Clinic

The Business Clinic is a place where delegates can access local experts on specific subjects. There will be approximately 30 delegates in each session. Click on the green links to skip to that Clinic. More Clinics will be added shortly

1000 - 1045	Finance Yorkshire - Access to Finance
1100 - 1145	Cat Yaffe - Social Media: Attract - Engage - Influence
1200 - 1300	CopyMark - Interactive Software Demo: Nick Parks, YSOFT

1000 - 1045 - Finance Yorkshire: Access to Finance

Finance Yorkshire provides seedcorn finance, business loans and equity linked finance ranging from £15k to £2m for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME's*) Businesses must be located in or planning to relocate to Yorkshire, Humber, North or North East Lincolnshire (the Yorkshire and Humber region).

Our finance packages help businesses fill the gaps in funding they need for development or acquisition, where conventional sources of finance are insufficient or unavailable. Our aim is to finance ambitious entrepreneurs and businesses who can demonstrate their ability to successfully grow their businesses.

1100 - 1145 - Social Media: Attract - Engage - Influence

There's no dark art to using social media and as a business you probably recognise by now that you need to be involved and active on the various channels. It can be tricky to decide which platforms you should be on and what you really want to know is how you can use Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin etc to make a positive impact on your bottom line. This Clinic will show you how to put a workable social media strategy in place, and how you can make it work for you.

Did you know?

77% of consumers interact with brands on Facebook and are more likely to buy if brands have a Facebook presence?

48% are more likely to buy if they see the brand on Twitter.

Social Media has changed the way we BUY, SELL, TALK, LISTEN and INTERACT. In a recent survey of Yorkshire businesses it was revealed that:

48% of businesses think social media is VERY important for their business....WHILST

58% of businesses spend up to 5 HOURS per week on various platforms.....BUT

84% are unsure how they measure their ROI and......SHOCKINGLY

58% have NO STRATEGY

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

Delivered by Cat Yaffe of Wakefield based Cat Creative Media, this invaluable Clinic will reveal the SECRET behind attracting the right audience, engaging in the right conversations and how you can influence the purchasing decision of YOUR prospect - making a positive impact on your BOTTOM LINE.

The social media conversation has started, it's time you joined in.

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1200 - 1300 - Interactive Software Demo: Nick Parks, YSOFT

YSOFT in partnership with Copymark and Konica Minolta are running an interactive software demonstation.

This will include a FREE buffet lunch and refreshments and the opportunity to win an iPod

YSoft SafeQ analyses every print, copy and scan operation and based on obtained information, decides whether to process or reject. Information about each operation is stored in the YSoft SafeQ reporting system.

The YSoft SafeQ reporting system allows you to analyse and create detailed reports about your printing environment by user, department or project and across your entire organisation, enabling you to define sets of rules that can restrict users' access to printer features such as color printing so that print resources are used more effectively and efficiently.

Thanks to this extended functionality, YSoft SafeQ is an excellent tool to assist your organisation in rationalising your printing costs whilst ensuring the security of sensitive documents.

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