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9 March 8-9.30am Chamber Connections, Reigate Heath Golf Club. A relaxed networking event hosted by Surrey Chambers of Commerce. Find out more
14 March 10-4pm BizOpps Europe 2016 Surrey National Golf Club, Chaldon Near Caterham. A showcase of business opportunities available within Europe. Find out more
16 March 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Marketing Strategy/Business Award Applications with Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing
22 March 9-11am How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work? Breakfast Workshop Town Hall, Reigate. Book your space now.
23 March 9-5pm Redhill Micropreneur and Freelancers Group, Max's Kitchen, Holmethorpe Industrial Estate. Find out more
31 March 5.30-7.30pm Redhill & Reigate Connects, popular Reigate networking event run by Morrisons Solicitors, Venue TBC. For more information
18-22 April UKTI Export Week A series of events to encourage business to start or increase international business.
18 May 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Trade Marks and Patents with David Gill from WP Thompson Intellectual Property
15 June 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Provisionally Social Media with James Dempster from Cobb Digital
13 July 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Innovation in Business with John Bottomley from Int-Elect
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What's on
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9 March 8-9.30am Chamber Connections, Reigate Heath Golf Club. A relaxed networking event hosted by Surrey Chambers of Commerce. Find out more
14 March 10-4pm BizOpps Europe 2016 Surrey National Golf Club, Chaldon Near Caterham. A showcase of business opportunities available within Europe. Find out more
16 March 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Marketing Strategy/Business Award Applications with Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing
22 March 9-11am How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work? Breakfast Workshop Town Hall, Reigate. Book your space now.
23 March 9-5pm Redhill Micropreneur and Freelancers Group, Max's Kitchen, Holmethorpe Industrial Estate. Find out more
31 March 5.30-7.30pm Redhill & Reigate Connects, popular Reigate networking event run by Morrisons Solicitors, Venue TBC. For more information
18-22 April UKTI Export Week A series of events to encourage business to start or increase international business.
18 May 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Trade Marks and Patents with David Gill from WP Thompson Intellectual Property
15 June 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Provisionally Social Media with James Dempster from Cobb Digital
13 July 12-2pm Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Innovation in Business with John Bottomley from Int-Elect
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Marketing Strategy & Business Award Applications
Learning Lunch 16 March 2016 12-2pm
Our guest speaker this month is Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing, she will be will discussing Marketing Strategy and Business Award Applications.
Knowing why you stand out from the crowd
At this learning lunch Nicola will be presenting a process that you can use to identify, within every aspect of your business, what makes you stand head and shoulders above your competitors. You will learn how to create a set of compelling statements, which you can use in your marketing material that will help you to attract more of exactly the types of customers you desire.
Book your space now.
Our guest speaker this month is Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing, she will be will discussing Marketing Strategy and Business Award Applications. Knowing why you stand out from the crowd It’s not just explaining to the judges why you should win an award, you need to be able to tell your prospects and customers too, why you are the best. Nicola Macdonald of Attractive Marketing won the FSB Surrey Business Award for Networking Group of the Year for Dorking Rugby Club Networking. At this learning lunch Nicola will be presenting a process that you can use to identify, within every aspect of your business, what makes you stand head and shoulders above your competitors. You will learn how to create a set of compelling statements, which you can use in your marketing material that will help you to attract more of exactly the types of customers you desire. Nicola Macdonald started Attractive Marketing in 2011 to provide marketing support to small businesses. She has a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is recognised as one of the top 50 Business Women in Surrey. The Learning Lunch will be held at Reigate Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate RH2 0SH between 12-2pm. Please note parking is not available at the council offices.
Book your space now.
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Business support grant
3FEV ltd
Reigate & Banstead recently supported 3F EV Limited with a £1,000 business support grant. 3FEV Ltd provide a premium, all electric, zero emissions car rental service. The business concept is based on the simple premise that electric cars make sense. They are cheaper to run, cheaper to maintain and most importantly have zero carbon emissions.
3F EV bring to the market, a premium, sustainable car rental service focused exclusively on the rental of the Tesla Model S
"Reigate and Borough council helped us with a £1000 grant which played a very important part in contributing towards the website development cost. The website (www.3fev.com) has been a very important part of getting our message out there and we are glad for the support we got from the council to make that happen." Funmi Onamusi - Managing Director
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How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work?
