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3rd November, Witham
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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4th November, Crowne Plaza, Cambridge
Start-up Live
startupslive offers fledgling entrepreneurs the Chance to hear from a diverse assortment of business owners and experts and gives you all the inspiration and information you'll need to start up and survive in a downturn. The lively mixture of keynotes, panel sessions and networking opportunities creates an exciting environment for sharing information and presents an outstanding opportunity for you to discover how to create a resilient, successful business despite the recession.
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5th November, Epping
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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5th November, Royston
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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5th November, Hethersett
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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5th November, Dunston Hall Hotel, Norwich
Talking Local Business Event
Join us at a BT Talking Local Business Event: We all know it's not easy running a business these days, but have you considered how BT can help? Take a look at our Talking Local Business Events which we have designed specifically to help small and medium sized businesses like yours thrive and survive today. These events are focussed one hundred per cent on your needs, and will show you new innovative ways you can use communications technology to reduce costs, increase productivity and and market your business.
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5th November, Luton
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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5th November, Luton
Tendering for Public Sector Contracts
This briefing gives an overview of the tendering process, how to idenitfy potential contracts, what to include in a tender and how to write a successful bid. It incorporates all you need to know about the public sector tendering process and will help you aquire the skilsl and information needed.
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9th November, Hatfield
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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10th November, Brentwood
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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10th November, Leighton Buzzard
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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10th November, Peterborough
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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10th November, Welwyn Garden City
Using the Intellectual Property System to Protect and Grow Your Business
Intellectual Property (IP) is a series of legal rights provided by Government to protect innovative ideas. All businesses possess and use IP, whether they are aware of it or not. Knowledge of the IP system is essential if you want to stay competitive. This briefing will show how to exploit your IT assets for maximum value whilst protecting what is special to your business.
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10th November, Bury St Edmunds
Growing IT in Your Business
As your business grows your IT systems need to grow too. But what aspects of your IT need to change during business growth and how can they be controlled and managed? This workshop gives practical advice on reviwing IT needs including carefully planning and managing IT change and dealing with the current and future IT needs of the business.
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11th November, Hemel Hempstead
How to Write a Winning Tender
Has your organisation been throught the process of completing tenders - only to fail? This briefing will show you how to significantly increase your chances of winning a public sector contract. You will find out what procurement officers are looking for and how to avoid common mistakes.
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12th November, Fakenham
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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12th November, Bishops Stortford
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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14th November, Kings Lynn
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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14th November, Biggleswade
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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14th November, Cambourne
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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14th November, Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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16th November, Stevenage
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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17th November, Great Yarmouth
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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17th November, Ely
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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18th November, Colchester
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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18th November, Hemel Hempstead
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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18th November, Flitwick
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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18th November, Huntingdon
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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20th November, Cromer
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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20th November, Dunstable
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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21st November, Ware
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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21st November, Harlow
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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24th November, March
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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24th November, Letchworth
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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24th November, Bedford
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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24th November, Clacton
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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24th November, Ipswich
Getting the Maximum Benefit from Your IT Systems
This briefing gives essential IT hints and tips to allow you to assess and improve your IT systems and processes, helping you gain the maximum possible benefits to yoru business. You will learn to establish where the quick wins are in your business for IT spend and gain the knowledge to tackle your providers, staff and future projects with confidence.
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26th November, Harpenden
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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26th November, Kings Lynn
Dealing with Difficult Customers
Difficult customers can be very challenging to deal with, from both individual and organisational perspectives. This briefing will help you identify certain types of difficult customer and give you ideas on how to be more confident and successful when dealing with them. It will cover the key elements in providing excellent customer service, communication methods and different approaches to difficult situations.
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Various Dates, Business Ideas
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
If you don't yet have an idea but want to give being your own boss a shot then this workshop is for you. It will give you a range of techniques and approaches to generate ideas and covers: why you want to start a business; your personal profile; where to find customers; and lots more.
