PRIME business club

Are you over 50 and thinking of starting a business or becoming self-employed? Then come along to PRIME’s FREE taster workshop in Manchester city centre.

* Decide if self-employment is right for you
* Hear from older entrepreneurs who have gone ahead and started.
* Meet local organisations that can help you
* Meet and network with your peers

Here’s the programme.

1pm Welcome, and what PRIME can do to help.
Chuffy Jenkins of PRIME.

1.25 pm – Making the most of the internet for your business
Ian Stobie, PRIME.

1.55 pm – What help is available locally
Steve Connolly, Business Link.

2.05 pm – Olderpreneurs who have gone ahead and started up
Lyn Siddle, Portland Hall Spa
Sharon Lawrence, Flying Changes PA
Jackie Hatton, Country Cousins Lifestyle Gift Shop

2.50 pm – Refreshment break

3.00 pm – Question & Answer session, an opportunity to ask the
panel your questions.

3.30 pm – How to network effectively leading on to speed networking.

4.15 pm – Session close.

This event is for anyone in their fifties or sixties in the greater Manchester area - so you can still come along if you live in Bury, Macclesfield, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or anywhere else nearby.

Like other events in PRIME’s roadshow series, the emphasis throughout is on helping you establish whether self-employment is the right thing for you. This event is suitable for those still at the ideas stage, and those with a firm plan in mind who are almost ready to go ahead. You can find out the practical steps involved and hear from people who have already done it before making the leap.

All PRIME events are free. As a charity we are interested in helping people make the right decision - to start in business or do something else. Our role is to provide you with good information so you can make a well-informed decision.

Are you over 50 and thinking of starting a business or becoming self-employed? Then come along to PRIME’s FREE taster workshop at the British Library (centrally located between London’s Euston and Kings Cross stations).

* Decide if self-employment is right for you
* Hear from older entrepreneurs who have gone ahead and started.
* Meet local organisations that can help you
* Meet and network with your peers

More details about the programme are below.

Like other events in PRIME’s roadshow series, the emphasis throughout is on helping you establish whether self-employment is the right thing for you. This event is suitable for those still at the ideas stage, and those with a firm plan in mind who are almost ready to go ahead. Find out the practical steps involved and hear from people who have already done it before making the leap.

All PRIME events are free. As a charity we are interested in helping people make the right decision - to start in business or do something else. Our role is to provide you with good information so you can make a well-informed decision.
This event is part of PRIME’s Olderpreneur Roadshow. For list of other cities visited click here.

London programme

6.00pm – Arrival, registration and refreshments

6.15pm – Welcome speech – Laurie South, PRIME
6.25pm – Starting your own business. How PRIME can help - Chuffy Jenkins, PRIME
6.45pm – Quick and easy ways to promote your business - Helen Ashley, Upward Curve PR
7.00pm – Your next step, Business Link for London
7.05pm – Help and Advice from the HMRC team
7.10pm – Available resources, British Library

7.25pm – Break

7.35pm – Olderpreneurs who have gone ahead and started up.
Cecile Trijssenaar, Top Match West London
Clare Flynn, Make it and Mend it
Suzy Kilgour, Walking Workouts
8.20pm – Question and answer session following on to informal networking

9.00pm – Close.

Are you over 50 and thinking of starting a business or becoming self-employed? Then come along to PRIME’s FREE taster workshop at Aston University, near Birmingham city centre. View map and directions (PDF)

* Decide if self-employment is right for you
* Hear from older entrepreneurs who have gone ahead and started.
* Meet local organisations that can help you
* Meet and network with your peers

Moe details about the programme and speaker line up will be posted here closer to the day.

Like other events in PRIME’s roadshow series, the emphasis throughout is on helping you establish whether self-employment is the right thing for you. This event is suitable for those still at the ideas stage, and those with a firm plan in mind who are almost ready to go ahead. Find out the practical steps involved and hear from people who have already done it before making the leap.

All PRIME events are free. As a charity we are interested in helping people make the right decision - to start in business or do something else. Our role is to provide you with good information so you can make a well-informed decision.

This event is part of PRIME’s Olderpreneur Roadshow. For list of other cities visited click here.

Are you over 50 and thinking of starting a business or becoming self-employed? Then come along to PRIME’s FREE Essential Enterprise Day in Telford.

FREE presentations by acclaimed National and West Midlands speaker Kate Rigby on “Growing People Growing Profits Growing Your Business”.

