Effectively operating a multi channel, multi location business requires the kind of investment in software, time, and infrastructure affordable only to the Walmarts of this world, right?

Not so.

Cloud computing, and the growth of small business apps, lets modern independent retailers and small businesses cherry pick from a range of sophisticated, yet simple tools, which can help them establish and grow their business at a fraction of the cost of traditional software. Whatever their business.

But with so many apps to choose from, how do you make sense of what’s available in the market today? How do these apps integrate, and what sort of data do they share? How do you choose what's right for your business? And what are the benefits, and downsides, to choosing integrated apps over a traditional all-in-one solution?

Join us for an informal meet up, where we will try to answer these questions by putting them to:

• Two successful businesses already operating entirely ‘in the cloud’
• The people behind some of the apps used by these businesses

We may just end up with a whole lot more questions. But we hope you’ll learn something along the way.

Please email any questions you'd like us to put to the panel to joshua@customlivingsolutions.com. Or tweet them on the night using hashtag #cloudforbiz

Attending this event is free, but space is limited to just 150 tickets. Maximum 3 tickets per order. (So you can bring a friend, and a friend of a friend, if you like.)

Join the event on Facebook to connect with other attendees. 

 

****If you can't make the event, but want to get access to all the great information and insight, it's available via live stream, here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/events-rocketspace

Moderator

Josh Zerkel
Founder of Custom Living Solutions and Evernote Productivity Ambassador.
@joshuazerkel
 

Guest speakers & panelists

Michael Maher
Cofounder of Taylor Stitch, handmade custom shirt, San Francisco
@taylorstitch

Tricia Jang & Crystal Nguyen
Cofounders of type.lites, online and wholesale designer of wod wick soy candles
@typelites

Brandon Levey 
chief Thinker-upper at Stitch Labs, multi-channel ordering and inventory software
@beeber43
 

Brennan Loh
Head of business development at Shopify, hosted ecommerce & online store builder
@bloh073
 

Vaughan Rowsell
Founder and CEO of Vend, a web-based HTML5 point of sale and inventory platform
@rowsell 

Jamie Sutherland
President US Operations at Xero, online small business accounting & billing software
@sutherlandjamie