Daily guide to Argyll Enterprise Week

Monday: Launch event featuring key speakers from across the political, private and public sector involved in supporting business growth, including an address by Nicholas Ferguson CBE, chairman of the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum, plus a showcase of Highlands and Islands Enterprise and council initiatives supporting economic growth. Tuesday: Funding seminars from SJ Noble Trust, Growth Deck, Developing Strathclyde Business Finance Ltd, Scottish EDGE, Argyll and the Islands LEADER and Argyll and Bute Council, as well as ‘A Day with The Angels’ – Investing Women Angels Ltd. Wednesday: Business support Trade Fair; taster sessions outlining the support available for exporting, manufacturing, intellectual assets, digital and customer care training; workshops on

Cyber Security and Movies on Mobiles; women in business discussion panel and networking event, as well as social enterprise film festival and question time panel.

Thursday: Social enterprise day co-ordinated by InspirAlba, featuring networking, plus workshops and dragons’ den, plus workshops on National Food and Drink Strategy Refresh and Market Insights and Consumer

Trends from Scotland Food and Drink , plus Supplier Development Programme procurement workshop.

Friday: Talks and one-to-one discussions with industry experts from Creative Scotland, ThinkSync Music and the XpoNorth organisers; Craft Scotland workshop; Argyll and the Isles Tourism Co-operative’s Adventure Tourism workshop; The Oban Times-sponsored speed networking event.