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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
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