Goodwill hunting

Þetta er titillinn á vinnufundi sem ég var á í dag í Dakota hótelinu rétt fyrir utan Glasgow. Ég var með klukkutíma innlegg á fundinum. Ég náði ekki á staðinn fyrir en hálf tólf því það var klukkutíma seinkun á fluginu vegna veðursins um helgina.

Þetta var kynnt þannig fyrir þátttakendum "Acquisition? -Merger? -Exit?
. . . or simply reviewing your company strategy? Whatever your objective, people are the most important asset in any business, yet the most overlooked when formulating a strategy. People, relationships and goodwill are the heart and soul of every business and absolutely key to your success.

Scottish Enterprise will hold a seminar and workshop to help you develop your strategy in terms of the people and relationships that are essential to the successful development of your business.

Dagskráin í dag var þannig:

0935 - 1000
Introduction - Where is the goodwill in your business and why it should link to your corporate strategy?
Metis Partners

1000 - 1045
Global Companies Case Studies – Memex and Texol
How the companies looked at strategy and began to understand intangible assets in the terms of the development of their business.
Brian Frame – Managing Director, Texol
Mark Gibson – Sales Director, Memex

Coffee Break 1045 – 1100

1100 - 1120
Final Global Company Case Study – Alba Bioscience
Ian Buckingham – Head of Sales & Marketing
Alba Bioscience

1120 - 1200
A new resource for Scottish Companies – tools and techniques to help with the recognition of intangible assets
Iain Russell - Chief Executive, Intellectual Assets Centre
Circulate business problem case studies before lunch

Lunch 1200 - 1245

1245 – 1330
Recognising the financial value of goodwill
A new perspective on tackling strategic and operational problems – using case studies
Metis Partners
Q&A 1330 – 1345

Coffee Break 1345 - 1400

1400 – 1445
How to get your goodwill down on paper & profit from it – learn from the Nordic experience.
Eggert Claessen – Chairman, Go Pro Ltd, Director, EJS UK Ltd
Workshop Q&A and close 1445 - 1500

Ég náði mjög vel til þeirra 20 sem sóttu þennan vinnufund. Þetta tókst vonum framar og var gaman að sjá matsblaðið sem þátttakendur skiluðu af sér, en þar var ég alltaf með mjög góða einkunn.

Núna er ég kominn á Sheraton hótelið í Edinborg og hér verður Connect fjárfestaráðstefna á morgun og fimmtudag.