Seminars
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James Caan
Business Advice With James Caan
James Caan, entrepreneur and CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw, is a widely respected figure in the business world because he understands the...
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Paul Lindley
The Story of Ella's Kitchen
Paul Lindley is founder and CEO of the premier kids and baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen, which he launched in 2006...
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Lucy Tarleton
London Stock Exchange Director
AIM is regarded by advisers, investors and companies as the most successful growth market in the world, having helped thousands of...
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Brad Burton
LIFE. BUSINESS. JUST GOT EASIER.
Don't let the jeans & t-shirt fool you, Brad will change the way you think
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Clive Rich
The More You Give the More you Get
Negotiation is often thought of as a “dog eat dog” process. A competition which you must win and the other side...
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Felicity McCarthy
Facebook's Head of SMB Marketing Communications
In this session, Felicity will share some thoughts about how businesses can leverage the power of Facebook to drive growth. She will...
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Andy Eustace
How can Social Media and LinkedIn be used to drive sales?
There is a lot of excitement around Social Media for Sales and Marketing at the moment. Can companies really use...
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Russell Hall
From bright idea to booming business: how to make success happen
Russell Hall is the former cabbie and co-founder of successful taxi app, Hailo. Russell will provide an insight into how the...
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Lara Morgan
Build on your disciplines of Sales Growth Acceleration
Sales and marketing are necessities to the success of a business, you cannot do without either process and they must evolve....
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Richard Cross
The Retail Expert
Richard will talk about the stages he went through to launch Dashwood Boat Club. Dashwood is a new clothing brand in...
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Levi Roots
The recipe for business success
The face of Reggae Reggae Foods explains how he has taken the brand from a single sauce to an explosive product...
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Susan Bowen Chief of Staff UK & Ireland
Build your business with HP
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Bill Morrow
Funding – What Are The Options?
Find out about the different types of funding and what works for you, the pros and cons of Angel funding, exploring...
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Caprice
My story in business
''Being one of the most photographed women in the world having appeared on over 350 magazine covers across the globe and...
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Paul Dunn
The Age of Connection — deeply so
It really is the biggest wave we've ever seen in business. Businesses getting 'on purpose'; businesses for good. The time you’ll...
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Ben Hunt-Davis MBE
Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?
Ben is often asked to speak about the question ‘Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?’ During his session Ben will...
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Caroline Marsh
The 7 Secrets of Success
In this engaging seminar, Caroline Marsh will be sharing her experience on how to start, run, and manage a successful business....
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Carole Hailey
The A to Z of Law for Start-Ups – Everything You Need to Know!
Give us 30 minutes of your time and we’ll take you through what all start ups need to know about the...
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Deborah Lee
3 steps to unlock your Twitter powerhouse
With over 130,000 Twitter followers, Deborah Lee has demonstrated that she not only talks the talk, but she can walk the...
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Simon Duffy
Bulldog Skincare For Men – Taking a bite out of the male skincare market.
Bulldog is the UK’s largest natural skincare brand for men. Following their launch in Sainsbury’s 2007, the brand has now expanded...
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Eamon FitzGerald
Naked Wines – a true social media business
Naked Wines is an online wine merchant which invests in talented independent winemakers, in exchange for preferential prices for its customers....
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Mark Brant
The future of payments
The mobile payment revolution will create a huge opportunity for businesses and retailers. And that revolution goes beyond payments. Smart retailers...
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Clippy McKenna
From Farmers Market to UK Supermarkets – how did Clippy do it?
In this inspirational seminar, Clippy Mckenna will be sharing her story on how she, an everyday Mum, turned her kitchen table...
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Steve Bennett
In search of greatness
Steve Bennett, the owner of The Genuine Gemstone Company, will be providing you with an overview of the company, how it...
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Warren Cass
Disruptive Marketing – Standing Out From The Crowd
There’s too much noise! How do you stand out? Warren will explain why it is important to break the shackles of...
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Rachel Elnaugh
This is the era of the thought leader -
Rachel Elanagh is the entrepreneur who created the red letter days brand and starred in BBC TV's Dragons Den. Now an...
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VICKI WUSCHE
From Redundancy to Financial freedom –Why and How
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. What if you could decide your path to success? What would that be like? Vicki explains...
