Events

Blackburn Networking

Women's Only Networking Session in Blackburn

Lab: Harnessing Google Business Profile to bring more people to your website

Explore the fundamentals of Google Business Profile in this practical session designed for small business owners.

LinkedIn for Business - Turning Connections into Opportunities

LinkedIn for Business - Turning Connections into Opportunities A focus workshops designed to help local business gain an understanding of LinkedIn.

Grants for Businesses

I'll explain about grants for small businesses, including government schemes, sector-specific grants, and application best practices.

LinkedIn for Business - Turning Connections into Opportunities

LinkedIn for Business - Turning Connections into Opportunities A focused workshop designed to help local business gain an understanding of LinkedIn. Building a professional profile, meaningful connections and turning your network into real business clients.

Innovate into Defence

Are you a Lancashire-based business interested in exploring new business opportunities working with government? Do you work in an industry whose technology could help transform the UK’s defence sector?

Get your business future-ready: take proactive steps and stay ahead of the curve in workplace compliance and employee wellbeing.

The Employment Rights Bill introduces transformative changes to Statutory Sick Pay, with implementation expected in 2026. This session will provide comprehensive guidance on: Preparing for Day-One Statutory Sick Pay Rights Key Legislative Changes Practical Implementation Strategies Building a Risk Management Framework Legislative Framework Changes Strategic Probationary Management Recruitment and Retention Implications

Business Growth HR Essentials – Employment Rights Bill, Managing Sickness Absence and Managing a Probationary Period

Employment Rights Bill – HR Essentials Get ahead of major 2026 changes with our session covering two topics: Managing Sickness Absence – Prepare for day-one Statutory Sick Pay, wider eligibility, and policy/payroll updates to manage costs and absence trends.

Stop Guessing, Start Growing: Your Strategic Roadmap to SEO Success

Don't waste time and money on haphazard SEO efforts. This isn't a "how-to" guide; it's your strategic advantage!

Fraser House Talks - 'Cybersecurity - not just what to do, but why it matters in your day-to-day work'

Join us for our third Fraser House Talk of the year. Dr Rebecca Robinson is a cybersecurity leader, programme director, and founder of CYBEC Consulting, with over a decade of experience delivering large-scale, government-funded cyber and digital resilience programmes across the UK.

Marketing & Sales Essentials for Your Startup

In this workshop, we’re getting real about what it takes to launch your business.

Finding a Company With a Culture and Mission That's Right For You

Choose a company whose culture and mission match your values, that’s where you thrive

Boost Your Hiring Success

Join our workshop for employers presented by Suzanne Edmonds from Square Peg Associates Ltd

Making Tax Digital (MTD): What you need to know for April 2026

April 2026 marks the biggest overhaul of the UK tax system in many years, and we want to help you get ahead! In this session, we're walking you through what the MTD requirements mean for you

Lab: Get started with Google Ads

If you’re looking to get started with Google Ads, this Lab is perfect for you!

Marketing Essentials – Go For It Workshop

A free Go For It workshop for anyone in Burnley starting a business, focusing on marketing essentials including getting customers, using social media, and planning effective marketing campaigns.

E-commerce in 2026: From Stores to Systems

Join us for our February Preston Tech Connection Meet-Up where we will discuss how E-commerce is evolving in 2026.

Creating Impact with TikTok & Instagram Reels

Creating Impact with TikTok & Instagram Reels Discover how to make short-form videos work for your business.

Chorley Networking

Women's only Networking Session in Chorley

De-risk Your Business Strategy Through User Research

In this interactive session, we'll discuss best practices in User Research. We'll explore how it works, how to get set up for success, and tools and techniques for building and applying deep customer understanding to continually improve and optimise products and services.

Creating Impact with TikTok & Instagram Reels

Creating Impact with TikTok & Instagram Reels Discover how to make short-form videos work for your business. This workshop will show you how to use TikTok and Instagram Reels to boost visibility and showcase brand creativity.

Practical Transition – Your Roadmap to a Low Carbon Future

This training course, 'Practical Transition: Your Roadmap to a Low Carbon Future,' is a comprehensive six-session programme designed to help businesses navigate the shift to net zero.

Business Growth Workshop – Agentic AI

This advanced half-day workshop dives into the emerging Agentic Layer of AI — where intelligent agents act autonomously to drive outcomes.

How to Get Your Business Found on Google and AI Search (ChatGPT, Gemini & Beyond)

Search is changing fast. Customers are no longer relying only on Google; they’re also asking AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity for recommendations, comparisons, and buying advice.

Cyber Security Training: Meet Your Cyber Persona

From the very beginning, CyberCAKE has been shaped through expert-led, interdisciplinary research, bringing together cyber security specialists, behavioural scientists, and design thinkers to focus on how people actually engage with digital security.

