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Innovate London

Enabling opportunities

 

Past events

 

Marketing Has Changed, Have You?

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are an SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** Accelerator, Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 from 12:45 AM – 5:00 PM **
Marketing Has Changed, Have You?
Grant Leboff
Recommended For:
* Businesses that are not meeting their sales expectations
* Marketing that is not generating [...]



Powerful Communication to Generate More Sales

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
This workshop will give you all you need to overcome any lack of sales and put you on the path to increasing your sales!
**Accelerator Monday April 30th, 2012 from 10:00 to 4:30.**
What you’ll [...]



Designing Winning Business Models

These tow workshops are free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Tuesday, March 13 and March 27, 2012 from 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM **
This series of two workshops will be a mix of presentations, case studies, [...]



ISO 14001 Accreditation Workshop Part 2

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM **
ISO 14001 the Environmental Management Standard is the highly prestigious and only internationally recognised environment [...]



ISO 14001 Accreditation Workshop Part 1

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM **
ISO 14001 the Environmental Management Standard is the highly prestigious and only internationally recognised environment [...]



Christmas Event

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Wednesday 14 December, 2011 from 5:00 to 8:30PM **

All Innovate London Clients are invited to join us for our Christmas Event – but since our room limit is [...]



Small Business Leadership & Managing Staff

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM **
We’re running a full day workshop on leadership in small business and some tips for managing staff. This [...]



Environment for the Creative Sector Business

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **
Are you a creative sector businesses in London?
Kay Henning, an ambassador for D-media will present this workshop aimed at helping you [...]



Go Green – Save Money in Your Business Now

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **
Learn about the latest money saving opportunities available for your business when you take the greener pathway. There [...]



Environmental Accreditation

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **

ISO 14001 the Environmental Management Standard is the highly prestigious and  only internationally recognised environment management standard. [...]



Your Environmental Policy

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** LKIC, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **

No matter how large or small you business your need to have a written environmental policy. Without an [...]



How to do Sales…for Small Businesses!

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM **
This workshop will give you all you need to overcome any lack of sales and put you on the path [...]



Finance for your Business

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** LKIC, Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **
Very much misunderstood the financing of a business is thought to be the main barrier for the success of any venture. [...]



Really Modern Marketing

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** LKIC, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **
Welcome to the world of transmedia. Everything is changing rapidly in global marketing.  It is good news for small businesses [...]



PR all-day Masterclass

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** Accelerator, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM  **
We ran this workshop with Mary Murtagh in September 2011,
due to high demand we are now running it again on October [...]



The Better Business Plan

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** LKIC, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **

Is it often said that failing to plan is planning to fail! This is still very true in the rapidly [...]



You and Your Idea

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** LKIC, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **

Do you really want to be a winner? Are you personally prepared for it? We can help you to prepare [...]



PR full-day Masterclass

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** Accelerator, Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM  **
PR full-day Masterclass

Mary Murtagh
Award winning journalist Mary Murtagh has spent 12 years as a reporter and video journalist on the [...]



The Business Boot Camp for Digital Entrepreneurs (September 2011)

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM **
The Business Boot Camp for Digital Entrepreneurs

** Please download a full event-flyer with the event agenda here: Bootcamp [...]



eCommerce for Small Businesses

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 2:00PM – 5:00PM **
eCommerce for Small Businesses

Thomas Jeffs
Founder and CTO at Lucidica

Understand how to add functionality to your website so customers can buy products or [...]



Danger – Safeguard Your Business – Workshop

This event is free for Innovate London clients. If you are an SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Business Extra, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM **
Danger – Safeguard Your Business – Workshop

by Patrick Blunt
Director Business Extra
and former Chair Southwark Chamber of Commerce

This workshop [...]



Marketing has changed, have you?

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.
** Accelerator, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 12:45 PM – 5:00 PM **
Marketing has changed, have you?

