Events

Skelmersdale Ambassadors Business Breakfast

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Chorley Networking for Women

We celebrated a DECADE of networking in 2025, come and join us for supportive and friendly Networking for Women in Business no matter where you are on your Business journey!

Funding Unlocked

Not sure which funding route is right for your business, or what funders really want to see?

How to use AI to scale up your marketing efforts

We'll talk you through which AI tools you can tap into to help you monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across your marketing campaigns, enabling more accurate, region-specific measurement.

Building Business Across Borders: Lessons from China, Nepal, Cambodia and Vietnam

Join the Entrepreneurs in Residence and three business leaders from China, Nepal and Vietnam for an honest conversation about building careers and ventures between Asia and the UK.

Breakfast Social and Coworking Day: November

Join us for a morning coffee, pastry and a chat with some friendly faces. Find some inspiration and meet a few new faces along the way.

Fraser House Talks

Fraser House Talk with guest speaker Tom Whiley - North of England Startup Ecosystem

Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation

Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?

Recruit, Retain, Thrive: Supporting Lancashire Employers

Healthy People. Stronger Businesses. Better Recruitment Outcomes. Employers across Lancashire are facing increasing challenges around recruitment, retention, workforce wellbeing and sickness absence.

Immigration changes on the horizon - what HR teams need to know

Key UK immigration updates, compliance changes, and workforce planning insights.

When accidents become claims: Understanding employer liability

Overview When an employee, visitor, contractor, or a person in your care is injured, when does responsibility fall on the organisation?

Immigration changes on the horizon - what HR teams need to know

Overview For HR professionals and those responsible for overseas workers, the session will focus on the key immigration issues.

Digital Burnley: From Vision to Action

DIGITAL BURNLEY: FROM VISION TO ACTION Burnley's digital and technology community has grown significantly over the last few years.

Lancashire Women in Digital - The Influence Effect: Own Your Next Chapter

Come join us for a fantastic event with some of the most well-known and influential women in digital and tech in Lancashire!

Apprenticeships Made Simple - Engagement Event

Thinking about apprenticeships but not sure where to start?

Investment Readiness Workshop

When. Why. How Raising investment is not always the right answer - but understanding when, why and how to raise can be a game-changing skill for ambitious founders.

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Pete Thomas

Lancaster University Management School is excited to invite you to our Inaugural Lecture Series, a special set of public lectures celebrating the careers of our newest Professors.

Ready to Raise? - Skelmersdale

Connecting Lancashire Businesses to Real Investors & Real Conversations Thinking about raising investment?

Preston Tech Connection, November Meet-Up: 'People Behind The Ideas'

People behind the ideas. A fire side chat with Adam Purnell, AMP InfoSys. Join us for our monthly meet up to discuss all things tech.

Napthens' Cumbria Clay Shoot - for Penny Conservation Charity

Our annual charity clay shoot. We’d like to formally invite you to our Napthens Clay Shoot (Cumbria), taking place on Thursday 12th November.

NAA Networking Event - MGS Technical Plastics

Our November Networking Event will be hosted by our “Company of the Year” winner, MGS Technical Plastics.

Is B Corp your next competitive advantage?

Learn how B Corp certification can strengthen business credibility, growth.

Celebrate Making Preston a Living Wage City

Come and celebrate 'Making Preston a Living Wage City' at our twilight networking event.

A Fireside Chat – The Accidental Entrepreneur

Join us for a Fireside Chat with Professor Ian Gordon, entrepreneur, educator and proud Lancaster University alumnus.

Unique Ladies Networking Group - Hyndburn

Unique Ladies Networking works because relationships are made, the costs are low, the venue is accessible and these women understand that to get business this way, they must follow up each and every conversation, get to know the other ladies in the room and the business happens!

Rossendale Digital Build Fast Connections

Build Fast Connections is a high-energy structured (but effective and fun) tech and digital networking session

How to Write a Business Plan Workshop

Got a business idea but not sure how to turn it into a clear plan? Join our free How to Write a Business Plan Workshop and learn how to build a practical roadmap for your business.

The Franchise leadership shift: What changes when you recruit your first franchisee

This session explores the critical shift from running a business to leading a network of franchisees, outlining the leadership skills and approaches needed to build strong, successful franchise relationships.

Business Breakfast Networking Event

Been There, Done That Join us for our next networking event and hear from entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses from the ground up.

Lancaster District Business Support Expo 2026

Join Lancaster City Council and the Lancaster & Morecambe Chamber of Commerce for the Lancaster District Business Support Expo 2026

Lancashire Digital Tech Talk - Tech Conversations

An informal lunchtime conversation about what's happening across digital and tech.

Advertising: A Practitioner Perspective

Go behind the scenes of the advertising industry with the people who actually work in it.

Finance for Non‑ Finance Managers

Develop the financial knowledge needed to understand budgets, evaluate business performance, and make informed commercial decisions and drive business growth.

First Line Manager Training

Develop the practical people management skills needed in your first role as a manager or supervisor.

Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: November

Preston Freelancer MeetUp and Coworking Day This is a regular meet up for freelancers, home workers, solopreneurs and alike.

Lancashire Social Value Network

Join us on 25th November 2026 at The Exchange, County Hall, Preston, for a morning of collaboration, learning and networking focused on an increasingly important question: "𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕?"

Scale Summit Manchester

Map your own constellation of scaleup support at SCALE.

How to Create a Cash Flow Forecast Workshop

Understanding your cash flow is one of the most important parts of running a successful business.

Investment Readiness Workshop

When. Why. How Raising investment is not always the right answer - but understanding when, why and how to raise can be a game-changing skill for ambitious founders.

Ready to Raise?

In collaboration with Fhunded the Lancashire Roadshow is back! Ready to Raise? 2026 Thinking about raising investment?

When accidents become claims: Understanding employer liability

Understand workplace liability, reduce risk, and strengthen organisational defence positions.