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Informal monthly networking evening event for Directorzone members & contacts: directors, investors and advisers driving growth companies with £500k - 100m annual turnover and seeking:

• Market relationships. NB Time to talk. Dinner option at end of event.
• Market intelligence. Profiled companies: Airetrak, Avci, Exclusive Analysis & The Mind Gym.
• 1st class advice: from boardroom mentors & highly-qualified advisers.
• Opportunities: deals, investment, recruitment, expansion...

REGISTRATION:   Directorzone members free; company directors & investors £30 + vat (£45 on door); advisers & others £40 + vat (£60 on door). Only 1 adviser per company, except sponsors. REFRESHMENTS at sponsored advice zones + pay bar.

GUEST DIRECTOR Octavius Black, MD, The Mind Gym. 18.30: "From the kitchen to a £10m+ turnover business".

DEAL SHEET distributed at event, includes business requirements / opportunities submitted by members in Deal Flow and by dBAR attendees. Explanation / how to: please click here.

SUPPORTERS: Simon Gall, Integrity Capital - adviser to the Investment Industry.

ADVICE ZONES / SPONSORS:

OVERSEAS EXPANSION. UK Trade & Investment
Team at event: International Trade Advisers, Marketing team. Issues: Developing your business overseas, marketing, trade missions + other questions about overseas markets. UKTI expert knowledge, facilities - Embassies and High Commissions 100+ countries - contacts & lobbying clout. Target: Established companies based within the M25: 1. re-actively exporting & now looking for advice on how to export strategically; 2. not exporting yet, but interested & ready to do so.
CORPORATE - Deal Making. Fasken Martineau LLP
Team at event: Corporate lawyers; trusted advisers to clients ranging from emerging enterprises to multinational companies. Capabilities: Company & Corporate commercial law, tax, intellectual property, information technology, commercial property, employment, international trade & litigation. Markets: AIM Market. African, Canadian, Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern markets. Energy, life sciences, aviation, insurance, mining & natural resources, technology, publishing & retail property. Target: start-ups to major international corporations interested in mergers, acquisitions & disposals, public & private financing, corporate governance & joint ventures. .xxx
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT. World First
Team at event: Economist and FX Consultant. Issues: Minimising risk to your business’ P&L from volatility in the FX markets caused by exposure due to import/export costs, repatriation of overseas revenue, establishing and maintaining overseas office costs, overseas marketing. Target: SME’s and individuals who are affected by foreign currency markets and want to know how to hedge themselves to protect their profits against negative volatility. .xx

INNOVATION & GROWTH ZONE: meet profiled companies (£500k+ - £10m turnover):

• Founded in 2005, Airetrak is  now the leading UK provider of Wi-Fi based indoor location systems to the Healthcare sector and Education sectors. The nascent market for indoor location is set to follow the phenomenal growth of the outdoor GPS/Satnav location market, and Airetrak is well placed to exploit through expansion into the US and European markets.

• Avci Architects is a European practice with projects in the UK, Italy, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The practice is very experienced in commercial, private and public institutional work, and is keen to meet investors and land-owners interested in opportunities in Istanbul.

• Founded in 2001, Exclusive Analysis is a strategic intelligence company that forecasts commercially relevant political and violent risks worldwide. Sectors include insurance and reinsurance, financial services, shipping, banking, oil and gas, aviation, mining, cargo and logistics, governments, NGOs and media.

• Founded in 2000, The Mind Gym has helped organisations - from Google to Accenture, M&S to Pfizer, Shell to RBS - in 30 different countries, to implement change and boost learning and development. Its books, frequently in the Amazon top 10 business best sellers, are available in 26 languages. With offices in Madison Avenue, The Mind Gym is expanding rapidly in the US and worldwide.

VENUE: the Gable cellar bar.
Square Meal: "Big & funky upstairs, surprisingly calm & intimate in the classy basement wine bar … Fluid Style:  "The Gable is a top quality restaurant by day and a vibrant bar by night. It has a hip modish look to it. …the food and the service is worth travelling for. Located just off Moorgate in the City of London, with a stunning long bar as the centrepiece, The Gable is an ideal meeting place for City workers."