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Collectively, the Business Solution Centres (BSCs) play host to or promote over 160 local business and networking events each year, with the majority being free for you and your staff to attend. Events cover a range of areas from business start-up seminars and networking opportunities through to topical workshops including sources of funding, pensions, cyber security and digital marketing.
March 2019
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Join Chief Fraggle Officer, Hollie Whittles for an action packed and accessible business workshop!
Thinking of starting or just started a new business? We are pleased to invite you to a FREE business start-up seminar. The event will provide tailored help and support to individuals who want to set up and run their own successful new business.
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Start Up workshops are designed to teach budding entrepreneurs all the basics of setting up a business - from legal structures, branding and marketing to business planning. Attendance at the workshops will help participants develop a robust business proposition.
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This networking event is kindly hosted by Made in the Midlands Gold member - University of Wolverhampton.The event will be a morning networking session for Made in the Midlands members and selected guests of the host.
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This is the second of our new series of mini expos which will run throughout the year based in each of our four areas. The second instalment is to be hosted by Calderfields Gold and Country Club and is open to all of our Black County Businesses to attend.
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The RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.
May 2019
Information on Intellectual Property and signposting to sources of assistance with development of new products. The University of Wolverhampton offers a comprehensive range of mechanical engineering and design services that can support SMEs within the Black Country that are undertaking new product development. This practical session will provide businesses with information on Intellectual Property and signpost attendees to sources of assistance with the development of new products.
Find out moreThe RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.
The session will deliver state of the art research and insights from knowledgeable practitioner to the delegates. Effective governance is thus the focus for the seminar and will be delineated by scholarly definitions as well as practitioners’ insights.
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Learn what all the fuss is about with Agile and SCRUM. If you are a team in charge of delivering a product or project, an individual preparing to work with or on an agile team, a Project Manager entering the Agile environment, or someone who just wants to learn what all the fuss is about with Agile and Scrum, this taster is perfect for you.
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This event will see guest-speakers from Paycare and BCRS Business Loans share their respective models of ethical finance and why it runs in the very fabric of their businesses. Local Credit Unions from across the Black Country will also be present at this event, on hand to discuss the range of options available, from employer pledges to successful case studies.
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An interactive workshop looking at the role, responsibilities and legal duties of a director. The event is aimed at new Directors or Aspiring Directors who feel they need a better overview of their key duties and responsibilities. It is important, as a new or aspiring Director, to know what your responsibilities and liabilities are and what the key laws and compliance issues may be in order to avoid any early pitfalls.
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The unique EnTRESS event, in partnership with International Synergies, aims to enable businesses to identify new opportunities between delegates at the event through the matching of resources, including waste, logistics and expertise.
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Want to set Your Business apart from your Competitors on the market? Want to develop Your own Brand and build its Value? For business and marketing professionals looking at how to build their brand and how to protect the brand with trade marks. Relevant for all businesses from emerging to established brands who would benefit from expertise in marketing and intellectual property law.
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A strategic approach for developing export opportunities for SME’s. Aligning with the University of Wolverhampton’s partnerships in Latin America. The session will benefit the local SME community by raising the awareness of international marketing effectiveness. It will examine the pitfalls and key aspects of developing export strategies.
Find out moreInformation on Intellectual Property and signposting to sources of assistance with development of new products. The University of Wolverhampton offers a comprehensive range of mechanical engineering and design services that can support SMEs within the Black Country that are undertaking new product development. This practical session will provide businesses with information on Intellectual Property and signpost attendees to sources of assistance with the development of new products.
Find out moreAs part of the Black Country Business Festival our popular Black Country Chamber Expo is to be held in the Atrium of GTG Training Academy & Conference Centre (West Midlands)where we will bring together over 60 exhibitors and more than 500 delegates from across the region. Furthermore, attendance as a delegate is free for both members and non-members of the Chamber, enabling you to gain optimum exposure for your business!
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Come and meet the experts! Finding and securing funds to take your business forward can feel like a daunting task. Complicated application forms and processes leave many people feeling confused and worried about getting the money they need to achieve their business plans.
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The University of Wolverhampton’s third annual Refurb BIM event will focus on how the use of digital technologies can bring brownfield sites back into use. The event will consider how digital can improve the planning and implementation of refurbishment of existing buildings and construction of new build on brownfield sites. The event is aimed at remediation and construction companies, land and property developers, landowners including local authorities.
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SME opportunities to help develop and implement a new green policy at Wolverhampton Racecourse. This event is aimed at SMEs that may have a technology or service which can help to support specific environmental issues Wolverhampton Racecourse currently face, or are interested in possible waste products for their own business. We are looking for SMEs to present their ideas to Wolverhampton Racecourse on how to solve these common environmental issues across their business. We are looking primarily for waste management companies or those developing environmental technologies as alternatives for the disposal and or recycling of plastic and paper cups, paper napkins, food waste and horse manure.
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Due to the highly skilled nature of the sector there has always been difficulty in developing and attracting new talent to the industry, this workshop will help to provide companies with realistic training options for their staff, as well as learning how best to attract new talent to their workforce.
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The RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.
July 2019
The RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.
August 2019
The RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.
September 2019
The RPCS course is designed to teach you everything that you need to know to become a safe and professional Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) pilot.
This is a two and a half day theory element course, operated in partnership with RUSTA. The price includes examination, Ops Manual ratification and Flight Evaluation.