PRIME business club

Date: Wednesday 19th November 2008

Time: FREE Exhibition with workshops 9.30am to 4.00pm, followed by buffet and networking for registered PRIME attendees at 5pm, then presentation 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Venue: Ramada Belfast, 117 Milltown Road, Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast, BT8 7XP

Status: PRIME event after HMRC event

PRIME is attending HMRC’s Business Advice Open Day, and is running its own event at the same venue in the evening. You can attend PRIME’s daytime workshop sessions, the evening presentation, or both. All are free. During the day you also have a whole programme other sessions run by other exhibitors to choose from.

PRIME’s programme is aimed at anyone over 50 who is thinking of starting a business or planning to be self-employed. You will need to book in advance for both the afternoon workshops and the evening presentation to be sure of a place. But you can drop-in to the exhibition.

Booking form here

PRIME’s daytime sessions, all 45 minutes long, will include:
• 09.30-10.15am – Essential selling skills for your new business
• 10.30-11.15am - Buying a franchise when you’re over 50
• 11.30-12.15pm - Web site marketing – harnessing the power of the Internet
• 12.45-13.30pm – Motivating yourself to become self-employed
• 13.45-14.30pm - Putting your creativity to work
• 14.45-15.30pm – How to double you profits within 12 months

These are then followed by:
• 17.00–18.00pm - Refreshments: buffet and networking break
• 18.00-19.30pm - Evening presentation with Tom Edge: Age is no barrier
  – top tips for setting up a business when you’re over 50

FREE business guide for people who attend PRIME’s daytime workshops

Every afternoon workshop attendee* will receive a FREE copy of the award winning Essential Business Guide , worth £24.95. The guide has assembled the combined knowledge of 32 highly-experienced business experts, and is the perfect reference guide for you if you’re just starting out, or if you’ve been in business for many years. *max one per delegate.

EVENING PRESENTATION – BOOKING ESSENTIAL

AGE IS NO BARRIER - Top tips for setting up a business when you are over 50, starting with a free buffet and networking session from 5.00 to 6.00, Tom Edge, our ever popular inspirational speaker will present his views on why, when you’re 50 or older, you have a better chance of making it in business. Tom draws on his many years of business management, with an action-packed 90 minutes of practical tips and advice, interspersed with humorous anecdotes.

The HMRC exhibition during the day is also worth attending as you will be able to get advice, support and information from local experts in self-employment and business start-up. In addition to PRIME’s afternoon workshops, other exhibitors will be running sessions on topics like the basics of self-employment and the ins-and-outs of tax.

Date: Tuesday 17th June 2008

Time: FREE Exhibition with workshops 1.00pm to 5.30pm, Public presentation 5.30pm to 8.00pm

Venue: Grosvenor House, Glengall St, Belfast BT12 5AD

Status: PRIME event

Essential Enterprise Day is a free PRIME event for anyone over 50 who is thinking of starting a business or planning to be self-employed. There is an exhibition in the afternoon, with a programme of free workshops, followed by a free seminar in the evening.

You will need to book in advance for both the afternoon workshops and the evening presentation to be sure of a place. The booking form is here. But you can drop-in to the exhibition.

At the exhibition starting at 1.00pm you will be able to get advice, support and information from local experts in self-employment and business start-up. The programme of free afternoon workshops covers the basics of self-employment, making your business profitable and the ins-and-outs of tax.

In the evening from 6:30pm to 8:00pm there will be a presentation by Tom Edge, a world-class inspirational speaker, on his tips for conquering ageism and setting up a successful business when you are over 50.

This again is free, but please book in advance for the workshops and evening presentation. Book your place with this form or
email prime@ace.org.uk to book

What’s more, every afternoon workshop attendee* will receive a FREE copy of the award winning Essential Business Guide , worth £24.95. The guide has assembled the combined knowledge of 32 highly-experienced business experts, and is the perfect reference guide for you if you’re just starting out, or if you’ve been in business for many years. *max one per delegate.

PLUS: If you attend the evening presentation you will receive a free 28 page Starting in Business Guide worth £5.95 - the ideal starting point for anyone thinking of becoming self-employed.

