{"id":1186,"date":"2010-06-20T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T19:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2010-06-20T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2010-06-20T19:55:18","slug":"big-society-business-support-in-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2010\/06\/20\/big-society-business-support-in-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Society Business Support in Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday afternoon <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/culturevultures\">@culturevultures<\/a> convened one of the best business support\/development sessions I have witnessed in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Some 30 creatives came together in a room donated by a local managed workspace to provide peer to peer support on a range of topics related to marketing, branding, writing and social media. \u00a0Lots of expertise in the room, lots of desire to explore and learn. \u00a0No-one labelled as an adviser &#8211; no-one labelled as a client. \u00a0Just lots of people willing to share what they knew and ask for help with what they didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>No public funding at all. \u00a0Just people donating whatever they thought it was worth. \u00a0Donations were used to help pay for cupcakes and cocktails and an afternoon of fun.<\/p>\n<p>Business development as it should be.<\/p>\n<p>This is what the public sector could be paying for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/01\/inward-investment-a-dummies-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Smile or Die &#8211; Why I don&#8217;t subscribe blindly to the school of positive thinking\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/04\/19\/smile-or-die-why-i-dont-subscribe-blindly-to-the-school-of-positive-thinking\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Smile or Die &#8211; Why I don&#8217;t subscribe blindly to the school of positive thinking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday afternoon @culturevultures convened one of the best business support\/development sessions I have witnessed in the last 30 years. 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