Events

The aim of this event is to inspire and motivate creative thinking by demonstrating the potential of creating new products to market. For example, there is great potential in Scotland to create new products from waste materials which can not only provide new sources of income, but also diverts waste from landfill.

Presentations from some pioneering environmental entrepreneurs will show what can be done when you think outside the box. This will be complemented with an exhibition and a chance to generate ideas with the experts as well as find out about potential sources of funding. Creating new products from waste materials will open a window of opportunity to new markets, provide your business with a unique selling point and also provide the potential to create new roles within in your business.

When: 1st February 2010, 09.30–13.00.

Where: Radisson SAS, Edinburgh.

Prices:
Member: Free
Non-member: £45
Membership costs £25.

Further information: http://www.thebep.org.uk/index.php?page=events-home&eventId=108&action=details&listId=0

Name: Katherine Ku: Technology Transfer and New Venture Creation at Standford University

This Silicon Valley Speaker Series talk looks at how to build an innovative and vibrant academic-industrial community. What does technology transfer and new venture creation at Stanford University look like? What practices make it successful, and what can we learn from its model? Why has it had such an impact on Silicon VAlley? Come and learn from the Director of Stanford's technology transfer office.

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

When: Tuesday 2 February 2010, 18:30-20:00

Further Information: See the Edinburgh University Entrepreneurship club website http://www.edinbugh-entrepreneur.man.ed.ac.uk/events/ku_technology.html

More information on this event will be announced on the BCS website nearer the time.

When: 10th February 2010

Where: TBA

Further information: http://www.edinburgh.bcs.org/events/index.htm

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: 25th Feb 2010.

Where: TBA

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