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15 Sep

3 Day IOSH Managing Safely (Day Release)

15th, 22nd and 29th September 2026. Includes IOSH registration, manual, certification and lunch/refreshments.

When: 15 Sep 09:00 - 17:00

Where: Outside Lancashire

Host: Afterathena Limited

15 Sep

How to Create a Cash Flow Forecast Workshop

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

When: 15 Sep 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

15 Sep

The importance of Market Research, stay ahead through gaining intelligence from competitor markets

🐉 Love watching Dragons’ Den? 🐉 Imagine having your own panel of experts helping you test, challenge and strengthen your business idea.

When: 15 Sep 09:45 - 13:45

Where: Blackburn with Darwen

Host: Community CVS

16 Sep

Business Twilight Networking Event

Join us for an engaging networking event focused on helping SMEs grow, innovate and make valuable new connections.

When: 16 Sep 16:00 - 18:30

Where: Preston

Host: Centre for SME & Enterprise Development, University of Lancashire

17 Sep

Decoding the Southeast Asia e-commerce market for UK brands

This webinar explores Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape, uncovering the latest trends, e-commerce innovation and strategic playbooks to help UK brands successfully scale across the region.

When: 17 Sep 09:30 - 10:30

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: Business Academy

17 Sep

Webinar - Energy Security 2026: Protecting Your Organisation from Global Shocks and Volatile Markets

UK plc has been asleep at the wheel when it comes to the security of Energy supply and price.

When: 17 Sep 11:00 - 12:00

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: NAA / Businesswise Solutions

18 Sep

The CIPD Branch in Lancashire launch event

A fantastic opportunity to network and attend round table events covering a range of HR topics.

When: 18 Sep 09:00 - 15:00

Where: Fylde

Host: CIPD Lancashire Branch

21 Sep

Sales & Marketing Skills Bootcamp

Our Sales & Marketing Skills Bootcamp is designed to equip self-employed individuals with the practical skills and knowledge needed to grow their business.

When: 21 Sep 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: Selnet Ltd

21 Sep

Turn Time into Profit with AI: Reclaim a Day a Week and Add to Your Bottom Line

Turn Time into Profit with AI: Reclaim a Day a Week and Add to Your Bottom Line  AI is no longer something to think about for the future.

When: 21 Sep 09:45 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley College

21 Sep

Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation

Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?

When: 21 Sep 10:00 - 14:00

Where: Preston

Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.

21 Sep

Leading People Well: Building Confident and Effective Managers

Leading People Well: Building Confident and Effective Managers

When: 21 Sep 13:00 - 15:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley College

22 Sep

Smarter Manufacturing: Using AI to Improve Productivity and Performance

Discover how manufacturers are using artificial intelligence to boost productivity, improve efficiency and gain a competitive edge. Join Made Smarter, RTC North and Seriun for a practical, insight-led event exploring how AI can be applied across manufacturing operations

When: 22 Sep 08:30 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Made Smarter, RTC North and Seriun

22 Sep

Launch Event - Business Support and Grant Programmes

Join us for the launch of our new business support and grants programme designed to help local businesses explore opportunities for growth, innovation and development.

When: 22 Sep 08:45 - 11:00

Where: South Ribble

Host: Business in South Ribble / South Ribble Borough Council

22 Sep

Starting your own business with Carole Garrett BEM

Starting your own business with Carole Garrett BEM Thinking about starting a business?

When: 22 Sep 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley Football Club

22 Sep

Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Practical Steps for Every Business

Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Practical Steps for Every Business

When: 22 Sep 13:00 - 15:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Prairie Sports Village

22 Sep

Managing Finance for Start-ups

Managing Finance for Start-ups with Kathryn Gillam This practical workshop is designed to help small businesses build confidence in managing their cash flow.

When: 22 Sep 13:00 - 16:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley Football Club

23 Sep

Launch Event - Business Support and Grant Programmes

Join us for the launch of our new business support and grants programme designed to help local businesses explore opportunities for growth, innovation and development.