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Various Dates, Business Planning
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This covers the concept and process of business planning and gives you the opportunity to start writing your own business plan. It covers: the purpose and content of the plan; the executive summary; operational details; sales and marketing; financial information; profit and loss and cash flow forecasting.
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Various Dates, Business Planning Follow Up
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This workshop is aimed at those who have attended the Business Planning workshop and who are in the early stages of setting up their business. It will cover issues such as: completing your business plan; common barriers and seeking advice; how to deal with the bank; how and why to network; and much more.
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Various Dates, Buying A Francise
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This workshop will cover everything to you need to know when considering buying a franchise. It will include: what is franchising?; the findamentals of franchising; is it right for you?; a personal SWOT analysis; will it give you what you need financially?; the franchising model; the franchisee relationship.
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Various Dates, How to Research Your Market
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
An introduction to market research explaining why it is a vital element in assessing the commercial viabilityof business ideas and forecasting sales. It will cover:what market research is; planning a market research project; different methods; field work; sampling; questionnaires; other options.
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Various Dates, Marketing Your Business
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This introduces marketing as a key business activity and aims to build awareness of the importance of the marketing function. It provides ideas for low cost promotional techniques that can easiy be implemented in new and small businesses, recognising that resources such as time and money are at a premium.
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Various Dates, Pratical Selling Skills
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
An introduction to the sales process that demonstrates some basic selling techniques that can lead to increased sales by understanding how customers make buying decisions. It will cover: the sales process; features and benefits; the sales funnel; prospecting; diagnosis; negotiating; closing; up-selling and the sales action plan.
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Various Dates, Excellent Customer Service Skills
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This covers the basics of dealing with people, especially customers and suppliers. It demonstrates how to gain a competitive edge through excellence and building partnerships. It covers: what is excellent customer service?; achieving excellence; service standards; people skills; sympathy and empathy; putting customer service into practice; dealing with difficult behaviour.
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Various Dates, PR for Virgins
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
In a packed programme you will learn more than 50 hints, tips and guidelines which you can put into practice immediately. It will cover: how to write a press release and get it published; the difference between PR and advertising; why there's no such thing as a rate card; and many more topics.
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Various Dates, Planinng for Growth
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This is a one day inspirational opportunity for you to take a refreshed look at your business and make positive changes to your sales and profits. It is aimed at those who have real aspirations for growth and will cover: business aims; financial targets; evaluating your key issues and setting 3 key goals to give your business a boost in 90 days.
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Various Dates, Smart Networking
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This 2-hour interactive session uses Neuro Linguistic Programming to eliminate your limiting beliefs, gain confidence and maximise the benefit from all those lunches! It includes everything from the importance of networking and listening skills to using presentation skills at network meeting and top tips and tools.
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Various Dates, Bookkeeping and accounts
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This is an introduction to financial record keeping covering double-entry book keeping, sales and purchase ledgers, accounts management and preparing year-end accounts. It also includes income and expenditure, bank reconciliation and tax. It is essential to anyone new to running their own business and those who want to gain a greater financial awareness and control of their business.
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Various Dates, Small Business Regulations
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This offers an overview of the laws that affect businesses in general. It is not exhaustive but will raise awareness so that delegates kow which areas they need to investiate further. It will cover: licences; business names; taxation; Health and Safety; employment issues; equal opportunities; data protection; consumers.
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Various Dates, Managing Money and Making a Profit
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This introduces the principles of managing business finance, including preparing profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and cash flow forecasts.It discusses how written terms and conditions and good credit control are essential tools for managing cash in the business. It provides delegates with four strategies for improving profitability.
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Various Dates, Taxation and VAT
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This is an introduction to the tax system - including both direct and indirect taxation. It helps with questions such as: Should I register for VAT? and When should I inform HMRC that I'm starting a business? It will cover self-assessment, business taxation, different business models, expenses, key tax dates, national insurance and VAT.
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Various Dates, ACAS Employing Staff
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
Recruiting and employing staff is a antural evolution for businesses. Making sure that you attract and recruit the right person for the job, provide them with the correct contract and manage them effecively can seem challenging. This interactive session provides the knowledge that will make these processes a lot easier.