Grant Leboff

Do you:

Not get as many sales leads and business opportunities as you would like?
Find that much [...]



Writing for the Web – All Day Workshop

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM **
Writing for the Web – All Day Workshop
by Bev Legge

This one day course is packed with practical hints and tips that [...]



Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – Seminar

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM **
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – Seminar
by Thomas Jeffs
Founder and CTO of Lucidica

With web searching the predominate method of finding a local [...]



Intellectual Property – Seminar

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on  info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Wednesday, August 24, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM  **
Intellectual Property (IP) – Seminar
by Ben Snipe & Gerard Chandrahasen
Founders of SC Patents

The seminar by Ben Snipe and Gerard Chandrahasen will cover [...]



Five Things You Should Really Know About Company Law and Tax

This event is free for Innovate London Clients. If you are a SME in London email us on info@innovatelondon.org to join the programme.

** Accelerator, Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM **
Five Things You Should Really Know About Company Law and Tax

by Andrew Oury
Partner at Oury Clark Chartered Accountants

Five primary topics [...]



Effective Email Marketing – rescheduled

** Accelerator, Wednesday, August 10, 2011, from 1:15PM – 5:00PM **
Effective Email Marketing

Thomas Jeffs

Founder and CTO at Lucidica

How to use professional looking emails, in bulk, to market effectively to prospective customers and/or keep your existing customers informed (e.g. newsletters). Lucidica will explain how their monthly newsletter more than pays for the investment of time each [...]



Profit through Sustainability

When:
Thursday 14 July 2011  -  14:00 / 17:00

Where:
Accelerator | London’s Business Incubator

What:
Profit through Sustainability  -  Presented by: James Swanston from Carbon Voyage

James Swanston from Carbon Voyage will discuss some of the basics of sustainability and how you can benefit, not just in terms of reducing cost and meeting your own goals, but also [...]



Ideation 10/10

When:
Wednesday 22nd 2011 – 14:00 / 17:00

Where:
London Knowledge Innovation Centre (LKIC)

What:
Ideation 10/10 – Presented by: Patrick Blunt, CEO of LKIC

LKIC helps new innovative knowledge based business to incubate, grow and prosper by providing a unique environment that provides all the nutrients for business growth plus a little bit of magic dust.
Innovate [...]



Google AdWords

** Accelerator, Thursday June 16th 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM**
Google AdWords

Thomas Jeffs
Founder and CTO at Lucidica

Thomas Jeffs will share all the mistakes he made and lessons learnt on how to get the best return for your Pay Per Click (PPC) budget.
PPC, like Google AdWords, is the fastest way to get to page 1 of [...]



Digital Masterclass ( + LIVE Webinar )

** LKIC, Thursday 9th June 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Digital Masterclass
+ LIVE Webinar

LKIC helps new innovative knowledge based business to incubate, grow and prosper by providing a unique environment that provides all the nutrients for business growth plus a little bit of magic dust. LKIC is the home of wide range of innovative businesses, including [...]



Preparing and Delivering Your Pitch

** Accelerator, Tuesday June 7th 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **

Preparing and Delivering your Pitch

Presenting:
Hilary Fraser
Persuasive Communication Coach

Hilary Fraser is an experienced consultant, trainer & coach specialising in persuasive communication.  Since 2004, she has built an excellent reputation for helping business leaders develop effective communication practices for influencing, selling, pitching and presenting.  Her previous career was [...]



The Business Boot Camp for Digital Entrepreneurs (two-day event: 26+27 May)

THIS BOOT CAMP IS BEING REPEATED ON 27 / 28 SEPTEMBER 2011 – please see HERE for details!

Accelerator, London’s Business Incubator, will be running a 2-day specialised boot camp for Digital Entrepreneurs on 26/27 May 2011 which will be practitioner led by some of the key players in the heart of the Silicon Roundabout/Tech City [...]



