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Bootlaw November 2011: Options for Sharing Success

On 16 November, we're going to be talking about all things to do with issuing shares or share options to your employees, advisors, contractors or new business partner - basically anyone except an investor.

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Date: 16 November 2011
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK

London Job Hunters are Embracing Social Media [infographic]

Infographic

Employers and recruiters using social media, especially LinkedIn, will not be news to many people. But now professionals are turning to social media to proactively search for vacancies.

Anyone with a LinkedIn profile has probably received, and perhaps even say have been annoyed by speculative emails from recuiters with roles to fill. What may be news is that social media is now establishing itself as a media for professionals to use proactively in their search for a job.

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30 October 2011 by Sam Turner

Power of One

Power of One is a day for developers and entrepreneurs to get together and celebrate how much the individual can achieve in today's tech industry.

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Date: 11 November 2011
Location: Battersea Power Station, UK

SXSW 2012

An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, the event features 5 days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders & an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games & startup ideas the community has to offer.

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Date: 9 October 2011
Location: Austin Convention Center, US

Entrepreneurs Festival Comes to Tech City, London - 14-19th Nov 2011

East London Tech City by Daniel Lövquist

Update: Application form now available, see below.

Tech City is certainly making headlines at the moment, with groups of the area's entrepreneurs visiting Buckingham Palace (our invite must've got lost in the post) and a reciprocal visit by HRH Duke of York to open shiny new co-working space The Trampery.

The area will play host to The Entrepreneur's Festival (14-19 Nov 2011) a week-long series of events to help local and overseas entrepreneurs boost their businesses. The event is being organised by Tech City Investment Organisation, part of UK Trade & Investment's initiative to promote the area's digital companies and inward investment.

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26 October 2011 by Chinwag Team

Entrepreneurs Festival - Tech City, London - 2011

Calling all technology start-ups Give your business a real advantage. The Tech City Investment Organisation is proud to host Entrepreneurs Festival, the largest event of its kind staged in the fastest growing tech cluster in Europe.

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Date: 14 November 2011
Location: Tech City, UK

The Europas 2011

The Europas will be identifying the hottest tech startups in Europe right now, taking hundreds of entries, sifting through them with a large advisory board and then submitting the picks to a public vote which the entire industry can participate in. The results will then be merged to find the winners.

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Date: 17 November 2011
Location: Carbon Bar, UK

The Future is Social Commerce - with Warren Knight (Social Commerce Expert and founder of Gloople)

Warren Knight, founder of Gloople and Social Commerce Expert, will explain how start ups and entrepreneurs can engage with their online audience.

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Date: 10 November 2011
Location: Central, UK

Digital Business - 'why the time is now' with David Soskin (former CEO of cheapflights.com and Director at mysupermarket.co.uk)

David Soskin, former CEO of cheapflights.com and Director at mysupermarket.com, will show start ups and entrepreneurs why the time is NOW for digital business.

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Date: 9 November 2011
Location: Central, UK

Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events

For the fourth year in a row the ICT KTN, working in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Cambridge Wireless and Mobile Monday London is pleased to invite you to the Mobile World Congress 2012 Competition finals events.

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Date: 31 October 2011
Location: CBI conference centre at Centrepoint, UK

UKTI Announce Trade Mission to South by South West Interactive (SXSW) 2012 - Applications Open!

It's that time of the year again...when all the geeks around the globe start to get twitchy, flights start getting booked up and Austin, Texas starts to brace itself for the thousands of digital folk that will be embarking on the massive annual gathering that is South By South West Interactive 2012 (SXSW). 

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20 October 2011 by Francesca Heath

TechStars for a Day - UK

Get to know TechStars and what it can do for you. TechStars provides seed funding from over 75 top venture capital firms and angel investors who are vested in the success of your startup, as well as intensementorship from hundreds of the best entrepreneurs in the world.

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Date: 6 November 2011
Location: White Bear Yard, UK

British Interactive Media Association Reveals Shortlist for BIMA2011 Awards

BIMA Awards

Last week, the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) revealed the final shortlist for its prestigious annual award ceremony to be held on November 10th as Internet Week Europe wraps up.  

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19 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton

UKTI Trade Mission to SXSW 2012

UKTI Logo

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UK Start-up Jobs Fair, 'Silicon Milkroundabout' Returns 30th Oct

milk circle

Silicon Milkroundabout, the only jobs fair specifically for UK start-ups, returns on Sunday 30th October at The Old Truman Brewery, London.

Sure to lure in graduates and tech talent from the City, the fair will bring together over 100 start-ups, offering over 500 technical positions, so if you're a developer or engineer with a passion for building real products and crafting great code, it's the perfect place to meet exciting start-ups, hear their pitches and see what opportunities are up for grabs.

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18 October 2011 by Lauren Cotton