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Pitching workshop and appointments.

Start Date: 5 June 2023 9:00 am

End Date: 5 June 2023 10:30 am

Location: Online

Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, will give you tips and tricks on how to pitch your business; sharing his expertise so you can present yourself and your business whilst making an impact! Following the workshop, you can book a 1-to-1 personal coaching session with Chris to receive tailored advice.

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NatWest Start-Up Surgery

Start Date: 27 April 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 27 April 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Online

We have the start-up experts on hand to answer all your questions and to provide you with FREE information, advice and guidance. Book your 30 minute, remote appointment today.

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Business Mentoring Clinic

Start Date: 19 April 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 19 April 2023 2:00 pm

Location: Online

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

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What to include in a pitch deck

Start Date: 23 March 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 5 March 2023 3:00 pm

Location: Online

You’ve decided to launch or grow your business and now you need investment, but how do you pitch your idea? Mike Skinner connects investors with ambitious entrepreneurs and knows a thing or two about what they are looking for. Mike will be giving you a simple, effective PowerPoint presentation template which you can use to prepare your pitch, making sure you address everything a potential investor is looking for.

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Why are my mission and vision important to my business plan?

Start Date: 21 March 2023 3:00 pm

End Date: 21 March 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Online

If you are at the start of your business journey, a mission and vision could help you form your business plan to provide you with clarity on your goals, objectives and where you want to take the business. Join Mike Scott as he explains why he thinks having a clear mission and vision is important to your business plan. This session will give you a practical framework for defining and writing your own mission and vision statement for your business.

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Business Mentoring Clinic

Start Date: 15 March 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 5 March 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Online

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

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Freelancing: Creating a freelance business action plan.

Start Date: 7 March 2023 4:00 pm

End Date: 7 March 2023 5:00 pm

Location: Online

Following on from the Introduction to Freelancing webinar, Katy will be running a more hands-on workshop where she will take you through the steps to create an action plan for your freelance business. This practical session will help you to identify your business goals and values (and your “why”), get specific about your potential clients and how to reach them, work out your pricing options and create strategies to overcome common challenges

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Freelancing: An Introduction

Start Date: 7 March 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 7 March 2023 3:30 pm

Location: Online

Join award-winning web designer and trainer Katy Carlisle as she shares her own freelancing experience and covers four key areas of life as a solo business owner: Money and taxes, Sales and marketing, Clients and workload, Mental health and mindset. This webinar is ideal for anyone who is thinking about becoming a freelancer or is at the early stages of their freelance career. Katy will share some practical tips as well as the highs and lows of being your own boss, and there will be time to ask questions about each topic (or about self-employment in general).

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Your start-up’s biggest asset: Intellectual property – use it or lose it.

Start Date: 16 February 2023 2:30 pm

End Date: 16 February 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Online

David Murphy (patent attorney) and Kate Cruse (trade mark attorney) from Forresters talk you through the basics of Intellectual Property to include patents, trade marks, designs and copyright. For all businesses IP is its most valuable assets and we will discuss how to secure protection of it with you.

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Business Mentoring Clinic

Start Date: 4 February 2023 4:00 pm

End Date: 15 February 2023 6:00 pm

Location: Online

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

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