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Personal presentations are
invited for a major new international convention on enterprise promotion to
be held in the Harrogate International Centre, Yorkshire, UK, on 15-17
November 2009. The event will showcase best practice and innovation in the
creation and support of small businesses world-wide. This is a unique
opportunity for all business advisers, coaches, counsellors, consultants,
educators, financiers, mentors, teachers and trainers to promote their own
successes and to network with like-minded specialists in SME creation and
development from all around the world.
Preference will be given to
speakers presenting short case studies of best practice and innovation in
the promotion of entrepreneurship and the support of new and growing
businesses in different countries. The key aim of this Convention is to
share experience of successful programmes, whilst highlighting the policy
implications, so that the many organisations, agencies and individuals
trying to stimulate enterprise all around the world can learn from each
other and improve what they do.
The current economic crisis
has highlighted the importance of creating many more small businesses with a
sound financial foundation, cost-effective marketing, proper management
controls, and strong support services. This Convention will bring together
the many organisations around the world that help individuals to start their
own business and then guide them through the initial development phase to a
secure trading position in their own Country and onward into the global
market-place.
The main themes to be addressed in participative Workshops, Case
Studies and Debates are:-
A - Advancing entrepreneurship education and training world-wide
B - Business creation & development - stimulating start-ups
C - Community, ethnic, minority, rural and social enterprises
D - Developing enterprise in emerging and transition economies
E - E-business, e-learning, e-mailing and website marketing
I - Innovation, incubation, networks and knowledge transfer
M - Management, skills, environmental and global growth issues
S - Supporting small business development world-wide
V - Venture capital, business angels, finance and taxation
W- Women's enterprise and family business development
Y - Youth enterprise support programmes world-wide
Presentations are invited
on all the above main themes, although any other topics associated with the
overall Convention theme of International Enterprise Promotion would also be
welcomed. Preference will be given to speakers presenting short case
studies, practical reports and video presentations that showcase best
practice and innovation in the creation and support of small businesses
world-wide.
The parallel workshops will
comprise several sessions focussing on specialised topics within each theme,
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or download PDF file. Experts in the respective fields will chair all
workshop sessions, which will be designed to facilitate open debate,
dissemination of practical experience and helpful information together with
feedback for the presenters.
This new Convention will be
an opportunity for many international delegates and advisers to exchange
views and learn about best practice in enterprise promotion in other
Countries. Leading international figures are expected from business support
agencies, from enterprise education and training and from government SME
policy-makers and lobby groups.
SPEAKERS
EXPECTED
The key groups recognised
as having a particularly relevant contribution to offer include:
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Advisers, Consultants &
Mentors offering
guidance and advice in a variety of contexts
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Educators
& Trainers specialising in entrepreneurship, SME management skills
and CPD
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Financiers, banks, venture
capitalists
specialising in start-ups and growing businesses
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Incubation and Innovation
Centres offering
premises and support for start-ups
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Policy makers
concerned with funding, eco issues and support – nationally and regionally
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Practitioners
assisting in the start-up, development, growth and support of enterprises
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Representative Bodies &
Networks offering
networking opportunities and lobbying
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Support Organisations
engaged in small business creation, development and growth
PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
Speakers can be considered in three different
categories:
Summaries of all presentations accepted will
be published in the Convention Handbook and all complete presentations
received on time will be published on the Convention Proceedings CD. An
outline of the requirements and submission timetable for each category is
given below.
Plenary Presentations – a comprehensive report
on one of the main Convention Themes with details of best practices used and
results achieved over several years operation. (Maximum 20 minutes)
Workshop Presentations –
a shorter report or a case
study of a successful scheme within one of the above ten themes, with
evidence or examples of the results achieved. (Maximum 15 minutes)
Panel Presentation & Debate -
a series of bullet points to indicate the topics that could be covered
verbally in a Panel Session and Debate within a specified theme. (Maximum
10 minutes)
ALL PRESENTATIONS
Summaries should be submitted on-line using the templates and headings
provided to enable them to be compiled and published in the Convention
Handbook. See Submission
Guidelines page for instructions.
Acceptance decisions on all presentations offered will be based on relevance
to the overall Convention theme, quality of the summary and its application
in other locations. More detailed criteria will be given in presentation
guidance notes covering structure, content and format.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Click here
for deadline dates for submission of Notifications, Summaries, Bullet Points
and Presentations
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your presentation may not be accepted if received after these deadline
dates.
REGISTRATION FEES
All
Speakers whose presentations are accepted will be offered either FREE
registration for the specific day of their presentation OR about 50%
discount off the full Registration Fee for the whole Convention but they
will have to cover their own travel, accommodation and subsistence.
(Discount is limited to one person per presentation)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:–
Tel: +44(0)1423 879208 Fax: +44(0)1423 870025
Enterprise Convention Secretariat, PO Box 288, Dept
EP920, Harrogate HG1 9AX, UK
E-mail:
info@enterprisepromotion.org Web site:
www.enterprisepromotion.org |
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