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Seminar Information

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Bolton and Bury
March: Wednesday 14th, Last Drop Village Hotel and Spa

Time - Registration, tea and coffee at 9.30 am for a 10.00 am start

Presenter - Will Kintish

Topic - How To Become A Confident And Effective Networker

Will Kintish is the UK's leading authority on Business Networking Skills training. In this presentation you will be offered tips, techniques and ideas to help you become an effective and confident networker, allowing you to:-

- Be able to work any room with increased self-confidence ensuring that you leave with those all-important contacts

- Have an increased awareness of how you can influence your standing and profile

This is a great opportunity to be 'energised, educated and entertained' by the UK's foremost expert on Networking, so please use the link below to book for the seminar and your lunch
April: Tuesday 24th, Last Drop Village Hotel and Spa

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Chester
March: Thursday 15th, The Chester Grosvenor Spa & Hotel

Time - 10.00 am for registration, tea and coffee, for a 10.30 am start.

Presenter - Andy Wooles of WSI, Chester

Topic - The Smart Phone Tsunami is changing the web forever! Will your business r

Andy runs the WSI Internet Marketing consultancy based near Chester. His clients are spread across most industry sectors from private healthcare to retail, engineering to leisure.

Outside interests include cooking, mountain biking and folk music.

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Smart phones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, etc) are rapidly changing the way that we all interact with businesses online.

Within two years, it is predicted that more people in the UK will be accessing the web using smart phones than via PCs.

This major wave of change has already engulfed some business sectors and is splashing the rest.

It presents real challenges to every business and offers exciting new opportunities!

This seminar will assist you in understanding those challenges and opportunities and more importantly; it will help you to build an appropriate mobile strategy for your individual businesses.

Not to be missed !!
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Hull
February: Wednesday 29th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

Time - 10:00 Registration for a 10:30 Start

Presenter - Steve Short of Corporate Magic Presentations

Topic - The Magic of Marketing

The 'Magic Of Marketing' is a highly effective seminar devised by Steve Short who is an award winning speaker and member of The Magic Circle.

The seminar is designed for small and medium sized businesses and puts important points across in a way that cannot be forgotten!

Steve uses his skills as a professional magician to use relevant magic to show you how to get the best from marketing using creative thinking.

Steve has been in business for 30 years and uses his experience he has acquired over these years in marketing his highly successful company Corporate Magic Presentations.

The pre-lunch seminar will be followed by the main event, our monthly networking lunch at 12 Noon to 2pm.

This is what others have said about Steve's seminars: 'An inspiring and fun seminar with a very good mix of tips and advice'. Debbie Campbell and Helen Bennett, The Business Network | 'The seminar overall was excellent as were your presentation skills'. David Squire, Zernike (UK) Limited | 'Your seminar kept the topic interesting and memorable. The value to me was excellent'. Lorna Yates, Morsys Associates Limited |'Please come to our team meeting national conference. You'd be fantastic for motivation'. Judy Glossop, Marie Curie Organisation | 'Key points were covered in a memorable way and the magic is tremendous and captivating. A valuable reinstatement of important issues that can help business'. Sean Humby, Leisure I.Q. | 'Thoroughly entertaining and clever in the way you incorporated magic with the business information'. Diane Guest, Caritas
March: Tuesday 27th, The KC Stadium

Time - 10:00 Registration for a 10:30 Start

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April: Tuesday 24th, The KC Stadium

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May: Tuesday 29th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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June: Tuesday 26th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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July: Tuesday 17th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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August: Tuesday 28th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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September: Tuesday 25th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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October: Tuesday 30th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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November: Tuesday 27th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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December: Tuesday 18th, Holiday Inn Hull Marina

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Lancaster
February: Thursday 23rd, Lakeside Hotel

Time - 10:00 for 10:30

Presenter - Dodd & Co Chartered Accountants

Topic - Credit Control from the 'accountants perspective'