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Shweta Jhajharia
Business Re:think – Strategies to grow Cash, Profit and Sales
Shweta Jhajharia is a partner and senior coach in the Europe's largest business coaching firm in ActionCOACH and in this seminar...
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Jonathan Pfahl
How to drive sales to your business and get access to funding
In this exciting seminar, MD of Rockstar Mentoring, Jonathan Pfahl will be showing through real life and recent examples how Start...
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Colin Stevens
The Dawn of Disruption
Often described as “A real disrupter”, Colin Stevens reveals his insight into disrupting your way to the top. This session...
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Ben Kench
“The Times They Are A Changin”
Let’s face it…things are different now compared to how they were 10 years or 5 years or even 3 years ago!! In...
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Neil Chatterton / Charlotte Bland
Finding the Right Investment Property
Finding the right investment property can be challenging. With constant changes within the market it can be difficult to know where...
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Mike Powell
Finding the right staff when expanding
Mike Powell, Sales Manager of CV-Library since 2006, will be taking a closer look at what job boards are, how they...
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Adam Brett
Help generate sales leads with a professional non-geo number
Come along to this seminar to find out how 08Direct are helping thousands of SME's, boost sales enquiries and customer service...
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Donna Obstfeld
HR Essentials for small businesses
Getting HR right is easy, getting it wrong can cost you and your business. Donna Obstfeld will helping you understand your...
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Shaa Wasmund
Stop Talking, Start Doing: from NOW to £5m
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Lisa Yearwood
Innovation and future trends
Lisa Yearwood has a vast amount of experience of building and developing marketing strategies, resulting in strong sales. In this...
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Nick Williams
Find the right Franchise for you
Deciding to run your own business has now become much easier having the “Franchise Option”. However starting a Franchise Business has...
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Professor Roy Seaman
How to Franchise Your Business
Based on the presenting Company’s 31 years of experience they will outline how a Company can prepare themselves for expansion by...
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Caroline Atkinson
Building a structure and format to grow your business
Once you were in control; now all you do is put out fires. In this exciting seminar you will learn how...
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Jayne Cunningham
Add online sales to your Business Platform
E-commerce is the biggest thing in business today. Using a series of real case-studies this seminar will step through the practical...
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Becky Bradburn
.co.uk: helping to get British business online
Whether you’re just starting your business or think this is the year to take your business online, come and join us...
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John Gladman
Accounting for a big business with a small business accounting system: a money saving exercise or a big headache?
Are you suffering from accounting headaches? The businesses that carry out their growth aspirations are the ones that actively place their...
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James Hardy
5 Essentials for setting up an ecommerce business
Come along to this seminar to learn how Alibaba.com can help you setting-up your store front, showing you what options are...
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Warren Knight
Social Commerce; The Future of Connecting with your Online Customer
The future is here. Warren Knight will share with you the importance of “One Web” and the integration of personalising your...
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KIMBERLY DAVIS
HOW TO STOP WASTING AND START MAKING MONEY ON YOUR MARKETING
Don’t waste another penny on marketing again! Kimberly Davis, owner of Sarsaparilla Marketing, shares her top tips on how to attract...
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Mark Mills
How you can find hidden value in any business
Every business has a hidden value that can be unveiled through a degree of self-assessment and re-evaluation. Mark will be discussing...
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Kate Russell
Working the Cloud
Kate Russell will be over viewing how you can make the Internet work for you and your business, while also discovering...
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Kevin Brennan
Telecoms tips & trends for startups
This seminar draws on Kevin Brennan's in-depth knowledge of telecommunications and outlines how every start-up should know how to communicate in...
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Clwyd Probert
How To Grow Your Business By Building Your Online Reputation
It is possible to take advantage of recent changes in the way Google works to drive traffic to your website and...
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Florian Richter
Mobile Payments
Insights into the latest developments, challenges and case studies of the mobile payments market with a special focus on small and...
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Adam Tavener
Pension-led funding for growth – could your IP hold the key?
Most small or medium-sized business owners are unaware that they own valuable intangible assets, such as intellectual property (IP).
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Paul Hughes
Dealing with Companies House
This is a must see seminar for anyone looking to start up or deal with a limited company. All companies will...
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James Hardy
Taking your business global
Have you ever thought about taking your business global? Have you ever wanted to work with international trading partners, but just...
