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01 Oct
SheChain Live 2026
Building Bigger Businesses. Creating Bigger Opportunities. Thursday 1 October 2026 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool What if your next customer, buyer, stockist, investor or strategic partner was all in one room?
When: 01 Oct 09:30 - 17:30
Where: Blackpool
Host: WIB360
01 Oct
AI assistant and workflow essentials
Learn how AI assistants work, how they differ from standard AI tools, and how businesses are already deploying them to automate tasks across marketing, operations, and customer engagement.
When: 01 Oct 10:00 - 11:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
03 Oct
Powerhouses Of Tech And Innovation: A North West Story
Powerhouses of Tech & Innovation: A North West Story Preston and the North West have always been places where things are built-from industrial powerhouses of the past to the digital innovators shaping the future.
When: 03 Oct 18:00 - 19:30
Where: Preston
Host: Society1 Coworking Space
06 Oct
Cyber Essentials: Are You Ready, or At Risk?
Join us at Ribby Hall Conference Suite on Tuesday 6 October for an interactive, sector-focused Cyber Essentials event. Learn how to strengthen your cyber resilience, avoid common certification failures and understand the latest April 2026 changes, with practical guidance and real-world insight from guest speaker John Isles.
When: 06 Oct 09:00 - 17:15
Where: Fylde
Host: Ribby Hall Conference Suite
06 Oct
Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation
Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?
When: 06 Oct 09:30 - 13:30
Where: Preston
Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.
06 Oct
Putting it altogether and launching your new business model
🐉 Love watching Dragons’ Den? 🐉 Imagine having your own panel of experts helping you test, challenge and strengthen your business idea.
When: 06 Oct 09:45 - 13:45
Where: Blackburn with Darwen
Host: Community CVS
06 Oct
Secure and resilient infrastructure in the GCC: Market opportunities for UK businesses
Discover how UK expertise in security, resilience and critical infrastructure protection can unlock opportunities across one of the world's fastest-growing infrastructure markets.
When: 06 Oct 10:00 - 11:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
06 Oct
AI adoption in practice: Making it work in your team
Learn how to choose a focused use case, involve the right stakeholders, define responsibilities, train users and introduce proportionate governance without slowing innovation.
When: 06 Oct 11:00 - 12:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
07 Oct
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!
When: 07 Oct 09:00 - 11:30
Where: Chorley
Host: Unique Ladies
07 Oct
3 Day IOSH Managing Safely (Day Release)
7th, 14th and 21st October 2026. Includes IOSH registration, manual, certification and lunch/refreshments.
When: 07 Oct 09:00 - 17:00
Where: Blackburn with Darwen
Host: Afterathena Limited
07 Oct
Marketing your online business
Learn how to attract more customers online with practical digital marketing strategies and tools.
When: 07 Oct 10:00 - 11:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
08 Oct
Level 3 Mental Health First Aider Training (2 day)
This course will teach learners how to spot and help someone who is going through mental health challenges.
When: 08 Oct 09:00 - 17:00
Where: Blackburn with Darwen
Host: Afterathena Limited
08 Oct
US tax made simple
Get a clear understanding of the key U.S. tax considerations for UK businesses entering or expanding in the American market.
When: 08 Oct 11:00 - 12:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
09 Oct
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!
When: 09 Oct 09:30 - 12:00
Where: Hyndburn
Host: Unique Ladies - Collette Rothwell
12 Oct
US food and drink market overview and FDA compliance tips
Unlock US market opportunities while navigating FDA compliance, logistics, and market entry requirements with confidence.
When: 12 Oct 15:00 - 16:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
13 Oct
The Business Briefing: Due Diligence
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.
When: 13 Oct 08:30 - 09:30
Where: Lancaster
Host: Lancaster University Management School
14 Oct
Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation
Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?
When: 14 Oct 13:00 - 17:00
Where: Preston
Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.
15 Oct
A Fireside Chat – Resilience, Legacy and Leadership
Join us for a powerful conversation with Gillian Hall, third-generation cheesemaker and owner of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses. In 2023, disaster struck when a devastating fire destroyed part of the family’s Lancashire dairy business - a company built over three generations since 1932.
When: 15 Oct 18:00 - 19:30
Where: Lancaster
Host: Lancaster University Management School
20 Oct
Accelerating research and development: The competitive advantage of clinical trials in Australia
Discover how Australia’s clinical trial ecosystem can accelerate development, reduce costs, and boost global credibility for innovative therapies.
When: 20 Oct 09:00 - 10:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
20 Oct
Opportunities in the North American Advanced Manufacturing sector
Explore opportunities in North America’s fast-growing advanced manufacturing sector, with a focus on key industries like automotive, EVs, aerospace, and space.
When: 20 Oct 15:00 - 16:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
21 Oct
Mock Tribunal – step inside an employment tribunal… without the risk
Jump into the drama of an employment tribunal and see how it all works – no stress, just real insights and fun!
When: 21 Oct 09:30 - 12:30
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: AfterAthena
21 Oct
How to use AI to research your market and competition
Explore how AI-driven research frameworks to process and interpret large datasets, uncover consumer behaviour patterns, track emerging trends, and map competitive landscapes.
When: 21 Oct 10:00 - 11:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
22 Oct
UK National Defence Procurement & Supply Chain Summit 2026
Connecting government, industry and suppliers to turn policy, procurement reform and the Defence Investment Plan into real, contracted opportunity
When: 22 Oct 08:30 - 17:00
Where: Outside Lancashire
Host: Ministry of Defence & BIP Solutions
23 Oct
North West Business Expo 2026
The North West Business Expo is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever before! The exhibition returns to The Premier Suite, within Bolton Wanderers Football Club on Friday the 23rd of October 2026 with 2 floors packed with exhibitors.
When: 23 Oct 09:00 - 15:00
Where: Outside Lancashire
Host: Shout Connect
26 Oct
UK-India Diagnostics Cohort 2026
Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) invite a select cohort of up to 10 high-potential UK innovators to join an exclusive UK delegation to India.
When: 26 Oct 09:00 - 10:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
27 Oct
Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation
Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?
When: 27 Oct 09:30 - 13:30
Where: Preston
Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.
28 Oct
Australian infrastructure: Are there opportunities for UK companies?
Explore Australia’s infrastructure landscape and discover where UK companies can tap into upcoming projects and opportunities.
When: 28 Oct 09:00 - 10:00
Where: Zoom | Teams | Online
Host: Business Academy
30 Oct
Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation
Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?
When: 30 Oct 10:30 - 14:30
Where: Preston
Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.
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