business & innovation

Social Media mixer*

A networking event for people working in, affected by and interested in the future of social media. We'll have a guest speaker who will be announced soon.

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Date: 2 December 2009
Location: TBC, UK

Social Media Monday Tweet'mas Event

For December we have a fantastic new private venue, with more space, a dedicated presentation area, food facilities and bar area, so we’re linking up with fellow meet-up group ‘Social Networking for Business and Pleasure’ to make the most of the venue and share Social Discussion between attendees of the groups.

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Date: 14 December 2009
Location: Theodore Bull Frog, UK

Find, Pitch & Close. The Art of Securing Investment

Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug Richard and the School for Startups team are presenting at The Royal Institution. A must-attend event for any budding entrepreneur.

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Date: 18 November 2009
Location: The Royal Institution, UK

Social Capital November Meet Up

We're back! After a great night at last month's first Social Capital event, we're back - at a new venue!

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Date: 24 November 2009
Location: Corbet Place Bar, UK

Breakfast Networking - Social Enterprise Day

A breakfast networking event to celebrate Social Enterprise Day, a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. From 8am to 10am at the British Library Business and IP Centre. Meet some fellow social entrepreneurs over a tasty croissant....

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Date: 19 November 2009
Location: British Library Business & IP Centre, UK

Chinwag's Practical Guide to Internships: An Introduction

Gordon: chinwag's first tech internThe benefits of having an intern are numerous. It’s not just cheap labour and someone to make the tea.

Many organisations are reaping the rewards that come with an internship and a skilled graduate.

It was a case of unknown territory when Chinwag took on Gregory, our first tech intern. It took time and effort to get him started, but the investment paid off and the work he did was invaluable.

So, in the sprit of this, we’ve created a series of blog posts, from an employer's perspective, that aim to cover everything you need to know about offering an internship.

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Opportunities for the ICT sector in the USA

Join UK Trade & Investment ICT sector specialists and a leading panel of experts from within the field of commercial operations and export trade. Gain practical insights into the "do’s and don’ts" of commercial success in the US from leading firms. Companies will also be offered practical advice from specialists in US business legislation and IPR.

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Date: 2 December 2009
Location: London Stock Exchange, UK

Northern Startup 2.0: Managing Growth - Tech Entrepreneur Series

We are lucky to have two of the most successful tech entrepreneurs to emerge from the North West over the last decade, sharing how they managed growth of their respective tech companies, and then led to successful exits.

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Date: 12 November 2009
Location: eOffice Manchester, UK

Digital Mission NYC '09 Partners

Thanks to our sponsors and local partners for their support in making the Digital Mission to New York 2009 possible.

Sponsors

UK Trade & Investment

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The Enternships.com Launch & After Party - GEW 2009

Join us in celebrating the launch of Enternships.com during Global Entrepreneurship Week in style with the company of 900 entrepreneurs / SME's / investors / advisors / press / entrepreneurial students and graduates.

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Date: 17 November 2009
Location: Floridita, UK

Sprout Up London - GaryVee Crush It! Book Launch

Sprout Up is an event for forward-thinking London area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting.

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Date: 8 December 2009
Location: Waterpoet Pub, UK

ChristmasCrunch - It's A Realtime Holiday! from TechCrunch Europe

The event will start with registration from 14.00 hours for the seminar programme consisting of keynote presentation, panel discussions and case studies followed by TechCrunch Pitch! Once the seminar programme has come to an end, it will be party with DJs and entertainment until late!

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Date: 15 December 2009
Location: Gilgamesh Restaurant Bar & Lounge, UK

Keep the Kids (And Geeks) In Your Household Happy This Christmas

Pleo Flickr picture

I may have found THE perfect geek Christmas present with only...49 shopping days to spare. Well done me.

It's a tiny interactive dino robot, that goes by the name of Pleo.

It's the brainchild of "Mr FurbyCaleb Chung, who told the story behind the little robodino at this year's Thinking Digital (25% discount for Chinwaggers on the 2010 event) - video below...

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Building the Lean Web Development Team

A new approach to thinking about project management for web development inspired by the hugely successful Lean approaches developed by Toyota.

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Date: 27 November 2009
Location: The Hatton, UK

Understanding Trade Marks in Fifteen Simple Steps

A copyright will protect you from PIRATES by Ioan Sameli - http://www.flickr.com/photos/biwook/145765624/Note that this is a UK/EU perspective and laws do vary across territories.

1.  A trade mark is anything that identifies the goods and services of a business or distinguishes them from those of another.

2.  A registered trade mark gives statutory protection and an effective monopoly in respect of that mark for the goods or services it is registered for AND for similar marks with the same or similar goods where there is a likelihood of confusion. Well known registered trade marks have additional protection if used by others for different goods or services to those for which they are registered if that use takes unfair advantage of or is detrimental to the repute of the well known registered mark.

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