James will be speaking about his experience of starting out in business and the path that he took to get to where he is today.

Entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh has experienced the entire lifecycle of a business – seeing it grow into a multi-million pound brand to seeing it fall into financial difficulties – she talks about the problems entrepreneurs face at every stage of their business journey, including stories of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs from her new book ‘Business Nightmares’.

From that first idea, Martin will talk about how to take the huge leap, the crucial steps, the emotional roller coaster, pressures on the family and the financial planning to achieve your dreams and make a profit.

When Levi Roots sang his way into £50k cash injection on Dragon's Den he started a chain reaction. Weeks later his Reggae Reggae Sauce was a national sellout. Levi shares his experience, his song - and little sauce...

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-millionaire.

Caprice will be talking about the evolution and success of her lingerie empire. She’ll be discussing how she made a transition from entertainment to the world of business. Touching on Investment, lessons she’s learned, licensing deals and the power of PR

It is a sad fact that most start-ups fail. Indeed, only 20% will make it to their sixth birthday. But success is not dependent upon being "genius" or "perfect" idea. Brad Rosser, who has an entry in The Times Rich List discusses the "Five Pillars of Building Succesful Business".

For Goodness Shakes!, Britain’s fastest growing sports drink, is a brand that was launched on a shoestring budget. Learn the marketing tricks that can supercharge your brand.

Understanding your motivations and Values and projecting them through your business, defining your personal success factors and understanding your ultimate aim.

Cashflow is the key to all companies’ survival and Alan Smith will take you through the minefield of getting paid. Alan was instrumental in the development of Cashflow Protector™ - the online collection system that keeps your customer-client relationship intact whilst speeding up your slow payers.

Successful business, organisations and people in all fields share a compelling vision; powerful belief and a flexible plan of action. Yet many businesses fail to achieve their best by failing to know where they’re heading, how to get there… or fail to adequately engage, empower, equip and motivate their mangers and staff. Three steps to business success will help you clarify, action and achieve your goals and stay ahead of the pack. Creative, motivational, practical, and facilitated by leading life, business and corporate coach, Rasheed Ogunlaru - it's ideal for anyone running a business / organisation or team seeking to boost profits and performance.

Learn how eBay can help sell products, acquire customers and avoid the pitfalls that befall new eBay businesses. This master class will cover an introduction to eBay UK, the pros and cons of selling on eBay, practical guidelines for setting up, boosting sales and marketing your eBay business.

With so many website design companies to choose from, how do you find the right one for your business? Questions you should be asking to find the right website design company for you.

“Make money by choosing the right franchise - Lose money choosing the wrong franchise”

Now more people are realizing the need to supplement traditional learing with life-changing education that will provide them with a Foundation for Success!!

This master class will cover how to:
•Understand how brands work
•Why they are so important to SME’s
•Audit where you are and where you need to be
•Create an action plan to get you on track to sell/ build your brand

This session will start with a briefing on Business Support available to Social Enterprises through Business Link London. Social Enterprise is a growing phenomenon. Many are championing social enterprise as the solution for many of the shortfalls of the voluntary sector and also as a means of harnessing the energies and commitment of those who are seeking to improve the society we live in. Yet the very concept provokes argument and dissent and is little understood. What is Social Enterprise? Are you or should you be a social entrepreneur? How do you become a social entrepreneur? And have you got what it takes?

The workshop covers the following:

Leverage and Finance from other sources
Turnaround programme
Financial restructuring

This session is aimed at business owners who want to optimise their website for search engine rankings and online presence.

Based on the presenting Company’s 25 years of experience they will outline how a Company can prepare themselves for expansion by Franchising. A brief walk through of the three main stages will provide a valuable insight for owners of a successful business that are considering expansion by Franchising.

Accountants traditionally have measured past events. This seminar highlights how they can help your business with current and future issues that matter to its very well being and existence.

Focusing on property as a wealth creation tool, talking about how to maximise capital gain and cash yield while avoiding many of the pitfalls commonly associated with property investment.

