Welcome to the Autumn edition of our quarterly newsletter The students are back in Leeds so here at Business Start-up we have lots of things going on to keep you busy after a relaxing summer! Twitter competition - the easiest way to win £200 cash! Follow us @Leeds_Met_BSU Re-Tweet what we say on a Monday (starting September 26th) to be entered into the prize draw. Do this for the next 4 weeks and be entered each time you do so! Tweet our tag line (found in the previous four tweets) mentioning us on October 17th and be entered again! That’s 5 times you can be entered into winning £200 by simply Re-Tweeting. Easy! The winner will be announced on Twitter and presented at our first workshop on October 19th. Workshops starting this month! All take place on Wednesdays 2pm-4pm in Old Broadcasting House: 19th October: Is self-employment right for you? 26th October: Market Research 2nd November: Business Planning 9th November: Marketing & Selling your business 16th November: Legal Issues & Tax 23rd November: Introduction to finance for small businesses We have also included an extra one for you this time around which is a Social Media Learning Lunch - 24th November 12pm-2pm in Old Broadcasting House. Free lunch and a lesson from Sarah Allison on how you can use social media sites to help your business! At least one guest speaker at every session, to register email me at info@business-start-up.biz to book your place. Business Concept Competition coming soon! Your chance to win £1500. Are you a student or graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University in the last 5 years? Pre-trading and intending to start your business in the Yorkshire and the Humber region? If so, book an appointment to meet our Business Advisor (0113 812 1752) and he can supply you with an application form. Send this electronically to e.ross@leedsmet.ac.uk in less than 1500 words by January 13th and wait to hear if you’ve been short-listed. Those entrants who are short-listed will be asked to prepare a 5minutes presentation which they will present to a panel of judges. Good Luck! Leeds Enterprise Networking event next month! Simon Darker will be inspiring us with his story of how in 2009 he set up Think Pacific and Daniel Rajkumar will be sharing his experiences of setting up in business and what it takes to succeed. Wednesday 16th November, 5.30pm-7.30pm at Leeds City College, register your place at www.leedsenterprisenetwork.com.   Other news Lots of Success Stories Our case studies section on the website has been updated with new success stories. Get an insight into what it is really like to have an idea and make it happen. Advice is at hand Don’t forget to take advantage of our mentoring meetings. To book an appointment with Mark Taylor, our business advisor, ring 0113 812 1752 Keep up-to-date with our latest news You probably already know that you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep abreast of the latest news and events at Business Start-Up. But did you know we also have a blog where you can read relevant articles by experts in the enterprise area and you can contribute your own comments? Please visit us at any of our sites and join in!  Our blog   Twitter  Facebook Contact us ... Phone: 0113 812 1752 Email: info@business-start-up.biz Web: www.business-start-up.biz Editor: Emma Ross Project Part-Financed by the European Union European Regional Development Fund