When: 23 Sep 08:45 - 11:00

Where: Chorley

Host: Choose Chorley / Chorley Council

23 Sep

Co Work & Connection

Connect. Collaborate. Grow. Join us at Room & Power  for a unique co-working and networking experience as part of Burnley Business Week.

When: 23 Sep 09:30 - 13:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Room & Power Co-working

23 Sep

Raise your profile: Linkedin for Business Growth

Raise Your Profile: LinkedIn for Business Growth Most professionals have a LinkedIn profile.

When: 23 Sep 10:00 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Prairie Sports Village

23 Sep

How to run a successful event: From Idea to Impact

How to Run a Successful Event: From Idea to Impact

When: 23 Sep 13:00 - 15:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Impact Conferencing

23 Sep

Lancashire Tech Talk - The AI Stack: the reality

Developers. Products. Platforms. What's really changing?

When: 23 Sep 18:00 - 20:00

Where: Chorley

Host: Lancashire Digital Hub

24 Sep

Workplace Wellbeing Open Day at Forrest Hills, Lancaster University

The Workplace Wellbeing Open Day 2026 at Forrest Hills, Lancaster University is a free interactive event designed to support healthier, happier and more productive workplaces.

When: 24 Sep 09:30 - 04:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Deborah Brookes Roots Corporate Wellness

24 Sep

Managing Performance in a Changing Employment Law Landscape

Managing Performance in a Changing Employment Law Landscape

When: 24 Sep 10:00 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley Football Club

24 Sep

Canva for Business: Create your own professional marketing materials

Canva for Business: Create your own professional marketing materials

When: 24 Sep 10:00 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley College

24 Sep

Fraser House Talks - "The JobFair Journey: How a walk to a carpark became a business"

Join us as Alice and Josh talk about how they decided to start JobFair. We'll learn about the research it's built on, how they collaborated as a team with other Fraser House members, their successful applications of grant funding, and future plans.

When: 24 Sep 12:30 - 13:00

Where: Lancaster

Host: Lecture Theatre

24 Sep

How to Turn Social Media into Sales

How to Turn Social Media into Sales Social media should be doing more than generating likes - it should be generating enquiries, leads and sales.

When: 24 Sep 13:00 - 15:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Burnley College

25 Sep

Workplace Wellbeing: Building Resilience, Preventing Burnout and Supporting Your People

Workplace Wellbeing: Building Resilience, Preventing Burnout and Supporting Your People

When: 25 Sep 09:00 - 12:30

Where: Burnley

Host: Prairie Sports Village

25 Sep

Unlock Your Business Growth Potential with Help to Grow – September start

Boost your leadership skills and business growth through the Help to Grow: Management Programme, delivered by the University of Lancashire.

When: 25 Sep 09:30 - 14:00

Where: Preston

Host: University of Lancashire

25 Sep

Cyber Security in Action: Protect Your Burnley Business

Cyber Security in Action: Protect Your Burnley Business  Enhance your organisation’s cyber resilience at this interactive

When: 25 Sep 10:00 - 12:00

Where: Burnley

Host: The Landmark

27 Sep

Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation

Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?

When: 27 Sep 09:30 - 13:00

Where: Preston

Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.

29 Sep

People's Emergency Briefing

Screening of the People's Emergency Briefing followed by a facilitated discussion, examples of local good practice and support available

When: 29 Sep 09:30 - 14:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Chamber Low Carbon

29 Sep

Burnley Climate Week 2026 People's Emergency Briefing

As part of Burney Climate Week there will be a 50 minute showing of the People's Emergency Briefing.

When: 29 Sep 09:30 - 14:00

Where: Burnley

Host: Chamber Low Carbon

29 Sep

Employment law webinar – an update on key ERA 2025 changes

The employment law landscape is evolving – are you ready for what’s coming next?

When: 29 Sep 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: AfterAthena

30 Sep

Tech Lancashire

How will Technology power Lancashire’s business Future? How will technology, Innovation and collaboration power Lancashire’s next generation of growth.

When: 30 Sep 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

30 Sep

Measuring exhibition ROI: What to track, what to ignore and how to prove success

Gain the tools to prove exhibition success by tracking the metrics that matter, demonstrating commercial impact and making a stronger case for future investment.

