Let me start the first blog post of 2008 by wishing all my Readers a happy and prosperous New Year. I see 2008 as the year of recovery, consolidation and growth. I would like to take a moment of your time to share some of the activities I will be involved in. Without further ado: […]

I am a collector of people – the basic ingredient of networking. Forbes just published the list of Top 25 Web Celebrities. Here is the list: 1. Perez Hilton2. Michael Arrington3. Mark Frauenfelder4. Seth Godin5. Cory Doctorow6. Matt Drudge7. Gina Trapani8. Mark Zuckerberg9. Harry Knowles10. Robert Scoble11. Frank Warren12. Om Malik13. Will Leitch14. Jeff Jarvis15. […]

Yesterday, Ariba announced the completion of it’s acquisition of Procuri, Inc. According to Bob Calderoni, CEO of Ariba: “The acquisition of Procuri is a very positive step for Ariba that builds upon our successful on-demand strategy. On-demand is the fastest growing segment in the spend management market, and Ariba is the clear leader with its […]

  Crain’s Manchester Business was launched yesterday as planned giving a great opportunity to showcase Northern businesses not just to the local audience through both print and web, but also to the world. The CMB is not just limited to mature businesses, but also covers startups regularly. Here is a story titled Where web 2.0 […]

This Guest Post is from Will Donovan of Paystream Advisors of USA So… my company, PayStream Advisors… our biggest business is Accounts Payable Automation. We make the point to say we deal with financial automation in general, but in all seriousness, our sweet spot is AP automation. We’re successful as well – we have a […]

I am not sure whether I am crazy in announcing this, but the plan is to hold an event each month. NW StartUp 2.0 This event will continue to focus on startup and early stage funding with the format unchanged, i.e. Networking 2 to 4 speeches – entrepreneurs and investors Mini Break Panel discussion More […]

On 6th December 07, I will be hosting the NW StartUp 2.0 DEMO (inaugural event) and Mashup* Manchester (2nd event) back-to-back at a new venue, eOffice Manchester. As usual, the Mashup* Manchester is co-hosted by Simon Grice. Whilst the event date was chosen almost a month ago and initial web pages were setup sometime ago, […]

This Guest Post is from Will Donovan of Paystream Advisors of USA I read recently that it take the average British citizen 40 days to get a Visa to the United States. 40 days! England, our time honored ally pretty much since the end of the War of 1812, a country that speaks the same […]

I missed Jason Busch’s presentation due to computer problems and thought of catching up on the live conversation taking place. Here is a transcript: Jason Busch: Hey guys … curious to hear what you thought I should have covered in my presentation, but did not Mark Perera: Jason great presentation, thank you very much for […]

I plan to attend Ariba’s “Spend Management Day” on 27 November 2007 in London. The event has been designed for Executives and Practitioners with providing practical and actionable information on to improve spend management initiatives including sharing best practices. You can find out more about here.  According to Kate Roe of Ariba (UK): “Although Ariba in the […]