Events in September, 2008
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UK Innovative Mobile & Wireless Technology Outward Mission to Japan
Sep 08 7 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00
Are you a UK-based company looking to set up or grow your business in Japan? Then this visit might just be what you need!
UK Trade & Investment in conjunction with the British Embassy Tokyo and the British Consul General Osaka is running a market visit to Japan to help UK-based company’s access key decision makers and win business in the competitive Japanese market. The programme will provide UK-based companies the opportunity to meet with Japanese companies in the mobile and wireless technology sectors.
The programme will include one-to-one meetings, seminars, briefing meetings and networking receptions to help you maximise business opportunities in the Japanese market. Who should attend? The mission is designed for innovative UK companies across the mobile and wireless technology supply chain, with a special focus in the following areas: IC fabless design and communication infrastructure (including software) Mobile applications and content, especially mobile applications that are new and/or offer a measurable improvement in ARPU, power usage, size of phone etc.
What’s in it for me? This event will give you the opportunity to meet with leading Japanese players in the mobile and wireless sectors who are interested in UK technologies and solutions. Where? Meetings and events will be held in Tokyo and Osaka and there will also be an opportunity for companies to schedule their own one to one meetings outside the formal programme.
To apply and for further details please contact:
David Roberts UK Trade and Investment Sectors Group Tel: 020 7215 1606
Email: dafydd.roberts@ukti.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk or contact Earl Downer on 07802 624 289 -
Innovation Funding and Support
Sep 08 11 Start: 09:00 End: 14:00
The Scottish Government has changed the landscape for Grant Schemes for new and growing innovative businesses.
This event, which has been organised by Hillington Park Innovation Centre in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government will closely examine the new Smart, Innovation Support and R&D grants and highlight who is eligible for these grants and how companies can access these grant schemes.
If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org
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Legal and IP issues for small companies
Sep 08 12 Start: 10:00 End: 14:00
Maclays, Murray and Spens will run a series of 1:1 individual meetings to examine the legal and IP issues facing new innovative companies and outline the options available to these companies.
If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email albaforums@innovationcentre.org
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IPD/g2BS Joint Scottish FM Event (internal event)
Sep 08 12 Start: 14:00 End: 16:30
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the first IPD/g2BS joint Scottish event. We hope that you will be able to attend as it promises to be an enjoyable day, with a chance to meet fellow occupiers who are looking at FM strategy across Scotland and beyond.
As informal networking forms an important ingredient to our FM seminars, we would like to end with drinks and nibbles.
Please contact: Rhona Forrester email: rhona.forrester@g2bs.com tel: 0141 585 6482 fax: 0141 585 6301 mobile: 07813 607843 to confirm availability.
Benifits to be gained -
• An invaluable knowledge exchange platform for leading organisations.
• The chance to exchange ideas, share experiences and discuss best practices.
• Access to credible data and case studies from all organisations involved.
• The option to consult vastly experienced peers on common FM issues.
• Evidence-based and ready-toimplement outputs per seminar.WHERE: Hillington Park Innovation Centre 1 Ainslie Road Glasgow G52 4RU
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Lunchtime Seminar - How to sell your business
Sep 08 17 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00
The second of our lunchtime seminars looks at how business owners achieve an exit, or to put it another way, how do you realise the investment made in your business, and buy a yacht?
Mark Michie, of MBM Commercial, explains the various options and briefly outlines the process and highlights what you need to consider along the way.
If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email albaforums@innovationcentre.org
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Global Sales Strategies for Ambitious Scottish Entrepreneurs
Sep 08 19 Start: 09:00 End: 16:00
Friday & Saturday, 19 – 20 September 2008, EDINBURGH - SCOTLAND
A high quality seminar and workshop for Entrepreneurs, CEOs and their business executives from innovative, fast-growing companies, featuring case studies and lectures, interactive discussions, participants presentations, "hands-on" exercises, and the opportunity to practice "elevator sales pitches" to potential customers.
Led by: KENNETH P. MORSE Senior Lecturer & Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA & Chair in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Competitiveness, Delft Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands
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LAURA BARKER MORSE Managing Director, Entrepreneurship Ventures, Boston, Massachusetts,
This course is designed to enable entrepreneurs, CEOs and their business executives and the fast-growing companies from which they come to be more effective in establishing long term, dependable, predictable, profitable, referenceable and mutually beneficial, customer relationships.
The course will assist entrepreneurs, CEOs and experienced business development managers to sharpen their skills and improve the customer focused culture of their organizations.
The course is highly interactive and features case studies of fast growing companies as well as “live” exercises with real time feedback.
This workshop is a partnership of Edinburgh's School of Informatics and Scottish Enterprise, funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
For more information visit http://www.informatics-ventures.com/
For general information and questions, please e-mail Anny at , or contact Andrew Mitchell, Senior Business Development Executive of the School of Informatics, and Project Manager of Informatics Ventures at , Tel: +44 779 311 1386
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IP Lunchtime Seminars - Investment and Shareholders
Sep 08 24 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00
The second in our series of IP lunchtime seminars.
Maclay Murray & Spens will deliver a seminar on Investment and Shareholders.
The questions answered in this seminar will range from getting investor ready, planning your shareholders and preparing for funding; managing negotiations with potential funders; getting the right balance between freedom to grow your business and protection of the funders' investment; through to planning for exit and selling out - what are the key things you need to know?
If you would like to attend this event or receive more information please email forums@innovationcentre.org
