Live blog replay: The Pitch 2010 grand final and small business conference
The Pitch 2010 grand final agenda
10:00 The value of networking, collaboration and partnerships for successful business - Doug Richard, former TV Dragon and founder, School for Startups
10:25 How to use social media to engage your customers - Amy Wilson, Marketing Minister, PieMinister
10:55 Panel: Growing your business - William Chase, Founder of Tyrrells Crisps and William Chase Distillery; Gary Lumby, Head of small Business UK, Clydesdale Bank; Karen Darby, Serial Entrepreneur; Warren Bennett, Co-founder and Director, A Suit that Fits
11:30 Keynote - Lord Young, Enterprise Tsar
Our guest keynote speaker will be Enterprise Tsar Lord Young who was recently appointed by the Prime Minister with a remit to slash red tape for small businesses. You can hear how he plans to tackle this and other concerns facing small businesses.
11:50 Coffee Break
12:10 The Pitch Grand Final
Over the summer, 25 entrepreneurs competed in five cities for the chance to pitch for the £50,000 worth of business support at our grand final. The finalists will have to pitch their business to a high-profile panel of judges, with the added pressure of standing in front of a live audience.
The Finalists: South West: Arctic Farm Frozen Yoghurt; South East: Active Minds; The North: Gaist; Midlands: Re-jigged; Scotland: Glitter Beach; Wildcard: Candlelight Creations
Judges: Julie Meyer, entrepreneur and industry commentator; Tim Campbell, former Apprentice winner and founder of The Bright Ideas Trust; Karen Darby, Serial Entrepreneur; Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer brand
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Speed Networking
14:40 Marketing, Advertising & PR on a shoestring
Moderator: Matt Henkes
Paula Gardner, PR mentor and director of Do You Own PR
15:10 Is the UK a great place to start a business? Do foreign entrepreneurs want to come here and start up? What does the Spending Review mean for UK start-ups? Eric Van der Kleij, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UK Trade & Investment
15:30 Do I have to pay for tools to run my business? Stewart Townsend, New Media Strategist and former EMEA manager for the Emerging Business Team at Sun Microsystems
15:50 Coffee Break
16:20 Interview: Solvej Biddle, Entrepreneur, mother and business woman - inventor of Content&Calm baby products
16:40 Winner of The Pitch 2010 announced
Six entrepreneurs pitched for a prize package worth £50,000 live on stage in London on 16 November at the grand final of The Pitch 2010. The event also featured a one-day conference packed with business tips and advice from expert speakers including former TV Dragon Doug Richard and the government's enterprise tsar Lord Young. We ran a live blog which you can replay below.
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