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GREAT BRITISH BUSINESS SHOW SEMINARS

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More than just an exhibition...

The Great British Business Show will be your exclusive opportunity to hear and learn from some of the UK’s most successful and influential business people, and the names behind the country’s most recognisable brands. Our speakers will also include experts on key areas of business growth who may well introduce the perfect route to expansion you’ve looking for.

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  • Bill Morrow

    Changing the Rules of Angel Investing

    Serial entrepreneur, Bill Morrow, has been creating, building and selling businesses for the last 25 years. He is founder and CEO......

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  • Mark Prisk MP

    Help for Real Entrepreneurs – an open workshop with the Small Business Minister

    This interactive session is a unique opportunity to speak directly to the Small Business Minister, Mark Prisk MP about issues affecting......

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  • Brad Burton

    Get Off Your Arse

    Don’t let the jeans and t-shirt fool you — Brad Burton will give you the sharpest advice on how to get......

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  • Clare_Rayner.

    How to sell to retailers: 5 Secrets to Success

    It is notoriously difficult for a small, unknown brand to sell products or services to a retail giant. Feared for their......

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  • Chris Poad

    Using Multiple Channels to Drive Growth and International Expansion

    Chris Poad will show how Amazon Services Europe, through its suite of seller programmes, is enabling merchants to take advantage of......

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  • Simon Duffy

    Bulldog Natural Skincare – Taking a bite out of the male skincare market.

    Bulldog is the UK’s largest natural skincare brand for men. Following their launch in Sainsbury’s 2007, the brand has now expanded......

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  • Andrzej Moyseowicz

    Secrets from the big brands

    Andrzej will be unpacking how the unreasonable power of creativity can help your brand and business rise above ambivalence to start......

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  • Richard Robinson

    Growing online. Tips and Future Trends From Google

    This session will provide insight and best practices on how to accelerate your business growth through the better use of real......

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  • Ross Marshall

    Birdies, Sweat and Tees

    How has Your Golf Travel become such a success? Ross believes in a fearless but educated approach to business, tough negotiation......

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  • Warren Cass

    Monetising Social Media

    The last decade has seen traditional marketing methods turned on their head. Many businesses fail to keep abreast of the constant......

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  • Clive Rich

    Using negotiation as a pillar for successful business

    As one of the UK’s leading negotiators, Clive Rich has brokered deals worth over £10bn for companies such as Napster, Yahoo......

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  • Mark Fahy

    AIMing High – The Road to Flotation

    AIM is regarded by advisers, investors and companies as the most successful growth market in the world, having helped thousands of......

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  • Warren Knight

    Grow Your E-Commerce Business With Social Media Marketing

    In this seminar, Warren Knight will show you the how to drive traffic to your online business, and share with you......

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  • Mandy Haberman

    Making Millions from Invention

    Mandy Haberman tells the story of her best known invention, the Anywayup cup and explains how you can make millions by......

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  • Jonathan Pfahl

    Business mentoring & access to funding: The REAL deal.

    In this dynamic seminar, Jonathan Pfahl, founder of the UK’s largest business mentoring and private funding organisation, will be providing key......

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  • Kimberly Davis

    Marketing Magnetism - 10 Ways To Attract More Clients, Money and Time

    Don't waste another penny on marketing! Kimberly Davis, owner of Sarsaparilla Marketing, shares her top tips on how to attract all......

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  • Clare Rayner

    BE a Retail Champion: 10-Steps to Retail Success

    The 10-steps to retail success is a unique methodology designed by Clare Rayner, The Retail Champion, to enable retail business owners,......

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  • Nicky Ward

    London 2012 - Is your business Games-ready?

    The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will affect the public transport and road network in certain places at certain times......

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  • Andrew Firth

    SEO Demystified: It’s not rocket science

    SEO Demystified is an essential seminar about getting your business on to the first page of Google, on your own. You......

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  • David Baum

    How to get paid without losing your clients.

    This interactive discussion will teach you how to avoid being the subject of fraud, how to recognise what the 3 stages......

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  • Steven_Hyde

    Taking a start-up to over £2m in just 24 months through online marketing.

    Push worked together with two 24 year old entrepreneurs who spotted a gap in the market for ‘bike parking’. It......

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  • Ben Wyatt

    Brand Protection – The importance of Trade Marks

    This session will highlight some of the more common pitfalls in entering a new market without a registered trade mark, it......

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  • Robin Haynes

    Managing Your Foreign Exchange Requirements

    An essential seminar for any business with overseas suppliers or customers; Currency Index explain how to save money on every foreign......

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  • Ali Junejo

    My Definition of SEO is Simple, Easy and Of Value but Can You Do It Yourself?

    SEO Secrets Revealed — Tips to Save You Money. Would you like to know what your competition has achieved in successfully marketing......

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  • Steven Hyde

    Google Adwords – Getting much more out of your existing Adwords campaign.

    Push are an accredited Google Certified Partner and the London based team have been building campaigns on Google Adwords since 2005.......

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  • Mark Linton LLB

    Building your brand without a marketing budget!

    Mark Linton founded The Business Growth Show brand 5 years ago with no help from the banks and no outside investment,......

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  • Gordon Glenister

    STAND OUT from the Crowd

    Do you want to be different? Do you want to be noticed? Do you want to be remembered? If you always......

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  • Scott Storey

    Reaching the Modern Consumer

    This seminar puts a spotlight on the challenges of retailing in the 21st Century, providing an insight into the modern consumer,......

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  • Amanda Hill

    Blogging can make 2012 an Olympic year for business!

    Want to be found in Google without spending a small fortune on SEO? Blogging is now mainstream marketing that anyone......

