Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95-960729.960917154838.26948G-100000@altair.dur.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:05:13 +0100 From: Ted Fuller <mailto:Ted.Fuller@DURHAM.AC.UK> Subject: Conference Announcement - Small Business Futures To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
RESPONDING TO THE FUTURE FOR SMALL BUSINESSMembers of this group may be interested in the conference described below. The conference presents research on trends in the small business environment, develops alternative scenarios for the next 10 years and asks some key players to say how they might respond to this.
Details: Small Business Foresight National Conference 1996
The Royal Society, Carleton House Terrace, London Thursday October 17 1996, 08:30 to 19:30
This conference aims to provide delegates with an insight into the changing nature of the small business population. They will have a chance to consider alternative futures and to explore the implications for their organisation, to assist with planning a response.
---------------- Delegate fees: Foresight Subscribers 150 UK pounds + VAT Non Subscribers 250 UK pounds + VAT Foresight is sponsored by Nat West The Conference is sponsored by Microsoft UK Limited
For further information contact Joan Storey (mailto:J.S.Storey@durham.ac.uk) on 0191 374 2258. Foresight web page is http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dbr0www
----------------- Programme: All speakers are from the University of Durham unless otherwise stated.
Introduction Ted Fuller (Chair)
Global Economic Futures Prof Anthony Cockerill,
Trends in Societal & Consumer Values Martin Hayward MD of BBH Futures Ltd
The Landscape for Small Business in 2006 Ted Fuller
SMEs and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Nick Barker & Anne Jenkins
SMEs in Changing Supply Relationships Prof Richard Hall
The Changing International Behaviour of SMEs Yolanda Gibb
Community Enterprise: A Bottom Up Approach Leigh Sear & Alan Southern
Lunch
Small Business Scenarios for the Next Millennium Ted Fuller, Anne Jenkins & Alan Southern
Preparing for the Future - Response from Stakeholders (Chaired by David Grayson, Business In The Community)
The Labour Party response Barbara Roche MP
Implications for providing services to Small Business Ian Peters, Head of Small Business Services, NatWest
Implications for supporting small business Alan Calder, CEO Business Link City Partners
Implications for corporates marketing to small businesses Joseph Macri, Head of Small Business Customer Unit, Microsoft
Implications for Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Sean Blair, entrepreneur and Design Council director
Questions and Discussion David Grayson
Summary and Close
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