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06 / 28
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This is a Leeds Media event.

This session is focused on the role of PR and media relations in raising credibility, contrasted with the increasing need for brands to maintain consumer and client/customer awareness via advertising. It is an interactive 'no-holds-barred' debate chaired and facilitated by Chris Shaw, MD of Pink Elephant PR, where attendees will discuss where their loyalties lie.

Venue:

White Rose House

28a York Place

Leeds

LS1 2EZ

Cost:

06 / 29
06 / 30
07 / 1
Start: 7:30 am
End: 9:30 am

This is a Chamber event.

This months Chamber Networking Breakfast will take place on the 1st June at Leeds United Football Club. The breakfast networking event, formerly known as 'Pure Networking' attracts over 100 attendees every month from a wide range of business backgrounds.

You can begin networking as soon as you arrive before the formal table networking begins. There will also be a table shuffle to allow you to move around the room.

Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:30 pm

University of Bradford and MarQuest Ltd are hosting a one day workshop and exhibition on high speed network monitoring for security and performance on July 1st. This free event is the first of its kind in the UK and is expected to be of considerable interest to network engineers and managers.

The workshop will be presented by international industry leaders and academic experts including:-

Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:30 pm

A business growth seminar and network lunch from BCG Bridgepoint. Unblock your biggest sales growth opportunity...The Public Sector.

At this seminar you will learn:

* How they define a good supplier
* How they evaluate potential suppliers
* How you 'fit the bill'

We will show you:

* How to uncover the opportunities
* How to prepare your case
* How to promote yourself

Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

This is a Chamber event.

The aim of this forum is to contribute positively and effectively to the future growth and development of the Leeds Metropolitan District, and provides a sounding board for public sector infrastructure proposals and other major schemes brought forward in the City. 

Venue:
Eversheds LLP
Bridgewater Place
Water Lane
Leeds
LS11 5DR

Cost:
Members:        Free
Non-Members: £30 + VAT

Book:

Start: 6:55 pm

The Bribery Act 2010: Are You Ready?
A joint training session with the Yorkshire and Humber Fraud Froum and Eversheds.

Venue:
Bridgewater Place
Water Lane
Leeds
LS11 5DR

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07 / 2
Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

Are you a social enterprise, CIC, charity with a trading aim or thinking about trading in order to income generate for your group, or an individual with an idea for a social enterprise? Then come along to this FREE event to find out more about the support available to you, network, and undertake some informal learning.

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

Venue:
The Rainbow Centre, Scarborough

Cost: Free

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

This is Bradford Grid event.

We would like to give you the opportunity to test your business ideas and to earn some money. Following from the success of our Women's Networking Nights Launch we have organised an evening of test trading for businesses to give you the chance to:

* Showcase your products/services
* Sell your products and services to the general public
* Help to improve your trading skills

Stalls are just £10.00. This is strictly a women's event!

07 / 3
07 / 4
07 / 5
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:45 pm

This half-day practical workshop will cover:

* Wordpress and other blogging platforms

* Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media Optimisation and the power of blogs

* The cheapest website ever, and the best for social search

* Planning your blog - what will you say?

Bring your own laptop!

This session is one of a 6 part course that runs fortnightly in QU2's newly refurbished training suite at 16 Queen Square. 

Each session can be booked separately.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

The Digital Communications KTN is delighted to partner with the Creative Industries KTN for this, the last in a series of joint workshops looking at the £18million call for proposals from the Technology strategy board. We are targeting this event at our community to ensure that the networking sector is geared up to participate in this call to the fullest extent possible.

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

This relaxed and informal gathering of Members and guests is an ideal
opportunity to meet other executives and managers and build business
relationships. The event includes a drink on arrival and a two-course
lunch (please advise us of any dietary requirements when booking).

Cost:

Members: £20
Non-members: £30 

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07 / 6
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Networking event for people working in the creative or digital industries.

Venue:
Old Broadcasting House
148 Woodhouse Lane
LS2 9EN Leeds
United Kingdom

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Start: 12:00 pm

Venue:
Bank Of England Offices
Regent House
5 Queen Street
Leeds
LS1 2TW

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07 / 7
Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am

Venue:
Yeadon Stoops
Leeds Premier Inn
Victoria Avenue
Yeadon
LS19 7AW

Cost: £10 per person

This networking event is being repeated on the 21st July at the same time and venue.

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Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Are you:

* Looking for investment opportunities?
* Wanting to discover the potential of growth businesses?
* Keen to network with like-minded professionals?

