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WELCOME TOSPOTLIGHT

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CHLOE CAMERONMarketing Director, Wirehive#wirehive100

Good afternoon welcome to 2nd spotlight. Familiar & new faces

Intro team responsible for delivering WH100

Background:Web hosting > Digital Work > Promote Regional agencies growth >WH100 AwardsShifting trends > Share insights >Help growth > SpotlightPartnered with ForrestBrown help innovative businesses grow by delivering successful R&D tax credit claimsInnovation > B2B tech marketing passion > Growth v Survival > Stand still & become irrelevant >Judging day insightsSuccessful agencies embrace it, clients say they want it, how do you juggle it with core businessExpert panel who all have experience of innovation within agencies hand over shortly

Housekeeping

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#wirehive100

@lawrenceweber

@karmarama@christopherbull

@codegent@LisaMarieFB

@ForrestBrownTax

Housekeeping 2/2:Here are all the twitter details of our speakers.Fire exits are towards the front and toilets are to the left and down the hall way.Well hear from each of our three speakers and then do a Q&A at the end so if you think of a question make a note and well allow plenty of time to get round everyone

Now to welcome our first speaker

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Managing Partner Innovation, Karmarama#wirehive100lawrence weber

Lawrence WeberLawrence is a ridiculously talented and busy individual. I first heard him speak last September at Silicon Beach, a Bournemouth based digital conference we support. He was in the unenviable morning slot on the first day and really set the bar for the rest of the conference.

As well as being: Managing Partner Innovation at Karamrama Lawrence is co-chair of the IPA Brand Tech groupsits on the BIMA Executive Committee and isa member of Google's UK Creative Council as well as mentoring start-ups through The Friday Club London.

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COO Codegent, CTO Thin Martian

#wirehive100CHRIS BULL

Chris BullChris is a serial innovator and entrepreneur, specialising in bringing technology and marketing together.

One-time Entrepreneur First cohort member, hes been involved in a number of start ups and digital client projects throughout his career.

As COO of Codegent and CTO of Thin Martian hes going to share with us his experience of side projects at an agency.

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Things we wish wed known before we started doing side projects

Tepilo.com online estate agentLearn Series language appsKizzu childrens education appsScreencloud.io digital signageFilePipes video encoding toolTwilert Twitter monitoring toolGetDash tech integration toolScheduleApp scheduling toolSME.ac content appSelina Scott cashmere clothing

BrilliantMediocreDisappointing

Profit was expensiveClients were a pain in the arseAgency exit takes us back to square 1

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2014

Forget the idea of side projectSomeone needs to run it full-timeDue diligence as if you were a VCYou need money to build an MVPYou need money to growIncome slower than with agencyBe prepared to let go

#wirehive100LISA-MARIE SMITHDirector, ForrestBrown

Lisa-Marie Smith

Lisa-Marie is doubly qualified to talk about the practical side of making innovation pay as a chartered tax adviser and qualified solicitor.

With a specialism in Corporate Tax she was the first employee to join ForrestBrown and has recoupled millions of pounds in R&D tax credits for her digital clients.

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1 August, 2016

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What1 August, 201616

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Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (2004)25 November, 201518

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We dont do R&D1 August, 201619

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Tax relief for your R&D spend1 August, 201620

Qualifying expenditure1 August, 201621

Example 1: a global payments provider 1 August, 201622

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Example 2: a digital studio

Example 3: A pet supermarket1 August, 201624

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Why ForrestBrown?1 August, 201626

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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