FREE Presentation by a Marketing Expert on how to market your business.

FREE Presentation by HM Revenue and Customs on Tax and NI - what you need to know.

FREE WORKSHOPS (4.00pm to 5.30pm - main event starts at 1pm)
New to self employment? Is it for YOU?
Why is business planning so important?

Plus! How to network effectively, and speed networking at the event.

Free Tea and Scones  

 Book your place NOW - call 0800 783 1904

The Open Day programme is the biggest government business support road show, designed to provide free information and support to businesses, through a series of exhibitions across the country.

It is organised by HM Revenue and Customs, who invite local organisations and representatives of national bodies such as PRIME that can provide support and advice to local businesses. The organisations chosen all operate on an “other than for profit” i.e. non-commercial basis.

At this free event you will have access to a full team of experts who provide advice and technical support on a range of subjects, covering every stage of your business from start-up, through growth and expansion to pension arrangements when you retire. Free seminars cover topics such as meeting government regulations, funding, marketing and enhancing your business through new technology.

Click on the link below to find out more and to book your place.

Website Link: http://www.businessadviceday.gov.uk/events/

Make Your Mark is running a series of free to attend events for budding entrepreneurs this autumn. During these events you’ll:

• Hear how a Make Your Mark Ambassador started their business.
• Work out what you do best and ‘reality check’ it with others.
• Hear best selling business author Robert Ashton’ ten top start-up tips.
• Meet local business advice agencies and others able to help you.

Make Your Mark is a campaign founded by the four leading UK business membership organisations - the British Chambers of Commerce, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors.

Nottingham - Weds 30^th September 

Registration from 1800 for 1830 - 2100

Take Control Today, is entrepreneurship right for you?

You need a change. Perhaps you’re worried about job security, or simply want more control over your life and destiny. Whatever’s driving you, working for yourself is an option you need to consider. You probably don’t want to build an empire, but you do want to take control and make a difference.

Meet people who’ve already done it and learn how to market yourself from a local expert. It’s free to attend!

Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, B University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ

Free parking on site

Find out more and book your free place today at www.passionsintoprofit.org.uk

Make Your Mark is running a series of free to attend events for budding entrepreneurs this autumn. During these events you’ll:

• Hear how a Make Your Mark Ambassador started their business.
• Work out what you do best and ‘reality check’ it with others.
• Hear best selling business author Robert Ashton’ ten top start-up tips.
• Meet local business advice agencies and others able to help you.

Make Your Mark is a campaign founded by the four leading UK business membership organisations - the British Chambers of Commerce, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors.

Harrow - Wednesday 14th October

Passion into Profit, is entrepreneurship right for you?

You’re passionate about what you do but somehow working for someone else is losing its appeal. You want to start your own business. You’re not aiming to build an empire, just to earn a good living doing what you enjoy and working with people who respect you for being the person you are.

Meet people who’ve already started their own business in Harrow and find out how you can do the same. Hear Elsa Caleb, a local business adviser who’s a national authority on BAME enterprise share her top tips on business networking and how to do it.

Registration from 6.30 for 7 - 9.30pm 

The Grim’s Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow, HA3 6SH

Free parking on site

Find out more and book your place today at www.passionsintoprofit.org.uk

Make Your Mark is running a series of free to attend events for budding entrepreneurs this autumn. During these events you’ll:

• Hear how a Make Your Mark Ambassador started their business.
• Work out what you do best and ‘reality check’ it with others.
• Hear best selling business author Robert Ashton’ ten top start-up tips.
• Meet local business advice agencies and others able to help you.

Make Your Mark is a campaign founded by the four leading UK business membership organisations - the British Chambers of Commerce, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors.

Ipswich Tue - 29^th September 

Take Control Today, is entrepreneurship right for you?

You need a change. Perhaps you’re worried about job security, or simply want more control over your life and destiny. Whatever’s driving you, working for yourself is an option you need to consider. You probably don’t want to build an empire, but you do want to take control and make a difference.

If you want meet people who’ve already done it, as well as find out how to do it yourself, this free to attend event is for you.

Focus: People leaving the corporate sector.

Registration from 1800 for 1830 - 2030

Venue: St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, IP1 1UQ

Public parking nearby and street parking free after 1800

Find out more and book your place today at www.passionsintoprofit.org.uk

Business Link in the South East are holding several FREE one day events for women who have just started, or are thinking about starting a business. What’s Stopping You? offers free information, inspiration and expert advice.

