Free Help for Growing Technology Businesses

Thursday, 4 March 2010 9:00am

eScience Centre, Oxford University

The STEM-UEN, a partnership between industry, universities and the public sector, invites you to a free two-day programme designed to help owners and managers of technology companies to grow their business and manage their intellectual property. This programme is sponsored by the South East England Development Agency and is intended for companies based in the region.

Who should attend?
The programme is aimed at business executives from small and early-stage technology companies, and will provide particular insights into managing software businesses, where the development of a software-based product or service forms a core part of the activities of the company.

What do you get?
Your participation in the programme involves attending two events. The first will be delivered at one of three universities, and the second consists of an afternoon of workshops followed by networking and dinner at Wadham College, Oxford. There are opportunities to receive further business support from the STEM-UEN following participation in the scheduled programme.

When and where are the events?
The programme consists of two days in March 2010. The first day of the programme will be repeated three times, so you can choose to attend one of the following three dates and locations:

• 3rd March, University of Southampton Highfield Campus
• 4th March, eScience Centre, Oxford University
• 12th March, Reading University Whiteknights Campus
  The second day will is open to all the attendees from the first three workshops and will be hosted at Oxford University on the 25th of March.

I’m interested – can you give me some more details?
The first day is a workshop based on Microsoft’s BizSpark Innovation Academy, with a choice of three dates and locations as listed above. This is an interactive session providing an opportunity to explore a range of business topics together with other executives of small and growing technology companies.

• Introduction to the software industry: How it’s the same, why it’s different
• The Market Environment and its Analysis: Managing change and ambiguity
• Building Customer Value and Loyalty: Which Software Business Model?
• Building Customer Value and Loyalty: Which Software Business Model?
• Software Operations: Introduction Application Life Cycle Management
  Software Operations: Introduction Application Life Cycle Management
• The relevance of patents to software development companies
• How to protect your brand using trademarks
• How to protect your brand using trademarks
  The second part is run by the Oxford Innovation Society and includes presentations, networking event.
  In addition to these scheduled events, the STEM-UEN organisers will look for opportunities to offer further support to the attendees, based on their individual requirements.

Places are limited, so sign up on our website today at www.stem-uen.org/events/2010/ip/signup

What is the STEM-UEN?
STEM-UEN is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths University Enterprise Network, a new initiative supported by industry, universities and government and overseen by the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship. The purpose of the STEM-UEN is to strengthen links between businesses and universities. With a focus on technology and engineering, the STEM-UEN aims to help people acquire entrepreneurial skills, assist technology companies and to encourage new business creation.