For those of you who came to our PLATFORM Conference on 28th April – I hope you’ll agree it was a hugely inspiring & informative day!
(For those of you who weren’t there, I’m afraid you missed some outstanding speakers & talks).
Almost 2wks later, I am still feeling very happy & grateful for how well the event went & for all the brilliant conversations, networking & deals I saw happening throughout the day.
But now comes the most important time for you all. The follow up!
Whether you were at the PLATFORM Conference or not, here are 21 things we recommend you do if you are serious about growing your business this year:
- Checking out everyone’s LinkedIn posts we’ve been Reposting on our LinkedIn page at www.linkedin.com/company/platformuk (This is a great way to remind yourself of who was speaking & find people’s contact details)
- Sharing your own photos, videos & thoughts about the event with the #PlatformUK hashtag included so we can see it & share it with everyone.
- Share your thoughts, introduce yourself, what you do & what you are looking for in our PLATFORM Plus LinkedIn Group & / or Facebook Group
- Check out all the great free resources & guides on how to be a great leader & scale a business on Ian Kinnery‘s website, https://kinnery.co.uk
- Download the North East Devolution White Paper that Lee Hartley has pulled together with North East Times which outlines all the things we discussed including the ‘Northern Growth Ladder’ & £10bn investment fund
- Book a ticket for one (or both) of our FREE, half-day PLATFORM events in Newcastle on Friday 22 May & Friday 26 June (you can book them on our homepage or on Eventbrite at stellarbusinessevents.eventbrite.com
- For PR advice & support, speak to Harvey & Hugo PR via www.harveyandhugo.com
- For HR advice & support, speak to HR2day Limited via https://hr2day.co.uk
- For Legal advice & support, speak to Nouveau Legal via https://nouveaulegal.co.uk
- For Marketing advice & support, speak to Mira Marketing via www.miramarketing.co.uk
- For Accounting advice & support, speak to Optimal Accountancy via https://optimalaccountancy.co.uk
- Learn more about ‘Teaming’ & how to run better meetings in-person & online from Dr Marc Owens at https://teamingsmart.com
- Get 90% off a Xero accounting software subscription for 6 months here
- See if you are future-proofing your business as well as you think by taking Wubbleyou‘s FREE Market Disruptor Readiness Assessment
- Discover the threats already targeting your business & what attackers can see with a FREE Cyber Security Threat Report from Precursor Security
- Get some ethical AI advice from Mitali Deypurkaystha at https://impacticon.ai
- Got a scaling tech / digital business & looking for angel investment? Speak to Neil Stephenson
- Want to pitch to Ciaron Gallagher & his group of angel investors (or interested in being an angel investor yourself)? Get in touch with the Unity Angels team via https://unityangels.co.uk
- Want growth funding of between £25K-£2M? Speak to NEL Fund Managers Limited via https://nel.co.uk
- Want up to £5M of equity investment for your business? Speak to the team at Maven Capital Partners via www.mavencp.com
- Finally, for quick, easy & low-cost ways to raise your profile & grow your business, check out our ‘Grow Your Business‘ page & my ‘5 Star Focus‘ 1-2-1 mentoring / coaching programme
Thanks for reading & let’s grow your business together!
Paul Lancaster
Founder, Event Producer & Growth Consultant
PLATFORM | UK Startup & Scaleup Week
Stellar Business Events
https://platformevents.ai
https://ukstartupweek.com
