As part of the pro.manchester research into Innovation and Enteprise in the City Region, this workshop in association with future pro.manchester provides an introduction into private equity and venture capital explaining key concepts and some ideas on risk and return.

The Panel will include Jonathan Diggines from Enterprise Ventures Ltd, Doug Stellman from YFM Private Equity, Gary Tipper from Zeus Private Equity and Mike Perls of Envestors. John Ashcroft CEO of pro.manchester will chair the session.


This session forms part of the pro.manchester Innovation and Enterprise workshops.
pro.manchester has agreed to undertake a study as part of the Commission for the New Economy Discussion paper series to evaluate 'funding for entrepreneurs'

Come and raise a glass to our recently elected chairman Chris Baguley and catch up with pro.manchester members old and new.

Chris Baguley and his fellow pro.manchester directors are looking forward to you joining them for a glass or two of wine and a bite to eat at the upcoming Chairman's reception.

Chris will make a short address outlining his aspirations for his year in the chair. The evening will continue informally with plenty of time for networking in the fabulous setting of Bridgewater Hall

The Bridgewater Hall is an ideal venue where members can renew old acquaintances, make new ones and hopefully do a little business.  We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible.

There is no limit on the number of places per member firm.

In these uncertain times Benchmark for Business affirms our support for the region's leaders by announcing a high impact, one-day executive management conference to deliver clarity, inspiration and drive, helping executives build behaviours to take them towards exceptional performance.

Two internationally revered management thinkers, Daniel Pink and Marcus Buckingham, will share the same platform in Manchester, to explain how leaders can get the most out of their people and their organisations and how to work smarter and live better. Marcus Buckingham, labeled "arguably the business world's most in-demand management guru" by BusinessWeek, will offer a number of different strategies to support leaders in leveraging the best of themselves and others in the workplace.

Daniel Pink believes that while carrots and sticks worked successfully in the twentieth century, that's precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today's challenges. In Manchester, he will examine the three elements of true motivation-autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offer smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action.

In addition to the value proposition of bringing these two exceptional speakers to Manchester we offer give you access to these world class speakers at a specially discounted conference rate. Each ticket is £895 plus VAT RRP.

Join us for the next in our series of pro.people discussion groups as Elizabeth McManus of Development Alternatives presents 'Dealing with difficult people'

The session will be led by Keith Cocker and Elizabeth McManus of Development Alternatives who will take a look at:

 - What makes people difficult
 - How not to take it personally
 - Constructive communication, in person and on the phone
 - Managing client expectations

They will also look at in more detail at 3 of the most useful things you can do:

 -  The powerful acknowledgement
 -  Generating options
 -  Using empathy and silence

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED

Join us for the next in our Business Booster session as Mike Perls of MC2 hosts a Referrals Masterclass

The best kept secret
How many firms proudly describe themselves as such as though it's a badge of honour? How many also admit that the majority of business development comes from word of mouth? If your business is based on referrals then it is worth putting some strategy and process behind referral marketing.

Mike Perls, CEO of MC2 Marketing Group has had a certain amount of success in leveraging his network and will lead a discussion in this area to see if we can all learn a thing or two about this low cost and high benefit tactic.

"As the Social Media continues to gather momentum and integrate itself into the business world, the need to be aware of the legal issues involved in embracing Web 2.0-based technologies, processes and approaches is becoming more and more important. This session provides an overview of the major legal and reputation management issues for both the Professional Community and their Clients, along with details of case studies showing how to "go social" in both the right and wrong way."
 

The story of Castlefield spans nearly 2,000 years. It is the site of a major Roman fort and settlement &ndash Mamucium &ndash that gave both the locality and the City their names. It is the site of a major transport hub that includes national and international firsts and the first independent canal that kicked off a national network, and the world's first passenger and goods railway station. Our walk, led by Ken Moth of Building Design Partnership, will take in all of these and several other major survivals from Manchester's fascinating history.
 
Meet in St John's Gardens at the bottom of St John Street

As always, the number of places will be restricted to 25 and  allocated on a first come, first served, basis with no more than 2 members from each firm on the walk. 

The successful series continues. Join us for the fourth future pro manchester Speed Networking event and boost your business contacts in minutes.

Bookings are not open until&nbsplater in the year&nbspbut save the date!