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This talk will look at the state of the current policy in the UK and Scotland and its effects on the supply of entrepreneurial finance, which includes the different categories of friends and family, business angel, venture capital, and later stage mezzanine financing. In particular the talk will focus on the category of the professional venture capital, which includes the stages of seed, early stage, and later stage.

Where: Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, 7 Bistro Square, University of Edinburgh

When: Monday 18 January 2010, 18:30 - 20:00

Further Information: See the Edinburgh University Entrepreneurship Club Website

Michael Clouser: Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurial Firm Growth&action and

Business Network Scotland has organised a monthly meet up in Glasgow for local entrepreneurs and those involved in business in the area. Grow your business with other like-minded decision makers in business over lunch. Business Network Scotland's aim is to help you build long-term business relationships and consequently your business will also grow. Exchange business cards, introduce yourself, listen to others, enjoy your lunch and exchange ideas. Listen to a speaker from the network for 10 minutes and finish promptly at 2pm.

Date: 21st January 2010.

Time: 12 - 2pm.

Location: Menzies Glasgow Hotel, Glasgow.

Cost: £25 for Members, £40 for Guests.

For more information, to become a member of Business Network Scotland, or to register for the event as a guest, please visit the Business Network Scotland website.

Business Network Scotland has organised a monthly meet up in Aberdeen for local entrepreneurs and those involved in business in the area. Grow your business with other like-minded decision makers in business over lunch. Business Network Scotland's aim is to help you build long-term business relationships and consequently your business will also grow. Exchange business cards, introduce yourself, listen to others, enjoy your lunch and exchange ideas. Listen to speaker George Berrich from Edinburgh Business Continuity and finish promptly at 2pm.

Date: 26th January 2010

Time: 12 - 2pm

Location: Copthorne Hotel, Aberdeen.

Cost: £25 for Members, £40 for Guests

For more information, to become a member of Business Network Scotland, or to register for the event as a guest, please visit the Business Network Scotland website.

The ‘One-Stop-Shop’ service, part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Economic Resilience Action Plan (ERAP), is a partnership project with the Business Environment Partnership (BEP) to ensure businesses continue to prosper through the recession.

The One-Stop-Shop provides tailored advice to any Edinburgh-based company from a micro-sized start-up to a larger SME. Advice ranges from Government funded grants & loans, resource efficiency, green marketing opportunities to legislation with the aim of identifying cost saving or new sales opportunities for businesses.

When: 26th Jan 2010.

Where: TBA

Further information: http://www.thebep.org.uk/index.php?page=Edinburgh%20Council

In this talk Ian will delve into the journey of lastminute.com. Lastminute.com was founded by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane-Fox in 1998 as an online provider of anything travel and event related, from theatre tickets to holidays. Now in its tenth year, lastminute.com has grown into a worldwide business employing 1981 staff and is the most successful travel corporations on the planet. Brent stepped down as CEO in May 2006 to became company chairman handing the reins to Ian McCaig. Ian joined lastminute.com as Chief Operating Officer from Nokia in August 2003, where he ran the communications company's business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Where: Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, 7 Bristo Square, University of Edinburgh

When: Tuesday 26 January 2010, 18:30-20:00

Further Information: See the Edinburgh University Entrepreneurship Club website http://www.edinburgh-entrepreneur.man.ed.ac.uk/events/mccaig-lastminute.html

Business Network Scotland has organised a monthly meet up in Glasgow for local entrepreneurs and those involved in business in the area. Grow your business with other like-minded decision makers in business over lunch. Business Network Scotland's aim is to help you build long-term business relationships and consequently your business will also grow. Exchange business cards, introduce yourself, listen to others, enjoy your lunch and exchange ideas. Listen to a speaker from the network for 10 minutes and finish promptly at 2pm.

Date: 28th January 2010

Time: 12 - 2pm

Location: Apex Waterloo, Edinburgh

Cost: £25 for Members, £40 for Guests

For more information, to become a member of Business Network Scotland, or to register for the event as a guest, please visit the Business Network Scotland website.