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Chris Smith
Create, Innovate & Protect - Intellectual Property explained
The seminar will cover the four main areas of intellectual property: trade marks, patents, designs and copyright, and how to protect...
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Tracey-Anne Baskerville
Understanding Music Licensing
If you play recorded music in public, you will almost certainly be legally required to obtain the correct music licenses. This...
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Jeff Lewis
Basic Guide to Importing & Exporting
Understanding export documents and procedures has a huge effect on long term global business success
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Chris Taper
Business Dependencies on Data Centres and Managed Services
Data centres have been around for over 40 years providing services to customers, service providers, end users and others. In...
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Wahid Aziz
Getting your business online
This seminar will provide invaluable information on how to get the right domain name for your business, how to build and...
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Diane Shawe M.Ed MIoD IEBE
Six Ways to Raise Finance for Your Business
Diane is the CEO of the Academy of Vocational and Professional Training. Diane previously spent six years working for the Department of...
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Lynsay Taffe
Advertising must do’s & clever tricks of the trade
Lynsay Taffe will be teaming up with an advertising agency to bring you this must-attend seminar for anyone planning to advertise...
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Nigel Stanford
Building an ‘exit-ready’ business
Most entrepreneurs set up businesses looking to grow them; get investors, then sell for a healthy profit. Unfortunately, many make decisions...
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Darren Fell
How to create a disruptive business
An impassioned story of how to create a disruptive business, describing the learning curves along the way in Darren Fell's two...
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Matt Perkins
Essential Guide: Small Business Accounts
Designed as an introduction into how a business functions behind the scenes, this seminar examines what simple steps, using some basic...
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Hany Banoub
Bookkeeping for small businesses
When you first start a small business, there’s no doubt that keeping track of your accounts can be something of a...
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Danny Carter
Asset Based Lending
After working in the banking sector for over a decade, Danny Carter decided to set up his own commercial finance brokerage...
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James Nicholson
How to rank your site on Google in 2013 and beyond
In this seminar, James Nicholson will discuss the latest ways of ranking your website in 2013. Tactics from years gone by have...
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Mark Hiddleston and Dan Portch
Trade Marks, Patents, Designs and Copyright
What your business needs to know?
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Xenios Thrasyvoulou
Doing more with less: getting your business off the ground the lean and agile way
What does your business need to succeed? Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and CEO of PeoplePerHour talks both from personal experience and...
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Deborah Reid and Jonathan Smith
Business insurance clinic
Our insurance colleagues Deborah Reid and Jonathan Smith will join you during their insurance clinic. How can you save on your...
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Rob Connell
Why and how to use Business Intelligence
Big Data : Small Data? We all know that running a small business can be tough. So why do the...
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James Cook
Cloud Computing: Past, Present & Future
Cloud Computing is a fast-growing resource but do you really understand what it is? James Cook of SpiderGroup is an expert...
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Lucy Chuo & Paul Newman
How does the Law impact your business?
Lucy Chuo, founding partner of Stella Maris Solictors, will help you to start thinking about some of the issues that...
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Roderick Beer
Get your business funded
Making sure your business has enough funding to grow is crucial. This session looks at how to attract that all-important wealthy...
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Jez Booker
Top Ten Tips for Effective Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
This seminar will provide an overview of ten key elements of the modern search engine marketing process, with an explanation of...
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Gill Smaggasgale
Protecting Your Business
An understanding of intellectual property and how it can affect a new business venture is vital. This seminar will focus on...
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Daniel Priestley
Become a key person of influence
Every Industry had an inner-circle of key people of influence, their names came up in conversation, they had more fun,...
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John Coupland
ACCELerate™ Your Social Media
John Coupland, @networkerplus Social Media, shares five key ACCELerators™ all busy SMEs and entrepreneurs require to realise, that all-important return on...
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Michael Buckworth
What sort of company to set up
This session will discuss the different legal structures that can be used to operate a business in the UK and the...
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Michael Buckworth
Introduction to startup law essentials
This session will cover basic issues and documentation that are important to startups. Michael Buckworth will explain how to incorporate cheaply...
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Simon Dixon
New ways to raise finance for your business
It is easy to think that raising finance for your business will be hard when banks are not lending, people seem...
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VICKI WUSCHE
8 New rules of money, business and property investment
Vicki started sourcing her own properties in summer 2008, during 2009 – 2010 she bought on average 1-2 properties a month...
