Get It Right - First Time: Harrogate 1st May

A NEW series of FREE business support events taking place across the UK

Join experts from the Intellectual Property Office and Companies House, who will help you understand Intellectual Property and your responsibilities as a first time director.

During each 3 hour seminar, you will...

Discover

What is Intellectual Property (IP);
How to protect and manage your businesses IP;
Identify ways to exploit your IP commercially, to grow your business.

Understand

What your responsibilities are when appointed as a First Time Director;
The incorporation process (setting up a new business);
How to search and use Companies House tools and information.

At the end of each seminar, refreshments will be provided for attendees who wish to stay for informal networking and 1:1 discussions.

Join the next event:

1 MAY - HARROGATE

Fab Lab Airedale Now Open.....

The Enterprise Club-Is starting a business right for you? 30/4/12

Do you want to grow your business at home and overseas in 2012? 24/5/12

Creative Calderdale and the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre (EWIC) are pleased to announce a joint business support event to help businesses grow at home and overseas in 2012.

The business support event will focus on getting businesses ready for overseas trade and will feature up to date information about current funding available for start-ups and SME’s, best practice seminars from companies already trading internationally and a Creative Marketplace to help boost the media and brand profiles of businesses attending the event.

This free event will take place from 6pm – 9pm on Thursday 24th May 2012 at Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, HX1 5ER.

For more information about the event or to register to attend visit www.creativecalderdale.co.uk, email events@creativecalderdale.co.uk

The Work Club at Leeds Central Library

The Work Club

at Leeds Central Library

The spring series of work clubs is now available. We have lots happening over the coming months with talks on a range of topics. As usual we will have the library's job seeker advice workers providing basic support at the sessions and access to IT for any job related work.

Please note the new start time of 10.30

Spring/Summer topics

Mon April 16th - volunteering

Mon April 30th - interview
                             preparation

Mon May 14th - courses and
                             training

Mon May 28th - social media and
                             jobseeking

Mon June 11th - managing your
                              money

Mon June 25th - searching for
                   vacancies

The Meeting Room
3rd Floor
Leeds Central Library
The Headrow

The work club provides job seekers an opportunity to get support to help them back into work, meet other jobseekers, exchange skills and share experiences.

A programme of sessions will provide
information and support on a range of essential skills.

Career advisors will be available at each session to provide basic support with your job seeking needs.

Referrals to in-depth sessions - due to the nature of the sessions, we are unable to offer in-depth one to one advice. If this is required, you will be able to book onto a job seeker advice session available at the library.

You are welcome to attend the Work Club as many times as needed.

To book onto a session please contact:

Keith Holdich Tel: 0113 247 8266
Email: keith.holdich@leeds.gov.uk

Tracy Hopkinson Tel: 0113 247 8266
Email: tracy.hopkinson@leeds.gov.uk

Come along to Leeds Central Library's Enterprise Club The spring / summer series of talks starts on Monday April 30th 6pm - 7.45pm

Thinking of starting a business?

Come along to Leeds Central Library's Enterprise Club
The spring / summer series of talks starts on
Monday April 30th
6pm - 7.45pm

Topic - Is starting a business right for you?

The Enterprise club provides an opportunity to network and access information, support and advice on starting and running a business from set-up onwards.

Spring / Summer topics and dates below

The workshops are open to anyone thinking about setting up their own business or becoming self employed.

To find out more and book into the workshops contact:

Business and Patent Information Services
Tel: 0113 2478266
Email: piu@leeds.gov.uk

The Enterprise Club runs at:

Leeds Central Library
3rd Floor Meeting Room
Calverley Street
LS1 3AB