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    04 January 2010
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  • Table of contents:

    1. EIR Sessions: Guidance on Offer!
    2. January Events: Public Policy & Lastminute.com
    3. Silicon Valley Series Continues 2nd Feb
    4. Grant Management Competition Winner: Congratulations Michael!
    5. ...and Did You Know??

  • 1. EIR Sessions: Guidance on Offer!

    I'm delighted to announce that Gavin Don, one of our Entrepreneurs In Residence, will be available to meet with E-Club members on 18th January. As both a visiting Professor at the Business School and founding partner of corporate finance boutique Equitas, Gavin advises on strategy and finance. If you are looking for guidance on a business idea or on growing your existing business, you may be happy to hear we have one-hour slots available with Gavin 10am-4pm.

    George Mackintosh, our other wonderful Entrepreneur In Residence, will be available to meet with you 18th February.

    Sign up here for a spot with Gavin (18th Jan) or George (18th Feb).

  • 2. January Events: Public Policy & Lastminute.com

    A couple dates for your diary here - no need to RSVP, and as always we welcome you to stick around and mingle with wine and crisps after the talk.

    Monday 18 January 2010, 18:30-20:00 at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School

    Michael Clouser on "Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurial Firm Growth: Public Policy and the Supply of Entrepreneurial Finance in the Building of a Globally Competitive Scotland"

    This talk will look at the state of current policy in the UK and Scotland and its effects on the supply of entrepreneurial finance, which includes the different categories of friends and family, business angel, venture capital, and later stage mezzanine financing. Further details


    Tuesday 26 January 2010, 18:30-20:00 at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School

    Ian McCaig of lastminute.com on "The birth, childhood and adolescence of lastminute.com". In this talk Ian will delve into the journey of lastminute.com

    Lastminute.com was founded by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane-Fox in 1998 as an online provider of anything travel and event related, from theatre tickets to holidays. Now in its tenth year, lastminute.com has grown into a worldwide business employing 1981 staff and is one of the most successful travel corporations on the planet. Further details

  • 3. Silicon Valley Series Continues 2nd Feb

    Katherine Ku, Director of Stanford’s technology transfer office, will kick off the series of Silicon Valley speakers visiting us this semester.

    I'm excited to share that this series will include:

    Tuesday 2 February 18:30-20:00 at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School
    Katherine Ku on “Technology Transfer and New Venture Creation at Stanford University”

    Tuesday 9 February 18:30-20:00 at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School
    Bill Joos, the Pitch Doctor, on "Perfecting your Investor-ready Pitch"

    Tuesday 23 March 18:30-20:00 at Lecture Theatre 1, Business School
    Trevor Loy on "Dynamics of the Venture Capital Industry and Future"

    Further details on all events can be found on the E-Club events page.

  • 4. Grant Management Competition Winner: Congratulations Michael!

    Michael Fielding, who is on the part time MBA programme, won this year's Grant Management Business Plan competition, with a first prize of £3000 for his business plan called read4Sure. read4sure will provide digital communications services aimed initially at the discerning legal and health sectors, whose needs for fast, convenient yet reliable and secure messaging are not being met.

    On receiving the prize Michael commented "I'm absolutely thrilled to win this, and it couldn't have come at a better time. The prize money will be used to fund a key piece of development and support a pilot study with a potential customer. The competition was hugely valuable as it was the first chance to put the business in front of a truly critical audience - and it seems to have come up trumps.”

  • 5. ...and Did You Know??

    LAUNCH.ed highlights the tremendous amount of workshops and events available for people starting up or running their own businesses.

    There are so many opportunities it's impossible to mention them all, but you can check out LAUNCH.ed Events to see what's available through Business Gateway, LAUNCH.ed, SIE, and other training organisations.

    Hopefully see you soon!

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