Understanding Buying Organisations

** Accelerator, Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Understanding Buying Organisations

Carol Hustler

TED’s Friend

Winning contracts with large organisations can be just a matter of luck – being in the right place at the right time. More often, though, it’s down to careful preparation and research into your target client, and making your business “contract ready” [...]



Women in Business – Conference & Expo

** Graduate Centre at London Metropolitan University, North Campus **
** Monday, 9th May 2011, 9:00AM – 5:00PM **
WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE & EXPO
AGENDA

9:00am
Registration
Refreshments, Market Place & Exhibitions

10:00am
Welcome
Professor Malcolm Gillies, Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive, London Metropolitan University
Patrick Blunt & Richard Celm , Innovate London
Sonia Brown MBE, National Black [...]



What is Behavioural Merchandising?

** LKIC, Tuesday 3rd May 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
What is Behavioural Merchandising?
Presented by:
Neil McClements CEO of Merchenta

Merchenta intelligently engages consumers with the right merchandise at the right time – across social, affiliate and display networks. Its on-demand behavioural merchandising platform helps retailers maximise consumer engagement, increase conversion rates and reduce merchandising costs. Merchenta [...]



Search Engine Optimisation

** Accelerator, Wednesday April 20th, 1:00 – 5:00PM ** 
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
 
Thomas Jeffs
 Founder and CTO at Lucidica 

 
SEO is all about refining your website, its content and links in to your website so the search engines, like Google, rank your website highly.  In this seminar hear how to improve your website so search engines, like Google, [...]



Intellectual Property – seminar

** Accelerator, Tuesday April 12th 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM  **
Intellectual Property – seminar

Ben Snipe & Gerard Chandrahasen
Founders of SC Patents

The seminar by Ben Snipe and Gerard Chandrahasen will cover intellectual property with a focus on patents and trademarks, and some discussion of design right and copyright. The seminar will give participants the opportunity to hear and [...]



What is distributed Commerce?

** LKIC, Thursday 7th April 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
What is distributed Commerce?
Presented by:
Neil McClements CEO of Merchenta

Merchenta intelligently engages consumers with the right merchandise at the right time – across social, affiliate and display networks. Its on-demand behavioural merchandising platform helps retailers maximise consumer engagement, increase conversion rates and reduce merchandising costs. Merchenta brings [...]



Using Social Media for Marketing

** Southwark Business Club, Wednesday 23rd March 2011, 12.15-1.45PM **

Using Social Media for Marketing
Learn how to use new approaches to communication with customers

Susanne Currid
Founder  of the LOOP

A strategic and practical approach to using social media for marketing. At this event, you will learn:
*  What is social media and why it’s become an important marketing channel
*  [...]



Richard Reed – meet the Founder & CEO of Innocent Drinks

>>> EVENT STARTS AT 5pm ON THE DOT! <<<

** Accelerator (at London Metropolitan University’s North Campus)
Tuesday, March 22nd, 5:00PM (until approximately 8:30PM) **
Meet the entrepreneur
Richard Reed
Founder & CEO of Innocent Drinks

Richard Reed is the co-founder of innocent, the No.1 smoothie brand in Europe. Richard started the business in May 1999 by with two friends and [...]



Innovate 20/20 – March 2011

** LKIC, Wednesday 16th March 2011, 9:00AM-5:00PM **

Creative full day workshop for leaders who want to think out of the box and improve their organisation’s innovation performance
Innovation is a key driver for competitive advantage and a most critical area of focus for organisations in the 21st century. Implementing new processes and products is the [...]



Negotiation Skills – Workshop

** Accelerator, Wednesday March 9th, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Negotiation Skills – Workshop
Do you want to:
*  Understand the types of negotiation
*  Define your negotiation style
*  Work with your own negotiation ‘Rules’ and Beliefs
*  Know what to give away
*  Know how to close the deal
Then come along to our event , come and learn how to create [...]



Networking Skills – Workshop

** Accelerator,Wednesday February 23th, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Networking Skills – Workshop

Heather White
Founder & CEO of Smarter Networking.

