Seminars Friday

HALL 3

11:00 -11:30 We can help you start a Creati ve Business David Smith Programme Manager and Sally Johnson Starter for 6 Client Manager Starter for Six is an enterprise training programme that supports up and coming entrepreneurs from the creati ve industries across Scotland. At the end of the training there is an opportunity to pitch for up to £10,000 for parti cipants to start their business. Come and fi nd out what makes a successful applicati on to the programme.

11:45-12:15 You’re never too old to start a business Amanda Boyle, portfolio entrepreneur, founder and CEO Bloom VC Business is not like sport or fashion, you don’t have to be young and fi t to be successful. Ask Simon Cowell. Typically, successful businesses are started by people with some life experience, not school leavers or graduates. Why? They have a more positi ve outlook, more pati ence and more problem- solving skills. They also have greater moti vati on, more business contacts and bett er networking skills. But it’s not the same as working for someone else, so here’s what to prepare for.

12:45-13:15 Co-working - a new way of working Ali McGill, Head of Stuff at Creative Space & Freelance World The public sector in Scotland spends around ?9 billion each year buying goods, works and services. But bidding for a slice of this work can seem daunti ng. Alastair Merrill, Procurement and Commercial Director for the Scotti sh Government discusses the work that is being done to make it easier.

13:30 – 14:00 Performance Managing Employees in Small Businesses (when

they may also be friends and/or relati ves)! Alison Melville; Director Small businesses oft en feel like families and it can be diffi cult to apply performance management and discipline in such a close- knit environment and yet retain mutual respect for each other. This workshop aims to arm you with confi dence and provide you with the tools to deal with any employee performance issue that may arise.

14:15-14:45 Secrets of Successful Start-ups Ross Hood, Morisons Solicitors Ross Hood from Morisons Solicitors provides an insight into the shared business secrets which put companies on the winning track.

15:00 – 15:30 Making music in your Buyers Ears Calum Kilgour, Sonsie Selling Calum Kilgour explains how buyers think, how to turn them on and how to turn them off . Sonsie Selling have coached some of the most succesful blue chip companies in the world, large and small including VMware, HP and SAP

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