Thursday 25th May 2023

Event: Foundations for Growth: Part 3 – Making our Business’s Performance Visible - 25/5/23

Organiser: Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub

Event Type: Workshop

Description:
About this event

In this workshop you will discover why it is essential to be able to accurately measure and reliably report how well critical parts of your business are working. The practical skills you gain can be easily applied back into your workplace to drive business improvement.

If you want your business to thrive in 2023 and beyond, then this workshop is for you! Working with experienced business consultants, this half day workshop will give you some of the tools you need to guide your business through the current economic headwinds and come out stronger on the other side.

This ‘stand-alone’ workshop is also the third of a series of six half-day workshops that will help you to transform the performance of your business. You will take a step back with business experts to review your business and decide what is needed to enhance its performance and market standing at a time when your customer needs are rapidly evolving and changing.

This 4-hour workshop will show you in simple practical steps how to set up and introduce a highly effective business monitoring and reporting system that will shine a spotlight on critically important areas of your business. The workshop will look at:

- What data to collect and how often
- How to build a Key Performance Indicator Dashboard
- The power of Target Setting

This workshop is ideal for leaders and managers of small businesses. It will be particularly useful for businesses that have recently started to trade and those with aspirations to grow or who want to make improvements to enhance their business resilience.

Participants will gain a deep understanding of why it is essential to make business performance visible and how to go about introducing an effective performance monitoring and reporting system in their business.

Delivery:

This workshop will be delivered by Steve Page and Sam Castledine (PAGE Consulting Ltd). These presenters jointly delivered the highly successful ‘Business Start-up’ programme in the region as well as individually many other regional business support initiatives.

Steve Page is a highly experienced and respected business consultant and coach who has been providing high calibre business training and coaching to business start-up’s, Micro’s and SME’s over the last 20 years. Steve’s background is in senior business management positions in global ’blue chip’ corporations, he has a Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) with distinction with numerous qualifications in business management and coaching / training.

Samantha Castledine brings an array of business experience and knowledge as a serial entrepreneur. Having created an award-winning company in her twenties, Sam specialises in helping entrepreneurs develop digital service based business. Sam has a proven track record in business administration and executing growth strategies.

This workshop is fully-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and so your business does need to be registered and confirmed as eligible for our ERDF-funded Business Growth Scheme. Please check Your Event Eligibility process below.

Your Event Eligibility:

Business Growth Scheme workshops and webinars are fully-funded by ERDF and are therefore FREE to attend for SMEs who are fully registered with the #GrowMySME Programme.

An eligible SME is one that, at a minimum, must:
- Have a trading address in the Humber area, which is; Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
- Have less than 250 full time (or equivalent) employees
- Have a turnover of less than €50m or a balance sheet of less than €43m
For businesses that are yet to register with the #GrowMySME Programme please contact us at bgs@heylep.com.

You will be contacted by a member of the team to fill in an online Registration Form, which collects contact information, and basic information about your business, which will determine your initial eligibility for the Programme.

Once eligibility has been determined, a member of the team will then be able to confirm your event booking. You will also be offered the opportunity to be contacted by your local #GrowMySME business advisor.

For businesses that are already registered with the #GrowMySME Programme, our team will be in touch to confirm your event booking.

NB – Please note:

your business only needs to be eligibility checked and registered once to access all parts of the #GrowMySME Programme up to June 2023
We can only accommodate one delegate per business at any individual workshop or masterclass in order to meet demand from the Humber SME community
There are 2 upcoming dates for this event.

Start: 25th May 2023 9:00 am
End: 25th May 2023 1:00 pm
Venue: Louis Pearlman Centre (Hull)
Cost: £0.00
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Event: Leadership for Growth Part 3: Communication for Leaders - 25/5/23

Organiser: Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub

Event Type: Webinar

Description:
BY HEY GROWTH HUB GROW MY SME
Having a business plan and strategy is half the battle for SME managers or owners. Communicating this clearly and consistently to the most important stakeholders is the next part of this challenge. In this workshop we talk you through the key parts of effective leadership communications, helping you to create your own plan of action.

In this 2-hour Webinar, the third* of a six-part “Leadership for Growth” series, we use best practice case studies and the latest business insights in effective leadership communication:

The webinar includes:
- What messages do you want to communicate?
- What are your communication options?
- Who are your key stakeholders?
- What are the needs of your different stakeholders?
- How do you know your message(s) is understood?
- Developing a simple and consistent communications plan
*This ‘stand-alone’ webinar is also the third of a series of six half-day webinars that will help you to transform the leadership performance of your business.

Who Should Attend:

This 2-hour webinar is ideal for leaders and managers of small businesses. Whether you employ a small growing team, or an established bigger business, this webinar will give you an opportunity to further strengthen your leadership skills and capacity.

