10.30 – 11.15 Kombat Breakers to include 10 minute dance set. Leeroy of Kombat Breakers in Q & A session led by Estella Edwards of “Future Melting Pot”

11.15 – 11.30 Make Your Mark - DVD

11. 30 – 12.15 Are you planning to fail by failing to plan? - Simon Jenner, “Serial Entrepreneur”, Owner Of “Urban Coffee” & Head of incubation @ Birmingham Science Park Aston

12.15 – 1pm Presentation of Birmingham City Council Awards to Best Company, Best Product, Best Innovation and Best Team Programme. Stephen Hughes, Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council

1-1.30pm Close and summary Bryan Foster, Young Enterprise, Estella Edwards “”Future Melting Pot”

Tuesday 16th November – Gaming and Digital Technology Day @   
  

Gaming and Digital Technology Day at Birmingham Science Park Aston 
Registration & further details @ www.futuregaming.eventbrite.com
Award to be made to “2010 Digital Entrepreneur”.

Come along and be part of the TECH/DIGITAL conference and meet the following organisations including Blitz Game Studios, Rare, Microsoft Game Studio, Game Central, Birmingham Science Park Aston, Blitz1UP, ScreenWM, Daden, SOSHI GAMES, Aston University, Mixed Reality Studio, Entrepreneurs for the Future programme through to many more.

Wednesday 17th November – Women’s Enterprise Day

Venue: Lower Ground floor, Birmingham City Library, Business Insight

9.45 – 10.30 Opening by Christa Klaedes, Proprietor: Heart and Space Wellness Centre. Business set up and supported by Business Insight

10.30 – 11.15 How to write a Business Plan - Mike Byrne, Business Adviser – Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

11.30 -12.15 Marketing your Business - John Sealey, Director of Your Marketing Matters

12.30 – 1.15 HMRC – New to Business? - Leonora Dore, Business Adviser HMRC

1.30 – 2.15 Access to Finance - Working with your bank, Nat West - Lynn Wyke, Director- Branch Business Banking Birmingham

2.30 – 3pm Dress for Success - Louise Boss, Fashion Adviser

3.15 – 4pm Where’s the Money? - Patricia Geraghty, Central England Business Angels

4.15 – 5pm Creating a free website for your business - Martin King-Turner, Centre Director, National B2B Centre

Tech Wednesday is a new monthly tech meetup for the Birmingham area. Are you looking to meet with like-minded individuals in the digital tech industry? Looking to collaborate with the cream of Birmingham’s burgeoning tech community? Like coffee? Then Tech Wednesday should be right up your street. Visit www.TechWednesday.com

Thursday 18th November - Social Enterprise Day

Venue: Lower Ground floor, Birmingham City Library, Business Insight

2pm Welcome and introductions - Carol Wallace, Business Advisor, Business Insight

2.05 – 2.30 What is a Social Enterprise - David Lane, Ise

2.30 – 3.00 Social Enterprise – My story Estella Edwards, “Future Melting Pot”

3.00 – 4pm Social Enterprise – Advice Surgery

Friday 19th November – Birmingham City Council and Your Business

Venue: Lower Ground floor, Birmingham City Library, Business Insight

10 – 10.05 Arrival and Welcome - Mohammed Zahir, Head of Business Development and Innovation

10.05 – 10.10 “Findit in Birmingham - Stuart Horton, Project Manager, Finditinbirmingham

10-15 - 11 How to protect your ideas? - Matthew Jelfs, Business Advice Officer, Business Insight

11.15 – 11.45 Entrepreneurs for the Future - Simon Jenner, Business Manager, Entrepreneurs for the Future, Birmingham Science Park Aston

12 – 12.45 Sources of Funding for Your Business - Dr Steve Walker, Chief Executive, Aston Reinvestment Trust

1 – 1.15 Trading Standards and Your Business - Mike Gutoskwi, Principal Officer Trading Standards

1.30 – 1.45 When do you need to contact environmental health? - Mark Croxford, Head of Environmental Health

2.00 – 2.15 Business Rates - answering your Questions? - Ian Bosworth, Account Management- Sector Manager

2.30 – 3pm Enterprising Communities - Kate King, Employment, Enterprise and Skills Manager. Enterprising Communities Team

3 – 4pm How to write a successful bid - Billy Carslaw, Business Partnerships Manager. Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

Saturday 20th November – High Growth Day *

10.15 - 11 Ramping up Your Marketing - John Sealey, Director of “Your Marketing Matters”

11.15 – 11.30 Enterprise City – High Growth Programme - David Mason, Project Manager, Deloitte

11.45– 12.30 Finding Funding – the next level - Dr Steve Walker, Chief Executive of Aston Reinvestment Trust

12.45 – 1.30 Make the Internet work for you – (to include CRM, Open Source, Business Management software and Online/Cloud solutions) - Martin King-Turner Centre Director, National B2B Centre

1.45 – 2.15 Upgrading Your Website - Dominic Cushnan, Director of Mixed Reality Studio

2.30 – 3.15 Financing Growth - Pat Geraghrty, Central England Business Angels

3.30 – 4.00 Getting ready to export - Paul Meikel, International Trade Adviser, International UK Trade and Investment Team, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

* HMRC will be available between 10am - 12 noon to answer your business tax queries