A seminar for a new generation of Entrepreneurs. The idea for this seminar was built on the premise that Entrepreneurship is not seen as synonymous with ‘Urban’ culture despite there being a number of successful entrepreneurs identifiable as coming from or being influenced by Urban culture. We felt there was a need to celebrate those who have built businesses often against the odds, and at the same time inspire those who are in the early stages of doing so. We have selected a panel of acknowledged entrepreneurs who are close enough to their community to provide inspiration without alienation. At the seminar each speaker will present for a few minutes on their background and what they believe are the key ingredients of entrepreneurship. Then we will have a structured question and answer session followed by an open floor discussion where each panel member will lead a small group for more focussed debate. We’ll have music, and free food and drink to keep the energy levels up.

Transforming creativity into cold, hard cash has never been easy - ask Henri Rousseau, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Hans Christian Anderson if you want proof. All of them died in poverty, despite the brilliance of their work. In their day, the alternative to starvation for struggling artists was to find a wealthy patron such as the Duke of York to provide the income required to sustain their existence. But if your links with nobility aren’t exactly solid, then you might prefer to look to the Internet to find ways of earning some reward for your artistic endeavours. Push-button publishing and easy web tools that simply take a couple of clicks for even the least technical user to install onto their online place of business are opening up new models for distribution and sales. Anyone can become an e-bay entrepreneur, and the online auction house and the dozens of alternatives springing up every day have the potential to make it easier for artists to make money. They might also make things more complicated by giving too many choices, with conflicting terms of service and staying up to date with what’s on offer adding to your difficulties. With this in mind we …

A one-day course designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the latest web trends for talking about your brand, business or organisation, as well as your own professional profile. Social Media is the next generation of communications, going beyond the traditional media to personal communications with individuals, fostering genuine relationships, creating your own messages and creating value through sharing useful and interesting information. Social Media for Business will cover: Blogs: why they are useful; how to set one up in five minutes; what to write; what not to write; dealing with comments; measuring ROI. RSS: what is it and why is it important to your business? Social Networks: does your brand or business belong on Facebook/MySpace/Bebo?; why?; Video Sharing: more than 99% of the videos submitted to YouTube are complete flops - how can you create something that stands out from the crowd? Virtual Worlds: the next big thing or the next big way to lose a lot of money fast?; strategy and tactics for deciding on emerging technologies. Buzz Monitoring: how can you keep track of and measure the impact of all this activity? Course Tutor Will McInnes is managing director at Nixon McInnes - his job is …

MusicTank’s Summer Conference: ‘Face To Face With The Millennials’ Following the recently acclaimed ‘Meet The Millennials’ report, MusicTank has invited its author and Nettwerk Music Group’s Co-Founder & CEO Terry McBride to the UK, to take part in a very special music business initiative. Challenged to put his philosophy into practice, Terry will not only debate his ideas with fellow professionals but in a unique experiment, be confronted with an up and coming British act for whom he will roadmap a path to success, live on stage. With nowhere to hide this will be the ultimate test of Terry’s beliefs and skills. Featuring contributions throughout the event from, KLP, Last.fm, Tom Robinson (BBC 6Music), Rough Trade stores, Steven Hill (Warp Records), The Local, Fruitful, Record-Play and other key players tbc, MusicTank will be subsequently monitoring the band’s progress over the months ahead to see exactly how much use experimental ideas are in the real world. The day also sees us celebrate MusicTank’s fifth anniversary, so the serious business of reshaping the future of the music industry will be followed by the even more serious business of drinking and celebrating. This event is highly relevant for anyone hoping to …