If so, the Connect Yorkshire Investment Forum is for you. The Forum showcases the very best regional high growth companies, creating a unique opportunity for you to learn about these ambitious businesses and meet their management teams.

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Venue:
City Inn Hotel, Leeds

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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

This is a Forward Ladies event.

Ruth Dowswell, Director of Young Discoverers Before and After School Club, Holiday Club and Children's Day Nursery, will guide you through how to source the most appropriate Childcare for your child. Whether you are considering going back to work, increasing your hours, or simply giving yourself a break, finding the right care for you and your family is a huge decision. She can give helpful hints and tips on what questions to ask Childminders, Nurseries or Playgroups, and how to ensure you leave your most precious possession in safe hands.

07 / 8
Start: 9:30 am
End: 3:00 pm

Ideas generation - Want to know how to recognise good ideas? More importantly, how to separate good ideas from great ideas?

Start: 11:45 am
End: 2:00 pm

Venue:
Esporta Health Club
Cookridge Hall Country Club,
Cookridge Hall,
Cookridge Lane,
Leeds
LS16 7NL

Cost: £10

This network meeting will be repeated on 22nd July at the same venue.

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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm

Venue:
City Inn Hotel, Leeds

Cost:
Members: £29 + VAT
Non-members: £39 + VAT

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Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This half day workshop, presented by your local social enterprise
adviser, is an introduction to the concept of social enterprise and how
a social enterprise operates. Using practical examples and case
studies, you will be equipped to decide whether a social enterprise
business model is right for you and what the next steps are as well as
how to get further support.

Aimed At
Anyone wanting to understand the basics of social enterprise or
investigate social enterprise as a business model is right for you and

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Venue: City Inn, Leeds

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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

This is a Leeds Media social event.

Leeds Media has been inspired by the Leeds Loves Food Festival and has teamed up with Toast to invite you to an evening of taste sensations. We have carefully selected a number of beers, provided by World Drinks Co, for you to sample alongside a canapé menu devised to enhance the flavour of the beer.

Bring your colleagues along for a chance to get together with other members of Leeds Media in an informal setting.

This event is free for people who work in the digital, media or creative sectors.

07 / 9
Start: 6:30 am
End: 8:30 am

Venue:
Parkway Hotel (Ramada Jarvis), Leeds

This event is being repeated on the 23rd July at the same venue.

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07 / 10
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07 / 12
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

This is a Forward Ladies event.

Join us at the luxurious five star Cedar Court Hotel for a lavish networking lunch and a facinating talk from Jo Bloor, Training and HR guru, on 'Getting ahead by understanding ourselves and others'. This is a great way to use a lunch break to meet new clients, supporters and like-minded women and bring a fresh perspective back to the office.

Venue:
The Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa
Station Rise
York
YO1 6HT

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

This is a Forward Ladies event.

Join us at the sumptious Cedar Court Hotel for a lavish networking lunch and a facinating talk from Jo Bloor, Training and HR guru, on 'Getting ahead by understanding ourselves and others'. This is a great way to use a lunch break to meet new clients, supporters and like-minded women and bring a fresh perspective back to the office.

Venue:
The Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa
Station Rise,
York
YO1 6HT

Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Informal networking for young professionals.

Venue: Sky Lounge

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07 / 13
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

This is a Chamber event.

The Chamber Business Forum provides an opportunity for you, as a business, to put forward your views on the subjects that matter to you and your local business community. Every local area has different issues that are unique to it and the Business Forums are an opportunity for you to provide your voice on how to address these issues and in turn influence action in order to create local business success. Together whith Your Chamber you have the opportunity to make a real difference and help shape the future of your lcoal business community.

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

Venue:
The Sports Cafe
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 5RD

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07 / 14
Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

Venue:
Cedar Court Hotel,
Wakefield

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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The Association of Women In Property - Yorkshire & North East Branch - are delighted to invite you to a CHAMPAGNE & SUSHI evening on 14th July 2010. This event is open to all and is an excellent opportunity to network with a wide range of professionals. The special event price includes a glass of champagne and sushi (soft drinks and vegetarian option available). Please bring your friends and colleagues along - male and female - we look forward to meeting you!

Venue:
Epernay, Leeds

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

This half day workshop, presented by your local social enterprise
adviser, is an introduction to the concept of social enterprise and how
a social enterprise operates. Using practical examples and case
studies, you will be equipped to decide whether a social enterprise
business model is right for you and what the next steps are as well as
how to get further support.

07 / 15
Start: 11:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

This is a workshop and networking event from The Business Network.

This event is for business owners, directors and senior level staff i.e. the decision makers. It is a structured business to business event with a pre-arranged seating plan to avoid conflicts of business interest on any of the tables.

