We are delighted to see thousands of entrepreneurs on SkillPages. SkillPages’ CEO – Iain Mac Donald, has experience in this area and gives regular talks on entrepreneurship. Recently he spoke about the 10 key elements to growing a company – great advice for anybody thinking of starting their own business.
Often, the only thing stopping an entrepreneur is getting off that initial starting block. Conferences can be great for the extra motivational boost that you need. Surrounding yourself with like minded people, full of big ideas, can help get your first (or next) venture off the ground.
Here are some startup conferences over the next few months to choose from:
Europe
UK – Growing Your Own Business
Birmingham – Feb 24-25 2012
London – Mar 16-17 2012
Free
Dublin – Startup Weekend
Mar 2-4 2012
Price: €50-€100
Amsterdam – The Next Web
Apr 25-27 2012
Price: €590 early bird €999 regular price
London – Business StartUp
May 17-18 2012
Price: Free
USA
California – Growth Conference Long Beach
Jan 11 2012
Free
Stanford – BASES Start-up Career Fair Stanford
Jan 12 2012
Los Angeles – Startup Weekend Los Angeles
Feb 3-5 2012
Atlanta – Start Up Riot
Feb 17-20 2012
Entrepreneur/Startups $30
California – O’Reilly Strata Conference Santa Clara
Feb 28 2012 – Mar 01 2012
New Orleans – GrowCo New Orleans
Mar 5-7 2012
Early bird $595 | Full price $895
Texas – SXSW Accelerator Texas March
Mar 12-14 2012
$500 minimum check SWSX prices
Silicon Valley – Demo Silicon Valley
Apr 17-19 2012
Full 2 day $999 limited access $499
Michigan – The Michigan Lean Startup Conference
May 17 2012
Others
Africa
South Africa – My Business Conference & Expo 2012
Mar 29 2012
Members: Free | Non-Members: R150.00
Jamaica
Startup Weekend Jamaica
Jan 27-29 2012
India
Startup City Chennai
Feb 25 2012
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