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Pitching for Management™ – Bristol

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Starting and growing a business is tough. You need a good team around you. But growing a business is a full-time job (plus evenings & weekends) so when are you going to have the time to meet the right people?

Well some of the right people have just been receiving the invite below, so if you’re a growing business (even if you’re not an Open Coffee regular) and you’d like an opportunity to meet them, please drop Angel News a line, or visit the eventbrite link.

Hint: NO CHARGE for pitching companies

http://pitchingformanagementinbristol2.eventbrite.com/

AngelNews, the leading online news service for the early stage investment market, in association with Intramezzo and The Boulevard, Burges Salmon and Smith & Williamson, invites you to the 2nd Pitching for Management™ event in Bristol on the 26th January 2011 at 6.00pm – 9.30pm.

Use your skills to help a business grow

If you are looking to work with an exciting growing business, in any role from Mentor to CEO or Marketing Director, you must attend Pitching for Management™.

We know companies currently looking to fill a range of posts and many will be pitching at this event….. They need someone just like you to join their senior management team.

They will be pitching their business and details of the role(s) that needs filling to our audience of serial entrepreneurs, senior business managers and business angels.  Make sure you are one of the first people to hear about these exciting vacancies.

http://pitchingformanagementinbristol2.eventbrite.com/

Lots of new people at Open Coffee

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Thanks to everyone that came along to this morning’s Open Coffee. Despite having to crowd around the tables a bit it was great to see so many new faces.

I missed a lot of the discussion at the far end of the table between Stephen (@stephenmaudsley), Greg, Nick (@nicksturge), Matt (@PRBristolblog) and Andy, but Bob, Christine, Nigel (@nigellegg), Andrew and myself had a good discussion around hydrogen fuel-cells & alternative fuels, managing multiple websites & social media monitoring. There were also discussions around the future of Local Enterprise Partnerships and what that might (or might not) mean for people around the tables.

We had a few people on holiday and forgetting their bike locks, but a really good turn out. If I didn’t catch your twitter name and you’d like a shout-out, let me know in the comments.

Look forward to seeing everyone again on 24 Aug, same time (8.30am), same place (Boston Teaparty).

<Updated with links to ppl’s twitter accounts>

Open Coffee, CoWorking & networking across Bristol

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OpenCoffee Bristol takes place tomorrow morning, 20 April from about 8.30 in The Boston Teaparty on Park St. Unfortunately I can’t make it this time but I’m sure plenty of regulars will welcome the new folks that have been joining recently.

We’re also getting a bit of friendly cross-promotion from @CoWorkingWest on Twitter where Lee Cottier is flying the standard for start-ups and freelancers organising Jelly co-working venues (Working for yourself, not by yourself).

I also had a great evening with the South West Founders meet-up and hope to be building some cross-connections there also.

Business networking – the Bajan Rum Punch way

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When my dad was introducing me to mixing cocktails he taught me the classic rhyme to remember the best punch recipe, ever:

“One Sour, Two Sweet, Three Strong, Four Weak.”

This morning we had one IP patent attorney (Chris Vigars), two connectors / evangelists (me & Martin Coulthard), three support professionals (Zoe Chalk, Charles van der Lande & Robin Beecroft), and four  entrepreneurs (Mark, Ray McConnell, Nigel Legg, and Sam Machin). Seemed like a pretty good mix.

Then I spotted Ian Burden talking to Charles, Zoe and Nigel, and my analogy rather breaks down from there onwards (especially as most people had mixed interests).

Oh well, the discussions were flowing freely. The new influx mixing well with the more regular OpenCoffee folks and a couple of business ideas are already percolating (just to mix my metaphors).

Apologies to anyone that I missed, especially as I had to leave early. Special thanks to Nigel for helping to look after everyone after I left.