Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday 9th July, 2013 4:30pm SMIA Office
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Directors Present: Stewart Henderson (SH), Dougal Perman (DP), Greg Kane (GK), Tam Coyle (TC), Ally Gray via Skype (AG), and Caroline Cooper
Issues for member feedback:
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Would you be interested in an event that allowed you to sell you business to other SMIA members?
1. Apologies There are no apologies.
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Minutes of last meeting and matters arising
The minutes of the last meeting were approved.
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Finance
SH and CC meeting with Claire McCauley (In Good Company Events) for a SAY Award debrief on the 15th of July. ACTION - AG will work through the accounts, complete the VAT Return and send an updated budget to the board.
4. Operations Report CC spoke through the operations report that had been circulated prior to the board meeting. ACTION - CC will continue developing member discounts. ACTION - The board will send CC ideas for possible member discounts.
5. SMIA Events Sector Meet Up - Retailers - 16th July, Oran Mor Glasgow CC has coordinated a sector meet up for Scottish retailers. Proposed Business Support Event
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CC and AG have discussed a possible event with representatives from Scottish Enterprise, SDI / Smart Exporter, Business Gateway and the Federation of Small Businesses. The event would allow these organisations to describe the support available to businesses. ACTION - CC will coordinate this event with input from the board. DP suggested the possibility of events focused on members selling their business to other members.
6. New website / Resource industry guides The new SMIA website will be launched w/c 15th July. DP offered to advise CC and SH on content management for the site. CC will continue to source 'curated content' for the members resources area. ACTION - The board will send CC suggestions of content for the members area.
7. Strategies for Promoting the Scottish Music Industry within and outwith Scotland Report The board discussed the report produced by Adam Behr and Matt Brennan of the University of Edinburgh. ACTION - CC will add the executive summary to the public page of the website and add the report to the members area.
8. DCMS Consultation ACTION - TC will discuss with the board via email.
9. AOB
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SAY Award
SH stated that various debriefs will be taking place over the next two weeks.
The SAY Award winning album playback party will take place at Linn Factory on Friday 26th of July.
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Research into streaming revenue and rights for live music in Scotland
ACTION - DP suggested he meet with CC and TC to discuss further and begin research.
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Glasgow Independent Label Market
CC was asked by Bang On PR who run Independent Label Markets in London whether the SMIA would partner with them to bring the market to Glasgow.
ACTION - CC and SH will discuss with the music retailer's on the 16th and feedback to the board before making a decision.
Meeting ended at 6.35pm
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