Venturefest 2008      

MONDAY 30 JUNE 09.30 – 12.30

Business Boffins Seminar

The essential information you need to make your business a success

Chair: Phil Wragg, Director of Education, Business Boffins Ltd

The Business Boffins ‘How to…’ Seminar is aimed at both novice and experienced business owner/managers alike and has proved to be one of the most popular events at Venturefest. With just 10 slides and 10 minutes to speak, a range of expert advisers take on the challenge of delivering key messages about essential business topics. If you want a “fast-track” introduction to the world of business and enterprise then this is the session for you. All business topics covered are of real relevance and the session closes with a summary from Professor Russell Smith, the founder of Business Boffins and featured columnist in the business pages of The Independent.

09:30

Introduction

Philip Wragg, Business Boffins

09:40

How to… Decide which is the best business structure for you

Patrick Baddeley, Manches

09:50

How to… Recruit and manage people

Campbell Ritchie, HR Advantage

10:00

How to… Market your business

Richard Gotch, Market Engineering

10:10

How to… Identify and protect your IP

Gary Townley, UKIPO

10:30

How to… Keep the taxman happy whilst paying as little tax as possible

Rodney Style, HW Chartered Accountants

10:40

How to… Manage insurable risk

Nick Jones, Focus IFA

11:00

Break

11:30

How to… Get the best from your Business Link

Philip Wootton, Ngage Solutions

11:40

How to… Raise equity finance

Sue Staunton, James Cowper

11:50

How to… Raise debt finance from your bank

Andrew J. Davies, Barclays Bank

12:00

How to… Sell using the web

Jonathan Fink, Momentum

12:10

How to… Choose premises

Mike Jennings, Jennings of Garsington

12:20

How to… Start a successful business

Russell Smith, Business Boffins

 

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