A breakfast workshop at the Town Hall, Reigate delivered by Protea People
On Tuesday 22 March 9-10.30am The workshop will raise awareness of the business value of engaging and and developing people and offer delegates some new insights and practical steps they can take away and use in their business. Jenny Johnson from Protea People has an impressive portfolio of qualifications and experience, over and above everything else, she is a people person. Her passion and unique expertise is helping individuals develop their skills and grow in confidence and helping leaders to inspire and bring out the very best in their team.
Book your space at this free workshop today, refreshments will be provided.
On Tuesday 22 March 9-10.30am The workshop will raise awareness of the business value of engaging and and developing people and offer delegates some new insights and practical steps they can take away and use in their business. Jenny Johnson from Protea People has an impressive portfolio of qualifications and experience, over and above everything else, she is a people person. Her passion and unique expertise is helping individuals develop their skills and grow in confidence and helping leaders to inspire and bring out the very best in their team.
The workshop will take 90 minutes, from 9-10.30am, An opportunity for networking, questions and discussion will be available during registration 8.30 to 9am and after the workshop from 10.30-11am. Refreshments will be provided. The workshop will be interactive and collaborative with a coaching style of facilitation designed to make learning applicable, fun and practical.
During the workshop, delegates will:- Identify how a happy and productive staff can benefit your business
- Learn how to create an environment where everyone wants to participate and archive a great day at work
- Identify steps you can use to help your people achieve great results for themselves and your business
Book your space at this free workshop today, refreshments will be provided.
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Do you have a great new business idea?
Entrepreneurs Academy apply now, starts 21 April 3-5pm
If you have a great new business idea that you want to get off the ground but need a helping hand to get started, our Entrepreneur Academy may be just what you need. The academy provides a free opportunity to gain the essential skills you need to set up your business. Topics include business planning, finance, marketing, legal aspects and online business promotion.
Previous students have valued the experience gained in the Academy and the opportunity to pitch their idea and receive feedback from the dragons. Many have gone on to launch successful businesses.
Find out more ...
If you have a great new business idea that you want to get off the ground but need a helping hand to get started, our Entrepreneur Academy may be just what you need. The academy provides a free opportunity to gain the essential skills you need to set up your business. Topics include business planning, finance, marketing, legal aspects and online business promotion. 2016 will be the fourth year that the course has run.Previous students have valued the experience gained in the Academy and the opportunity to pitch their idea and receive feedback from the dragons. Many have gone on to launch successful businesses. You will also get the opportunity to pitch your businesses idea to business leaders in a 'Dragons' Den' style competition for the chance to win £5,000 to help you get your business up and running. Starting on Thursday 21 April 3pm-5pm, the course will run once a month for 6 months with the Dragons Den pitch on Thursday 17 November all at East Surrey College, fill in the application form to apply (PDF document)
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Mass challenge UK
Four month London based accelerator programme
MassChallenge UK connects high-impact, early stage start-ups with mentors, partners and investors, at the same time as providing support during a four-month accelerator programme in London.
MassChallenge UK connects high-impact, early stage start-ups with mentors, partners and investors, at the same time as providing support during a four-month accelerator programme in London. The programme currently has 90 start-ups from different industries, from across the world. At the conclusion of the programme, MassChallenge awards funds in no-equity, non-dilutive grants to those start-ups demonstrating the highest impact and highest potential. MassChallenge UK does not take equity from the startups it supports. Teams within the accelerator are eligible to compete for shares in cash to be awarded at the end of the programme. Start-ups are chosen in two rounds of judging. Round one takes place online and each start up that applies receives written feedback from three or more judges. The start-ups that are invited to Round two have the chance to pitch in person in front of a panel of judges. The best high-impact and high-potential start-ups are then invited to participate as finalists. To compete for shares of the £500,000 in equity free cash, finalist start-ups participating in the programme apply and pitch again during pre-final and final judging. The field is narrowed down to the top 26 and then from those between 10 and 20 start-ups are awarded shares of the no-equity cash prizes of either £25,000 or £50,000. MassChallenge UK specialises in helping early-stage companies in the UK. This is defined as those having raised less than £300,000 of investment, and having less than £600,000 in annual revenue. MassChallenge is an industry-agnostic accelerator. It has companies in its current cohort in everything from fintech to social impact to clean tech. Any start-up at any stage (even idea- stage) can apply to MassChallenge. To qualify, the company must be a seed- or early-stage start up. The sponsor is looking for ‘high impact’ and ‘high potential’. Impact can be defined in terms of a profitable, social, creative, scientific or other nature, but they must also be high potential – eg they can actually effect those visions. Applications for MassChallenge UK's 2016 programme open 19 May 2016. The application deadline will be 29 June 2016.
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