Businesses Startup Seminars

More than just an exhibition...

The Business Startup show is all about giving the best quality advice to people who want to start up a business or who already run one. If you want help or assistance with any of the following, you mustn't miss this show - it could be the best investment you'll ever make in the future success of your business:

  • Planning a business and writing a business plan
  • Raising finance and controlling cashflow
  • Time management and reducing stress
  • Franchising, or buying an existing business
  • The latest in communications technology and IT equipment
  • Locating the best premises
  • Expanding your business
  • Bookkeeping, taxation and accountancy (including tax and VAT)
  • Intellectual property, patenting and protecting innovations
  • Websites, the internet and e-commerce
  • Marketing your business
  • Importing and exporting
  • Training, recruitment and retention
  • Motivation, and how to motivate those around you
  • Branding, advertising & PR
  • Legal advice
  • Richard Reed

    Co-Founder of Innocent Drink Tells The Innocent Story

    Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks, shares how the company got started, its challenges and its future. How to go from seed to success in a ma... [more]

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  • Julie Meyer

    BBC's Online Dragon Discusses the Rise of Entrepreneurship in the UK

    Julie Meyer, star of BBC's Dragons' Den Online, will give an overview of how the UK has become an "Entrepreneur Country". So many global buisness l... [more]

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  • Penny Power

    Social Broadcast and Social Networking – how to make it work for you and your business

    With clear understanding of the world of Social Networking and Social Broadcast Penny will help you understand when to use them both to achieve a grow... [more]

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  • David Gold

    Q & A with David Gold: Pure Gold

    Q&A hosted by David Gold — entrepreneur. Ask David how he rose from rags to being one of Britain's most successful businessmen and self-made multi-m... [more]

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  • Richard Farleigh

    Q&A with Richard Farleigh

    There are not too many nice guys in the cut-throat world of big business. But Richard Farleigh is the undisputed 'Mr Nice' of hit BBC show Dragons'... [more]

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  • Shaf Rasul

    Secrets of becoming a serial entrepreneur

    Shaf Rasul, star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den Online and Sun columnist, explains how to set up a business and make it a success. He discusses his experie... [more]

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  • Caroline Marsh

    The Secret Millionaire – 18 months on...

    Learn from Caroline's business experience: how she turned her life around and established a highly profitable property portfolio and coaching business... [more]

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  • Doug Richard

    Doug Richard Explains His Essential Steps To Business Success

    The title says it all. The Connoisseur's Dragon, Doug's seminar will be underpinned by his dedication to start-ups. Based on his unique experience and... [more]

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  • Emma Wimhurst

    Seven Ways To Make Your Business BOOM!

    Millionaire entrepreneur Emma Wimhurst will share her 7 business disciplines which are proven to have transformed a broad range of businesses across t... [more]

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  • Rachel Elnaugh

    Magnetic Marketing

    Rachel will be talking about her Entrepreneurial Journey and key learnings about how to market your business in the most effective low-cost way - by d... [more]

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  • David Lester

    Starting a Business after a Recession

    David will speak about why recessions can be fabulous for new businesses, and how to make your new business a success. In addition David will talk abo... [more]

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  • Nick Acaster

    Mass Marketing... With the Personal Touch

    Marketing to the masses is simple; making people believe you're targeting them personally is much tougher. Thiss eminar will highlight the possibiliti... [more]

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  • Stuart Spice

    So you've got a website - now all you need now is visitors

    Chances are, you've got a website but finding it hard to attract those elusive visitors. Stuart will give you some useful tips and tricks to increase ... [more]

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  • Alan Gleeson

    Business Planning — Your Guide To Success

    It's commonly said in business, fail to plan, and you plan to fail. A good business plan can never be overstated: forecasts, facts and figures. Much h... [more]

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  • Stuart Fuller

    The importance of your web presence

    You have your business idea, you have formed the company, you have done your market research, but someone else is already using your domain name? Why... [more]

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  • Tania Chamma

    Make Your Website Work for You!