Delivery:

This webinar will be delivered by Edward Ryder from Biskit Ltd. Edward has over 30 years of business experience, and regularly works with companies across the UK, helping them scale and grow.

This webinar is fully-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and so your business does need to be registered and confirmed as eligible for our ERDF-funded Business Growth Scheme. Please check Your Event Eligibility process below.

Your Event Eligibility:

Business Growth Scheme workshops and webinars are fully-funded by ERDF and are therefore FREE to attend for SMEs who are fully registered with the #GrowMySME Programme.

For businesses that are already registered with the #GrowMySME Programme, our team will be in touch to confirm your event booking.

NB – Please note:
- Your business only needs to be eligibility checked and registered once to access all parts of the #GrowMySME Programme up to June 2023
- We can only accommodate one delegate per business at any individual workshop or masterclass in order to meet demand from the Humber SME community
There are 2 upcoming dates for this event.

Start: 25th May 2023 9:00 am
End: 25th May 2023 11:00 am
Venue: Webinar
Cost: £0.00
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Event: HR Foundations for Growth Part 1: Effective Workforce Management - 25/5/23

Organiser: Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub

Event Type: Webinar

Description:
BY HEY GROWTH HUB GROW MY SME
About this event
It’s never been more challenging to bring the right people into your business, in addition to holding onto your best members of staff. But with effective workforce management and development, your business can still get the people and skills it needs to flourish.

With employees and candidates now faced with more choice than ever, you are in direct competition with your competitors for the best talent; so, making sure you can attract and more vitally retain talent is now more important than ever.

With the start of a new year, why not take a new look at your workforce management and development approaches with our Foundations for Growth – Effective Workforce Management & Development Series?

In this high impact 2-hour webinar, we take you through the key elements of effective workforce management, helping you to apply tips and ideas to your business:
- How workforce development planning can aid business growth
- How to make a start on a workforce plan, including:
- Skills/training needs analysis
- Vacancy management
- Talent management and retention
- Managing staff progression
This 2-hour webinar is ideal for leaders and managers of small businesses. Whether you employ a small growing team, or an established bigger business, this webinar will give you the practical tools to build an effective workforce development plan.

During the session, delegates have the opportunity to discuss their own business challenges, and identify areas of success and future development.

Further opportunities exist for delegates to undertake a more detailed 4-hour workshop and 1:1 session.

Delivery:

The sessions will be delivered by Edward Ryder from Biskit Ltd.

Edward has over 25 years of business experience, and currently provides consultancy support to multiple high growth engineering, e-commerce and manufacturing companies across the UK.

Your Event Eligibility:

Business Growth Scheme workshops and webinars are fully-funded by ERDF and are therefore FREE to attend for SMEs who are fully registered with the #GrowMySME Programme.

For businesses that are already registered with the #GrowMySME Programme, our team will be in touch to confirm your event booking.

Start: 25th May 2023 1:30 pm
End: 25th May 2023 3:30 pm
Venue: Webinar
Cost: £0.00
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Event: How to create an effective business plan for a social enterprise - 25/5/23

Organiser: Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub

Event Type: Workshop

Description:

About this event
This session is aimed at organisations that want to use a business plan to help start up a social enterprise, manage their enterprise or need a plan to help raise income, grants or investment. We will work with you to understand why a social enterprise business plan is different to a mainstream business and show you how you can demonstrate the value of your products and services. By the end of the workshop you will understand what is required, how you can add information and how to construct and manage a plan without spending too much valuable time and money.

This workshop is ideal for new and prospective Directors of CIC’s. The workshop will be delivered by Neil King of CERT CIC, a specialist social enterprise support organisation that have been supporting third sector organisations for 25 years.

Your Event Eligibility:

Business Growth Scheme workshops and webinars are fully-funded by ERDF and are therefore FREE to attend for SMEs who are fully registered with the #GrowMySME Programme.

An eligible SME is one that, at a minimum, must:

Have a trading address in the Humber area, which is; Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
Have less than 250 full time (or equivalent) employees
Have a turnover of less than €50m or a balance sheet of less than €43m
For businesses that are yet to register with the #GrowMySME Programme please contact us at bgs@heylep.com.

For businesses that are already registered with the #GrowMySME Programme, our team will be in touch to confirm your event booking.

NB – Please note:

Your business only needs to be eligibility checked and registered once to access all parts of the #GrowMySME Programme up to June 2023
We can only accommodate one delegate per business at any individual workshop or masterclass in order to meet demand from the Humber SME community
on 29th march the event is at
The Ropewalk Maltkiln Road Barton-upon-Humber DN18 5JT

There are 1 upcoming dates for this event.

