BUG Events 

Date 

Event  Time  Campus Room 
Thu 20 Oct BUG Launch
Find out more about the entire BUG Programme and hear from previous BUG Competition winners. Drinks and nibbles included!

5.45pm 
for 6pm Start

Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 27 Oct  Workshop 1
Envisioning your Business
(Clive Kerridge, UoG)
6pm    Park

Fullwood
FW015

 

Thu 3 Nov   Workshop 2
The Mindset of the Entrepreneur
(Philip Allen, Impact for Life)
6pm   Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 10 Nov  

Workshop 3
Start-up Issues
(Peter Doggett, Vistage)

6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

 

 Mon 14 Nov -
 Sun 20 Nov

BUG Beer Mat Challenge:
Can you come up with a business idea?
Look out for the BUG beer mats around all campuses.
Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week

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Thu 17 Nov

Workshop 4
Sales and Presentation Skills
(Paul Clarkson, PA2C)

6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 24 Nov Workshop 5

Intellectual Property Issues
(Steven Murray, Rickerbys Solicitors)

6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 1 Dec

Workshop 6
Is My Business Viable?
(Various Members, Chartered Institute of Marketing)

6pm   Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 8 Dec

BUG Christmas Networking Event
An opportunity to network and meet BUG Mentors.

 

6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Mon 23 Jan 2012 Workshop 7
Marketing Via Social Networking
(David Webster, UoG)
6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Fri 27 Jan

BUG Competition:
Idea Summary Submission
Submit your BUG Competition Idea Summary to the BUG Team.

n/a n/a

via email

February
onwards
BUG Competition:
Mentoring Sessions commence
One-to-one mentoring sessions with local business leaders available to BUG Competition entrants. Arranged through the BUG Team.
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Thu 2 Feb Workshop 8
Money Matters
(Oliver Newbold, Randall & Payne Accountants)
6pm   Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 9 Feb  

Workshop 9
Sourcing Funding and Business Banking
(Neil Griffiths & Darren Hurst, NatWest)

6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Tue 14 Feb

Workshop 10
How To Value Your Business
(Brian Dorricott, Meteorical)

6pm   Park

Teaching Centre
TC106a

Thu 23 Feb 

Workshop 11
Managing People and Processes
(Scott Harvey, Chartered Management Institute)

6pm    Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 1 Mar  Workshop 12
Putting the Plan Together
(Clive Kerridge, UoG)
6pm Park

Fullwood
FW015

Thu 3 May   BUG Competition: 
Business Plan Submission 
Submit your final BUG Business Plan to the BUG Team.
n/a n/a via email
Thu 24 May BUG Competition:
Finalist Presentations
Successful finalists present their BUG Business Plan to the Judging Panel.
TBC TBC  TBC
Wed 11 July BUG Competition:
Presentation of BUG Awards 
Presented at the University of Gloucestershire's prestigious Enterprise Awards.
5.30pm Park

Main Hall
TC007

Information on Park Campus directions and map can be found here.

University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH. Telephone +44 (0)844 8010001.