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
Organised by Business
Boffins

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