Hell's Kitchen - Programme

We know that businesses are most comfortable when hearing advice from other businesses, rather than consultants or advisers.  So this event is all about hearing good practice from other business owners and managers working in your sector.

Programme

13.30 Registration

14.00 Welcome and Introductions

14.05 A Story of Success
Insights into the success of the growing Amano group of cafés which started in neighbouring Bankside.  Hear the story and understand the key factors behind their achievements. 
Speaker: Jonathan Cooper, Amano

14.35 A buyer’s perspective
How does a professional buyer go about selecting a restaurant?  The key insights.
Speaker: Julian Clarke-Jervoise, First Protocol

15.00 Marketing your business
The key for all successful businesses.  Lynda Sudlow will identify the fundamentals of marketing for business that are short of time and have limited budgets.
Speaker: Lynda Sudlow, Director of Feast of Friends

15.25 Tea

15.45 Tapping into expertise
Help is at hand but what’s right for you and how do you get it? 

• The Brixton Collective – a consortium of venues working hard to promote Brixton and its array of clubs, music bars & restaurants
• London MICE – the premier business network
• The business support offer - what’s available in Lambeth

Speakers; Stuart Hopson Jones, The Prince and Dex; Moira Taylor, London MICE and Martin Houghton, Management Focus

16.15 Making it happen!
Workshop session to agree priorities and actions

• What does all of this mean for MY business
• How do I work with others to make it happen
• What success factors should I expect to find

Facilitators: Martin Houghton, Management Focus and Paul Miller, Gavurin

16.50 Conclusions

17.00 Close