Heather White, Founder & CEO of Smarter Networking and speaker, trainer and author who specialises in teaching the skills, behaviours and strategies of how to network. She can help you on any issues to do with internal or external [...]



Mike Southon – meet the Beer Mat entrepreneur

** Accelerator (at London Metropolitan University’s North Campus)
Tuesday February 22nd, 6PM (until approximately 8:30PM) **

Presenting:
Mike Southon
Beer Mat entrepreneur

Mike built and sold his company in the 80s and worked on seventeen different start-ups in the 90s (two later went public, three went broke!). He is now the UK’s leading entrepreneur mentor and regularly features on the [...]



Pricing for Profit

** Southwark Business Club, Wednesday 16th February 2011, 12.15-1.45PM **
New approaches to pricing for the rapidly changing market place
Patrick Blunt
Director of London Knowledge Innovation Centre (LKIC)

Patrick has been the Director of LKIC since 2004 and during this time has helped to incubate and grow a number of very successful innovative businesses. He is able to [...]



Sales Management

** Accelerator, Wednesday February 9th, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Sales Management
 
Sales Performance training with a difference!
This workshop is guaranteed to get you off your feet and putting practical selling skills into action to further your business.
 
This event will be held at:
Accelerator
35 Kingsland Road
London, E2 8AA
Wednesday February 9th
2:00 – 5:00PM
 
How do I register for this event?
Please click [...]



Practical Selling

** Accelerator, Wednesday 26th January 2011, 2:00 – 5:00PM **
Do you want to learn about  the latest ways to apply professional selling  techniques?
Paul Herbert
Co-founder of Ignite Sales Performance

Why don’t you come along to this free event , an  introduction to the sales process and demonstration of successful sales techniques will be discussed .

Our speaker will be Paul [...]



Marketing with Phone Apps

** Southwark Business Club, Tuesday 25th January 2011, 12:15 – 1:45PM **
Apps can be powerful marketing tools..learn how to use them.
Thibaut Rouffineau
Director Wireless Industry Partnerships
Thibaut  has been active in the high tech world for the past 10 years and has promoted the migration of the mobile industry towards a more open and community led approach [...]



Polka – Fashion Show

On Friday 10th December, Innovate London delegates were invited to sit on the catwalk’s edge at their clients’ fashion show in collaboration with Westminster University.
Agnes Kukla presented a selection of spectacular wedding dresses from her Polka fashion label. The show was sold out and a great success. Agnes’ designs showed next to fashion collections by Westminster [...]



Innovate 20/20 – December 2010

Innovate London held an Innovate 20/20 workshop on the 9th December 2010 at the Accelerator Building in Shoreditch.

This practical event was designed to guide existing London based SMEs through the stages of ideation and how to develop and sell ideas internally and externally.



Business Start Up Show

Innovate will be exhibiting at the Business Start Up Show taking place at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre over two days 30th November and the 1st December.



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Developing Your USP

Innovate London will be hosting an ‘Developing Your USP’ event at Business Extra, 175a Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RW, the event will start at 17:30 and will end at 20:00 light refreshments will also be provided.

Learn how to develop your USP and have it earn a profit.



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Meet a Business Angel

 

 
Who is a Business Angel?
Do you have questions about how a Business Angel can help your business?
Where can you find a Business Angel?
These were some of the issues which were discussed at this event by our speaker Neil McClements, who himself is an established business angel and entrepreneur, with a track-record of successfully delivering £multi-million [...]



How Green Are You?

Innovate London will be holding an ‘How Green Are You’ event at Business Extra, 175a Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RW; the event starts at 17:30 and will end at 21:00 light refreshments will be provided at the event.



Innovation for Profit

Innovate London and London Women Mean Business will be holding an ‘Innovation for Profit’ event at The Embassy Club ,29 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 3AN. The event will start at 6pm and finish at 9pm.



