8 – 12 October 2012

This October, Glasgow will be the focus of business excellence with a week-long programme of free events which will aim to support start-ups and SMEs and ultimately drive the city's economy.

Issues like crowd-funding, the Cloud and cashflow will all be tackled at Glasgow for Business Week 2012 www.glasgowforbusinessweek.com, which will take place from 8 – 12 October.

It will feature a whole host of practical seminars, workshops, exhibitions and networking events across the city, all developed in partnership with public and private sector organisations to help the business community thrive. Read more...

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    • John Anderson

    • An event for all businesses: John, chief executive of the Entrepreneurial Exchange, looks forward to another batch of high quality entries

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      • Anthony Gerrard

      • My advice: Read Anthony's tips for getting funding

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        • Martin Little

        • Funding options for small business: Martin, chair of the city's FSB, outlines the free workshop being held again this year

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          • Michael Gowans

          • Our attitude holds us back: Michael, winner of the established businesses category of last year's Glasgow Got Business Talent competition, explains how the £10,000 prize helped him

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          • Sarah McCardie

          • Confidence in Business: Sarah, an actress who also specialises in training, will be running workshops for finalists pitching their business idea at the Glasgow’s Got Business Talent competition

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                • Evelyn McDonald

                • How do we get more young people into business?: Evelyn McDonald is the Head of Growing Businesses at the Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland.

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                    • Dr Alex McCluskey

                    • Pass on knowledge to create success: Dr McCluskey is Head of Faculty for Creative Industries at Cardonald College Glasgow, where the recently formed ‘Creative Cardonald’ business hub at the College provides a launch pad for fledgling businesses in the creative industries. 

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          • Dr Jim Hamill

          • The Digital Revolution: Dr Hamill is Business Fellow at the University of Strathclyde Business School and a leading expert on Social Media/Social Business. He is delivering the Glasgow for Business Week 2012 Digital Glasgow event.

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          • Michelle Rodger

          • Crowdfunding opens more doors: Michelle Rodger is co-founder and Chief Communications Officer at Bloom VC (Venture Catalyst), the first crowdfunding platform of its kind in the UK. 

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          • Anthony Gerrard

          • Young talent needs to network to find funding: Anthony Gerrard is the creator of U18 Ltd. and the Bad Idea Youth Enterprise Competition. Focused on providing creative opportunities for the under-18 market he has been developing his fledgling commercial and social enterprises since January 2011.