We help Polish Entrepreneurs grow in the UK
Knowledge - Networking - Collaboration
What is Roadshow?
Polish Business Link is organising series of FREE Roadshow events targeting the biggest UK cities focusing on helping Polish business owners grow in the UK. This year all events will be online.
Events will give entrepreneurs the chance to get away from the day-to-day grind of running their business and think about their growth plan, and support in these challenging times.
Roadshow events will be also a chance for British SMEs to tap into the thriving network of Polish businesses, opening up the potential collaboration including lucrative export opportunities. Equally British firms will benefit greatly from identifying UK-based Polish contractors, for example in the construction sector.
Agenda
6:00pm Welcome
6:10pm Mastermind session
6:45pm 1to1 with Experts in breakoutrooms
7:30pm Business Networking
8:00pm Close
Invited Experts
Marketing experts
GottaBe! Marketing experts GottaBe! Tomasz Dyl and Martin Rothwell will be presenting a talk on Digital Marketing, specifically focusing on Social Media Marketing. The team will be addressing the subject of Influencer Marketing, how influencer marketing can help brands target specific audiences and gain great engagement within those audiences.
Focusing still on Social Media the GottaBe! team will be discussing how the platform can act as a lead generation tool for businesses, what content is appropriate for different platforms and how brands can understand which channels are most appropriate.
GottaBe! is an award-winning marketing agency with over 13 years of experience. GottaBe! work across a number of different marketing specialities such as Field, Experiential, Digital and Ethnic Marketing. GottaBe! work with a number of different clients from large multinational companies to small new businesses in a number of different sectors including Finance, Healthcare, Technology, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG’s and many more.
Martin Rothwell
Martin’s role at GottaBe! is Client Relations Lead, his role focuses on creating new business relations with prospective clients and other partner businesses. He also leads on creating and executing GottaBe!’s digital strategy, raising brand awareness and driving prospective client opportunities.
Tomasz Dyl
Tomasz is Founder and Managing Director at GottaBe! Among a lot of his talents he has great experience in working with Influencers, specifically in the ethnic market. He has worked with a number of highly followed an influential marketers and has great insight into the market.
Ewa Jasinska-Davidson
Who am I? - I am a qualified and experienced interpreter and translator for Polish, English and Spanish. I am fascinated by different cultures, business and international communication. I am also an ardent traveller and a wine lover.
My background and experience - I hold degrees from Universities in Poland and in the UK. Since 2006 I have been running my own business in: translation, conference management and international project management. I understand the business challenges in both countries. This year I have been awarded by the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) in the UK for the best performance at the “Interpreting Assessment” in 2021.
How do I help my clients? - I love solving communication headaches for companies, entrepreneurs, and organisations: at international events and trainings (including remote events) or by providing the quality translation of the content on your website and by ensuring the correspondence with your clients is intact.
Contact – It would be great to connect with you via LinkedIn even before the event organised by PBLINK.
Adrian Ociepka
I have been working in eCommerce for seven years and in the broadly understood commercial industry since the 90s.
I use two opposing strategies in parallel: a) a slowly rotating but wide assortment, and b) a narrow but rapidly rotating assortment. I use eBay, Amazon, Etsy and my own platform.
When the lockdown was imposed on the tourism industry, I did not protest, I did not know what to think about it. When restaurants, pubs and cafes were not allowed to work, I disagreed, I thought it was the wrong method. When hairdressers, beauty salons and gyms were shackled, I rebelled, convinced that this was not the way.How safe are we in eCommerce? It seems like nothing bad can happen here, right ?. Trade is moving to the internet, a trend that has been going on for many years. However, some little tangible signals give food for thought. Today I look at my business again as if I was just starting out. I try to analyse the thought process of a person who, for example, is just about to open his first business, a company. Interesting experience. What decisions will a fear-fed young man make who has just seen politicians close and open what they want and when they want?
I have a few ideas, suggestions, ideas for discussion on how to protect yourself in eCommerce and more. How to run a business on the wave, under the wave, against the wave.
Sylwia Klocek
An experienced accountant with a proven track record of working in the accounting industry. He has experience in cash flow, Sage products, account reconciliation and accounting. Strong Human Resource Specialist has graduated from MAAT.
Anna Dudek
Anna can help you understand the relationship between being self-employed and insurance: why insurance is so important when you are self employed, what can you expect from insurance and what kind of support you can expect from the government if you don't have any insurance.
What to expect
Each event will take place online using Zoom. Each meeting will last approx. 2 hours and will have the following format:
👉 Part 1. MASTERMIND
Share your business challenge with the group and let everyone else discuss your challenge and offer solutions.
All guests and invited experts will brainstorm, share their experience, and propose various solutions.
Among the invited Experts, you will find a lawyer, accountant, marketing specialist, experienced seller of products on online platforms, etc. (the list of local advisors is different for each city). Participants will learn not only how to open but also how to grow a company in the UK. After the workshop, participants will be able to book individual consultations with an expert in Zoom Breakout Rooms.
👉 Part 2. NETWORKING
An informal business networking session for Polish and British entrepreneurs in the UK. It will be an excellent opportunity to exchange virtual business cards and experiences.
There will be a Polish-English translator available. Roadshow event is supported by the Polish Consulates (Ministry of Foreign affairs Poles abroad cooperation fund).
Book your place now and give yourself the opportunity to expand your business network!
The Purpose of Roadshow
- promotion of Polish business in Great Britain,
- integration of Polish entrepreneurs,
- providing professional knowledge related to setting up and running your own company in the United Kingdom.
Who can participate
- Entrepreneurs and Business owners who already trade in the UK.
- Entrepreneurs who are planning to open a new business in the UK.
Roadshow Organisers
The Roadshow was created in cooperation with the Polish Business Link of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh.
Event Coordinator
The event is coordinated by the Polish Business Link (PBLINK) - a membership organization that, together with the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce, helps entrepreneurs establish important business contacts and helps companies increase their presence and prestige on the British market.
PBLINK Partners