Blackpool Networking

Women's only networking session in Blackpool

Simplifying your grant application process

Unlock the secrets to streamlining your grant applications in this hands on masterclass.

What 'Not Ready for PR' Actually Means—And What Would Make You Ready

Most early-stage founders delay public visibility because they're waiting to announce something—funding, a major customer, a milestone. But this means news-readiness, not really public relations-ready.

From Basic to Brilliant: Canva Tips Every Solopreneur Needs

Learn how to create professional, eye-catching designs in Canva.

Retail Renaissance - Improving Customer Experience, it's not about the wow moments

In this hands on interactive workshop you’ll work on developing a great customer experience, decreasing frustrations and increasing customer satisfaction. Included in this session is Customer Effort Scoring and collecting/using feedback.

Blogging & Social Media Analytics: Measuring What Matters

Blogging & Social Media Analytics: Measuring What Matters Learn how to use blogging and social media insights to grow your business.

Business Clinic in Chorley

📍 Free expert business advice in Chorley! Whether you're starting out or growing your business, this drop-in clinic offers 💼 one-to-one support, 💡 funded guidance, and 🧰 tailored resources to help you succeed.

The Big Presence Sales Blueprint: Designing Your £1m Sales Process Part One

Learn how to build a scalable, repeatable sales process that drives your business to £1m turnover.
This two-part, interactive training gives business leaders the frameworks, tools, and practical actions needed to create a high-performing sales engine. Ideal for those ready to move from ad-hoc selling to a structured approach that delivers consistent growth.

Available exclusively to businesses based in: Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Pendle, South Ribble and West Lancashire.

Blogging & Social Media Analytics: Measuring What Matters

Blogging & Social Media Analytics: Measuring What Matters Learn how to use blogging and social media insights to grow your business. This workshop will help you understand how to create valuable content and measure what really works online.

Innovate Your Edge: Deliver Value

Beyond Tech Specs: Crafting a Value Proposition That Connects with Dr Jo Cresswell, Innovation Consultant & Director at ISR Enterprise Zone Great tech isn’t enough — your value proposition has to hit home.

Business Clinic in West Lancashire

Free Business Clinic for West Lancashire Businesses.
Are you a business owner or planning to start one in West Lancashire? Get expert advice, explore funded support, and ask your questions at this free Business Clinic.

Lancaster Networking

Women's only networking session in Lancaster

Lab: Building Your Brand's Visual Identity

Having a strong visual identity helps your small business stand out and convey personality.

Retail Renaissance Programme – Funding & Financial Guidance

Unlock Lancashire’s hidden funding vaults: Get expert access to grants, loans and investment opportunities to help fuel your retail growth, scale up, and secure your future.  We’ll show you what’s available and give you top tips when applying for financial support to take your business to next level.

Beyond the Interview: Building Teams That Stay

A practical workshop on effective interviewing, onboarding and retention, led by Fresh Perspective, helping businesses build strong teams that stay.

Co-work & Connect @ Blackburn

Connect & Co-Work in BwD Looking for a change of scene, some fresh energy, or just a chance to get things done alongside others?

Resilient Leaders: Build Focus, Energy and a Growth Mindset

In this session, you’ll learn how small, consistent daily actions transform your physiology and sharpen your leadership edge. Discover how to reset your focus in seconds, recharge your energy naturally, and access a growth mindset even in high‑stress moments.

Finance Essentials – Go For It Workshop

A free Go For It workshop for anyone in Burnley starting a business, covering tax basics, record-keeping, costing, profitability, and cash flow.

Lytham l Networking

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The Big Presence Sales Blueprint: Designing Your £1m Sales Process Part Two

Build a scalable, repeatable sales process that drives your business toward £1m turnover.
This two-part interactive programme gives business leaders practical sales frameworks, quick-win tactics, and a clear plan to achieve sustained revenue growth.

Available only to businesses based in: Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Pendle, South Ribble and West Lancashire.

Introduction to Selling on Amazon

This is a beginner-friendly masterclass designed to show you how to start and sell on Amazon.

Business Clinic in Blackburn with Darwen

📍 Free expert business advice in Blackburn with Darwen! Whether you're starting out or growing your business, this drop-in clinic offers 💼 one-to-one support, 💡 funded guidance, and 🧰 tailored resources to help you succeed.

Preston Networking

Women's Only Networking Session in Preston

Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: February

Preston Freelancer MeetUp and Coworking Day This is a regular meet up for freelancers, home workers, solopreneurs and alike. It is aimed to provide the opportunity to meet and connect with other likeminded people working in a similar way.