Business networking event in Central London

Don’t miss the startupslive Central London business event. Come and be inspired by how Mike Clare started and built Dreams Plc into Britain’s leading bed specialist. Mike’s first bed shop opened in Uxbridge in 1987. Today Dreams has 120 bed superstores with a turnover in excess of £130m. Discover how Tom Allason shook up the courier industry by utilising technology to charge customers less and deliver a superior service. Learn how Tom started a business that now employs 200 couriers and turns over millions of pounds. Discover how to improve the way you communicate with customers. Interact with our guest entrepreneurs and advisers during the lively panel debate. And meet, mingle, have a drink and enjoy networking with 120 like-minded business start-ups. Join us at the startupslive business event in London and be inspired.

Matt Thomas, Editor of startups.co.uk

The Inspirational Programme

6.30pm

Event registration opens

6.30 - 7.30pm

Networking

Your chance to network with 120 business start-ups and make new contacts

7.30 - 7.35pm

Welcome

David Lester, serial entrepreneur and founder of www.startups.co.uk opens the event

7.35 - 8.05pm

Mike Clare - In 1987 Mike opened his first bed shop in Uxbridge. Hear how he started up, the lessons he has learned and how he went on to build a portfolio of over 120 Dreams bed superstores throughout the UK with a turnover in excess of £130m.

8.05 - 8.25pm

Keeping Connected: developing your business and customers

Georgina Gilmore, Head of Enterprise Channel marketing, Vodafone UK provides insight into how to communicate to effectively develop your business

8.25 - 9.00pm

Lively Panel debate

Topic - Starting and running a successful business
Local entrepreneur, Tom Allason, talks to David Lester about how he started eCourier

Followed by panel Q&A session on topics ranging from how do you raise
finance, increase sales and know if your product is right for the
market? Listen and question the entrepreneurs and the advisers on the
panel.

Chaired by: David Lester, founder of www.startups.co.uk

Speakers:
Mike Clare, Founder, Dreams Plc
Tom Allason, Founder, eCourier
Others - TBC

9.00 - 10.00pm

Networking

More opportunities to make new contacts

10.00pm

Event closes