startups

New Horizons

New Horizons brings a variety of people, disciplines, and interests together in one provocative, thought-provoking, enormously creative, and fun day.

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Date: 7 March 2014
Location: The Proud Archivist, UK

3D Print get together - London

It will be an open meeting. Both for 3D-printer owners and anyone interested in 3D-printing. Whether you are a designer, student, developer, hacker, or business strategist up for some 3D-Printing experience, please feel free to join!

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Date: 18 December 2013
Location: Rainmaking Loft, UK

Seedcamp Week London

Apply now for Seedcamp Week London taking place 1st week of February 2014. apply.seedcamp.com

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Date: 3 February 2014
Location: Campus, UK

Investing in Nigeria - Diaspora Finance Symposium

The Diaspora has invested in excess of $10 billion according to the Nigerian Government. This placed Nigeria on a trajectory of growth that is unprecedented on the Continent. On March 7th, Homestrings and DMA will be bringing you the latest exciting investment opportunities from Nigeria

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Date: 7 March 2014
Location: Drapers Hall, UK

SMX London 2014

Search Marketing Expo is the only search marketing conference designed exclusively for experienced internet marketers

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Date: 13 May 2014
Location: Chelsea Football Club, UK

Chinwag Psych: February PsychUp

Whether you're in marketing, analytics, academia or just fancy learning from the experts about the power of psychology, neuroscience & behavioural economics within a business. This event is for you.

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Date: 4 February 2013
Location: The Bakery, UK

Pocket Gamer Connects - East meets West

Brand new for 2014 comes Pocket Gamer Connects, a global mobile games conference from Steel Media, the publisher behind Pocket Gamer and PocketGamer.biz.

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Date: 20 January 2014
Location: Vinopolis, UK

How to Build the Most Successful Community - Breakfast Networking with GIFFGAFF

Next Friday +100 professionals will meet to learn growth strategies on how to build and a engage community. Our guest speaker, Kim Faura (Board Member and Head of Commerce at GiffGaff) will share his experience growing one of today's most successful communities. Don't miss this unique opportunity!

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Date: 6 December 2013
Location: The Bakery, UK

Salesforce Mobile Hack Day

A Salesforce Hack Day for the London Developer Communities

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Date: 6 December 2013
Location: Cloud Sherpas, UK

Performance Marketing Awards 2014

The 2014 Performance Marketing Awards is an exclusive black tie awards ceremony taking place on the 29th April, Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

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Date: 29 April 2014
Location: Grosvenor House Hotel, UK

Fundraising: The Essentials - Building a High Growth Company

The next in the series of Fundraising: The Essentials is here! Come and join us over breakfast to hear Guy Rigby talk and to learn about building High Growth Companies and to hear how Growth Accelerator can help you.

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Date: 28 November 2013
Location: Central London - Full details upon successful application, UK

In The Brain of Kelly Waters: My Agile Journey - If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now

Want to hear key insights from the man behind 'All About Agile'? Then don't miss this free talk, where he'll take you through all the lessons he's learned!

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Date: 10 December 2013
Location: The Skills Matter eXchange, UK

SME Growth Hack - Make it a Real Business.

 

If you were under the impression hacking was dodgy business - think again. Growth hacking is the rapidly expanding practice of discovering creative options to traditional marketing.


Real BusinessThis coming week, on Nov 21, us at Chinwag and UKTI are excited to partner with Real Business, the UK’s first magazine for entrepreneurs and SMEs, to host SME Growth Hack - Build. Promote. Sell. Inspire. With Real Business aiming to aid business leaders in their day-to-day activities and decision- making, they are a great addition to any SME related events and we are happy to have them onboard.

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SME Growth Hack: From Startup to Stock Market in 18 Months

Versarien Copper

What on earth is that in the picture? A biscuit? A sponge? Some kind of ancient artefact? A new type of Copper that's 10x more effective at cooling computers? Yup, that's right, the last one.

Developed by researchers at Liverpool University and brought to market by Versarien. CEO and Co-Founder Neill Ricketts tells the incredible story of startup to stock market in 18 months at Thursday's SME Growth Hack in London. Got your ticket?

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6 Crucial Questions to Kickstart Your SME Social Media Strategy

Love hearts = social/ coffee = buzz by  Bev Goodwin 

Ed: When long-time Chinwag contributor, Jemima Gibbons, heard about the SME Growth Hack she kindly put together this blog post with 6 crucial questions to develop an SME's social media strategy. Excellent prep for the event. Got your ticket?

By definition, every company created in the last decade is a Digital Native. Or at least, it should be. If you’re a Millennial business, there’s absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t be using digital and social technologies effectively throughout your operations. 

So - why aren’t you?

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