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 the traffic to your website.

Presentation will outline opportunities for new business start-ups to improve efficiency of mail, make mail more relevant to increase return on investment while saving costs, both in terms of postage and time associated with creating, printing , fulfilling and delivery of mail.

Starting any new business will involve an element of risk. These risks can be substantially reduced when choosing to partner with a proven Franchise. What are the pros and cons?

Many businesses take three years to break-even. An agency can provide profitability from the first week. Evaluate the criteria for choosing an agency, and consider a successful case study.

Many network marketing distributors have never been self employed before. Chris Whitley-Jones will simplify and explain what needs to be done when you become self employed for the first time.

Working for yourself can be challenging, however, at the same time it can be very rewarding. Network Marketing changed my life and the lives of my family and it can do the same for you.

A brief background about community interest companies including
-why the legal form was created,
-key features of C.I.C.s
-how to register one,
-eligibility,
-the areas of business C.I.C.s operate in

Venzi Vassilev, senior partner of Russell Bedford's affiliated practice in Bulgaria, will explain how investing and doing business in Bulgaria can be richly rewarding if approached in the right way.

Gordon will encourage entrepreneurs to consider how to enhance their Customer Relationship Management, see their Single Customer View and know their Customer Lifetime Value all for a very positive Total Cost of Ownership and Return on Investment.

If you got as far as reading this, then please come and hear how we can help you turn your dream into a reality, with free to access professional business support.

Taking the fear out of Business Planning - get answers to your questions on how to get started and have a look at some useful tools to get you going.

If you don’t know where you’re going, you might just get there! This seminar will show you how to make compelling plans for what you really want from your business.

This seminar will cover the key areas of online marketing include the importance of your website, what Search Engine Optimisation is and how it benefits your company.

The Internet – bountiful source of revenue for many, yet still a minefield for some. Easily.co.uk make it easy for even the greatest web novice to set up their online presence quickly, cost-effectively and … easily.

World First UK is a leading independent foreign exchange broker and finance specialist. The seminar will focus on the advantages of using a broker relative to UK high street banks when dealing with foreign currencies. It will also touch on using import / export finance to grow your business whilst managing the risk of your cash flow.

Dubai & Abu Dhabi – facts, figures, demographics & statistics for economy, aviation & the real estate market. Dubai & Abu Dhabi then & now, new projects.

Find out how your company can benefit from focusing on innovation.

All entrepreneurs hope their idea will be the next big thing. When it comes to developing a name and building a brand from scratch you must think big.

Getting your technology right for your business can be crucial to success. In this seminar, Christopher will demonstrate how an investment in technology can drive efficiency, reduce costs and protect your long-term brand image.

How to make the maximum money in property investing and get results as fast as possible. Looking at high growth property markets in the UK and aboard we list the 3 key criteria for choosing countries and projects to invest in for maximum returns. Can you afford to miss this?

Are you getting enough? Leads, sales leads, more sales leads, even more sales leads, 24x7 digital sales leads direct to your inbox! Turn your business marketing issues into digital sale lead generation opportunities.

Very few businesses can start off without borrowing working capital. Banks need security, soft loan managers need the comfort of a well-authenticated sales forecast. Where do you fit?

There are simple measures that one can put in place to avoid common mistakes that can lead to the start-up ultimately failing and conversely if one follows these measures, one can enhance the chances of success of one’s high technology start-up (or indeed any start-up).

No Business ever started with a plan...it started with a conversation! Iain Scott's Tortoise Walking for Beginners is unique. It teaches you how to think and act like an entrepreneur. This seminar will give you a taster of what Iain offers. "Any session with Iain is fantastic, he makes you look at your business idea in a new way and most importantly helps you discover your enterprise voice".

William Brooks FCA has many years' experience working across all of the main disciplines of corporate finance, including raising both equity and debt capital. In this seminar he explains the best ways to raise equity capital for your business.