Under One Roof Exhibition

Innovate London will be exhibiting at the City Business Library, Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 7HH. The event will start at 18:00 and will end at 20:00, refreshments will be provided.
Please contact the City Business Library in September to book a place.

Website: www.Cityoflondon.gov.uk/cbl

Email: CBL@cityoflondon.gov.uk or telephone 020 7332 1812.



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Avoiding Environmental Disasters

Innovate London will be holding an ‘Avoiding Environmental Disasters’ event on the 30th September 2010 at the City Business Library Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 7HH. The event starts at 5:30 and will finish at 20:00 light refreshments will be provided for the at the event.



Smart Marketing

Innovate London will be hosting a Smart Marketing event which will be held on the 29th September 2010 at Business Extra, 175a Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RW.

This event allows you to learn about cost effective marketing measures and great networking opportunites.



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Innovate 20/20 – September 2010

Innovate London will be holding an Innovate 20/20 workshop on the 22nd September 2010 at the Accelerator 35 Kingsland Road, London Metropolitan University, London, E2 8AA.



Innovate 20/20 – July 2010

Innovate London held an Innovate 20/20 workshop on Wednesday 21st July 2010 at the London Knowledge Innovation Centre, South Bank Technopark, 90 London Road, London, SE1 6LN. The workshop will commenced at 9am and finished at 5pm, Lunch and refreshments were provided.



Innovation Summer School Boat Trip on the Thames

The Innovation Summer School Boat Trip on the Thames commenced from the Waterloo pier next to the London Eye. The event took place on the Millennium of London cruise boat. A hot food buffet including refreshments was provided whilst the boat meandered down the river under Tower Bridge and past historic Greenwich and on to the Thames Barrier.



May Innovation showcasing event

“Innovation – Overcoming Disability” 5:30pm – 8:00pm The Accelerator, Shoreditch
This event enabled Innovate London to help showcase innovative business practices where entrepreneurs were faced with not just the normal business problems but also personal disability…



Innovate London Exhibition

Innovate London exhibited at the Excel and conference centre in London Docklands. This event allowed 45,000 businesses to engage with the Innovate London team.



Women in Innovation – 25th March 2010

Women in Innovation – 25th March 2010
The ‘Women in Innovation’ evening hosted by Innovate London, was held at The Women’s Library part of London Metropolitan University, and aimed to highlight successful women in business.
The selected guests at this intimate event enjoyed a welcome talk by Graham Hewson, Project Manager for Accelerator, as well as a [...]



Intellectual Property Clinic -17th March 2010

Innovate London held a very successful Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic on 17th March 2010 at the London Knowledge Innovation Centre, London SE1.
Innovative SMEs in London attended this practical event that included an update on the latest developments in IP and a 1-2-1 clinic with expert IP practitioners.
Expert advice at the IP Clinic was presented by Howard Wright [...]



TIC Innovation Showcase – 27th January 2010

Innovate London held this showcasing event on the 27th January 2010 at the state-of-the-art facility Thames Innovation Centre (TIC) incubator based in Bexley to showcase good practice in innovation.
The award winning TIC building was the star innovation setting the standards for future buildings with its low energy design and modern facilities and management systems.
Richard [...]



Innovate 20/20 – December 2009

Innovate London held an Innovate 20/20 event on the 10th December 2009 at London Knowledge Innovation Centre.
This practical whole day event helped to guide SMEs through the stages of ideation and how to develop and sell ideas both internally and externally to their organisation.
This event was challenging, interactive and fun, it allowed participants to develop [...]



Innovate London Launch 27th November 2009

Innovate London Launch 27th November 2009

An audience of 50 people celebrated the launch of London Met’s collaborative European Regional Development Fund project, Innovate London.
The launch was held at the Design Museum in Shad Thames. Guests were introduced to the Innovate London project, in the midst of some groundbreaking innovations on display at the museum. The evening commenced with [...]