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Connect Yorkshire’s November Investment Forum 2008 (26 November 2008 - 09:00 to 17:00)

Showcasing the very best regional technology companies, Connect Yorkshire's Investment Forum is a unique platform for emerging businesses to meet investors.
Venue - Mercure St Paul's Hotel, 119 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JE

Collaboration: Friend or Foe?! In association with Science City York (02 October 2008 - 11:30am- 14:00)

The workshop will be given by practitioners who are dealing with collaboration issues raised on a routine basis in their daily working life. Here three different perspectives of how teams of individuals that work collaboratively can get greater resources
Venue - Next Generation, St John's Playing Field, Off Hull Road, York, YO10 3LG
Speakers - Neale Harrison of Reckitt Benckiser, Mark Warburton of Dickinson Dees and Dr. Julian Hayward of Digital Chemistry Ltd

Inv£storQuest: The £1m Business Challenge (18 September 2008 - 1pm - 5pm)

This challenge is exclusively for innovative technology or science entrepreneurs in the Yorkshire and Humberside region and offers access to £1 million of investment from a group of associated venture capital funds.
Venue - Old School Board, Leeds Met University, Calverley Street, Leeds. LS1 3ED

Investor Readiness Programme (16 September 2008 - 12.00 to 12.30 plus maximum of 15 minutes of Q&A)

Connects first series of online webinars will take place in September
Venue - online

Investment Forum (18 June 2008 - 9am -5pm)

Showcasing the very best regional technology companies, Connect Yorkshire's Investment Forum is a unique platform for ambitious businesses to met potential investors.
Venue - Leeds United Football Ground, Elland Road, Leeds

TechTalk 2008 (18 June 2008 - 1pm-5pm)

The TechTalk afternoon allows you to hear from established high-tech businesses leaders giving their provocative thoughts on the challenges facing the sector today.
Venue - Leeds United Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds
Speakers - Bringing together key note speakers, Deidre Bounds Founder of i-to-i; Kevin Walsh group Executive Director of Kingston Communications; Jonathan Straight Founder of Straight plc; and Neil Gaydon of Pace plc.

Investor Readiness Programme: Company Valuations and Deal Structures (04 June 2008 - 4:30pm)

You've convinced an investor that your proposition is worth investing in - but what next? There's still a lot of work to do before the deal is signed and sealed. Designed for young technology companies, this workshop will let you in on a few secrets...
Venue - Dickinson Dees Offices. The Chocolate Works, Bishopthorpe Road, York. YO23 1DE
Speakers - Hamish Morrison of Howath Clark Whitehill on Whats your company Worth and Mark Warburton of Dickinson Dees on Deal Strucutres.

Investor Readiness Programme (09 April 2008 - 4.30)

The first in a series of six workshops to help you hone your business plan ready to present to Investors
Venue - Leeds - Venue to be confirmed

Raising Cash on AIM Seminar (19 March 2008 - 5.30 - 8.00pm)

Explaining how companies can raise money and their profile with the stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market
Venue - Addleshaw Goddard, Sovereign House, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 1HQ

Investment Competition - Venturefest Yorkshire 2008 (06 February 2008 - 7.00am)

The Investment Competition, organised by Connect Yorkshire, recognises and rewards the best of Yorkshire’s new talent in the Knowledge, Technology, Science and Innovation based sectors.
Venue - York Racecourse

MyDeaMaker Beta (01 August 2007)

The first beta release of MyDealMaker goes live. Please have a good look around the site and we'd love feedback on what you think is hot and what's not!
Venue - The Internet