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Mark Linton
Stop being a busy fool whilst networking – get results!
Mark Linton is showing business owners how to get the best out of networking without being a busy fool
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Katie Alcott
Water for Water: A social enterprise that saves lives
Founder of FRANK Water, Katie Alcott, shares her story and experience of setting up a social enterprise in order to help...
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Andy Dawbarn
VAT: Obligations and Opportunities
In this seminar Andy will look at VAT the everyday challenges that many businesses face in this area. He will also...
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Collin Unwin
Protect your business from the beginning…
Have you really considered the impact of Employment Law, Health & Safety and Payroll issues on your business? All too often...
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Rod Fountain
How to create an inspiring office on a budget
Google, Facebook and a host of other cutting edge companies get great press for their funky offices that promote creativity and...
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Simon Blackler
How to survive a decade in business: A teenage entrepreneurs tale, tips and tribulations
Thinking about starting up in business? Or are you a young company still finding your way? Simon Blackler will share with you...
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Jason Oakley, Managing Director, Commercial Banking
The future of banking: Metro Bank brings the Banking Revolution to the UK
In this session, Jason Oakley will begin by looking at Metro Bank’s history and launch in the UK market. He...
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Caspar Dean
Simple Steps to Digital Success
Marketing your fledgling business online can be a daunting prospect. Where do you start? what will be effective for your business?...
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Tim Prizeman
PR: getting great press coverage on a limited budget
This seminar is for businesses of all sizes that want to grow their credibility, brand awareness and incoming leads through securing...
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Philip Bryan
Understand the numbers and get more from Email Marketing
Many people use an Email Service Provided (ESP) to send out email marketing messages. These systems generally provide information about how...
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Martin Kemp
5 Top Tips For Start-Up Retailers On Maximising Custom From Shopping Centres Without The Cost
Starting a retail business can be daunting – attracting customers, spending on marketing and making enough money to not only cover...
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ROBIN BOXALL-HUNT
MAXIMISING THE SALES VALUE OF YOUR BUSINESS
Robin will summarise this complex topic, briefly covering business valuation methods & the sales and marketing process. This short, sharp...
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Chris Dunton
Making Money out of a Home Services Business
Do you want to strike out on your own but don't have funds to back it up? Do you need help...
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Monoj Talukder/Arnab Haldar
Skilled Accountants workforce and Practical Education for SME.
The need of financial health check among SME’s for the precise projections of the profitability and life of the business whilst...
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Karl March, Phil Bennett & Lilian Tula
iMReady: Forming a mobile strategy for your business
Mobile internet usage is set to overtake desktop usage in the next 2-3 years. With so many customers going mobile, your...
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James Wilson
How brand management can save the entrepreneur and small business money and generate revenue
Creating a clear and well positioned brand helps you stand a better chance of success against companies with bigger resource and...
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PRAB CHADHA
How did we DOUBLE our revenue in LESS than 30 days using Twitter?
In this dynamic seminar Prab will share with you some great tips and tricks how to harness the power of Twitter....
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Steve Masters
Choosing the right IT infrastructure for my business
There is a bewildering choice of options when it comes to choosing the right IT infrastructure for your business. Every...
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Steve Masters
Using technology to give your business the edge
Targeted in the right way the technology used in your business can help you to grow faster with less cost, provide...
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Marc Biles
How Amigo Loans came to be.
In our session we will be talking about our story, how Amigo Loans came to be, our values and how we...
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Christopher Clark
The Ins, Outs, and everything in the middle of business accounting and finance
Christopher Clark is a specialist Chartered Accountant with vast experience in Corporate Finance, and he will be providing sought after accounting...
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Chris Tanner
Commerce Acceleration: How to speed up the growth of your retail business.
Commerce Acceleration is about efficiently doing the stuff that has to be done in order to focus on the activities that...
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Martin Ray-Jones
Stand out from the Crowd with Video Marketing
This seminar gives an overview of the benefits and different methods of video marketing, and how all businesses can utilise it...
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Shaun Mason
Handbags and Gladrags
How I built and developed a unique, niche and specialised Professional Clothes care business utilising novel techniques and services with the...
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Guy Rigby
Building a global small business
Using extracts and examples from his book, ‘From Vision to Exit – The Entrepreneurs’ Guide to Building and Selling a Business’,...