    Learn simple techniques to persuade buyers to buy more or buy wiser. Tania introduces the different ways to make your website work for your business ... [more]

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  • Tanya Lang

    Dealing with Companies House

    Companies House has just embarked on the biggest change since 1844, with the introduction of the Companies Act 2006. This is a must see seminar for a... [more]

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  • Edward Brewer

    In Business for Yourself BUT not by Yourself

    Maybe you're considering a career change a new job, or self-employment? How does working for yourself compare with being employed? This presentation w... [more]

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  • Jim Scott

    Overcome mediocrity through exceptional customer service

    Your competition want your customers and know how they will get them - find out from Jim Scott why differentiation through service should be your firs... [more]

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  • Matt Alsbury-Morris

    Delegation - Do what you do best... let others do the rest!

    The key to growing your own business is delegation. We look at the options for various types of business and how it can pay dividends to concentrate s... [more]

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  • Patrick Blunt

    Cutting Edge Innovation

    This practical innovation seminar will challenge the existing way we do business and explore the implications of new post-recessions trends and techn... [more]

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  • Geoff Matthews

    How Accountants Can Help A Start-Up Business

    This seminar will illustrate the main practical ways a good accountant can help your business from day one and throughout the first couple of years i... [more]

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  • Matthew Brown

    Effective advertising made simple

    How do you advertise online effectively without being an online marketing guru? How can you as a business deliver ... [more]

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  • Gareth Emberton

    Entrepreneurs are from Mars & Business Owners are from Venus

    Why is today the golden age of being in business and what is the potential for the future? Why do some entrepreneurs make it big whilst business owner... [more]

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  • Bradley Chapman

    Finding the Motivation Within

    Bradley Chapman (founder of Raw Business- The Entrepreneur Network) speaks frankly about motivation, how to find it, how to maintain it and how you ca... [more]

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  • Steve Bolton

    3 Simple Steps to £100,000 a year passive income within 3-5 years

    With the right guidance and support, property can deliver an excellent income stream, provide a healthy pension for you and secure your family's finan... [more]

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  • Richard Cordery

    Maximise your business day with help from a Virtual Assistant

    Whether you are established, just starting out or thinking of starting up, this seminar will give you key tips on how to develop your business and pre... [more]

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  • Jonathan Pfahl

    Mentors in business: Finding them and getting the best out of them

    In this exciting seminar, Jonathan Pfahl, Managing Director of the Rockstar Group will be giving practical guidance and advice on the importance of ha... [more]

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  • Stuart Carlisle

    Online Behavioural Marketing and Analysis

    Most websites today convert less than 2% of their visitors to a sale. Stuart will look at the issues that effect website performance and give advice o... [more]

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  • Cora McLaren

    Your business in a changing environment

    Understand how environmental challenges could affect your business, and how you can be best prepared to succeed in a changing business environment. ... [more]

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  • Neil Robinson

    Your journey to starting up

    If you are looking for finance for your business then this seminar is a must. Neil will provide you with advice and guidance on how to work with your... [more]

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  • John Marshall

    Successful Online Selling, A Case Study

    How to build a successful ecommerce website, from initial starting point to a complete online store, with input from one of our development partners. ... [more]

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  • Andrew Webber

    Maximising the business opportunities that the London 2012 Games present

    To aid business understanding of the opportunities that London 2012 presents and how to capitalise on these. This includes information on the tenderin... [more]

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  • Grace Bian

    Reap Your Rewards In The Greatest Market In The World - China

    Ignore the greatest market in the World at your peril!! There are copyright issues, quality control needs improvement, there is a different political ... [more]

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  • Vincent Scammell

    Cost Effective Ways to Growth Your Business

    Maximising business opportunities in the recovery.By focusing on ways to reduce costs, take advantage of opportunities and technologies, Vincent will ... [more]

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  • Kevin Hart

    Are you planning for success?

    Join Sage in association with LloydsTSB Commercial to find out why developing a strong business plan will help you evaluate your business idea and str... [more]

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  • Deepak Goyal

    Streamlining Finances for International Business Growth

    This presentation is relevant for businesses that are sourcing or selling overseas or have offices overseas.... [more]

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  • John Andrew Brotherton

    Buying right can keep your business future bright.

