Brian McGuire (Visioncall Group)

Apr 20, 2016, 5:00 – 8:00 PM (UTC)

Glasgow

Harper Macleod, The Ca'd'oro, 45 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3PE

Brian McGuire is the managing director of the Visioncall Group, a home eye care and hearing service for those unable to attend high street stores due to physical or mental disability. Brian qualified as an optometrist in 1990 and founded a mobile optician start up company, Community Eyecare, in 2001. He went on to purchase a competitor, Visioncall, in 2005. The Group now serves over 120,000 patients per annum and achieves an annual turnover of £13m. Brian was also a co-founder of Entrepreneurial Spark in 2011, the UK’s first free start-up accelerator.

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Brian McGuire is the managing director of the Visioncall Group, a home eye care and hearing service for those unable to attend high street stores due to physical or mental disability. Brian qualified as an optometrist in 1990 and founded a mobile optician start up company, Community Eyecare, in 2001. He went on to purchase a competitor, Visioncall, in 2005. The Group now serves over 120,000 patients per annum and achieves an annual turnover of £13m. Brian was also a co-founder of Entrepreneurial Spark in 2011, the UK’s first free start-up accelerator.

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Speaker

  • Brian McGuire

    Visioncall Group

When

When

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

5:00 PMDrinks & Food
5:00 PMStart-up Drop In Surgery with Grant Thornton (Business Growth Advisors), Harper Macleod (Legal) & Eden Scott (Recruitment)
5:45 PMFireside Chat with Brian McGuire
7:00 PMDrinks & Community Building

Organizers

  • Emma Loedel

    Startup Grind Glasgow

    Co-Director Startup Grind Glasgow

  • Nick Cohen

    Startup Grind

    Co-Director Startup Grind Glasgow

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