DOUG RICHARD’S SCHOOL FOR STARTUPS – HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
START HERE! STARTING & GROWING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NACUE
DATE: MONDAY 1ST MARCH 2010
TIME: NOON TILL 6.30PM
Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are taking their nationwide tour to Hull. A must-attend event for any budding entrepreneur, “Start Here! Starting and Growing a Successful Business” is hosted personally by Doug Richard and is the cornerstone of the School for Startups curriculum.
The University of Hull is supporting the launch of a new student-led, Enterprise Club to compliment the recently opened award winning Enterprise Centre and are delighted to be hosting such a prestigious event. The University is also a member of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership, including another 25+ organisations such as The Princes Trust, Young Enterprise, local schools and colleges and are pleased to be offering a regional event for entrepreneurs that will benefit from Doug’s expert advice and guidance.
At “Start Here! Starting & Growing a Successful Business” you will learn:
- The key questions every entrepreneur must be able to answer before starting or growing a business
- How to write the perfect business model
- How to identify your product and your market
- How to start an affordable marketing campaign to increase your sales leads
- How to treat the recession as an opportunity, rather than a threat
- How to make money and secure investment
What’s included?
- 6 hours of business tuition with one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs
- Access to online resources and materials, including membership of VentureNavigator
- Accreditation as a Graduate of School for Startups (web-badge)
- Free refreshments reception
TICKET INFORMATION
- University of Hull Ticket – These tickets are for anyone affiliated to The University of Hull. Set discounts available at the universities discretion.
- Standard Entrepreneur Ticket – These are for anyone outside of the University
- Student & Staff Discounts – students & staff using discount codes must show their ID at registration, failure to do so will result in none entry to the event.
- Online bookings policy – We only accept online bookings with a credit or debit card. Unfortunately we do not issue invoices for future payment or allow attendees to pay on the day. Anyone who has not paid for their ticket in full before the event will not be granted access.
- Refunds and changes to ticket details policy – Unfortunately we cannot offer refunds or change the name on the booking once tickets have been booked.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Anyone with an idea for a business
- Owners of small businesses that want to grow
- Students interested in starting a business
EVENT INFORMATION
- Registrations starts 12:00hrs
- Event starts 13:00hrs
- In conjunction with NACUE & The University of Hull
For more information see our full Terms and Conditions
MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
We are confident that you will be completely satisfied by this event. If you are not completely satisfied with the event, we will issue a 100% refund, no questions asked. Requests for refunds must be made via email within 24hrs of the event taking place.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS





Dan Cao
15 February 2010
4:10 pm
Good event!
Philip Nicholson
18 February 2010
7:10 am
I am studying Popular Music and want to start my own business/go freelance but don’t know were to start or whats involved
Victoria
22 February 2010
10:10 am
Hi Philip,
Then you should seriously consider attending Doug’s event next Monday 1st March – he’ll answer a lot of your questions, if not all of them re. starting and growing a business.
Jieqin Wu
18 February 2010
8:58 pm
Good event, we should start to think about business from university students
Tom Cone
20 February 2010
9:23 pm
Will we get to chat with Doug during the breakouts?
TC
Victoria
22 February 2010
10:07 am
Yes indeed – he never disappears during the breaks.