PREVIOUS EVE EDUCATES EVENT
Starting Your Own Business
Our first eve educates - Starting Your Own Business - was a roaring success, and the feedback has been phenemonal. Sponsored by HSBC, the world's local bank, the day comprised two personal development workshops run by Tracey Carr from eve-olution; two seminars on running a business and getting finance sorted run by Mike Conroy from HSBC and David S from Business Link plus a host of inspirational speakers who told their own stories - Lynne Franks PR guru and founder of SEED, Louise Galvin, founder of Sacred Locks, Susan Taylor, MD of Elizabeth Arden, Eileen Soriton founder of Kubu Spa, Henley all shared their ups and downs and answered questions from the audience. The day was brilliantly hosted by Maria Kempinksa, founder of the UKs Comedy Clubs Jongleurs.
The feedback has been phenemonal...
51% said that the day exceeded your expectations
75% said you found the day inspirational
74% voted it interesting
69% voted it informative
63% voted it useful
Just listen to what you thought...
"Fantastic day - exceeded all expectations. Well worth every penny - just wish I'd shared the fact I was coming with a few
like-minded friends as they could have really benefited."
Emma Tillyard, Chichester
"Thank you - fantastic to see a magazine raising the profile of entrepreneurship and taking action. The role models are
inspirational..."
Jill White, Thorpe Salvin
"Thank you for a day that exceeded my expectations and was well worth the fee. I've moved from having a few thoughts and ideas to
crystallising an ideas that I am now going to work on and make happen. Great speakers and an opportunity to meet like-minded individuals."
Sarah Ward, Northampton
"A truly encouraging and positive day that has fanned the flames of a small spark. I feel much more confident about making my
goals a reality."
Julie Gallagher, Richmond
"Thank for an excellent day - whole set up, speakers and the opportunity to really begin to visualise my long-term goal."
Vicki Hill, Bristol
"Excellent - came here with many ideas but no focus and a great deal of reluctance. Now I feel inspired and am going to go for it. Watch this space."
Joanna Helin, Spencers Wood
"I'm very glad I signed up for this workshop - it has made me even more determined to start my own business."
Judy Souris, Braintree
"A very inspiring day and a serious reality check into the commitment and responsibility of running your own business."
Shannon Blyth, Shinfielf
"I found the brainstorming with delegates invaluable and all in all am very motivated. Thank you!"
Louise Dawson, Surbiton
"An extremely informative day with inspirational speakers. Now I just have to go and do it! Plus would love eve to do a feature on
the business - that in itself is motivational!"
Saimah Awan, London
"Great idea - great for networking and stimulating ideas and discussion. Inspiring day. Thanks. Very good value too."
Viv Stein, London
"Truly inspiring workshop, great variety of guest speakers, well organised with good relevance to starting your own business. A big thank you to all."
Nicola Rundle, Barcelona, Spain
If you have missed one of the eve educates - Starting Your Own Business features in eve magazine, download the PDFs below:
1. Creating the perfect business plan (pdf)
2. Financing your business (pdf)
3. The law and your business (pdf)
4. Sales and marketing(pdf)
5. Purchasing (pdf)
6. Budgetting (pdf)
7. Franchising (pdf)