Registration starts at 10:00 with tea, coffee, and bisquits for a prompt 10:30 start.
March: Thursday 15th, Castle Green Hotel

Time - 10:00 for 10:30

Presenter - Mike Peet from Premier Risk

Topic - Fire Safety Enforcement & Prohibition - What it means to you and your busin

Registration for the seminar is at 10:00 for a prompt 10:30 start. Tea, coffee and bisquits will be served.
April: Thursday 26th, Lakeside Hotel

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May: Thursday 24th, Lancaster House Hotel

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June: Thursday 21st, Castle Green Hotel

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August: Thursday 23rd, Lancaster House Hotel

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September: Thursday 20th, Lancaster House Hotel

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October: Thursday 18th,

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November: Thursday 15th, Castle Green Hotel

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December: Thursday 13th, Lancaster House Hotel

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Liverpool
March: Wednesday 7th, Atlantic Tower by Thistle

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Manchester
February: Wednesday 29th, The Palace Hotel

Time - 10.00 am Registration for a 10.30 am Start

Presenter - Heather Hobden of Icon Business Solutions

Topic - Fast and Effective Steps to Increased Profitability

Heather Hobden is a substantially experienced business leader, having worked at director, senior partner and chief executive level in both corporate and SME environments. She has a track record of business turnaround in both sectors, together with a business development and revenue generation history.

This seminar will offer a practical review of some of the factors impacting on business growth and profitability. Key Elements will include:

- A review of simple, cost-effective or cost-neutral methods to increase profitability
- The steps to freeing more time, in the business and personally
- A free workbook for use after the workshop.

Please use the link below to book for both your lunch and the seminar.
March: Thursday 22nd, Salford City Stadium

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April: Thursday 26th, Manchester Metropolitan University

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May: Thursday 24th, The Palace Hotel

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July: Wednesday 18th, The Palace Hotel

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August: Thursday 30th, The Lowry Hotel

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September: Thursday 27th, The Palace Hotel

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October: Thursday 18th, The Palace Hotel

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Nottingham
March: Wednesday 14th, East Midlands Conference Centre

Time - 2:00 to 3:00pm

Presenter - Phil Bray

Topic - More Financial Options than You Think!

Learn how you can get your money working harder for you and your business.

In this interactive workshop Phil will cover:

 How to get your existing pensions really working for you, Phil will prove that pensions dont have to be boring!

 How your existing pensions can help your business; great ideas that you wont have considered in the past

 Strategies to reduce your personal and business tax bills

 How to make sure any personal insurances are not a waste of money and are really working for you

 How to make a real return from your savings and stop the threat of inflation in its tracks
April: Wednesday 18th, The Nottingham Belfry

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July: Wednesday 11th, ALEA Casino

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May: Tuesday 15th, Nottingham Belfry

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June: Wednesday 13th, Nottingham Belfry

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August: Wednesday 15th, TBA

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Pennine Lancashire
March: Thursday 8th, Stanley House

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April: Thursday 19th, Northcote at the Rovers

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May: Tuesday 15th, The Whitehall Hotel

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June: Wednesday 13th, Northcote at the Rovers

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July: Thursday 5th, Stanley House

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August: Thursday 2nd, Stanley House

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September: Thursday 6th, Stanley House

Time - 10.30 am

Presenter - Philip Moss & Jacinta Atkinson

Topic - Climb Onboard the Cloud! The Computing Revolution for Small Businesses (in

Philip is a great speaker and raconteur who is at the leading-edge of Cloud computing, not only in the UK but in the World. Today he will give you an introduction to the brave new world of Cloud computing and tell you how, as a small business Owner or Manager you can become significantly more effective and efficient by moving to cloud-based IT systems whilst at the same time slashing your spend on IT products and services. He will also help to dispel some of the common myths that you may have heard and answer any questions you may have around moving to cloud computing.

