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SUMMARY:Build a Business; Business Basics Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Setting up your own business? Recently started? Got a brilliant idea? Get the skills and confidence you need to succeed. \n\n\n\nPower Up Your Business! \n\n\n\nJoin Wendy Breakell\, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West\, for this workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business. \n\n\n\nThis 3-hour workshops covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise\, including: \n\n\n\n• Legal structures \n\n\n\n• Business planning / Business Model Canvas \n\n\n\n• E-commerce \n\n\n\n• Cashflow\, Finance and Tax
URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/build-a-business-business-basics-workshop/
LOCATION:BIPC Oldham\, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Build a Business; Intellectual Property Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Setting up your own business? Recently started? Got a brilliant idea? Get the skills and confidence you need to succeed. \n\n\n\nFind out the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) and how it is important to a new business. \n\n\n\nMake sure your product\, service\, website and brand are protected from would be copycats or do not infringe others’ rights. \n\n\n\nAt this workshop you will learn: \n\n\n\n– How to understand the 4 main types of IP & how they differ​ \n\n\n\n– Get a clearer idea of what IP you own​ \n\n\n\n– Trading online and IP\, common issues and risks \n\n\n\n– Where to go to for further help and advice
URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/build-a-business-intellectual-property-workshop/
LOCATION:BIPC Oldham\, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Build a Business; Funding Your Business Idea
DESCRIPTION:Explore the main types of funding available to UK businesses and identify which option could best support your own business goals and stage. \n\n\n\nFunding Your Business Idea! \n\n\n\nThinking about starting or growing a business but not sure how to fund it? This practical and informative workshop will help you understand the full range of business funding options and choose the right approach for your idea. \n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n– assess your own funding needs \n\n\n\n– explore grant\, debt and equity funding \n\n\n\n– understand the benefits and risks of each option \n\n\n\nWe’ll also cover common pitfalls when applying for funding\, with a strong focus on cash flow and how it impacts funding decisions.
URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/build-a-business-funding-your-business-idea/
LOCATION:BIPC Oldham\, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Build a Business; Know Your Customer\, Get Competitive
DESCRIPTION:Discover why market research and other resources can boost your start up or small business to success. \n\n\n\nKnow Your Customer\, Get Competitive! \n\n\n\n– Do you know who your customers really are? \n\n\n\n– How much they will spend on your product or service? \n\n\n\n– Why they choose one over another? Why would they choose you over a competitor? \n\n\n\nHaving a great product isn’t enough nowadays – every business needs to know about the attitudes\, behaviours and beliefs of their target customers.  \n\n\n\nAt this workshop you will learn how to access market research and other resources that can help you find the answers to all these questions and more – and it’s all been funded for you!
URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/build-a-business-know-your-customer-get-competitive/
LOCATION:BIPC Oldham\, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Build a Business; Marketing\, The Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Understand marketing’s must-know basics to get your business out there and noticed! \n\n\n\nMarketing – The Essentials! \n\n\n\nJoin Rachel Craig and Karen Macwee from Ruche Marketing who’ll be delivering Build A Business’s all new marketing workshop to microbusinesses\, SMEs\, entrepreneurs\, pre-startups and startups on the core essentials of marketing to get you started. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will cover: \n\n\n\nUnderstanding your customers/customer segmentation \n\n\n\n– Building an effective marketing strategy \n\n\n\n– Planning marketing campaigns \n\n\n\n– Building a brand through consistent marketing \n\n\n\n– Simple search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques \n\n\n\n– Creating effective social media content \n\n\n\nThey’ll also be on hand to answer any specific marketing questions about your business.
URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/build-a-business-marketing-the-essentials/
LOCATION:BIPC Oldham\, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
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