Who is behind Creative Investment Technologies?
Alex Paterson - CEO Alex has 10 years management experience and specialises in new business development, marketing strategies and online solutions. Alex’s favourite quote ‘I’ll sleep when I am dead’ sums up his commitment to the business!
Behnam Heydari - CTO Ben has 15 years software engineering experience 5 of which has been as a CTO. He has been behind some major website developments with key performers generating around 1,000,000 impressions per month. Ben’s favourite quote ‘Don’t ask if it is possible ask how long it will take’ indicates the skill he has in developing technology solutions no matter how difficult they may appear.
Claire Brown – CFO Claire has over 10 years finance experience within sectors such as recruitment, software development and hosting. Claire is responsible for looking after the budgets and more importantly the profitability of our partners projects. Claire’s favourite quote is ‘It’s never about how much money you make, it’s how much you keep that it is important’.
How can you help my idea get off the ground?
We offer tried and tested methods to help your business grow and generate revenue but this is just for starters. We take every project on as a bespoke solution and tailor individual plans to suit our partner's needs.
But I am not a Technology business, how can you help me?
What we offer is not just for technology businesses it is for any company or person who wants to earn additional revenue by utilising technology such as adding online sales to their current business or something as simple as building a piece of software that tracks your competitor's prices.
So what type of companies do you deal with presently?
The traditional business we work with would ideally be an online set up but 60% of the time this is not the case. We are finding that more and more traditional companies are now looking at how they can bring in additional revenue by setting up an internet presence and this is what we specialise in. In recent times we have successfully set up companies such as furniture suppliers, wholesale glass suppliers, job search websites, CV writers, business consultants, financial advisors, and website hosting. We also specialise in developing bespoke software solutions.
How much does it cost?
There are no fixed costs for what we do as all our partners get a custom solution. Prices can range from management fees to equity stakes to profit sharing schemes that cost our clients nothing unless agreed KPI’s have been met and profits are being delivered.
Does my company have to be up and running already?
No! We love good ideas as much as we love businesses that have 10 years trading history.
Which locations do you cover?
We like to stick to the UK but we are still open to ideas outside this territory. In fact last year we got our first overseas partner in Perth, Australia!
How much information should I include on the submission form?
Firstly, we take confidentiality seriously so we would advise you not to give away too many details in your proposal at the first step. Saying this though we get a lot of requests that we simply do not follow up due to the projects being poorly written and of course too whacky to consider! Try and write enough to get us interested and provide us with any supporting documents or research you have done that shows how your idea is a genuine business opportunity.
How is my privacy protected?
As we mentioned we take confidentiality very seriously. Our site does not store any of your data directly as we prefer to send the document direct to our proposals manager so that a real person is taking responsibility for the data. Your data is NEVER offered to any third party and is guaranteed to be kept private and confidential.
Why should I contact you?
Because we turn good ideas into GREAT ideas that generate income for our partners.
I have other questions. Who do I contact?
No problem at all. You can send us additional questions by emailing
