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what’s on: business & legal An Event For The Girls Early Bird Offer! Exclusive offer for informed Edinburgh readers! £5 Off Standard Ticket Use Code ‘informed’ at 27th & 28th September 2014 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange what’s on: business highlights www.poutevent.com If you’re looking to expand your connections and build your business network, make sure you sign up to any of the events below. Mingle with like-minded professionals and connect with some of the leading names in business in the city. FASHION, LIFESTYLE, HAIR & BEAUTY, SOCIALISE, MASTERCLASSES ConnectED Business Breakfast Networking Tickets Available from Date 3/7/17/24 June and 1/15/22/29 July www.poutevent.com Venue Point Hotel Info ConnectED’s weekly meetings in central Edinburgh are open to businesses of all shapes and sizes. The purpose of ConnectED is to create a relaxed environment where you can meet, chat, connect and start to build business relationships. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training Programme Date 2-3 July Intermediate Social Media for Business New Media Breakfast Networking Talk Date 5 June Date 12 June and 17 July Venue Business Gateway, Waverley Court Venue Tigerlilly Info This course is aimed at those who are already using social media, and are looking for ways to increase their reach, improve their market research, monitor their competitors, and ultimately grow their business. Info Ideal for entrepreneurs, business owners and decision makers in the private sector and senior personnel in the public and third sectors. Providing up-to-date information about new and social media and how it is being used to communicate in business today. Present with Power and Influence Venue Heriot-Watt University Info Receive training in the basic fundamentals of Lean and Six Sigma. This two-day course is designed for personnel from a manufacturing, service or transactional background who are being considered for involvement in the Six Sigma approach to improvement. Mindfulness and Leadership: Thought Leadership Conversations focusing on Women and Leadership Netwalking Blackford and Braid Hills Date 16 July Venue Blackford Info The latest concept in business development, combining networking with walking - networking on the move! Talk to like-minded business people in an informal, fun and healthy context. This netwalk is around the Blackford and Braid Hills and is approximately six miles. Date 6 June Funding the Business Date 10 July 2 Day Business Start Up Workshop Venue The Dome Date 19 June Venue Morton Fraser Lister Square Date 19-20 June Info Learn to present ideas with power and passion and increase your value and influence. Just one fun-packed day with Mike Stevenson, one of Scotland’s most inspiring speakers, and you’ll learn tricks and techniques that guarantee an immediate improvement. Venue Business Gateway Waverley Court Info Mindfulness is about “being fully present in the moment without judgement or preference”. Explore how this relates to being a leader and the many benefits which include enhanced productivity, creativity, resilience and self awareness. Venue Wester Hailes Library 32 informededinburgh.co.uk Info This workshop aims to help you create an action plan to raise funding and finance your business, including how to minimise the amount of funding required, the different types and sources of finance, and how to produce a proposal. Info Over the two days you will understand the need for a business plan in starting and running a successful business, learn about the importance of marketing, be able to describe your business and discover how to present your plan. informededinburgh.co.uk 33 informededinburgh.co.uk 35