Events
09 / 8
Start: 9:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. The vast majority of senior teams do not function well largely because they are still behaving as if they were in a hierarchical structure because they have been institutionalised. We give you the solution to this. We will show how you can use your leadership in a ‘one to one' and team context and how those behaviours will result in a high performing team. | ||
09 / 9
Start: 7:30 am
End: 9:00 am
This is a Chamber event. Chamber breakfasts offer a structured approach to networking, with pre-planned seating.
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End: 10:00 am
The Alternative Board (TAB) is about bringing together ambitious and open minded business owners of similar sized and non-competing businesses. The TAB monthly board meeting allows members to bring along and discuss their own challenges in a confidential atmosphere, and advise one another on practical approaches and solutions - not theories. These monthly meetings are further supported by a suite of on-line business planning tools, with ongoing one-to-one support from your TAB coach. Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
This is a business link event. This workshop will show the importance of understanding how supply chains work, and how companies should appreciate their own position within supply chains as a pre-cursor to developing new sub-contract opportunities. Identifying and tracking large scale project opportunities in the public procurement marketplace and large corporate business is also key. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
UKBI have managed to secure the services of two of our senior colleagues from New Zealand - Richard White (New Zealand Government) and Steve Hampson (Powerhouse Ventures) to share their experiences. Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
This is an event run by Business Link. This Masterclass will cover how to to compete effectively for public sector tenders through collaboration. Collaboration with other organisations to compete effectively for public procurement contracts, or within their supply chains, is an increasingly important issue for small businesses. Companies can increase their own competitive edge by partnering with other organisations in a variety of ways, including entering into consortia. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
This is a Leeds Media event. Have you got flair? Learn all the tricks of the trade at the Leeds Media cocktail making masterclass kindly sponsored by and run by the experts at Revolution Electric Press. This month's installment of the Leeds Media 'Second Thursday' is a relaxed and fun way to spend the evening with the other movers and shakers from the digital, creative and media sector.
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09 / 10
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
This is Chamber event. The new Chamber news section allows you to share your news with other Chamber members and the wider business community in Leeds, York and North Yorkshire. Selected articles will be written up by TheBusinessDesk.com and published on the site. A further selection will then be included in a fortnightly news e-mail from TheBusinessDesk.com, direct to the mailboxes of members and influencers across the region. | ||
09 / 11
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09 / 13
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. The way we communicate is the most important skill in our business life, however how often do we review and improve it? Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. The way we communicate is the most important skill in our business life, however how often do we review and improve it? | ||
09 / 14
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:30 am
This is a Forward Ladies event. Join John Barnes for breakfast and get practical tips for building your business in tough economic times. Start: 9:00 am
Start: 14/09/2010 - 09:00
End: 15/09/2010 - 17:00
Key or strategic accounts are your most important clients. Not only are they your most important clients they are also the ones at most risk of attack from your competition. If they are important to you then they will certainly be attractive to your competitors. Therefore managing and developing key accounts is an essential skill if we want to stay ahead of the competition!
Start: 11:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
This is a Bmedia event.
This talk will introduce the Noded concept - and how Liz Cable has used
Liz Cable is a Social Media and Online Communities consultant who has
Liz Cable, MD of Reach Further will present: 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. | ||
09 / 15
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 14/09/2010 - 09:00
End: 15/09/2010 - 17:00
Key or strategic accounts are your most important clients. Not only are they your most important clients they are also the ones at most risk of attack from your competition. If they are important to you then they will certainly be attractive to your competitors. Therefore managing and developing key accounts is an essential skill if we want to stay ahead of the competition!
