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Focus on Local Entrepreneurs

Event details:

When: Thursday 29 September, 12-2pm
Where: Hotel Brooklyn, 101 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7QS

Learn how the entrepreneurs have achieved success, managed pitfalls, and what needs to happen to generate more entrepreneurs locally.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting has now taken place. A copy of the presentations can be viewed here.

Many thanks to all of our speakers and especially to the team at Hotel Brooklyn for their superb hosting and hospitality.

 

Leicestershire Business Voice invites you to join us for our latest event – a ‘Focus on Local Entrepreneurs’ – to hear inspirational stories of how the entrepreneurs have achieved success, managed pitfalls, and what needs to happen to generate more entrepreneurs in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Speakers at the event will share their thoughts on the entrepreneurial success of Leicester and Leicestershire businesses, and include:

  • Mike Denby, Director of Inward Investment and Place Marketing at Leicester City Council
  • Ben Ravilious, Co-founder of startup studios UltimateWeb and founder of startup community support organisation, Leicester Startups CIC
  • Thomas Willday – Managing Director of Willday printers – 4th generation of his family printing business of 78 years in Leicester and Founder of Willsow – the first ever plantable children’s book

There will be a networking opportunity, with food and drinks. Please join us for this event at the amazing new venue in Leicester, Hotel Brooklyn. The event is free to LBV members and £15 (plus Eventbrite booking fee) for non-members.

For more details on travel options, go to the Choose How You Move journey planner. Nearby car parks include Leicester Tigers Crumbie Car Park, LE2 7TR or NCP Car Park Welford Road, LE2 7AD (parking fees will apply).

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