To book ring 01732 878 007 or visit www.whatsstoppingyouevents.co.uk

Dates: 2009
14 Oct  - Hotel Novotel Southampton, Hampshire
19 Oct  - Holiday Inn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
22 Oct    - Hilton Reading, Berkshire
04 Nov    - Hilton Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
05 Nov    - Baylis House, Slough, Berkshire
12 Nov    - Ramada Maidstone, Nr Maidstone, Kent
19 Nov    - H.G. Wells Conference & Events Centre, Woking, Surrey
25 Nov    - 1000 Lakeside, Portsmouth, Hampshire

2010
04 Feb     - Bourne Hall, Ewell, Surrey
25 Feb     - Thistle Hotel, Brighton, East Sussex
 

Extract from www.tfl.gov.uk  

JOB seekers can now benefit from half-price bus and tram travel to make it easier to get to interviews, libraries, Job Centres and other amenities.

Eligible Londoners in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance or the new Employment and Support Allowance can now get the same half-price travel concession that those on Income Support currently receive.

The move is part of the Mayor of London’s Economic Recovery Action Plan.

Click here to read the full story

Go to www.london.gov.uk to find out if you are eligible

Anyone over 60 in London should qualify for FREE travel anyway, at least at off-peak times. You can get a “Freedon Pass“. This is available to men as well as women from the age of 60 (even though men don’t qualify for a pension till later). It doesn’t matter whether or not you are working or not - age and residence are the only criteria. How to apply.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the London Development Agency (LDA) are hosting a series of three free business strategy seminars for small and medium sized businesses called “Fit for the Future”.

The venue is the PwC office at One Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH. Time: 16:45 registration for 17.00 start

HR strategies to help grow your business - 22 September 2009A forum covering ways for companies to structure their pay/bonuses/incentives to help grow their business.

Releasing cash from across your business  - 19 October 2009 Ways to free up cash to give you options ranging from survival to strategic investment

Accessing finance - 25 November 2009
Hear about alternative sources of finance, how best to present to potential lenders to get hungry responses and review and negotiate with preferred lenders

For further information and to register please click here.

The Open Day programme is the biggest government business support road show, designed to provide free information and support to businesses, through a series of exhibitions across the country.

It is organised by HM Revenue and Customs, who invite local organisations and representatives of national bodies such as PRIME that can provide support and advice to local businesses. The organisations chosen all operate on an “other than for profit” i.e. non-commercial basis.

At this free event you will have access to a full team of experts who provide advice and technical support on a range of subjects, covering every stage of your business from start-up, through growth and expansion to pension arrangements when you retire. Free seminars cover topics such as meeting government regulations, funding, marketing and enhancing your business through new technology.

Click on the link below to find out more and to book your place.

Website Link: http://www.businessadviceday.gov.uk/events/

The Open Day programme is the biggest government business support road show, designed to provide free information and support to businesses, through a series of exhibitions across the country.

It is organised by HM Revenue and Customs, who invite local organisations and representatives of national bodies such as PRIME that can provide support and advice to local businesses. The organisations chosen all operate on an “other than for profit” i.e. non-commercial basis.

At this free event you will have access to a full team of experts who provide advice and technical support on a range of subjects, covering every stage of your business from start-up, through growth and expansion to pension arrangements when you retire. Free seminars cover topics such as meeting government regulations, funding, marketing and enhancing your business through new technology.

Click on the link below to find out more and to book your place.

Website Link: http://www.businessadviceday.gov.uk/events/

KPMG and the London Development Agency (LDA) are hosting two innovative web-based seminars for small and medium sized businesses.  It’s an opportunity to take part in a seminar with other like minded professionals without leaving your desk/office.

Business planning/Forecasting/Market Analysis - 9th September 2009

Winning Public Sector Contracts - 6th October 2009

For further information on the seminars and to register for the event please click here.

What is a web seminar? It’s an interactive online seminar conducted via the web using audio teleconferencing. You’ll be sent instructions for accessing the siminar by email at the time you register.

All the things you need to know about breaking up and starting over in one Starting Over Show

The Starting Over Show is the first UK event to help people bounce back from relationship break ups and life crises. On the day, The SOS creates a safe haven in which you can take professional advice to build the confidence and skills you need to go it alone.

Hilton London Metropole on 7 March 2010
Hilton Brighton Metropole on 28 March 2010

Tickets are £3 each

Visit www.startupshow.com for more information.