business start-ups

Fundraising: The Essentials and Legal Questions

Sheridans will be there to discuss the legal challenges you may face along the way. Learn about the basic of the legal documents required for raising finance and protecting your I.P. Pembridge will give you a range of information and insights on growing your business with new finance in today's market.

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Date: 7 March 2014
Location: London - Venue released upon successful application, UK

Fundraising: The Essentials and making the most of R&D Tax credits

Understand how best to position your company when looking for investment as well as how to make the most of R&D tax credits.

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Date: 30 January 2014
Location: To be released upon successful application, UK

Big Game Hunting

PLAYA!

IC Tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme designed to bring digital entrepreneurs and investors together, are busy making connections. Not for themselves, mind you, but rather for the game developers and VFX specialists whose ideas are ready to take the big step-up.

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Demo Day comes to SMWLDN!

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Chinwag, in association with Capital List, are pleased to announce the first Social Media Week London Demo Day (Fri Sep 27).

SMWLDN Demo Day is an opportunity for firms and startups to showcase the products and innovations which will drive the future of Social Media. Firms will face questions from an audience of leading brands, agencies, investors, analysts and press.

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Doing Business in the USA Summit at SXSW: Lunch and After-Party Announced

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When it comes to “Doing Business in the USA” it is not just the superstars we have speaking you should be excited about.

Lunch and drinks will be provided by, the law firm Rooney PC, founded by Allan Rooney, who will be leading the legal and immigration conversation at the event.

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Supercharge Growth with the Right Brand Story

MSL London is holding a free event, Supercharge Growth with the Right Brand Story, to help business decision-makers develop their company’s communications strategy and cut above the noise of their competitors.

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Date: 7 March 2013
Location: The Covent Garden Hotel, UK

Shout out for the Speakers at SXSW

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March 8th is the day and Austin, Texas the place for “Doing Business in the USA”. We have partnered with SXSW to hold a masterclass for Founders, CEOs and C-level executives planning to enter or expand their business in North America.

Today we have the pleasure of announcing some of our fantastic speakers: Toby Daniels, Aziz Gilani and Jessica Butcher.

Tickets are available here.

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Affinity Lab Added to Digital Mission Washington Line-Up

We’re delighted to announce more additions to the Digital Mission to Washington DC line-up including: a breakfast session at Affinity Lab, with great new speakers from iStrategy Labs, Big Window Labs, as well as final night event sponsors Beekeeper Group and Rock Creek now on board.
Affinity Lab is a startup incubator space for the booming community of Washington based businesses, non-profits and start-ups. Affinity Lab describes it as a rather cool “shared office space that meets incubator that meets entrepreneurial club-house.”
Combined with events at the US State Department, the State of Maryland, Microsoft and Deloitte the mission programme will expose UK firms to the full breadth of the digital scene in Washington, from the US government’s top digital players through to start-ups and agencies, potential partners and collaborators, building links between Washington and the UK.
The group will meet for breakfast to hear about the vibrant start-up scene in DC and the incubator programmes on offer. While at Affinity Labs, the companies will hear from Clay Johnson, founder of Big Window Labs and the CEO of @iStrategyLabs, Peter Corbett. This visit will provide the mission companies a chance to see the incubator facilities available in DC and meet some of the city's leading start-ups.
As well as this valuable addition to the programme we also have some news on the closing networking event, taking place on Thursday night. The venue is still under wraps but we can reveal we are working with Justin Herman, OpenGov, Tech, and Innovation advisor for Federal Agencies, on the final details and can also announce that Rock Creek and Beekeeper Group are sponsoring the event. So be prepared for a good send off!
There’s still more to come - we’ll be making another exciting announcement later this week revealing the details of a specific session with a top federal agencies. The location and logistics for the event are still under wraps but keep your eyes on our blog, Twitter and Facebook.
Digital Mission to Washington, DC is really shaping up to be one not-to-be missed. The contacts, representatives and businesses delegates are set to meet during the week will provide unique access inside the government world. 
Take full advantage of what’s on offer - there’s still a few days to get your application in.  If you’ve got any questions or want to chat through the trip, drop us an email or call us on +44 (0)20 7183 2923.
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// Digital Mission to Washington Agenda

We’re delighted to announce more additions to the Digital Mission to Washington DC line-up including: a breakfast session at Affinity Lab, with great new speakers from iStrategy Labs, Big Window Labs, as well as final night event sponsors Beekeeper Group and Rock Creek now on board.

Affinity Lab is a startup incubator space for the booming community of Washington based businesses, non-profits and start-ups. Affinity Lab describes it as a rather cool “shared office space that meets incubator that meets entrepreneurial club-house.”

Combined with events at the US State Department, the State of Maryland, Microsoft and Deloitte the mission programme will expose UK firms to the full breadth of the digital scene in Washington, from the US government’s top digital players through to start-ups and agencies, potential partners and collaborators, building links between Washington and the UK.

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UKTI Pitch Workshop

The UKTI series of pitch workshops are FREE to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups & small/medium sized businesses.

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Date: 12 April 2011
Location: TBA, UK

From VCs to Super-Angels: The New Rules of Startup Investment

Forget what you read last year about fundraising, this is the dawn of a new era! Join our panel of investment experts as they explore how to deal with super angels, together with savvy angels and VCs. This will be followed by a pitch session for five early-stage busineses and lunch with a chance to network with the panel and fellow delegates.

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Date: 31 March 2011
Location: BIS Conference Centre, UK

An evening with Spotify - Europe’s $1 billion dollar dotcom

BIMA is delighted to give you the chance to come and spend an evening with Spotify - one of the most revolutionary and successful European dotcom start ups of the last decade.

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Date: 4 May 2011
Location: The Hospital Club, UK

Job Interview Questions to Ask A Start-up

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If you're interviewing with a start-up, in digital there are thousands, there are a whole bunch of interview questions you should ask.

It's not just a chance to make yourself sound smart, but to find out if the company who are interviewing you are going steady, not just in the financial sense.

It's something you'll want to know before you commit yourself.

Interviewing; it's just like dating.

Things like burn rate, financial backing and their current profit/loss situation should all be subtly investigated.  Here's our list of the top questions to ask in a start-up job interview:

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The London Investment Marketplace

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Date: 15 May 2008
Location: Institute of Chartered Accountants, UK