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

This is a Chamber event.

This is a specific event for the construction industry providing an excellent networking opportunity to meet new contacts and exchange business cards with over 150 potential clients. A two-course sit down lunch and coffee is provided.

Venue:

Leeds United Football Club

Elland Road

Leeds

LS11 0ES

Cost:

Members:        £30 + VAT

Non-Members: £40 + VAT

Book:

Start: 11:00 pm

Lunch networking event and workshop.

Venue:
Marriott Hotel, Leeds

Cost: £25 including VAT

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07 / 16
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am

Venue:
Premier Inn
City West One Business Park
Gelard Road
Leeds
LS12 6LX

Cost: £10 per person

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Start: 9:30 am
End: 4:00 pm

This workshop will also be run on Friday 3rd September.

The objective of ‘The IT Trainer's 1 day workshop is simple - it is designed to give you time-saving techniques to ensure that you get the most out of Microsoft Outlook!

07 / 17
07 / 18
07 / 19
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:45 pm

This half-day practical workshop will cover:

* Blogging versus Micro-blogging - why Twitter took the web by storm

* Twitter Tales - amazing stories from Small Businesses just like yours

* Your Twitter homepage - setting up and getting started

* How to be irresistible - making an impact and getting connected

Bring your own laptop!

This session is one of a 6 part course that runs fortnightly in QU2's newly refurbished training suite at 16 Queen Square. 

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

Briefing for regularly funded organisations in Leeds.

Venue:
The Carriageworks
3 Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 3AD

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Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

This relaxed and informal gathering is an ideal opportunity to raise
your profile and be part of the professional community – with all of
the support that brings. By meeting other executives and managers from
the region, you can really build your business relationships.

Venue:
3 Albion Place, Leeds

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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Leeds PHP User Group is a small group of PHP Web Developers based in
the Leeds area, who meet once a month to discuss all things PHP.

Venue:
Brewery Tap
Leeds

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07 / 20
Start: 8:15 am
End: 1:30 pm

This seminar will consist of a full morning session with just 35 delegates in each. Carl's ‘day job' is assisting businesses in strategic growth through sales, marketing, customer interaction and procedures so this is an excellent opportunity to gain advice specific to your business.

We are limiting the number of delegates per seminar in order for all present to gain the maximum with regard to their business. These were originally run in December 2009 in Huddersfield with great success.

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

The Business of Sport will explore positive and negative impacts that a major sporting event can bring to a city.

Venue:
Elland Road Stadium
Elland Road
Leeds
LS11 0ES

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07 / 21
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

Venue:
Shine
Harehills Road
Leeds
LS8 5HS

Cost: £10

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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

GeekUp Leeds takes place on the third Wednesday of every month. It's a grass-roots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in all forms of technology and creative media. 

Venue:
Mr Foley's, Leeds

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Start: 6:45 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Venue:
Castle Grove Hall
Castle Grove Drive
Off Moor Road
Headingley
Leeds
LS6 4BP

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07 / 22
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This is a Leeds Media event.

This event is a great opportunity for those who work in the creative, digital and media sectors to gain access to legal advice on copyright protection and infringement.

Well-renowned law firm, Ward Hadaway, will provide you with an overview of copyright law in the UK and discuss its relevance to creative and digital businesses. Topics which will be covered include:

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07 / 27
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 27/07/2010 - 10:00
End: 28/07/2010 - 10:00

This is a bmedia event.

Register your interest for this two day funded leadership and management workshop taking place on 27th and 28th July. 

The two day funded workshop will:

- Give you the skills and tacit knowledge used by highly successful leaders

- Develop your team into a highly motivated and cohesive unit

- Develop skills to boost your own effectiveness as a leader

- Give you the skills necessary to improve your business acumen

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

This is a Leeds Chamber event.

Formerly known as Let's 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.

Venue:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
67 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 4DL

07 / 28
End: 10:00 am
Start: 27/07/2010 - 10:00
End: 28/07/2010 - 10:00

This is a bmedia event.

Register your interest for this two day funded leadership and management workshop taking place on 27th and 28th July. 

The two day funded workshop will:

- Give you the skills and tacit knowledge used by highly successful leaders

- Develop your team into a highly motivated and cohesive unit

- Develop skills to boost your own effectiveness as a leader

- Give you the skills necessary to improve your business acumen

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Property Investors Network monthly networking and seminar meeting.

Venue:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 4DL

Cost: £20 online

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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Venue:
Sela Bar
20 New Briggate
Leeds

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