Events

Lancashire County Council – Meet the Buyer - January 2026 Event

Lancashire County Council (LCC) invites SMEs, social enterprises, local businesses, and community organisations across Lancashire to join our “Meet the Buyer” event.

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.

Getting Started with Innovation Grants

If you’re considering innovation funding as part of your business journey, this session will help you understand where to begin.

Setting SMART goals and how to achieve them!

Let's prepare for success in 2026 by being specific about achieving our short and long-term goals.

The Practical Transition – Your Roadmap to a Low Carbon Future

Join us for an empowering event designed to help businesses take practical steps toward a low-carbon future. This training course, is a comprehensive six-module programme designed to help businesses navigate the shift to net zero. It balances high-level strategy with granular, actionable tools to reduce environmental impact while improving the bottom line.

Start Your Business Now: The Essential Beginner's Workshop

A practical online workshop for anyone thinking of starting a business. Learn the essentials — legal setup, planning, finance, marketing and more — to help turn your idea into reality.

Lancashire Economic Breakfast 2026

Lancashire Economic Breakfast 2026: QES insights, Bank of England update, and expert panel discussion.

Society1 Open Coworking Day

Curious about Coworking? Here's your chance to try it out. Join us for our first Open Day of the year and enjoy a full day of free coworking at Society1! Whether you're completely new, have visited before, or were once a member, everyone is welcome to come and experience our space.

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.

Bid Writing Workshop 1

This fully funded workshop is aimed at complete newcomers to tendering and covers getting ready to tender, demystifying tender documentation, and the basics of crafting a response.

Lab: Websites 101- Quick & easy ways to improve your website

Learn quick and easy ways to improve your website in this hands-on Lab!

Allowable Expenses Made Simple: what you can claim

Expenses can reduce your tax bill — but only if you’re claiming the right things and keeping decent records.

Boosting Mental Health Using Smartphone Photography

Discover how “visual gratitude” photography supports mental health, plus simple phone techniques, in this WILD session with Ginny Koppenhol.

Roots and Renewal Holistic Health Gathering

ONE WEEK TO GO Roots & Renewal – Holistic Health Gathering In just one week, we’ll be coming together at the beautiful Lancaster Golf Club for a nourishing day of wellbeing, connection and inspiration

Retail Renaissance Programme – Diversification, Innovation & Product Development

Fully Funded Retail Support Programme Thanks to a brand new, custom made programme for retailers, ‘Retail Renaissance’ will help transform your retail business with expert-led sessions designed to future-proof your operations and boost your bottom line!

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.

The Business Briefing: Succession Planning

Join us for The Business Briefing — an event series from Brabners, a leading UK law firm, and Lancaster University Management School’s Entrepreneurs in Residence.

Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: January

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.

Lancashire County Council – Meet the Buyer Drop in Event

These sessions offer tailored support and direct engagement with the Procurement and Contract Management Team, helping businesses develop a deeper understanding and position themselves for success, whilst also offering other information from key organisations in the market supporting your organisations work with public sector. Organisations are not required to book a slot for this event.

RedCAT Network sponsored by Meissner Bolte

Join the North of England’s best Climate Tech network The RedCAT network exists to bring together: Climate Tech & Green Tech innovators, inventors, designers, manufacturers & installers VCs, angels & other investors Local government, not-for-profit and academia

Kickstart your Social Media & Strategy

Kickstart your Social Media & Strategy An engaging workshop designed to help local business make the most of social media.

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.

Business Clinic in South Ribble

📍 Free expert business advice in South Ribble! 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.

Kickstart your Social Media & Strategy

Kickstart your Social Media & Strategy An engaging workshop designed to help local business make the most of social media. Discover how to build your brand and grown your online presence.

Retail Renaissance Programme – Optimising Online Sales, Market Insights and Consumer Trends

Fully Funded Retail Support Programme Thanks to a brand new, custom made programme for retailers, ‘Retail Renaissance’ will help transform your retail business with expert-led sessions designed to future-proof your operations and boost your bottom line! Optimising Online Sales, Market Insights and Consumer Trends What’s hot and what’s not.

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.

An Introduction to Business Funding

About this Masterclass This session will provide founders with a practical overview of the main funding routes available to startups, including debt finance, equity investment, grants, crowdfunding, angel and venture capital investment.

From Idea to Sustainable Digital Business

The masterclass will take entrepreneurs from validation through to exit-readiness, covering the critical skills most founders learn the hard way: reducing churn, building scalable systems, mastering unit economics, and making product decisions that drive growth.

From Posts to Profit - Making Facebook & Instagram Work for You

From Posts to Profit - Making Facebook & Instagram Work for You Helping you get real results from your Facebook and Instagram.

Masterclass on Accounting & bookkeeping

Making your company Cash Positive

From Posts to Profit - Making Facebook & Instagram Work for You

From Posts to Profit - Making Facebook & Instagram Work for You Helping you get real results from your Facebook and Instagram. Learn how to build your brand and reach more customers. Turning followers into loyal clients.

Ready to Raise? @ South Ribble

Ready to Raise? is a county-wide roadshow designed to connect founders, business owners, and directors with the people who fund growth including VCs, angel investors, and experienced advisors, who are all embedded in the Lancashire ecosystem.

Bid Writing Workshop 2

This fully funded workshop is aimed at businesses who at more experienced in tendering processes but may want to know how to strengthen their tender proposals.

Hangout @ the Robinson

Hangout @ The Robinson – In Association With Seriun Stop chasing leads—and start building partnerships, because your next breakthrough won’t come from a cold email. It’ll come from a conversation.

Retail Renaissance Programme – Customer Journey Mapping

Fully Funded Retail Support Programme Thanks to a brand new, custom made programme for retailers, ‘Retail Renaissance’ will help transform your retail business with expert-led sessions designed to future-proof your operations and boost your bottom line! Optimising Online Sales, Market Insights and Consumer Trends What’s hot and what’s not.

Book Launch: Rethinking Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Professor Eleanor Hamilton

Join us for an intimate book launch with Professor Eleanor Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship at Lancaster University Management School.

From Dragon’s Den to Global Impact: A Fireside Chat with Peter Harrison

Join us for an inspiring Fireside Chat with Peter Harrison, founder and Managing Director of award-winning firm FGH Security and proud LUMS MBA alumnus.

Get Your Website Just Right

Let's have a session on getting your website up and active, and looking fresh and spot on. We'll discuss some good ideas and practices, the way to set up to represent yourself in your best light, and ways to stand out in the crowd.