Week One (4th – 8th June) of Enterprise Hub Roadshow 2018!

Find out what's taking place across the Liverpool City Region during week One (4th – 8th June) of Enterprise Hub Roadshow 2018! 

Monday 4th June 2018

Event: Boost Your Business (two-day programme), Enterprise Hub

Where: 54 St James Street, L1 0AB

When: 4^th & 5^th June, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Open to businesses registered within the Liverpool City Region within the last 12 months, this two-day fully funded programme will help you to reflect on what you have done so far and strategise for the next period. Course includes; business planning, time management, marketing and networking strategy.

For more details or to book a place: Contact Enterprise Hub on 0151 706 8113 or enterprisehub@thewo.org.uk. Alternatively, head to Eventbrite.

Tuesday 5th June 2018

Event: Patents Clinic, Liverpool Library

Where: Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Business & IP Centre, (first floor)

When: 5^th June, 5 – 7:30pm

Up to 30 minutes free and confidential advice from a Chartered Patent Attorney.

Appointments necessary! Please email to libraries.enquiries@liverpool.gov.uk.

Event: Building a Social Media Strategy, The Women’s Organisation

Where: 54 St James Street, L1 0AB

When: 5^th June, 10 - 1pm

This introductory course will look at a range of Social Media channels for business, including Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It will help you establish which ones are suitable for you, as well as hints and tips on building great content.

For more details or to book a place: Contact The Women’s Organisation on 0151 706 8111 or hello@thewo.org.uk. Alternatively, head to Eventbrite.

Event: Explore Enterprise (three-day course), The Princes Trust

Where: 105 Duke St, Liverpool L1 5JQ

When: 5^th, 6^th and 7^th June, 10 - 4pm

Three-day course covering all aspects of becoming self-employed and running a business. Topics range from HMRC, Cash Flow’s and Business Finance to Sales, Marketing and Business Planning. This is the first stage of our Enterprise Programme, where ultimately young people aged between 18 and 30 can potentially be supported to launch their businesses. Support includes Business mentoring and finance up to £5000.

For more information or to book a place, contact Kerri Dee on 07484009387 or kerri.dee@princes-trust.org.uk.

Wednesday 6th June 2018

Event: Wirral Business Start-up Conference

Where: The Lauries, 142 Claughton Rd, Birkenhead CH41 6EY

When: 6^th June, 9:30am-12:30pm

An informative event on the support available for people wanting to start their own business in Wirral. SME Start-Up Specialists will be on hand to provide people with 1:1 specialist support. Speakers include our very own Enterprise Hub success stories with business owners who started-up with us.

Book a ticket via Eventbrite!

Event: Start-Up Lite: The essential information about starting your own business, Alt Valley Community Trust

Where: The Communiversity, Altcross Road Croxteth, Liverpool L11 0BS

When: 6^th June, 9:30 – 12:30pm

For more information or to book a place, contact the Business & Enterprise Team on 0151 546 5514 or email enquiries@altvalley.co.uk.

Event: Franchising Works Drop-In, Southport

Where: Southport JCP, 70 Eastbank St, Southport PR8 1HE

When: 6^th June, 10 – 12pm

Find out more about starting a franchise.

No appointment necessary – just drop-in!

Event: Franchising Works Drop-In, West Derby

Where: West Derby JCP, 416 Eaton Rd, Liverpool L12 3HT

When: 6^th June, 1:30 – 4pm

Find out more about starting a franchise.

No appointment necessary – just drop-in!

Event: Be Your Own Boss Drop-In, Liverpool Central Library

Where: Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Business & IP Centre, (first floor)

When: 6^th June, 2 – 4:15pm

Be Your Own Boss drop-in with Cath Hickey, Business Coach, St Helens Chamber of Commerce. 

No appointment necessary – just drop-in!

Event: Registered Designs Free Workshop, Liverpool Central Library

Where: Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Business & IP Centre, (first floor)

When: 6^th June, 6 – 7pm

Registered designs protect the appearance of a product. A UK registered design gives its owner the exclusive right in the UK to make, use, sell, import and export any product embodying the design. This workshop will explain the basics behind registered design protection and registration, and how to use internet databases and resources to search for designs.

Book via Eventbrite!

Thursday 7^th June

Event: Start-Up Prime, Alt Valley Community Trust

Where: Altcross Road Croxteth, Liverpool L11 0BS

When: 7^th June, 9 - 4pm

An in-depth workshop focusing on creating your business plan.

For more information or to book a place, contact the Business & Enterprise Team on 0151 546 5514 or email enquiries@altvalley.co.uk.

Event: Planning for Success, The Women’s Organisation

Where: 54 St James Street, L1 0AB

When: 7^th June, 9:30 – 4:30pm

This one-day course is for women with a clear business idea. It covers all the basics of business planning, looks at market research, promotion, advertising, pricing and financial skills helping to establish whether your business idea is potentially profitable.

For more details or to book a place contact The Women’s Organisation on 0151 706 8111 or hello@thewo.org.uk.

Event: Meeting the Adviser, SAFE Regeneration

Where: St Mary's Complex, Waverley St, Bootle L20 4AP

When: 7^th June, 10 – 4pm

Have a business idea or thinking about going self-employed? Come and have a friendly chat with one of our business advisers and see how we can help.

Drop in, no appointment needed. 

For more information contact Sue on sue@saferegen.org.uk or call 0151 933 1311.

Event: Entrepreneur in Residence Clinic

Where: Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Business & IP Centre, (first floor)

When: 7^th June, 1 – 4pm

Get access to free, immediate support from a team of volunteer business specialists including Liverpool Library's Entrepreneur in Residence, Councillor Gary Millar, Liverpool’s Mayoral Lead for Business and International Growth.

No appointment necessary – just drop-in!

Event: Trademark Advice with Kate Cruse (Forresters), Liverpool Library

Where: Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Business & IP Centre, (first floor)

When: 7^th June, 1 – 4pm

Free advice around trademarking.

Free but appointments necessary, please email to libraries.enquiries@liverpool.gov.uk

Friday 8^th June

Event: The Onion Business Advice Open Drop-in, Merseyside Expanding Horizons

Where: The Onion, Bootle Strand Shopping Centre, 73 The Hexagon, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 4SZ

When: 8^th June, 10 – 3pm

Drop in to 'The Onion' in Bootle Strand Shopping Centre any time 10am - 3pm to meet the Enterprise Hub Team from Merseyside Expanding Horizons and get some initial advice and guidance. Find out more about the support available through the Enterprise Hub Programme to support residents of Liverpool City Region to start a business.

No appointment necessary – just drop-in!