Following our pilot Startupnow for Women Day on the 28th April we held our first full scale event at St Ethelburga’s in Bishopsgate, London on the 6th July.  35 women were invited and the day was run in a very similar way to April 28th but with the addition of workshops throughout the day from a variety of organisations.  The day was a great success and the feedback we have received since from clients, partner organisations and potential funders has been very positive.  Below is the schedule for the day.

Startupnow Day for Women at St Ethelburga’s on July 6^th, 2010

 11.00      Registration for prospective clients and time to visit partner stands.  Prospective clients will be asked to fill out a questionnaire if they have not already and will be given the opportunity to book a slot with a business adviser.

 11.45      Introduction of the Startupnow for Women project followed by a short presentation on self-employment.

 12.00      2 “Dragons’ Den” style business presentations from potential clients.

 12.30      Short presentation from a Startupnow peer mentor.

 12.45      Lunch – Clients will have the opportunity to visit our partner stands and discuss courses that may be of interest.  Those who booked to see a business adviser will do so throughout lunch and afterwards at their allocated times.

 15.00      Feedback to clients who presented their business idea.

15.30      Tea and “DaCosta” cakes.  A chance for clients to talk to Startup peer mentors and further appointments with business advisers.

 16.30      2 “Dragons’ Den” style business presentations plus short presentation on Mentoring.

 17.00      Drinks and canapés and chance for Mentor networking.

 17.30      Feedback to clients and Closing Remarks.

 Workshops in The Tent at St. Ethelburga’s throughout the day

 Ann-Marie Lewis – S.H.E. – talking about her course “Getting to know you and your child”.

Ellie Whitfield – Clean Break – games and discussion about the variety of courses on offer.

• Jenny Cox/Jeff Parkinson – meditation/pottery course ‘taster’ session.
• Lloyd Codrington – Bluespot Network – using IT and a website for your business.
• Richard Shaul/Nick Simpson –simple ways to get book-keeping and tax right.
• Rus Slater – some tips from his recently released book ‘Getting Things Done’.