Learn how you can build serious wealth from the stock-market with Knowledge to Action CEO Greg Secker’s Investing and Trading Master-class. Using short- and long-term term trading strategies for explosive income creation.

Do you want to maximise your returns in property investing and get results as fast as possible? Nick will show you how, specifically looking at the new, emerging property markets. A must-see seminar for any budding property investor.

One of the most challenging areas of Business Planning is trying to forecast the demand for your new product or service. A lot hinges on producing an accurate estimate and then delivering the numbers. This speech will teach you how to estimate demand for your idea and help you to turn it in to a winning business plan. Stand 810

Do you want to be part of a REVOLUTION, owning your own monopoly business and ride the economic wave of the baby boomers to financial success?

Compound Your Way To Wealth And Financial Freedom By Generating 3-6% Per Month By Renting Your Shares Out – Just Like Investment Property, And Turn £10,000 into £3.5 Million In Under 10 Years!

Ever more people are turning to the internet for their everyday purchases, the internet is becoming the new world market and products are playing a prominent role. In this seminar Benjamin Fountain will demonstrate how you can be the boss of The Select team and use their unique services in web production, distribution and product sourcing to develop your own online business in hours without spending thousands on stock, warehouses, websites and middlemen. The Select has been developed to provide individuals and businesses with the services they need to compete in the online retail market and even undercut some of the biggest retailers ever seen. Sound too good to be true? Take control of your business and find out for yourself!

Tom will explore how he sees the social enterprise sector shaping up over the next decade, with many positives and some big stumbling blocks.

Introducing the only global total wellness company, creating health and wealth solutions for everyone in the most explosive industry of our time! Come and also discover the most powerful business plan and personal development programme to achieve your ultimate goals.

It’s not what you know, but who you know – right? But what if you didn’t go to the right school, play tennis with the decision-maker or learn a secret handshake? Hannah will show you how you can use networking to maximise your chances of being successful in the competitive B2B market.

New opportunities are emerging every minute in the business world. How long have you been in the “ideas” stage, unsure of which path to take? This seminar will demystify the rumours and help you understand all the jargon which has possibly prevented you from getting started. Find out how you can benefit by simply following these easy steps. Make 2008 the year for you to realise your dream by learning how to protect and test your idea, register your business, finding out what to charge and what it will cost and the most important question, raising the finance.

This presentation provides potential investors in franchise opportunities an overview of what research and evaluation they should undertake and the professional advice that is available to support their plans.

Nick Smallman helps business people to powerfully connect with their clients. Pitches, presentations, meetings and informal conversations are crucial selling opportunities. Working Voices are market leaders in this field.

Learn how direct selling can give you your own business with the support and guidance of an established jewellery company. And have some fun along the way!

One of ASK's Franchisees talks about what he likes about the scheme.

Ben talks about why he decided to run his Digital Media and Reputation Management businesses through ASK's unique YourBrand scheme after meeting us at the Business StartUp exhibition last year.

Tom talks about how he plans to make ASK as well known as Virgin and Easy in the B2B market.

Find out about the process of setting up a Limited Company direct with Companies House

Discover a safe, secure and speedy way to deal with Companies House online

With many changes happening with the Companies Act, this seminar is a must see for anyone involved with Limited Companies

This seminar goes through the basic financials of how to earn £100k+ with no outlay, and to still remain in control of your business life.

Jay Singh will present a marketing history of Kleeneze together with a breakdown of how a Royalty income can be generated along with Company bonus incentives.

Taxation can be a major cost when running a business. By registering your company in a country where taxes are lower you can considerably reduce your costs.

This talk will explore whether it is possible to define the "entrepreneurial personality".   Are some personality characteristics more likely to lead to success as an entrepreneur?  Are entrepreneurs born or made?

Every business wants and needs more leads, enquiries, prospects, sales and referrals. Allow multi award winning Scottish Entrepreneur Fraser Hay reveal his marketing system for generating qualified prospects without any cold calling whatsoever. This Seminar is highly recommended.