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  • Nick Williams

    How to Franchise your Business

    Based on the presenting Company’s 30 years of experience Nick Williams will outline how a Company can prepare themselves for expansion......

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  • Rupert Cox

    How to Relocate Your Business for Growth

    What are the business opportunities associated with relocating your business? Inward Investment agency Into Somerset will share the benefits, pitfalls...

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  • Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

    Climate Ready: Minimising risk and opportunities

    Does your business plan take into account the risks and opportunities......

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  • John Cooke

    The Seven Key Tasks of the Chief Executive in a Changing World

    Based on the collective experiences of Vistage’s 15,000+ CEO members worldwide, John will review the 7 Core Tasks for effective leadership.......

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  • Simon Dixon

    New ways to finance your growth

    As new models for financing your growth have developed, it is now possible to raise finance using the strength of the......

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  • Melissa Blackburn

    The Relationship Between International Payments and Fraud

    There are buyers all over the world that want your product or service. Why limit yourself? Melissa Blackburn of 2Checkout.com, an......

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  • James Wilson

    Beating Big Business

    Do you dream of your business taking on the big corporations — and winning? Over the last 10 years XLN has......

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  • John Dodsworth and George Ashworth

    Alternative funding options for your business

    The seminar will highlight the alternative funding options available to SME......

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  • David Jones

    Low risk Growth

    In this presentation, David Jones will illustrate how you can grow your business at limited risk. He will talk you through......

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  • Clare_Rayner

    Independent Retailer Month

    In this session Clare Rayner, The Retail Champion, will introduce the audience to Independent Retailer Month, this July, explaining what’s happening ...

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  • Anna Leathley & Eleanor Merrett

    Understanding and exploiting your Intellectual Property Assets

    Intellectual property, including patents, trade marks, designs and copyright, can be......

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  • Simon Binks

    Reduce Your Business Energy Costs!

    Many businesses struggle with managing their energy costs. We all know how easy it is to consume energy but when it......

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  • Adam Taylor & Eleanor Merrett

    Understanding and exploiting your Intellectual Property Assets

    Intellectual property, including patents, trade marks, designs and copyright, can be one of a business' biggest assets. It can provide......

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  • Steve Masters

    Have your head in The Cloud but your feet on the ground

    Find out how you can leverage the benefits of The Cloud for your business; understand why The Cloud is different from......

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  • Fiona Humberstone

    How To Make Your Brand Irresistible

    From gaining clarity around what you want to be known for, to using colour psychology and typography to influence how people......

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  • Justin Bowser

    5 Strategies for Digital Marketing Success

    Fed up with getting irrelevant marketing emails and texts? You’re not alone. If you’re looking for new success with your digital marketing......

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  • Ravi Srinivasan

    How to Maximize the Value of Products Produced by R&D by Means of IP

    Most important is to devise products that customers want and to produce them at the right prices. An unwanted or expensive......

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  • Emma Peto

    An introduction to brand naming.

    Brand naming is often misunderstood and underestimated as a specialism. There are many issues that need to be considered when naming......

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  • Alistair Lamond

    Alternatives to Traditional Business Funding

    The reduced lending environment combined with extended payment terms from blue-chip companies has put immense pressure on company cash flow, limiting......

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  • Rupert Chislett

    Making your sales funnel work – pitfalls and opportunities

    Most SME businesses understand the basis of the sales funnel. Many get stuck at certain transitions of the funnel delivery and......

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  • Martin McNally

    Tax and Corporate Compliance for Business Start-ups

    Recent legislation from both HMRC and the Companies Act requires the directors of all new companies to comply and register with......

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  • Jemma Holliday

    Unpaid invoices and taking the pain out of debt recovery

    No business wants overdue invoices. We all want customers who pay on time. In reality however, most do not. In this......

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  • Christoph Rieche

    Riding the tide of ecommerce with instant access to finance

    In a recent study by The Economist, analysts showed that the internet contributes to more than 8% of our economy and......

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  • Paul Ratcliffe

    30 Minutes to Refine Your Website

    So, your brand new website is up and running, but how can you tell how well it is performing? Let Refined......

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  • Perry Burns

    10¾ ways to improve cashflow (& save your sanity into the bargain)

    Research conducted in March 2012 by credit agency Graydon and the Forum of Private Business has revealed that around one in......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    What To Look For When Buying a Business

    When deciding to buy a business, there are a number of key factors to be aware of, whether you are considering......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    Marketing a Business For Sale

    Once you, as seller are ready to sell your business, it’s worth working out how to best market your business to......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    Finance - What Options Are Available

    Having a huge pool of cash at ready disposal may not be the situation that every potential business buyer finds themselves......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    Buying a Business or Buying a Franchise -Which is Better For You?

    Whether a buyer should take over an existing business or buy into a proven franchise system can be dependent on a......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    What Is a Business Worth (Valuations – For Buyers And Sellers)

    Valuing a business is one of the most important parts of the business-sales process. This seminar will be invaluable both to......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    Doing Your Due Diligence - Buyers And Sellers

    The process by which the buyer checks the accuracy of a seller’s claims about their business, known as conducting due diligence,......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    The Legal and Tax Implications of Buying and Selling a Business

    Buying or selling a business is one of the most important things you’ll ever do, however legal and tax issues are......

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  • Jeremy Mandell

    After You have Bought: Expansion and Franchising

    Whether you’re contemplating buying a business or are well down the road of negotiating an acquisition, this seminar may be of......

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  • Elsa Caleb

    Get (excited about!) Mentoring

    In this workshop we aim to get you as excited about enterprise mentoring as us, not just because it’s a great......

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  • Yasmin Butt

    Finance; What Options Are Available?

    Having a huge pool of cash at ready disposal may not be the situation that every potential business buyer finds themselves......

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