Dan Martin
BusinessZone.co.uk editor, @Bristwestival lead organiser, @daisychainbaby PR, @The_Pitch co-creator, 10th most influential UK tweeting blogger http://ow.ly/j9a8

Pitch your business ideas to an experienced panel and get that all important feedback...

We all know how hard it is to get constructive, honest feedback on your new business ideas.

We'll give you 5 minutes to pitch your idea to our panel of independent experts who'll give you honest, constructive feedback. This month's panel...

DigitalBristol is a community for people in Bristol & the surrounding areas who want to stay up-to-date with the ever changing digital landscape; meet-up, network, learn and share. DigitalBristol organises and facilitates free monthly networking events with stand-out speakers, attracting the best digital knowledge, expertise and businesses in...

The Pitch After Dark, at which the The Pitch 2011 champion will be decided, is set to be a business event like no other and you can be there!

Taking place in the glamorous surroundings of London's legendary Pacha nightclub from 6pm on 18 November, the four regional winners of The Pitch 2011 plus a wildcard contestant chosen by the public will...

Twitter now plays a key role in the customer engagement process for businesses of all shapes and sizes. But while several companies are excelling at using the hugely popular social media network to connect with customers, increase sales and resolve complaints, many companies have failed to successfully embrace the power of Twitter. Using real and...

Check out our brand new one-day conference delving deep into all aspects of Facebook Marketing, from strategy through to tactics that work (and don't work), looking at advertising, engagement, metrics and a look at the future. Hear how top practitioners from 1000heads, Wieden + Kennedy and brands including Dell and Channel 4.

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London to Bristol.
A one-day 'Mission', Connecting Companies from London and Bristol.
Supported by Sift Media

Why?
London companies need to get out more! Bristol is a fantastic city and home to some great companies. This is a one-day 'mission' which will help companies based in London and Bristol to meet, share and plot...

How can digital media better connect more excluded communities to those with more influence and power?

This event will enlighten us all about how we can help ourselves and others to understand the journey in using new technologies as agents of social improvement and change.

Taking place at the well-known and highly successful Knowle West Media...

Britain's biggest small business competition is back for a fourth year!

Entrepreneurs taking part in The Pitch 2011 home nations heats will present to experts who will assess their business viability and pitching skills. Four lucky entrants, plus a wildcard contestant chosen by the public, will make it through to the central London final...

Over two days in June 2011, we are bringing together some of the most brilliant thought-leaders in Technology, Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Society from across the world to the heart of Europe's exploding tech and creative scene in East London.

Topics ranging from social entrepreneurship to open data, from the future of Internet...

techpitch 4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears in order to showcase some of the latest tech startups to have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months. The evening will kick off with a special keynote - to be announced shortly - and then followed by a number of pitching companies.

The keynote and pitching will...

The BBC College of Journalism is holding a major new conference in May looking at how the mainstream media has engaged with social media.

Some of the key global figures will be talking about their experiences and discussing the challenges and opportunities they have faced.

Confirmed speakers so far:

Peter Horrocks, Director of BBC Global News...

Simply Business will be meeting Britain's entrepreneurs at the Business Startup Show in London's ExCeL centre next month.

On 19 and 20 May business experts and exhibitors will be on hand to help guide potential or new entrepreneurs through the process of starting or growing their business. Entry to the Show is free of charge.

Over 300 solution providers and 12,000 visitors, combining five shows in one event, Internet World is the event for digital marketing and online business!

The Internet is worth over £100 billion to the UK economy. Fast changing, ever adapting and creating more competition every second the need to be ahead of the game has never been more...

Join us with keynote speakers Michael Norton, founder of Buzzbnk and the Directory of Social Change and Bevis Watts from Triodos Bank in a lively and informative discussion around developing local projects that will attract and generate funding, matching financial capital and public realm assets with a social/community capital in a sustainable...

Join us, our panel of expert judges, a hundred of the best young technology companies in Europe and dozens of other influential members of the European start-up community for the Start-Up 100 Awards Ceremony, where we'll announce the winners of the most authoritative and trustworthy ranking of promising technology start-ups in Europe.

The...

Enterprise and the business of growth are major economic priorities for the Coalition Government. The third day-long event in Editorial Intelligence’s Comment Conference series will examine this theme across a programme combined of keynote speeches, discussions and debates.

Running in parallel to the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford, 30th March – 1st April 2011, OxfordJam is a three-day event that creates a space for the nurturing of social economy and social finance projects the world over.

Now in its 3rd year, the SMWF europe event this year will be providing a format for networking, engagement, and lots of social media debate around the latest tools, technologies, platforms, and emerging trends within social media marketing.

With over 4000 attendees last year, the show has grown significantly to become one of the leading shows in...

Find your city > Tickets go on sale February 28th : http://twestival.com

This year Twestival is going 'Local' in cities around the world. Events will take place on Thursday 24 March 2011. Events for Twestival Local will raise funds and awareness for local nonprofits that organizers have selected through crowdsourcing for having an...