business & innovation

Redundancy – The Backbone of eCommerce?


Redundancy isn’t a positive word, but in digital business it can be the difference between success and failure.

It’s a term used across the high tech sector, especially in ‘software as a service’ or SaaS, where the service is based in ‘the cloud’. SaaS is a growing sector because it’s a rapid means of improving site operation and data analysis, and it enables smaller brands to compete.

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20 January 2014 by Marcus Law

Discount tickets for Chinwaggers to SMW in the Big Apple


This year’s Social Media Week New York (Feb 17-21) is crammed with events, speakers, masterclasses and more. And we’re offering Chinwaggers exclusive discounted tickets.

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17 January 2014 by Vicky Laing

Youth Marketing Strategy

Youth Marketing Strategy is back for a fourth year. Get the insights and ideas you need to engage with the new generation. We’ve got an exciting schedule overflowing with opportunities to gain insight, network with industry peers, and grab inspiration.

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Date: 25 March 2014
Location: The Royal College of Physicians, UK

WEB in FEB

'Web in Feb’ 2014 will help you and your business make the most of the ever-expanding digital landscape.

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Date: 4 February 2014
Location: British Library Business & IP Centre, UK

The Business of Software Conference 2014, Cambridge, UK

Business of Software is a 2 day conference that brings together software entrepreneurs to exchange hard won lessons on how to grow an awesome business. It gives hardworking founders a place to meet each other and lift their heads from the daily grind – a chance to work on, not in, their companies.

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Date: 24 June 2014
Location: Robinson College, UK

The Business of Software Conference 2014, Boston

Business of Software is a two and a half day conference for independent software vendors to gather, discuss and learn from each other and some of the most highly regarded thinkers in the industry how to build better, more sustainable, more profitable software businesses.

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Date: 15 September 2014
Location: Seaport Hotel, US

The Internet of Things Forum 2014

After a very successful event in June 2013 (report here) our second edition will focus on realising the commercial potential of IoT. Learn more about the funding, the products and the relationships that are needed for success in the market.

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Date: 15 April 2014
Location: Robinson College, Cambridge, UK, UK

Planning US Expansion? Join the Digital Mission to NYC for Social Media Week (17-21 Feb)

New York Bound by Aaron Vince

Thinking of tackling the US market? Have existing clients and need to open an office in the Big Apple? Need to boost your profile in the States?

Good news, Digital Mission is back, taking a group of fast-growing digital SMEs to Social Media Week New York (SMWNYC).

The trip, designed specifically for UK-based digital firms to understand the opportunities and challenges of developing business and investment in the US includes a dedicated programme of activities and an Insider Pass for SMWNYC.

And in even better news, our friends at UKTI London have secured grants for London-based SMEs.

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13 January 2014 by Vicky Laing

The Tech Business MiniMBA 2014 #3: Term Sheet Negotiation Skills

The Tech Business MiniMBA 2014 #3: Term Sheet Negotiation Skills presented by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Date: 18 March 2014
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, UK

The Tech Business MiniMBA 2014 #2: IP Basics for Technology Businesses

The Tech Business MiniMBA 2014 #2: IP Basics for Technology Businesses presented by Wiggan LLP

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Date: 13 February 2014
Location: Wiggin LLP, UK

Digital Healthcare Surgery Thu 23rd Jan: Knowledge Sharing and Networking


Digital businesses can exploit real and lucrative opportunities in healthcare. That’s the message of a new half-day event from IC tomorrow.

Taking place in London on 23 January 2014, it will focus on ways of accessing data, showing routes to market and how to find like-minded collaborators.

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8 January 2014 by Chinwag Team

Social Media &Internet Marketing Masterclass

Hear from Warren Knight about what’s available as part of your online marketing toolbox, what works best, and how to measure and optimise performance.

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Date: 30 January 2014
Location: 229 Tottenham Court Road London, W1T 7QG, UK

User Experience Strategies 2 - The UX Meetup

A free meet up focussing on user experience and web design, featuring Andy Budd, Evgenia Grinblo and Matt Gibson. They will be discussing the ways in which to create enjoyable user journeys, online.

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Date: 6 February 2014
Location: The Clerkenwell Centre, UK

The Tech Business MiniMBA #1: Fundraising for Startups

The Tech Business MiniMBA #1: Fundraising for Startups with Matthew Stafford

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Date: 15 January 2014
Location: Young Foundation, UK

Manchester Wired City Reconnected Event – Business Collaborative Networking

Collaborative Networking opportunities for business owners and freelancers working in the digital, creative and ICT sector - looking at business and technology collaborations

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Date: 30 January 2014
Location: Greenhays Building at Manchester Science Park, UK