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Various Dates, Presentation Skills
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This workshop offers practical advice and techniques for making confident presentations in a range of situations. It will cover: considering the audience; planning for success; organising your resources, the importance of rehearsal; do's and don'ts, the principles of effective presentation and much more.
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Various Dates, Communications Skills
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This offers an introduction to written, spoken and unspoken communication. It identifies what constitutes good communication and some of the influences that can damage communication. It will cover: effective communication; what stops communication; spoken and written communication; body language and deciding which communication channel to use..
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Various Dates, Time Management
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This looks at the principles of time management and helps delegates identify the activities that steal their time. It will cover: deciding priorities, setting golas and planning the day; identifying the difference between important and urgent tasks, time logs, organising paperwork, effective meetings, coping with procrastination and dealing with interruptions.
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Various Dates, Running a Business from Home
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This workshop has been designed for anyone wanting to run a small home-based business. As well as the psychological and emotional issues of working from home it looks at the practical and legal issues that have to be considered when a home becomes a workplace.
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Various Dates, IT in and out of the Office
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This introduces the essentials of owning and running a PC for business purposes. It covers the impotance of backing up data and running a small network, and running your business on a laptop or PDA while on the move.
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Various Dates, Planning and Developing a Website
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
For delegates who are creating a website from scratch or developing an exisitng site, this workshop provides all the information you need to start planning a website based on customer and business needs. It will cover everything from the purpose of the site, through outsourcing or DIY, to functionality needs and maintaining and hosting the site.
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Various Dates, Driving Business To Your Website
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This workshop introduces some of the basic principles of search engine marketing, from researching keywords and understanding search engine optimisation to pay-per-click campaigns. It covers everything from asking if your business needs it website through to monitoring and evaluating results.
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Various Dates, Increasing Sales In a Challenging Economy
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
As the market picks up, it is important to understand exactly what business owners need to focus on in order to get the right customers and market effectively to increase sales and proftability. This practical session provides ideas which can be used effectively to accomplish this.
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Various Dates, Influencing Skills
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
Often we find ourselves in a situation where we need to influence other people: be it customers, third parties, a boss or other manager. This briefing will help you identify the best way to deal with the person you are trying to influence and will give you a range of techniques.
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Various Dates, Motivating the Team
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
This interactive briefing identifies the main motivators affecting people in the workplace. It covers the different types of motivation and gives ideas about how to design job roles to meet individual needs. You will also be given tips and ideas on how to overcome demotivation in staff members.
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Various Dates, Personal Effectiveness
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
The Government spends over £125 billion every year buying goods and services. It is keen for small and medium sized businesses to become part of the supply chain. This briefing will help you find the right opportunities and show you how to prepare yoru business for successful tendering.
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Various Dates, An Introduction to Public Sector Tendering
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
The Government spends over £125 billion every year buying goods and services. It is keen for small and medium sized businesses to become part of the supply chain. This briefing will help you find the right opportunities and show you how to prepare yoru business for successful tendering.
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Various Dates, How to Turn Your Website into a Customer Magnet
Various locations in the East of England - check the website for details of the event in your area
Do you currently have a website but think it could work harder for you? This briefing will show how making small changes to your website can increase your customer base and improve your bottom line. It will cover website structure, getting more visitors and much more.
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26th November, Hemel Hempstead
Fire Regulations - are you hot on the topic?
Do fire regulations make you hot under the collar? Not only are they vital for the safety of your staff and equipment, but get it wrong and you could also be facing fines and bad publicity. This briefing will bring you up to date with the latest legislation, make you aware of your legal responsibilities and save you from any legislative breach.
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26th November, Basildon
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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26th November, Huntingdon
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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26th November, Luton
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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5th November, Hethersett
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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30th November, South Mimms
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
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30th November, Maldon
Starting Your Own Business
An introduction to what it means to start a business, including being honest about your prospects as well as walking through everything you will need to do to set up on your own. It covers all essential areas such as business structures; tax, national insurance and VAT; insurance, premises and licences.
