Yesterday it was my great pleasure to be invited as the inaugural speaker for the new programme of events run by the Thames Valley Enterprise Hub. The Thames Valley Enterprise Hub is funded by SEEDA, the South East England Development Agency, and exists to support growing businesses in the region. Yesterday's event was the first of those to combine the Hubs of Bracknell, Reading and Newbury, and an impressive number of Hub companies braved the M4 and the early start.
The subject of yesterday's seminar was 'the danger of assumptions', and this certainly seemed to resonate with the audience. It never ceases to amaze me how we can experience mis-understandings regularly with those we know very well (spouses for example!), and yet somehow still expect relative strangers to understand us completely, when we discuss structuring a new business deal.
There was an excellent level of interaction from the delegates, reflecting the highly innovative and entrepreneurial businesses that the Enterprise Hubs attract. My thanks to the Hub team (Susan Elliott, Tracey Sanderson and Ed Cooper) plus Stephen Dowling, who was instrumental in setting up the whole event, for giving me the opportunity to present to such an inspiring group.
The delegates at yesterday's event participated in a survey to identify the top five commercial contract issues for entrepreneurial businesses. We shall publish the results in due course - if you would like to participate in the survey,
contact us for details.
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