When: 30 Sep 10:00 - 11:00

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: Business Academy

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

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

SEO Fundamentals Webinar

When you built your website, you likely created it with your users in mind, trying to make it easy for them to find and explore your content.

When: 06 Oct 13:00 - 14:30

Where: Preston

Host: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

06 Oct

Fhunded - Founder X Funder event in collaboration with Playfair

Join us for an exciting Founder X Funder event at Fraser House Hub for founders and funders!

When: 06 Oct 14:30 - 17:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Fraser House Hub

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

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

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

13 Oct

Lancashire Economic Breakfast

Join business leaders from across the county for Lancashire’s premier economic breakfast event, designed to give you the insight, connections and confidence to plan for the quarter ahead and beyond.

When: 13 Oct 07:30 - 09:15

Where: Preston

Host: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

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

Lady Boss Programme

Do you love cooking, baking or creating food that people always ask for?

When: 14 Oct 10:30 - 13:30

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

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

HR Xchange in Partnership with Harrison Drury

The Chamber HR Xchange is your opportunity to join engaging discussions on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in human resources.

When: 15 Oct 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Preston

Host: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

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

19 Oct

WILD (Women in Lancaster Digital Network) - is turning 3! - Time for a party...

Join WILD as it celebrates is 3rd birthday and relaunch. As part of the event, Dr Joanna Taylor will lead a thought-provoking workshop exploring bewilderment and the value of uncertainty.

When: 19 Oct 18:00 - 19:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Fraser House Hub

20 Oct

Commercial Planning Application Workshop - Lunchtime Live

Thinking about expanding, relocating, opening new premises or changing how you use a commercial property?

When: 20 Oct 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Zoom | Teams | Online

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

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

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

27 Oct

Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation

Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?

When: 27 Oct 09:30 - 13:30

Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.

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.

04 Nov

Funding Unlocked

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

When: 04 Nov 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

05 Nov

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.

When: 05 Nov 08:00 - 09:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Lancaster University Management School

09 Nov

Lancashire Cyber Attack Hydra Simulation

Is Your Business Ready for a Cyber Attack?

When: 09 Nov 13:00 - 17:00

Where: Preston

Host: Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.

12 Nov

A Fireside Chat – The Accidental Entrepreneur

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

When: 12 Nov 18:00 - 19:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Lancaster University Management School

13 Nov

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: 13 Nov 09:30 - 12:00

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Unique Ladies - Collette Rothwell

13 Nov

Rossendale Digital Build Fast Connections

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

When: 13 Nov 12:00 - 13:00

Where: Rossendale

Host: Lancashire Digital Hub

19 Nov

Advertising: A Practitioner Perspective

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

When: 19 Nov 16:00 - 18:00

Where: Lancaster

Host: Lancaster University Management School

25 Nov

How to Create a Cash Flow Forecast Workshop

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

When: 25 Nov 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Hyndburn Borough Council

25 Nov

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.

When: 25 Nov 14:00 - 17:00

Where: Rossendale

Host: Lancashire Digital Hub

25 Nov

Ready to Raise?

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

When: 25 Nov 17:00 - 19:00

Where: Rossendale

Host: Lancashire Digital Hub

02 Dec

The Business Briefing: Employment Law

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. Bringing together legal expertise and entrepreneurial insight, the series explores key themes in starting and scaling a business.

When: 02 Dec 08:30 - 09:30

Where: Lancaster

Host: Lancaster University Management School

11 Dec

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! Come along, you will love it!

When: 11 Dec 09:30 - 12:00

Where: Hyndburn

Host: Unique Ladies - Collette Rothwell

20 Jan

Sales Xchange Session 2 - Elevator Pitches & FAB's

The Sales Xchange is a new programme from North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, delivered in partnership with Sellology.

When: 20 Jan 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Preston

Host: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

21 Apr

Sales Xchange Session 3 - REACH

The Sales Xchange is a new programme from North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, delivered in partnership with Sellology.

When: 21 Apr 09:30 - 12:30

Where: Preston

Host: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

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