More details of the Essential Enterprise Day programme below.

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STOP PRESS: APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED.

PRIME is hiring. We are looking for someone to provide maternity cover in Belfast.

The post is part time, and involves, running workshops and giving one-to-one support. Experience of community work and/or the business advice sector is required.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday the 22nd of January 2008, and interviews are scheduled for the 29th of January, in Belfast.

Full details and an application form are on our other web site, or phone 0208 765 7833.

Date:Wednesday 14th November 2007, 10am to 1pm lunch included

Venue:
Ballyoran Centre, 30 Rosneath Gardens, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 1UN

Status: PRIME event

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Over 50 and wanting some new opportunities? Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Come along to our FREE workshop to find out how.

SPECIAL DRAMA: Watch actors play the part of someone setting up in business in a drama specially written to bring out some of the issues.

Meet people who have already started up and hear what they think. And also find out what local help is available to you.

Free advice on:
• Setting up in business or self-employment
• Planning your next move

For this event you can just drop in on the day. But it would help give us more ideas of numbers if you could ring Sharon George on 028 902 67807 or 028 904 72752, who can also give you more details.

Date:Wednesday 14th November 2007, 10am to 1pm lunch included

Venue: Dunanney Centre, Rathmullan Drive, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, BT37 9DQ

Status: PRIME event

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Over 50 and wanting some new opportunities? Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Come along to our FREE workshop to find out how.

SPECIAL DRAMA: Watch actors play the part of someone setting up in business in a drama specially written to bring out some of the issues.

Meet people who have already started up and hear what they think. And also find out what local help is available to you.

Free advice on:
• Setting up in business or self-employment
• Planning your next move

For this event you can just drop in on the day. But it would help give us more ideas of numbers if you could ring Sharon George on 028 902 67807 or 028 904 72752, who can also give you more details.

Date:Tuesday 25th September 2007, 10:30am to 12:30pm lunch included

Venue: Valley Leisure Centre, 40 Church Road, Newtownabbey BT36 7LJ

Status: PRIME event

Over 50 and wanting some new opportunities? Have you ever thought of starting your own business? This free workshop will help you explore your options.

Free advice on:
• Setting up in business or self-employment
• Planning your next move

Ring us on 028 902 67807 to book your place, or get more details.

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Date: Monday 24th September 2007, 10:30am to 12:30pm lunch included

Venue: Stepping Stone Centre, 240 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 1HB

Status: PRIME event

Over 50 and wanting some new opportunities? Have you ever thought of starting your own business? This free workshop will help you explore your options.

Free advice on:
• Setting up in business or self-employment
• Planning your next move

Ring us on 028 902 67807 to book your place.
We can also give you more details.

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Forty entrepreneurs are being sought for Transform, a new cross-border scheme aimed at encouraging high-growth businesses with global export potential in Northern Ireland and the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland.

Jointly run by Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, successful applicants will get a year’s free office space, mentoring and a grant of up to half their present salary to allow them to concentrate on launching a new business.

The programme starts in September 2007, with applications being judged in batches depending on when they are received. The deadline for the first batch is the 1st of June, and for subsequent batches the 29th June and the 27th July.

Transform is squarely aimed at startups with the potential to grow rapidly into export leaders. IT, biotech, pharmaceuticals, financial services and food seem to be the sectors the Transform team is expecting to provide such companies, but any venture with high growth potential is probably worth pitching.

More details at the Transform web site or email startup@transformprogramme.com or telephone 028 9069 8158. There’s also an application form online which will help you gauge what they are looking for.

Date:Tuesday 15th May 2007, 10am to 1pm lunch included
Venue: Dunanney Centre, Rathmullan Drive, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, BT37 9DQ
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Over 50 and wanting some new opportunities? Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Come along to our FREE workshop to find out how.

Free advice on:
• Setting up in business or self-employment
• Planning your next move

Meet people who have already started up and find out what local help is available to you.

For this event you can just drop in on the day. But it would help give us more ideas of numbers if you could give us a ring on 028 902 67807. We can also give you more details.