Events in the North West 

• • Let's talk starting in business

  • Location: Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, Kendal | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 09 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:00PM

  • The Let's talk starting in business seminar is designed to help business ideas get off the drawing board by providing delegates with the tools to help their businesses get started.   If you're considering setting up as a sole trader, a partnership or limited company than this seminar will provide you with support in areas such as: how to write a good...

• • Be your own boss

  • Location: St Helens Chamber, St Helens | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 09 Sep 10 6:00PM - 8:30PM

  • Whether you have a great idea or are simply tired of the day-to-day grind, at some point many of us dream of being our own boss and starting a business. Why not see if we can help you turn your business dream into a reality? No matter what issues have held you back until now; whether you’re worried about giving up your job, concerned if you have the right skills to...

• • Business start-up course – day two

  • Location: Whitehaven Business and Education Centre, Whitehaven | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 10 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:30PM

  • Part two of a guide for people looking to start their own business, presented by Michelle Monks. The event will cover: what is marketing? how can marketing work for me? what research do I need to do? networks and others who can help my marketing plan

• • Business start-up course – day three

  • Location: Whitehaven Business and Education Centre, Whitehaven | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 13 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:30PM

  • The third in a series of events for those looking to start their own business. This event, presented by David Thornley, will look at finance and taxation. The event will cover: financial management and record keeping cash flow forecasting, profit and loss

• • Women only Blue Orchid business planning course

  • Location: Blue Orchid, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 15 Sep 10 10:00AM - 29 Sep 10 - 3:00PM

  • This business planning course has been tailored to suit child friendly hours and fit into the busy lives of women who are looking to start up in business. The workshops are led by one of Blue Orchid's highly experienced business advisers who has vast experience in business start up as well as women-only provision. The course is spread over three days and will take you...

• • Barclays let's talk starting in business seminar

  • Location: International Business Centre, Warrington | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 15 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:30PM

  • Many new business ideas fly no further than the drawing board.  The Barclays 'Let's talk starting in business seminar' in partnership with Business Venture will give you the tools to help your business take off. If you know what you want to do and really believe you can do it, this seminar can really help. If you're considering setting...

• • Merseyside start-up day

  • Location: Merseyside Youth Association, Liverpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 15 Sep 10 1:00PM - 4:00PM

  • This jam-packed half day session, will include the opportunity to introduce yourself to the organisers and find out a bit about what MusicLeader is and what it does. The session will take you on an informative journey around the world of music leading and will give an insight into what it is like to work as a music leader. 'Start-up' aims to provide you with information on the music...

• • Vision+Media career doctor session with Andrew Thomas

  • Location: Vision+Media, Salford | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 17 Sep 10

  • A one hour session with a career doctor will give you an opportunity to start building a new career strategy with the help of a Vision+Media expert. Whether you are just getting started or looking to take the next step on the career ladder, these one hour sessions can help with advice, reworking your CV and identifying any training needs you might have. ...

• • Market research and marketing workshop

  • Location: Bridge Chapel Centre, Liverpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 21 Sep 10 10:00AM - 3:00PM

  • This workshop is an introduction to the main principles of market research and marketing for those in the process of setting up a business, or who have recently started their business. The workshop considers the relevance of market research and marketing to the business plan and allows for delegates to explore the main issues in relation to their own business idea. The topics covered...

• • Biotech outsourcing strategies - non-clinical 2010

  • Location: The Royal College of Physicians, London | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 21 Sep 10 8:00AM - 6:00PM

  • The BOS non-clinical lecture programme sets out to share knowledge and experience in a wide area of topics associated with discovery and early development outsourcing. In addition it looks for perspective from organisations with different business models from fully virtual start up biotech to the large pharmaceutical company with dedicated resource for outsourcing. The lecture...