Events
There's still time to book your place for our conference at the National Media Museum, Bradford, on Wednesday 30th September 2009. Our programme of provocative key note speeches and targeted seminars and workshops interrogates three key themes:
Creativity at the centre of learning for young people;
Partnership at the centre of practice;
Are you:
An ambitious company?
Wanting to know more about equity funding?
Interested to understand what an investor wants?
Keen to network with like minded individuals?
If so, the Aspire to Inspire event held in Leeds is for you.
Please find attached a copy of the schedule.
Date:
15th September
Time:
14:00 - 17:15
Venue:
DLA
Piper Leeds
This is a Forward Ladies event.
Members and their guests FREE ( including male colleagues).Non members welcome.
Delicious drinks, yummy food, a chance to network and see the new hotel, a relaxed and informal evening with an opportunity to do a bit of socialising. All will take place on the Sky Lounge floor in the private Arran and Bute rooms athe the newly opened City Inn Hotel. There wil be a £5 charity draw for a fabulous weekend stay in a suite at the City Inn.
Date:
30th September
Hillside would like to invite you to a fantastic event, taking place next Wednesday September 30th at 6pm.
Places are £24.95 each, with preferential rates given to myCatalyst members at £17.95. This will include a canape and champagne reception and a drinks voucher to use at the bar following the event.
What?
An interactive seminar and social business event for SME's
Formerly known as Pure Networking this hugely successful breakfast networking event attracts over one hundred attendees each month, from a wide range of business backgrounds.
The format of the event allows you to begin networking as soon as you arrive, and then take part in formal table networking. After a table shuffle you will participate in another round of table networking, ensuring you are able to move around the room effectively.
We are holding our next Enterprise Exchange get together on Thursday 1st October 4pm to 6pm at Marie Curie Cancer Care, next to Leeds Road Hospital, Maudsley Street, Bradford, BD3 9LE.
Are you:
An ambitious company?
Wanting to know more about equity funding?
Interested to understand what an investor wants?
Keen to network with like minded individuals?
If so, the Aspire to Inspire event held in Sheffield is for you.
Please find attached a copy of the schedule.
Date:
5th October
Time:
14:00 - 17:15
Venue:
DLA
Piper Sheffield
OpenCoffee Leeds is coming up on Tuesday 6th October - from 10am to 12pm. Again, our hosts are nti Leeds at Old Broadcasting House and we'd love to have you join us.
Enjoy another Legendary Business Breakfast to find out how efficiencies from online learning tools will improve your profits.
David Patterson, of Learning Light and operator of "the e-learning centre" site dedicated to e-learning and enjoying almost 70,000 unique visits per month, will share his views and ideas regarding the future of e-learning, the role of open source and how e-learning can be a way to transform a business. e-learning was once the province of large companies, but now it is one of the biggest opportunities for SMEs in these difficult times.
One of 3 social media sesssions being run this Autumn by Reach Further Ltd to help you build your business for little cost.
So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your contacts and network with new potential clients? LinkedIN is now responsible for generating half our turnover, and it costs nothing to use it the way we do.
Our guest speaker is Sir Duncan Michael, recently retired board member and chair of investment at the Housing Corporation (now Homes and Communities Agency) and Senior Director at Arup.
At this event Sir Duncan will be discussing the future direction of affordable housing within the UK. This is currently a subject of much speculation as it is unclear as to what new housing models will emerge, and what will happen to projects which have been stalled due to the economic crisis.
Successful businesses already leverage the Internet; building internationally recognised online brands and communicating effectively to ensure their survival in a rough global economy. It's about more than simple online presence though, digital technologies enable business leaders to steer their companies towards achieving lower operating costs, higher levels of profitability and greater presence in the marketplace. A digital business with a developed and recognizable brand is a strong business.
This is a Forward Ladies event.
Passion, Energy, Motivation & Voice! Are you using them to the max when you represent your business?
Join professional communication coach and actor Victoria Pritchard's 3 hour taster workshop to find out how to make an impact.
Whether you are pitching for a contract, making a presentation or launching a new product this hands on workshop will show you how to use the skills you already have to present and communicate effectively.
Following the success of the OpenCoffee networking events we have held in Bradford, Sheffield and Barnsley, bmedi@ are running another event at the Yo Yo Bar in Shipley.
The emphasis of OpenCoffee is very much on the internet and new media industries etc. These free events are informal and see a range of technology entrepreneurs, designers, bloggers, developers, geeks, investors and anyone else who's interested in digital media and technology exchanging ideas and striking up relationships that would otherwise never have flourished.
Our next Leeds Enterprise Exchange network meeting for teachers and employers will take place on Thursday 15 October 2009, 3.30pm to 6pm.
Six Sigma is not just another quality management process, but is a marketing tool that focuses on delighting the customer. It consistently meets your customer requirements, by eliminating unnecessary processes, eradicating defects and by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of your business.
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Do you have a full understanding of why, when and how you should include media relations in your marketing strategies and how you can deliver a successful media campaign?
If not this two hour seminar will provide you with a variety of tips on how to work with the media, understand their needs and in turn achieve great coverage for your business.
As valued members of our Creative and Digital network, I wanted to personally invite you to our up and coming Symposium, which is on the theme of: The Cultural Evolution. I hope you will find really beneficial to your practice and a great chance to network with some of the influential figures in York and North Yorkshire.
VENUE: York Theatre Royal 28 October 9:30-17:30.
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Join us for the fifth edition of Girl Geek Dinners {Leeds}. We have an amazing evening planned, including...
Keynote speeches from...
Christine Morris; a Canadian living in the UK for over 10 years with what she refers to as a healthy obsession with technology....her research & fascination has led her to Apps & Hats, a quirky iPhone application review showthat she created only a few months after the app store launched.
Formerly known as Lets Do Business this evening networking event allows you to take some time away from your office at the end of your working day, and network with a wide range of potential customers.
The format of the event allows you to network in a relaxed and informal environment, and is ideal for those individuals who struggle to attend our early morning events to do business in a more intimate setting.
Date:
22nd October
We have all watched presentations and left them feeling none the wiser. So let's banish this. Common use of PowerPoint actually restricts the presenter, making it harder to engage the audience. This course will show you how to break free of this restriction, use your natural personality and break free of the speaker's prop of PowerPoint.
Programme Content:
Starting and building a business is not easy. You need to be able to see your venture through good times and bad. This interactive workshop will uncover some of the tricks of the trade to ensure you create a business fit to survive, including an insight into how to thrive during the credit crunch.
Date:
28th October
Time:
14:00 - 16:00
Venue:
Old Broadcasting House
Woodhouse Lane
Civic Quarter
Leeds
This is a Forward Ladies event.