Start: 25th May 2023 9:30 am
End: 25th April 2023 4:30 pm
Venue: Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel (East Riding)
Cost: £0.00
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Event: SROI – capturing, managing & developing income from social value you create

Organiser: Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub

Event Type: Workshop

Description:

About this event
7 hours
Mobile eTicket
Social Impact seems to be the latest buzz words in the social economy. Being able to demonstrate social value makes your organisation more attractive to funders, enables you to measure the effectiveness of your organisation, to benchmark with your competition and allow you to see where improvements can be made.

The majority of funder and all public sector contracts expect you to be able to quantify the social value that you create. If you can’t do that, then your access to grants and contracts will be severely limited. This one-day workshop features contributions from a social investor, an organisation that has used social investment to grow its organisation and advice and guidance from a support organisation that has helped social enterprises raise well over £4m.

What the session will contain
- Why and how do you measure social value?
- Stakeholder engagement
- Impact mapping
- Sources of information and support
- Who the session is aimed at

This workshop session is ideal for established social enterprises who want to understand how social value can create new income streams and help them to win public sector tenders. As well as the theory we will show you how to capture and manage the social value that your organisation creates.

Delegates will understand social impact and Social Return on Investment (SROI) investment and how it can be used to develop an organisation. They will learn about the process of collecting, managing and valuing impact and how to involve staff, volunteers, stakeholders and trustees in the process.

This workshop will be delivered by Neil King of CERT CIC, a specialist social enterprise support organisation that have been supporting third sector organisations for 25 years. scale.

Your Event Eligibility:

Business Growth Scheme workshops and webinars are fully-funded by ERDF and are therefore FREE to attend for SMEs who are fully registered with the #GrowMySME Programme.

For businesses that are already registered with the #GrowMySME Programme, our team will be in touch to confirm your event booking.

NB – Please note:

Your business only needs to be eligibility checked and registered once to access all parts of the #GrowMySME Programme up to June 2023
We can only accommodate one delegate per business at any individual workshop or masterclass in order to meet demand from the Humber SME community
On 12th April the event is at
The Ropewalk Maltkiln Road Barton-upon-Humber DN18 5JT

There are 1 upcoming dates for this event.

Start: 25th May 2023 9:30 am
End: 25th May 2023 4:30 pm
Venue: Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel (East Riding)
Cost: £0.00
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Event: Lunch and Learn: Know your customers and grow your business

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Price: £0.00
Date: Thursday 25th May 2023
Time: 12:00 - 12:30
Are you lost in the maze of trying to figure out who your customers are and what they really want? In this Lunch and Learn, marketing specialist Heather Westgate will guide you through the process of segmenting and understanding your customer base, prioritising your interactions, and improving your marketing strategy to achieve your business objectives.

Using her wealth of experience, Heather will also help you understand your customers’ value to your business. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain clarity on your customers and take your marketing to the next level!

Heather has been a marketer for more than 30 years. In 1996, she founded TDA, an award-winning strategic direct marketing agency delivering insight-driven marketing solutions in the financial services, B2B, retail and charity sectors.

In April 2014, she started We Are Marketing, a dynamic project-based marketing hub which delivers effective marketing support to large corporates and SMEs.

Key takeaways from this session:

Get a better understanding of who your customers are
Find out what your customers are looking for from you
Learn how to prioritise your different customer segments
If you have any questions you’d like Heather to answer during the webinar, please send them to events@enterprisenation.com.

How to join the online webinar
When you register for the webinar, you’ll receive an automatic email, including the Zoom link to access the event. The event will begin at the time and date stated in the registration information. If you don’t receive the link within two hours of signing up via Eventbrite, please let us know by emailing events@enterprisenation.com. (Note: It may be in your junk folder.)

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Event: Free masterclass: Legal advice for small businesses - 25/5/23

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Price: £0.00
Date: Thursday 25th May 2023
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
A practical guide to Intellectual Property (IP) – what it is, how to protect it and considerations when using it. We’ll also cover key ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ and what investors look for when it comes to IP. Join Sarah and Juan from Visa and Dan from DLA Piper for this Masterclass!

Event: GrantFinder Online Training Session

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Price: £0.00
Date: Thursday 25th May 2023
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
The GrantFinder database is available as part of the BIPC Lewisham business programme. You can access it free of charge at Catford, Deptford, Downham and Lewisham libraries through our public PCs.

When you’ve registered for the event, you’ll receive a Microsoft Teams link prior to the session.

What is GrantFinder?
A user-friendly, accurate and professional funding tool which has helped its users to secure millions of pounds’ worth of support.

How can GrantFinder help me?
Grantfinder has over 8,000 funding opportunities. It’s easy-to-use interface allows you to quickly and easily identify funding in a number of ways.

What kind of funding does GrantFinder cover?
It provides information on over 8,000 funding schemes, including grants, loans and awards from local, regional and national UK government; European funding, charitable trusts and corporate sponsors.