    Does your company suffer from minimal profit margins and struggles to find the right product? John will explain how to find the right retail products ... [more]

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  • Mike Fairfax & Louis Fairfax

    Utility costs for business – how to stay in control

    A presentation from a leading Utility Brokerage firm and a chance to ask the experts those questions you have always wanted to ask!... [more]

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  • Rakesh Dua

    Keeping your Costs Variable

    This seminar will discuss the ways in which your business can manage its own costs and focus on its core strengths. You will learn about cost efficien... [more]

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  • Prabha Shiyani

    Taking a step towards being your own boss

    Taking a step towards being your own boss can be quite daunting and quite often it’s the fear of the unknown that stops people from pursuing their d... [more]

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  • Michael Pattinson

    You’ve got an idea, we’ll help you turn it into a business and grow

    At this talk you’ll hear about how our services can benefit your business, and hear our ‘success stories’; users that we’ve helped start-up or... [more]

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  • Frances Taylor

    You’ve got an idea, we’ll help you turn it into a business and grow

    At this talk you’ll hear about how our services can benefit your business, and hear our ‘success stories’; users that we’ve helped start-up or... [more]

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  • Andrew Wilkin

    Grabbing Your Life(style) Ring

    In this session we will share with you the key things to look out for in a lifestyle business, and what makes people successful in this industry. So c... [more]

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  • Robert Games

    Is your patent, design and trade mark protection dragon proof?

    Robert’s speech explains the reasons for protecting Intellectual Property and some of the consequences of not doing so. He includes some “top tip... [more]

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  • Jayshree Davé

    Business Risks and Cultural Solutions

    Expanding overseas? How do you manage all external risks that could potentially impact on cashflow, profitability and ultimately the success of your b... [more]

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  • Janos Schmied

    Your Europe Business: Helping businesses to cross borders

    The EU is the world’s largest market, offering many business opportunities. Entrepreneurs wanting to do business abroad still face many obstacles s... [more]

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Going Global Seminars

  • Janos Schmied

    Your Europe Business: Helping businesses to cross borders

    The EU is the world’s largest market, offering many business opportunities. Entrepreneurs wanting to do business abroad still face many obstacles s... [more]

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  • Deepak Goyal

    Streamlining Finances for International Business Growth

    This presentation is relevant for businesses that are sourcing or selling overseas or have offices overseas.... [more]

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  • Grace Bian

    Going Global – Fast-Track Your Business Into China

    It is never too late to invest time, energy & money taking your business into the Chinese market – in fact, as the World recovers from economic rece... [more]

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  • Jayshree Davé

    Business Risks and Cultural Solutions

    Expanding overseas? How do you manage all external risks that could potentially impact on cashflow, profitability and ultimately the success of your b... [more]

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  • Andrew Moore

    Doing business in Australia

    The presentation will broadly cover the advantages of setting up a business in Australia including the state of the Australian Economy and its resilie... [more]

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  • Adela Liew

    Why start a business in Hong Kong?

    Hong Kong is where East meets West, acting as a natural gateway between Britain and China. Find out why Hong Kong is an ideal platform for doing busin... [more]

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  • Adley Siddiqi

    Using an Open Source CRM to power your Sales Team

    We will demonstrate how a freely available open source CRM called SugarCRM can increase the efficiency of your sales and marketing efforts and integra... [more]

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Be The Boss Seminars

  • Prabha Shiyani

    Taking a step towards being your own boss

    Taking a step towards being your own boss can be quite daunting and quite often it’s the fear of the unknown that stops people from pursuing their d... [more]

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  • Philippa Symes

    Why Network marketing is the next generation of wealth creation

    More wealth will be created in the next 5 years from ordinary people achieving extraordinary incomes by building their own home based businesses along... [more]

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  • Andrew Wilkin

    Grabbing Your Life(style) Ring

    In this session we will share with you the key things to look out for in a lifestyle business, and what makes people successful in this industry. So c... [more]

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