to do so.
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Ruth Stevenson Research & Marketing
Ruth is an expert in primary research, including surveys, focus groups and in-depth interviews – invaluable in defining markets. Her high standards and accreditation with the Market Research Society ensure that her results are credible and independent.
Ruth also runs Ruthless Research