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Whether you hate presenting or love it, this training will give you new skills to take it to the next level and enable you to pitch and promote your businesses in a new way. More and more people are realising that presentations help promote themselves and their business. It is quicker marketing one to many rather than one to one and far more cost effective. It enables you to stand out in your business to your team, bosses and clients. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
This is a bmedia event. As part of the Enterprising Barnsley project, bmedia are running another OpenCoffee event. These free events are informal and see a range of entrepreneurs, new start up businesses, investors and anyone else who's interested in exchanging ideas and striking up relationships that would otherwise never have flourished. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Forward Ladies and Leeds City Region Partnership invite you to a FREE Lunch discussion on the Leeds City Region Innovation Capital Programme and the development of a city region local enterprise partnership. This is a key opportunity for you to find out more about plans to support innovation and enterprise in Leeds City Region and help shape the proposals on local enterprise partnerships. The discussion is part of an ongoing series of events aimed at putting business views at the forefront of the city region's innovation and related agendas. | ||
09 / 16
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09 / 17
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Tom Riordan, the future chief executive of Leeds City Council, will be the headline speaker at the Chamber's Annual Lunch in Leeds. The event will be the business community's first chance to hear what's in store for our city and you will also have the opportunity to hear from the Chamber's President. The Annual Lunch is a great opportunity to entertain clients and network with the region's business leaders. Every year the event is a sell out, so it is recommended you buy your tickets well in advance to avoid disappointment. | ||
09 / 18
Start: 9:30 am
Start: 18/09/2010 - 09:30
End: 19/09/2010 - 17:30
This is an Incite trainig event. Understanding core financial principles is so often the black hole for many entrepreneurs. This two day immersion course will give you the essential road map of business finance, giving you the confidence to think about, plan, negotiate and discuss finance properly, and to make hard decisions based on sound immutable principles. More information on this course
Venue: Cost: £395 | ||
09 / 19
End: 5:30 pm
Start: 18/09/2010 - 09:30
End: 19/09/2010 - 17:30
This is an Incite trainig event. Understanding core financial principles is so often the black hole for many entrepreneurs. This two day immersion course will give you the essential road map of business finance, giving you the confidence to think about, plan, negotiate and discuss finance properly, and to make hard decisions based on sound immutable principles. More information on this course
Venue: Cost: £395 | ||
09 / 20
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
This is a Chamber event. Networking evenings offer informal networking over drinks and canapés, giving you an opportunity to meet new customers and suppliers, and help you build relationships for the future.
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09 / 21
Start: 8:30 am
Start: 21/09/2010 - 08:30
End: 22/09/2010 - 17:30
Connect Yorkshire's Investment Readiness Bootcamps provide a complete and balanced view of the key areas that the executives of a growth business need to understand. The programme takes place over two days (non residential) and consists of a series of workshops, delivered by top professionals, designed to help turn propositions, into attractive investment opportunities. Start: 10:30 am
End: 2:30 pm
This is the second in an ongoing series of UKBI Members only meetings. This event is open to members only and is free of charge. This is your opportunity to:
* Network with other members As this event is open to members only, please may we ask that only one representative attends per organisation, places are limited. | ||
09 / 22
End: 5:30 pm
Start: 21/09/2010 - 08:30
End: 22/09/2010 - 17:30
Connect Yorkshire's Investment Readiness Bootcamps provide a complete and balanced view of the key areas that the executives of a growth business need to understand. The programme takes place over two days (non residential) and consists of a series of workshops, delivered by top professionals, designed to help turn propositions, into attractive investment opportunities. Start: 11:13 am
End: 2:00 pm
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 TWBC event. TWBC Business Clubs meet most months and are the perfect mix of business and pleasure. Join us for a fabulous networking lunch. Create great connections and be inspired by other savvy businesswomen who are passionate about business and want to share ideas and support each other at this informal and fun event.
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Cost: Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
September Property Investors Network meeting- 'Keep more of the money you make by paying less tax'
Venue: Cost: £20.00 Click here for more information
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09 / 23
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
This event is a great opportunity for you to network with other business women from the region, and is an ideal way to combine business and pleasure. We are delighted to welcome guest speaker Dianne Willcocks, ex Vice-Chancellor at York St John University, at our first Ladies Networking Lunch in York.
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Cost: Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
This is a Business Link event. How to own, safeguard and exploit the idea or work you create. This presentation by Appleyard Lees, the specialist Intellectual Property (IP) attorneys, will focus on the most common forms of Intellectual Property rights including patents, trade marks and designs, and how to obtain and use these rights for commercial gain. | ||
09 / 24
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This is a training course run by NTI. Many searches for information about products and buying decisions begin with searches on one of the major engines: Google, Yahoo! or Live Search. Achieving a position at or near the top of the ‘organic' rankings can take time and often requires a large investment of time and energy. Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
The Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards, sponsored by the Met Hotel recognise the achievements of business women in Yorkshire and Humberside. The afternoon event will be a celebration of female-led businesses in 9 different categories, culminating in the Business Woman of the Year award at the end of the ceremony. Each award category has a shortlist of high achieving women all vying for the top spot. The Women in Business Awards 2010 will be presented in the following categories: | ||
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09 / 28
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This is an Incite trainig event. This one-day course continues from Finance for Entrepreneurs and prepares you for the fund raising process, looking at:
* Fund raising logic Follow up 1-to-1 webinars are available for rehearsal/practice and materials reviewing. Half price for anyone who has attended Finance for Entrepreneurs. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
This is a 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 informal setting.
