On the 23rd November Andrew Dixon is visiting the University and will offer a day-long seminar on entrepreneurship for 25-30 students. Andrew’s biography is below. During the day you will learn about raising money for start-up companies and be able to discuss your business ideas with fellow seminar participants. Lunch is included.

WHEN: 23rd November 0930-1530
WHERE: Medrus
HOW DO I REGISTER? WIth Steve McGuire (SMB) sbm@aber.ac.uk. Basically, it is the first 25-30 students who register
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING? An interest in entrepreneurship and, ideally, a business idea (at whatever stage of development) that we can talk about.

Andrew is an investor in early-stage UK businesses – online gaming and instrumentation in the nanotechnology sector are the cornerstones of the portfolio. He previously worked at Societe Generale and Goldman Sachs where he advised gold producers, end-users, central banks & investors across the Asian region as to appropriate commodity derivative strategies. Andrew is an Enterprise Fellow at the Prince’s Trust, and holds a degree in International Politics from Aberystwyth University and an MBA from London Business School. He enjoys the odd bottle of Australian Shiraz, a half-volley outside off stump and a walk with the dog across the common.