enterprise BAR 29 Oct 2008

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This Cityzone Entrepreneurial Network event takes place at The Black Horse, Upstairs Bar, 6 Rathbone Place, Soho, London W1T 1HL on Wednesday 29th October from 18.00 - 21.00. Location map. (Tottenham Court Road tube).

ZONES Zone-hosts
Funding Zone Wireless Match
Social Enterprise Bates Wells & Braithwaite
China GBA
Clean Tech + Bio Fuels CQ Consulting
Mobile applications M3 Media
CFO expertise for SMEs Capital Counties Corporation
Design Zone M3 Media

  • Funding Zone.  Entrepreneurs seeking funding - bring your 1 page summaries and try out your 1 minute pitch - investors and corporate finance specialists.  ADDITONAL SECTORS: 1. wireless, mobile internet, online media, mobile and fixed telecoms - early stage (Wireless Match) to later stage, up to and including PLUS Markets listing. 2. Clean power, bio-fuel, energy from waste, recycling, waste management, water management and environmental technology industries (EnviroMatch).
  • Social Enterprise. Bates Wells & Braithwaite is a “unique firm combining a strong corporate, charity and social enterprise practice.” We have a real interest in, and commitment to, the social enterprise sector. We co-wrote and edited the Social Enterprise London and Social Enterprise Coalition's guide to legal forms for social enterprises, Keeping it Legal. We were heavily involved in the inception of the community interest company, or CIC, structure, and assisted the CIC Regulator with the drafting of the model CIC constitutions. We provide a full range of legal services to social enterprises, including establishment and registration, financing, restructuring, contracts, including service level agreements, intellectual property, grant agreements.  We also provide advice on employment, property, immigration and dispute resolution for social enterprises.Our clients work in a variety of fields including health, education, housing, social care, finance, transport and recycling. They include The Adventure Capital Fund, CAN, ECT Group, Eden Project, Energy4All, Fair Trade Foundation, Fifteen, Great Ormond Street, Investing for Good, Mezzanine 2, Notting Hill Housing Group, Social Enterprise Coalition, Social Enterprise London, Social Firms UK, Twin Trading, and Unltd.
  • China. As a result of its CISMEF exhibition and IPO Forum (with Seymour Pierce + Axiom Capital) success in Guangzhou, China last month GBA is working on 7 IPOs in the UK for 2009. Of the 4,000 Chinese company registrations, 2,000 are actively planning to develop their business in Europe. TARGET: GBA is keen to meet potential partners/advisers for the 2009 UK flotation programme, VCs for pre-IPO funding and companies seeking to expand in China.
  • Clean Tech + Bio Fuels. CQ Consulting provides business development consultancy service for companies in the biofuels and related sectors.  We have experience of business planning, cash flow projection preparation, fund raising and sourcing of specialist know how, for projects in the UK and Africa. Main sectors:  Non-food biofuels, Jatropha, Solar.
  • Mobile applications. Mobile internet / mobile web 2.0. Near Field Communication (NFC), Converged services. Machine2Machine (M2M). User experience - highs & lows. Value-added services for mobile operators (VOIP, Broadband, Content...).
  • CFO expertise for SMEs. Business Planning and Development. Budgets and Forecasts. Financial Management and Financial Controls. Business Turnaround. Profitability, Revenue and Cost Control. Business Analytical Reviews. Owners and Directors Equity Matters and Exit Strategy. More issues...
  • Design Zone. Creative design and innovation consultancy, specialising in mobile and new media. Meet the Creative Director, with 12 years corporate brand design and web solutions experience across multiple industry sectors. OFFER: free logo design for 3 attendees (companies with trading history) at the event. Design track record: Cityzone (logo + web graphics), BeepDash, DardCards + many others.
 

 eBAR networking
Monthly meeting place for entrepreneurs, investors, advisers, government, academic and media contacts (5 tribes of enterprise).

  • No presentations - just connections + opportunities.
  • Pay-as-you go bar.
  • Free for Cityzone Enterprise members (3 days in advance).

BOOKINGS

All prices + VAT (except *).
  • £15 << PAY HERE for associate members + non-members
  • £25 (*) on door for all non-registered places.
  • FREE for Enterprise  members (3 days + prior to event): login and click Event Registration in the menu to left of this page by Sunday, 26th Oct. 
  • 1 person per company, except entrepreneurs, investors, sponsors + Enterprise members.

INFO

DEAL FLOW BULLETIN BOARD. Wanted requirements + offers from Cityzone members + attendees. DIY cards at event.

DANCE CARD. Nominate who you'd like to meet &  the Cityzone team will try to connect you.

ATTENDEE LIST: registered attendees with links to member profiles. Past events.

DIY BADGES. Write your name + company on one of the 5 badge types - for each of the 5 tribes of enterprise - and pop into the badge holder.