This seminar will introduce the attendee to ‘ChargePoint’ - an innovative new business opportunity that can be run from a home office and can provide a substantial income.

10 top tips to get your website to the top of the major search engines. A must-see seminar for those serious about building their business online.

Introduction to CityLocal and the franchise opportunity. Benefits of running a CityLocal franchise and how franchisees can capitalise on residual income. Market trends for web usage and search engines.

Mr. Muneeb is going to present “ Entrepreneurs Business Village “ , the biggest entrepreneurial project in the Middle East

The presentation will be on power point format

The owner of the Rockstar Group Jonathan Pfahl will use real life case studies to explain and show how having an experienced business mentor can help turn a business idea into a real business or take an existing business to the next level.

Learn how to do business in China as it is going to be the most important market in the world of business for both imported and exported products.

Let us show you in this session how Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Small Business Edition can help you focus on your business and not your technology.

Come and learn what Sun Microsystems is doing to help startup companies scale from day one, using its Startup Essential programme to engage and assist in building a scaleable, resiliant and extremely low cost platform for deployment.

Are you looking for TIME FREEDOM? FINANCIAL FREEDOM? The OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME? But don’t know where to start looking? Attend our seminar on Saturday at 11.45 and we can help you evaluate a brilliant business just for you.

Know when to hold ‘em, Know when to fold ‘em Based on the lyrics of the song, “The Gambler, by Kenny Rogers, Denis discusses what sort of a hand you’ve got, how you should play it and what your options are for your business.

Company founders Jo & Chris – will provide a brief insight into Jo Magdalena, including their story and how you can start your own Jo Magdalena business selling jewellery. Jo & Chris will cover the business opportunity, earning potential and much, much more.

If you are seriously committed to building a financially secure future, why not come along to a brief presentation about becoming a sales consultant for SecureHealth.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Mini IQ - a young and developing company whose products celebrate the family unit whilst focuses mainly on children’s learning and development from 0-12+ years through our unique selection of interactive, educational and FUN books, toys and games. Having just celebrated our 2nd birthday, there is no better time to join Mini IQ to fulfill your every dream. Join us on Saturday at 2.00pm to find out more.

A short story on our Founder Mary Kay Ash and how she turned her dreams into reality with just an investment of $5,000. Also how I started my Mary Kay business.

Get the best return on your biggest investment – your employees. Nikki will give you top tips to ensure that you attract, recruit and retain the best talent in your field.

Branding your company is one of the most important steps you will undertake. WycliffeRed will talk you through the different aspects explaining how we can maximise the impact of your company’s brand.

This talk will cover the four elements of Intellectual Property, Trade marks, Copyright, Patents and Designs, both in terms of how to use IP to the best advantage in your business and how to protect your ideas.

Maybe you’re considering a career change - a new job, or self-employment? How does working for yourself compare with being employed? This presentation will introduce the benefits of franchising.

This is a must see seminar for anyone looking to start up a limited company. All limited companies will have to, at some point, deal with Companies House. By coming to our seminar you will learn, how to firstly incorporate a limited company. You will then be told how to keep the company on the public register by submitting certain pieces of statutory information on a yearly basis. We will also notify you on how to deal with Companies House online via out WebFiling services and highlight key Companies Act changes. Please note that Companies House will be running a seminar programme throughout the day in the seminar hall opposite our stand.

If you are looking for finance for your business then this seminar is a must, as Mike guides you through what the banks are looking for in a business, gives you practical hints and tips on how to approach your bank manager and discusses the sources of finance available to you.

Ignore his advice at your peril. Multimillionaire entrepreneur, Jonathan Jay, will show you his 'Business Start-Up Success System' and show you – with plenty of humour – how to avoid the mistakes he has made himself. This seminar will make you and save you money.

The ideas that helped to make a star! How you view things will decide how far you develop yourself and your business. To reach the heights you must be positive and proactive.