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“Making Millions” 3 – Paul Hick

Facebook Event WHAT? “Making Millions” – Paul Hick WHEN? Tuesday, 26th February, 18.00-20.00, WHERE? Library Seminar Room, Floor 2, Bannerman Centre If you’ve been to the other talks in this series, you know that they’re fantastic and you wouldn’t want to miss this one either! Paul plans to focus on practical tips and experiences on how to build businesses for Growth and Value within Private Equity, using Maximuscle as a case study. Paul specialises in Fastgrowths and Turnarounds within the international consumers goods and services sector, generally under private equity ownership. His early career included roles at Metal Box, Pernod…

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Made In Brunel – Tech Event

Facebook Event Brunel Entrepreneurs, Made In Brunel and the Brunel Design Society have all clubbed together to provide the second of a successful Tech event series! Date: Tuesday 19th February Duration: Each talk will be roughly 20-30 minutes with refreshments and networking afterwards. Room: Antonin Artaud (AA001) Theatre Speakers: Trevor Baylis, rAndom International and more potential guest speakers. Keynote Speaker Trevor Baylis, the inventor of the wind-up radio is visiting Brunel to share his experiences, creations and current business ventures alongside other guest speakers, including rAndom International, which was founded by Brunel alumni design students. Trevor invented the wind-up radio…

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Making Millions – 2! Presented by: David Sanger

Feb 10 2013
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Facebook Event WHAT? Making Millions – David Sanger WHEN? Tuesday 12th february, 6pm WHERE? Council Chambers ATTENDANCE? REGISTER HERE: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/pcc/events/workshop-details?c=696 Are you interested in finding out how a successful career can open the door to other opportunities? This series of workshops will give you the chance to hear the personal stories of those who have achieved just that – If you came to the last one, you know just how good these are!! Whether you would like to understand what opportunities are out there and how to reach out for them or are considering starting your own business and would appreciate…

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WIB – Goals, Targets and Strategy

Feb 05 2013
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Facebook Event WHAT? WIB – Goals, targets and strategy, how do you get where you want to go? WHEN? Thursday, 7th February, 13.00-14.00 WHERE? LC217 What is the difference between goals and targets? What are they for? How do you use them to help you succeed in your chosen career? What does prioritising really mean? We all know that there is a real difference between urgent and important, but how do you deal with the conflict this can cause? How do you integrate into a male dominated workplace where targets (rather than outcomes) are so important? And how do…

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Franchising – Presented by: Gill Thomas, Founder, Jo Jingles

Feb 04 2013
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Facebook Event WHAT? Franchising – Presented by: Gill Thomas, Founder, Jo Jingles WHEN? Tuesday, 5th February, 13.00-14.00, WHERE? LC113 ATTENDANCE? By Registration: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/pcc/events-from-sp/registration-form?d=697 You want to run your own business, but can’t come up with a marketable idea of your own? Why not take on a franchise? BUT, what do you know about franchising? What is a franchise, what does it mean to be a franchisee, what are the ‘rules’ around running a franchise and, importantly, how do you find one that will suit you and your pocket? Gill Thomas, the founder of the Jo Jingles franchise will share her experience…

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Intellectual Property

Jan 29 2013
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How do you protect your ideas, inventions, designs and branding? There are ways and means and our guest speaker, Sarah Perkins, will share with you the pros and cons of IP legislation, the different ways in which you can protect your work and the importance of getting the timings right. She will also share some of the ‘horror’ stories about what happens when things go wrong! Sarah has particular expertise in developing business-focused IP portfolios for start-ups and SMEs and in due diligence reporting for private investment. Sarah has also acted as patent advisor in a number of successful actions…

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Your Time Is Now: How to become a student of distinction

Jan 15 2013
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Facebook Event WHAT? Your Time Is Now: How to become a student of distinction WHEN? Tuesday 15th January, 6pm WHERE? LC263 Does the word ‘Procrastination’ sound familiar? “The only reason why you are procrastinating is because you can’t see the end result and if you can’t see the end result you won’t invest your time; but today set specific goals with their accomplishment in mind, and remind yourself that procrastinating won’t get you anywhere but a front seat in the comfort zone”. This workshop has evolved from founder Onyi Anyado’s passion to see students reach new levels of excellence…

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Entrepreneurial Institution Workshop

Dec 03 2012
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Facebook Event WHAT: Entrepreneurial Institution Workshop WHEN: Wednesday 5th December 2012 TIME: Session 1 at 10.00am OR Session 2 at 2.00pm WHERE: Lecture Centre, Theatre D You are invited to join us at an Entrepreneurial Institution Challenge Event with original BBC Dragon, Doug Richard!During the two-hour event we will explore the ways in which Managers, Researchers, Lecturers, and Students can engage with entrepreneurial concepts to orchestrate real change: – Managers CAN be entrepreneurs – Researchers CAN protect themselves from funding cuts – Educators CAN raise their awareness of the latest thinking on enterprise education – Students CAN acquire the skills…

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RBS Challenge – Chance Of Winning An iPad or Executive Wardrobe

Facebook Event WHAT: RBS Challenge WHEN: Tuesday, 11th December, 18.00-20.00 WHERE: LC263 MyKindaCrowd is coming to Brunel University to run a ‘live’ company challenge, posted by RBS. As well as the RBS challenge, this session will include expert insight on ‘how to get a mentor’. Advice and techniques on: -The best way of approaching a potential mentor, -The first meeting, -How many mentors is too many mentors and -How should you pay and repay a mentor. Come along and be in with a chance to win the New IPad or an executive wardrobe, plus a pitching master-class!

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WIB: Assertiveness and negotiation skills

Nov 26 2012
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Facebook Event One of the issues that women can struggle with is their lack of a voice in the work place, and of having less impact than they deserve. We can suffer from a reluctance to say “no” in the mistaken belief that by being all things to all people we will progress more rapidly, or because we want to be helpful. As a result we may take on more than we can efficiently cope with and end up working overlong hours, or performing poorly – to the potential detriment of our health and our career. However is this just a female…

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