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Tom Jepson
Practical Guide to Google Organic Search Success
With 93% of online experiences starting with a search engine you cannot afford to ignore the importance of Google. Tom Jepson,...
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Igor Lakota
Future perspective on Investing in Slovenia
This seminar will offer short overview of Slovenia’s country profile, macroeconomic figures, Slovenia’s position within EU, the national tax system as...
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Debbie Farman
Why good governance is essential for business growth
Is your business fit to meet future stakeholder requirements and/or regulators’ standards? Are you, as a director, properly free of risk? Debbie...
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Justin Bates
How new media is changing the face of traditional industries - Focus on property
New media continues to change the way we consume and how business conducts its affairs. While the residential property market has...
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Geoff Newman
Recruiting for Start-ups
Practically no business decision is more important than whether to recruit staff as the choices you make may have unintended ramifications...
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Simon Coulson
How To Get Masses of Traffic To Your Website
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Jonathan Weinbrenn
Reducing Risk and Overhead On Your Office Costs –Controlling Your Destiny
How can you grow your business whilst still keeping control of your second biggest overhead: your office costs? This session will...
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Sarah Perkins
Aligning your patents with your business plan
Applying for patent protection can be a slow and costly process in the changeable world of new businesses. This Seminar...
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Di Meade
"Give me a day and I'll give you back a month"
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Gail Bannister
What recession? How you can benefit from our tremendous growth.
The right honourable Charles Wigoder has a vision for the company that any one from any background should have the opportunity...
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Jeremy Bartholomew-White
Take control of the most valuable tool in business
Gone are the days of paying for multiple phone lines, high call charges and missed calls. An insight into why more...
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Andy Woodruff
A Guide to Video for Business
In this seminar we will run through the options available for businesses wanting to use video as part of their Internet...
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Murtala Nyako
How to take advantage of Trade and Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets
This seminar seeks to educate the participants on tax and other incentives available in emerging markets.
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Zarina Ismail
Finding your perfect partner
This seminar tells the story of how from Zarina Ismali and Omar Hon brought their eco friendly laundry cleaning business to...
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Ben Dowd
The Digital economy, an opportunity for small business growth
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Neilson Watts
3 business issues you probably don’t want to deal with..
..but you really need to know about
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Keith Arkle
Cloud software: What it is, what you need to know and why your business success depends on it.
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Sunny Thakkar
The Golden Rules for faster growth in your business!
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David Harris
What the #!?% is marketing anyway?
Researching how best to market your company can present a minefield of different options. Choosing the right path is essential for...
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Clive Lewis FCA, ACMA – ICAEW Head of
Managing your cash flow
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Roderick Hogarth
Six reasons some SMEs make millions - Yours can, too.
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Rachel Clark
Make Your Mark Online: Creating a Successful Website
Why is a strong online presence so vital for businesses in 2013?
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Aisha Ejaz, MBA
Focused Marketing for the Small Business
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Ben Brophy
How To Get Free Traffic From YouTube
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Simon Coulson
Essential Strategies To Grow Your Business Online
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Nick Robus
How To Grow Your Business Using Facebook
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Rick McMunn
How To Write a Book and Become A Bestselling Author
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Julia Haydon
How To Quickly and Easily Create Professional Websites Using Wordpress
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Karen Warren
How To Leverage Social Media To Drive Traffic To Your Website
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Simon Coulson
Outsourcing
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Peter Matthews
Your Brand is Your Business; Your Business is Your Brand
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Jennifer Hitchcock
An Introduction to Trade Marks.
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David Gilbert
A guide to naming and branding your business
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Andrew Murch
Trade Marks Common Pitfalls and how to avoid them
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Peter Matthews
Internet RIP: a history of the web and why we now live in the Mobile era
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Jandan Aliss
Protecting your Trade Mark World Wide
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Jonathan Davey
Designing websites for the Mobile era
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Kate Cheney
Enforcing & Policing Your Trade Mark Rights
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Emma Jones
How to start and grow a business on a budget
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Amanda chadwick
How employment law can effect your business
In this seminar, Amanda Chadwick will be providing you with an update on new employment laws, social media policies, staff absences...
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Simon Coulson
How To Start An Internet Business From Scratch
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Amanda Hill
Why a blog should be the centre of your social media strategy
Social media is the buzzword in marketing and most people will tweeting or using a facebook fanpage