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Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday set out the Government’s ambition to replicate the success of Silicon Valley in the London’s East End.

The PM said: “We’re not just going to back the big businesses of today, we’re going to back the big businesses of tomorrow. We are firmly on the side of the high-growth, highly innovative companies of the future. Don’t doubt our ambition.”

An Entepreneur Visa was also announced, allowing people with great businesses ideas and financial support to set up shop in the UK. This is likely to give UK entrepreneurs access to overseas talent and bring creative minds closer together. Something we all hope works out.

Glenn Shoosmith, co-founder of BookingBug, had a few words on how yesterdays conference:

“I was pleased to be able to speak to the Prime Minister about some of the challenges facing tech startups here in London, and what he can do to help. Although this new initiative is a good step in the right direction, much will have to be done of the next few years to grow and build the area; but with the Olympics they have a commitment to creating a sustainable legacy. I got to talk about something which is close to BookingBug, the difficulties of Government procurement, and the complex steps and details involved for even the simplest of projects.

The tendering processes are often long and confusing, and the requested services already out of date, ‘there is no tender process for innovation‘ I told the Prime Minister, spelling out that the private sector will always look for and take advantage of innovative ideas and approaches, while the structure of government procurement, works to stifle and block innovation – something I would be delighted to see change”

Transcript of East End tech city speech

He will say: “Our ambition is to bring together the creativity and energy of Shoreditch and the incredible possibilities of the Olympic Park to help make East London one of the world’s great technology centres.”

East London is set to see major investment in order to become the centre of innovation. The area is thought to stretch from Old Street to Stratford, where the Olympic Park is situated.

Glenn Shoosmith, co-founder of BookingBug, is to share his startup story and ideas on London’s East End.

We will have more information later today.

We’re excited to announce that BookingBug has been shortlisted in the Europas, the TechCrunch Europe Awards.

We’ve been nominated in two categories: “Best Business or Enterprise Startup 2010″ and our very own Glenn Shoosmith (@glennbookingbug) has been nominated in the “Best Startup Founder / Co-Founder” category.

Show your support for BookingBug.

Vote for us to be Best Startup here and vote for Glenn to be Best Startup Founder here.

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Are you listed on Brownbook.net? You should be. It’s a FREE business directory that helps you promote your business and improves your website ranking, so claim your business listing today.

If you’re a BookingBug subscription customer we’ve written some easy to follow instructions on how to get your business and your live booking calendar on to a Brownbook.net business listing and in front of more clients!  If you’re not on a subscription plan, you can simply upgrade now to access this and other great features.

We have uploaded a slideshare showing how to get your BookingBug widget on your Brownbook.net profile. Once your business has been claimed and verified it can be customised with keywords, text, videos and images helping your online presence.

For a detailed explaination on how to get your widget on brownbook.net, go here.

What is Brownbook.net?

Brownbook.net is a free business directory that anyone can edit. You can list, update and review businesses free and instantly. Listing your business on Brownbook.net is a great way to help your website’s ranking on search engines like Google too. If you own a business you can claim your listing, promote it and be alerted when someone reviews your business.

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We are happy to announce that BookingBug has been listed as one of the best new businesses in Startups 100, entering at number 68. We’ve been working really hard over the past months to give customers the finest online appointment booking system available and it’s great for the team to see some recognition for their efforts.

Our goal for BookingBug has always been to aid small businesses and become consultants in the booking industry. This recognition makes us want to build an even better product for our customers; there hasn’t been a better time to get a BookingBug account.

Sign up today and receive a 50% discount on all set up packages!

That’s it for now, stay tuned for some exciting announcements coming soon!

Also, be sure to check out the complete list at http://tinyurl.com/39l7c99

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BookingBug

We’re happy to announce our set up packages are currently 50% off!

We at BookingBug have plenty of ways in which we can help you with your business. Our set up packages have been very popular as of late and are about to get even better.

We’re currently offering this service at an introductory offer of half price! For an even smaller fee, we can set up a chat/call and help you configure everything to your business’ liking. We will also instruct you on how you can get your widget onto various other websites.

Let us help you get the most out of your BookingBug experience. If you have any comments for us, either contact our support support@bookingbug.com, use the live help on our homepage or through Twitter @bookingbug.

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BookingBug

Of course not, but the how is important, really important. So, if you want to read this article here they say a lot of good things about WordPress and what a great free way it is to get your business out there.

BookingBug has a free option but there is also a subscription service. Having a price does not mean we are not cost effective though. As you can see our prices are really competitive and the value delivered for that price is huge.

Couple that with how easy it is to integrate into solutions such as WordPress…

Check out our SlideShare presentation http://slidesha.re/8YSyAJ

This will give everyone an introduction to us, what we do and what we can do for your business.

As always we appreciate any feedback or requests, so get in touch here or reach out via Twitter @bookingbug

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BookingBug