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Venture Matrix 07/08

JOSEPH WI LDE (SPIRAL EFFECTS) STUART M ARTI N (DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH LTD)


Opportunity to make our companies

visible within the VM Networking Event

Gathered a number of contacts Chance to understand how it all

works “ Start to think about your "venture" - what will make you stand out from the rest - how will you differentiate your researching skills etc from the rest - get yourselves registered and prepare for the 5th” – Simon Brown

Find out what opportunities are

available See how other ventures present

themselves


Started as separate ventures Our companies

Understood the added value of

combining skills. Carried on to operate individually

but worked together Spiral Effects

Completed a number of tasks as a Demographic Research Limited

team This began with designing and

creating a HTML email


Gained employment with

After the event

Identity designs

Research 4 SHU

Promising promotions

Completed work regarding “ I hope you remember our meeting during the conference anyway I’ d like you to use the images attached to make an email the looks like the spam email you get off places like apple.com”

HTML Email

Website & logo design

Local business research

Comfort in learning environment

Eco homes Project


Two main projects:

Research 4 SHU

Comfort in learning

Eco Homes

Questionnaires Reports based on the findings of primary

research Key university resources (i.e. mintel) Hired 7 researchers “ We feel can trust you fully, … you are two of the best researchers within the Venture Matrix”

Deadlines


We were faced with a tight deadline, Researchers

therefore contracted other researchers to assist Abilities Enthusiasm

“ Thank you for the interest in our business. There are three members of our company we would like to meet up with you to discuss the work”

Instruction Unfulfilled contracts


Commissioned to create a website Working With Others

and set of logos

Communication is essential Clear project outline required Regular checks on progress Prompt payment “ Sorry I haven’t got back to you I’ m still waiting on the answers from the other group”


Always use contracts Motivation

What We Learnt

You only get out what you put in Working with people Team working Networking

“ I would like you to know I am extremely satisfied with the end result and I appreciate the level of contact you've maintained with me”

Communication Archiving Chinese Proverb -I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand


Continuous improvement Next Year

Expansion of the Venture Matrix Look for new opportunities Increase portfolio of projects Merge ventures into one

Liaison venture between students

and external companies “ Bigger and better!”


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