Bristol Enterprise Network “connect locally - compete globally” Marketing: Harnessing the Power of the Internet 22 September 2009 co-hosted by

This evening’s programme Martin Coulthard Director, BEN What’s happening to BEN? Jaya Chakrabarti Founder & MD, Nameless Digital Creatives Persuasive digital experiences Bryony Thomas Chief Clear Thinker, Clear Thought Consulting Online word of mouth Chris Tanner Founder, Pearl Software Towards a fully integrated online business marketing solution Q &A

Martin Coulthard Director, BEN What’s happening to BEN?

Jaya Chakrabarti Founder & MD, Nameless Digital Creatives Persuasive digital experiences

Bryony Thomas Chief Clear Thinker, Clear Thought Consulting Online word of mouth

Chris Tanner Founder, Pearl Software Towards a fully integrated online business marketing solution

Q &A

What’s happening to BEN? the BEN team BEN now Science City Bristol the BEN transformation how can you help?

the BEN team

BEN now

Science City Bristol

the BEN transformation

how can you help?

The BEN team Paul Harrod Martin Coulthard - Director Jenny Pearcy – Event Manager Kelly Willshire - Web and Events Assistant

Paul Harrod

Martin Coulthard - Director

Jenny Pearcy – Event Manager

Kelly Willshire - Web and Events Assistant

Martin Coulthard BEN Director Chartered Engineer with broad international experience founded, grew and sold 2 hi-tech businesses in Bristol, in fields of engineering and software Non-Exec Director and business angel investor in other tech businesses experience of range of business funding and university research collaborations part-time Director of Bristol Enterprise Network since July 2009

Chartered Engineer with broad international experience

founded, grew and sold 2 hi-tech businesses in Bristol, in fields of engineering and software

Non-Exec Director and business angel investor in other tech businesses

experience of range of business funding and university research collaborations

part-time Director of Bristol Enterprise Network since July 2009

BEN now set up by the University of Bristol in 2003 ‘ network for hi-tech, hi-growth organisations in the Bristol city region’ 1800+ members: entrepreneurs, investors, industry partners, professional service providers and academics evening networking events with expert speakers networking website at www.bristolenterprise.com membership and event attendance currently free! Bristol University now seeking to spin out BEN to become an independent organisation, associated with Science City Bristol

set up by the University of Bristol in 2003

‘ network for hi-tech, hi-growth organisations in the Bristol city region’

1800+ members: entrepreneurs, investors, industry partners, professional service providers and academics

evening networking events with expert speakers

networking website at www.bristolenterprise.com

membership and event attendance currently free!

Bristol University now seeking to spin out BEN to become an independent organisation, associated with Science City Bristol

Science City Bristol www.sciencecitybristol.com A partnership of leading organisations in our area, which aims to: support and develop the area's science and innovation assets to deliver sustainable economic and social benefit by: bringing business, academia and government together and creating a more connected scientific community promoting the area's scientific achievements to help us attract even more world-leading scientific enterprise and research creating a culture for all which understands and celebrates science and technology science = science, technology, engineering! Bristol = Bristol and Bath region!

A partnership of leading organisations in our area, which aims to:

support and develop the area's science and innovation assets to deliver sustainable economic and social benefit by:

bringing business, academia and government together and creating a more connected scientific community

promoting the area's scientific achievements to help us attract even more world-leading scientific enterprise and research

creating a culture for all which understands and celebrates science and technology

science = science, technology, engineering!

Bristol = Bristol and Bath region!

BEN transformation increase focus on the needs of smaller technology businesses extend geographical scope to Bath and the region around the 2 cities spin-out to become an independent, business-led organisation financially sustainable and moving towards self-funding associated with Science City Bristol advised by BEN Advisory Group supported by the Universities of Bristol and Bath, UWE and the SWRDA re-stated mission: accelerate the growth of technology businesses in the Bristol and Bath region

increase focus on the needs of smaller technology businesses

extend geographical scope to Bath and the region around the 2 cities

spin-out to become an independent, business-led organisation

financially sustainable and moving towards self-funding

associated with Science City Bristol

advised by BEN Advisory Group

supported by the Universities of Bristol and Bath, UWE and the SWRDA

re-stated mission: accelerate the growth of technology businesses in the Bristol and Bath region

technology business community technology businesses universities professional services and other suppliers investors, sources of funding government, councils and agencies networks

making the right connections with BEN technology businesses universities professional services and other suppliers investors, sources of funding government, councils and agencies networks

network mapping – where does BEN sit? CBI, IoD, FSB etc. Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Initiative media environ- mental biomed- ical micro- electronics aerospace & defense sector/market BETS WEAF Silicon South West BioApproaches South West Bristol Media geographical area intern’l UK South West Bath Bristol across technology sectors across Bristol and Bath Bristol Enterprise Network

BEN USPs compared to other networks strong reputation for high quality evening networking events with expert speakers networking opportunities across technology business sectors between Bristol and Bath the University connections Bristol University and now also UWE and Bath University

strong reputation for high quality evening networking events with expert speakers

networking opportunities

across technology business sectors

between Bristol and Bath

the University connections

Bristol University

and now also UWE and Bath University

BEN – the plan July-December 2009 continue existing event programme, and consider new event types/activities improve website build up membership learn – research – try - discuss January-June 2010 develop new business plan start implementation

July-December 2009

continue existing event programme, and consider new event types/activities

improve website

build up membership

learn – research – try - discuss

January-June 2010

develop new business plan

start implementation

How can you help? keep coming to our events! use www.bristolenterprise.com update your individual and organisation profiles, and make sure they are linked post relevant content – news, events, jobs, discussions – to www.bristolenterprise.com tell us what you think – opinions and ideas complete the website survey email [email_address] tell friends and colleagues about BEN and encourage them to join

keep coming to our events!

use www.bristolenterprise.com

update your individual and organisation profiles, and make sure they are linked

post relevant content – news, events, jobs, discussions – to www.bristolenterprise.com

tell us what you think – opinions and ideas

complete the website survey

email [email_address]

tell friends and colleagues about BEN and encourage them to join

BEN upcoming events 8th October (with NHS Innovations South West): ‘ The Personalised Healthcare Revolution ’ open for registration now! 22nd October: ‘ The Role of Non-Executive Directors ’ 12th November: with Bristol Environmental Technology Sector 26th November: ‘ Entrepreneurs' Question Time ’ December launch event in Bath to be finalised see www.bristolenterprise.com to register

8th October (with NHS Innovations South West): ‘ The Personalised Healthcare Revolution ’ open for registration now!

22nd October: ‘ The Role of Non-Executive Directors ’

12th November: with Bristol Environmental Technology Sector

26th November: ‘ Entrepreneurs' Question Time ’

December launch event in Bath to be finalised

see www.bristolenterprise.com to register