Focus Breakfast - Social Media and PR

Date: Thursday 29th of September, 9.00am (registration at 8.45am)
Venue: Sygn Bar and Restaurant, 15 Charlotte Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 4QZ
Featuring a presentation from Scott Douglas Co-Founder of Holyrood PR

In the difficult economic times, when marketing budgets are thin on the
ground it is crucial that your business maximises it's exposure through new
media and PR. The event will feature a presentation on this subject from
Scott Douglas. Scott has 20 years’ experience at the very top of the
Scottish media and is co-founder of the award-winning Holyrood Partnership.
His media credentials are matched by his acumen in business and he has
successfully launched ventures in photography, video and online content.
Most recently he has earned a reputation as a new media pioneer. However,
his early career was spent as an award winning journalist and he went on to
hold senior posts at newspapers, including the Daily Record. Scott will be
giving advice on how you can best utilise social media and PR to benefit
your business. The event also provides you with a great opportunity to
network with 20 other leading business people and entrepreneurs.

The price to attend for non-members is £15, which includes breakfast and
tea/coffee. For members of FEN, the event is free. There is a capacity of
20 people at the event so please book your place early to ensure that you
do not miss out. To book into the event please email the event manager,
Josh on  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call on 0131 202 6866.

An Evening with Ajmal Mushtaq

Date: Postponed Until September date tbc- , 6.30pm (registration)
Venue: Raduison Blu, Glasgow
Featuring a talk from Ajmal Mushtaq

Ajmal became Scotland's Chef of the Year for 2011 recently, and runs an award winning Indian restaurant.

Business speaking is a major passion of his and his background is in Management Consultancy. He has previously delivered multi-million pound projects (up to £400million) for some of the biggest companies in the UK/world. He has taken the best of the strategies from the Fortune 500 and developed a Business Model over a three year period. This business model can be applied to any company and will yield great results. Ajmal speaks in a language that the entrepreneurs and business owners really understand and will share practical strategies that you can implement with ease.

Sir Tom Farmer, Date TBC - Members Only

Farmer founded his own tyre retailing business which he sold in 1969 for £450,000. Farmer "retired" to the United States, but became bored and decided to find a new challenge. He returned to Edinburgh to found the Kwik Fit chain of garages in 1971. The firm grew quickly, mainly through acquisition, including opening in the Netherlands in 1975. Known to be involved in fitting tyres of customers' cars, Farmer was named Scottish Businessman of the Year in 1989. After building the chain to become the world's largest independent tyre and automotive repair specialists with over 2,000 centres operating in 18 different countries, Farmer sold the firm to Ford in 1999 for more than £1 billion. He is the first Scot to be awarded the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medal for philanthropy.

Ian Suttie, Date TBC

Aberdeen-based tycoon Ian Suttie, has seen his stake in First Oil grow to £90m. He also has a £45m holding in oil operation Nautronix and other assets.