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09 / 29
Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am
This is a Chamber event. This is your chance to hear from Adam Posen, who is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England. There will be an interactive format to the breakfast during which time you will be able to represent the views of local businesses and discuss how the recession and the Bank of England's policies have affected your business in the past year. This will prove to be a highly informative and relevant event, so be sure to book your place. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
We understand that people are busy and money is a bit tight so we'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to a FREE networking supper. The event will give you the chance to network with other local business women and to find out more about Forward ladies, what we've got planned for the future and how we can support you and your business. | ||
09 / 30
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
The Techmesh IT & Telecoms Expo is a free one-day exhibition and conference for all businesses in the region to meet Yorkshire and the Humber's IT & Telecoms providers. Techmesh is the business network for IT and Telecoms businesses in Yorkshire, it is part of Connect Yorkshire and part funded by Yorkshire Forward. Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:00 pm
Liquid Recovery are running 2 events on the same day that focus on credit control and cash flow. The first event is a free morning seminar 'Improving Your Credit Control and Cash Flow' The seminar will provide you with top tips to help you or your clients to improve credit control and your cash flow. Guest Speaker Richard Norman will discuss emotional intelligence in the work place. There will of course also be plenty of opportunity to network over tea and coffee and to gain advice from our experts. | ||
10 / 1
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10 / 2
Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:30 pm
This is Bmedia event. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. If you're a creative, digital freak, geek or entrepreneur you'll love it. Attendees arrive on the day armed with talks and decide which ones they want to go along to. The talks can be on anything, from android application development to learning the British Sign Language to new trends in Drupal. | ||
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10 / 4
Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:30 pm
Forward Ladies are holding a networking training event with Etta Cohen, MD of Forward Ladies running a workshop on face to face networking, and Liz Cable, MD of Reach Further running a workshop on social networking. Start: 9:00 am
Start: 04/10/2010 - 09:00
End: 05/10/2010 - 16:00
This is an accredited training event organised by Forward Ladies.
* Do you feel nervous presenting? | ||
10 / 5
End: 4:00 pm
Start: 04/10/2010 - 09:00
End: 05/10/2010 - 16:00
This is an accredited training event organised by Forward Ladies.
* Do you feel nervous presenting? Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
The objectives of the Business Forum are:
* Identify local issues that are of concern to Chamber members The speaker will be Martin Dean from the Leeds Initiative will discussing the release of the new 'Vision for Leeds'. This is a members only event. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Are you a business based in Yorkshire? Are you looking to fulfil your growth potential by securing investment? Do you want to know what funding is available? If so, this friendly, informal seminar is for you. This is an interactive seminar which is fully subsidised for companies in Yorkshire and will be presented by four industry experts who will cover debt, venture capital, grants and business angel finance options. There will also be an opportunity to network over refreshments. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
World-renowned Australian entrepreneur, author and business coach Brad Sugars will be LIVE in Leeds to explain exactly why "Business is Booming".
From the evening you will walk away with:
• Vision and drive to take your business to the next level. | ||
10 / 6
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This is a Brand Yorkshire event. This conference will benefit hundreds of local business leaders by providing: Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:15 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. Roger Steare is the 'Corporate Philosopher'. He works with people in businesses all over the world who want to do the right thing, helping them build trust and sustainability in their organisations by reminding them how to be human beings first and business people second. | ||
10 / 7
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. Start: 2:45 pm
End: 6:00 pm
The industry's leading lights will be presenting and debating their views on the challenges and opportunities that media integration poses for advertisers and media owners. They will examine how the changing trading climate has impacted their strategies to retain revenues or deliver cost effective results. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The next Social Media Surgery in Leeds is on Thursday 7th October 6-8pm at The Round Foundry Media Centre. As usual it is a free and informal drop in session so just turn up anytime between 6pm and 8pm. You'll be able to grab a cup of tea and a biscuit and sit with someone who can talk to you about social media and how it could help your organisation. You can post any questions at any time into our Facebook group or sign up to hear about up-coming surgeries and events. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Supporting Breast Cancer awareness with Ample Bosom's Sally Robinson.
Join us for some networking and enjoy listening to Sally tell us how she started her company at her kitchen table and turned it into a very successful internet business.
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10 / 8
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
This is a Forward Ladies event. Coping with climate change may prove to be the ultimate test for business. We all have a share responsibility for the consequences of climate change over the coming years. With increased temperatures Climate Change is taking place across the world and so the business community needs to make changes before it's too late but these changes can not only secure our future but help you save money and enhance your brand. | ||
