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MSDUK Supplier Diversity Day - Manchester
Date and time
Location
Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel
Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ United KingdomDescription
Inviting ethnic minority businesses from the North-West region to the first MSDUK Regional Supplier Diversity Event
- Meet senior procurement leaders from IBM, Cummins, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Barclays and others
- Understand how procurement processes work in these global corporations and how you can be part of their supply chain
- Hear from entrepreneurs from MSDUK network that have successfully won business and get an understanding of do's & don'ts while submitting a proposal.
- Meet some of our regional partners and industry leaders to understand support available to your business
- Attend a workshop delivered by world renowned Business Coach, David McQueen, on 'Delivering a winning pitch'
- Network with cross section of industry, corporate and business leaders
Event Highlight:
Workshop: 'Learn how to pitch your business idea and the art of storytelling'
by David McQueen
Pitching is a key skill of every successful entrepreneur. Whether you are at the idea stage or have a fully fledged business, getting your ideas and business across is essential to success.
The purpose of this workshop is to help you:
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Feel confident and create a compelling narrative when delivering a high stakes presentation
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Fine tune visuals
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Design the basic principles of your pitch
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Understand the different kinds of pitches
Programme:
10:00-11:00 | Registration and refreshments
11:00-11:15 | Welcome and introduction to MSDUK
11:15-12:30 | Panel Session: Doing business with large corporations-opportunities and challenges
12:30-13:30 | Lunch
13:30-13:45 | Introducing MSDUK Innovation Challenge
13:45-15:45 | Workshop: Learn how to pitch your business idea and the art of storytelling by David McQueen
16:00 | Close
Who should attend?
- Procurement professionals
- Ethnic Minority Business owners
- Young start-up founders
- Business support organisations from the region
Event Partners:
Our special thanks to Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and many regional businesses for their help in promoting this event and supporting the work of MSDUK
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MSDUK BRINGS TOGETHER INNOVATIVE AND HIGH GROWTH ETHNIC MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES (EMBs) WITH GLOBAL CORPORATIONS COMMITTED TOWARDS CREATING AN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE SUPPLY CHAIN.
Our integrated ecosystem of Innovation, Knowledge & Procurement hubs help EMBs bring innovative ideas to market, develop business leaders of the future & achieve sustained growth through access to corporate supply chains.