Yorkshire We’ll help you protect your idea, refine your business plan, hone your pitch and make the most of your proposition so you can move from idea to investment. All the Investor Readiness Workshops are FREE, interactive and you’ll be mixing with like-minded entrepreneurs and business people who can help you over the hurdles you face in developing your company. The programme is a series of 6 free-of-charge workshops, all held in the evening (buffet included): 22 April 2009 - Practical Business Plans & Tax Credits Venue: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Speaker: Jonathan Grant of Grants Perfect your plan & executive summary plus our accountants reveal all about tax credits 22 April 2009 – Intellectual Property Rights & Wrongs Venue: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Speakers: Louise Handley of Lee & Priestley and Douglas Drysdale of Murgitroyd & Company Learn how to protect your new idea, plus how to develop and enforce an IP strategy 29th April 2009 – E-Marketing & Going Global Venue: Jurys Inn, Leeds Speakers: Nik Entwistle of Turn Key and Alastair Gardner of UK How to increase your online profile and expand your business onto an international level 6th May 2009 –Effective Negotiation Skills Venue: Jurys Inn, Leeds Speakers: Kevin Frisby of Ford Campbell Discover key issues to seal that deal! 14 May 2009 –Presentation Skills Venue: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Speaker: Jon Hammond of The Conference Coach The Secrets of Influencing and persuading your audience 20 May 2009 – How to do a deal – Money, Valuations and Structures Venue: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Benson House, Leeds Speakers: Roger Dyson of HLW and Andrew Trusdale of PricewaterhouseCoopers An investor wants to invest in your business, but what next? Find out the deal process leading to your goal! Companies using Connect Yorkshire’s services, including our Investor Readiness Workshops,have attracted more than £28 million of international backing over the last six years ...Make sure you’re one of them! “Connect’s Investor Readiness Programme was invaluable. It really helped us focus on ensuring that our business became a success from day one.” Professor David Goodall, Paraytec Ltd There will be plenty of opportunity to ask the speakers questions and to network with fellow delegates during the buffet and refreshments following the workshop. To find out more, please click here. To register for one or all of these workshops, please click here. Ward Yorkshire Leeds Innovation Centre 103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF UK
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