Feature Areas Seminars

This year’s seminar line-up is simply stunning. Headline speakers include one of Scotland’s best known entrepreneurs Shaf Rasul, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, retail guru and former founding director of Matalan, Duncan Sutherland.

But you can also take in immensely valuable practi cal advice on a vast range of business topics from a host of Scotland’s best know companies, business experts and support organisati ons.

Workshops

Our two workshop halls give you the opportunity to learn new business skills and techniques. Focussed this year, on two of the key components in every successful business, Sales and Marketi ng. Workshop two is enti rely dedicated to Social Media, exploring and explaining how and why Social Media is revoluti onising business marketi ng . These workshops off er un-missable detailed advice for owners of small and new companies.

The free workshops are very popular and need to be pre-booked. You can book the workshops at the booking area, next to The Competi ti on area.

1–to-1 Kiosks

The 1-to-1 Kiosks off er you the opportunity to discuss specifi c topics vital to your business, with business experts available for a free 20min consultati on on any one of seven key areas;

• Sales

• Promoti ng your business online • Trade marks and Intellectual Property • Design and branding

Bright Business Idea

Have you got what it takes to pitch your business idea to a panel of judges for a chance to win £5000 in cash and more than £30,000 of business tools and support services?

Heats take place over Friday and Saturday morning to fi nd the fi nalists for the Grand Final on Saturday aft ernoon. To register for the competi ti on go to the desk at the competi ti on area at the back of the hall.

Clydesdale Bank Coff ee Area

If you need fi ve minutes to rest your feet, half an hour to build a checklist of stands to visit or seminars to att end, or if you just want to grab a coff ee and something to eat then pull up a seat in the Clydesdale Bank sponsored coff ee area.

You will also be able to follow and parti cipate in all the acti on taking place throughout the show using the live twitt er feed.

• Marketi ng • Finance

• 4Employment

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