Philip will present 3 short sessions focusing on the Cloud;

1. An introduction to Cloud computing
2. What can be achieved in business by using the Cloud today
3. The future of the Cloud and connected computing

Sessions will be fully interactive and demonstrations will be provided there will be plenty of time to ask questions as well as drink coffee and eat biscuits!

Session 1: What is the Cloud ?

Understanding what the cloud is, taking advantage of the cloud, making the most of the clouds benefits for your business.

Session 2: The Virtual desktop; the Cloud In practice

The power and flexibility of the personal computer, with high performance graphics, audio and video conference capabilities, accessible from any location on any device even on your old almost clapped-out kit!!

Session3: Windows; the Future

The future of Windows and the connected world. Be one of the first to look into the future of IT - take a sneak peak at the next version of Windows and Windows server, from a team with direct access to the core Microsoft teams who write it.

About the Presenter

Philip Moss is a leading figure in the IT industry, possessing a powerful combination of outstanding technical acumen and unique business understanding.

With a background in distributed computing and system automation (large, multi-location solutions and creating systems that setup / manage themselves without human interaction) Philip was a very early adopter of the online world and connected communities - pre the world wide web. This allowed him to see how connected systems provided huge potential to greatly enhance business productivity.

For the last 12 years he has been at the cutting edge of the service provider industry, the forerunner of cloud computing. In that time he has driven innovation and service development to the market, bringing his blend of deep technical understanding about what technology can achieve, coupled with an insight into what users actually want and need.

As one of a select group of people with direct access to high level Microsoft product teams, he is privileged to work with Microsoft to not only develop but guide future versions of Windows and related Microsoft products.
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November: Thursday 8th, Stanley House

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March: Wednesday 28th, Stanley House

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Preston
March: Thursday 15th, Preston Marriott

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April: Wednesday 25th, Invincibles

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May: Thursday 17th, Stanley House

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June: Thursday 21st,

Time - 10.30 am

Presenter - Jean Atkinson, Eden Marketing

Topic - The Challenges of Marketing Services

How do you sell something you cant see, cant smell and cant touch? Well, this is the challenge for all businesses providing a service. Just how do you get new customers to choose you over your competitors? Whether youre an accountant, consultant, training provider or beautician, this seminar will focus on addressing the main challenges associated with marketing services.

What is marketingin one word?
Product vs Service marketing
Developing your marketing strategy
Internal marketing
How to differentiate
Identifying gaps in your delivery
The 4 principles of marketing services

Jean is a Chartered Marketer with over 16 years in industry under her belt. With a wealth of experience to draw upon, she has been there, done that and made all the mistakes so you dont have to! Alongside the training and consultancy, Jean also mentors start-ups and established businesses and was a judge at the 2011 B2B Marketing Awards in London

www.training-marketing.co.uk
t: 01254 693063 / 07875 599963
e: jean@edenmarketing.co.uk
July: Thursday 12th, Stanley House

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October: Thursday 18th, Preston Marriott

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South Humberside
March: Wednesday 7th, Forest Pines Hotel

Time - 10.00 am Registration - 10.30 am Start

Presenter - Will Kintish - Kintish

Topic - How To Become A Confident And Effective Networker

Will Kintish is the UK's leading authority on Business Networking Skills training. In this presentation you will be offered tips, techniques and ideas to help you become an effective and confident networker, allowing you to:-

- Be able to work any room with increased self-confidence ensuring that you leave with those all-important contacts

- Have an increased awareness of how you can influence your standing and profile

This is a great opportunity to be 'energised, educated and entertained' by the UK's foremost expert on Networking, so please use the link below to book for the seminar and your lunch
April: Wednesday 18th, Elsham Golf Club

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June: Wednesday 13th, White Heather

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July: Wednesday 4th, The Ashbourne Hotel

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September: Wednesday 12th, White Heather

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October: Wednesday 3rd, Elsham Golf Club

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November: Thursday 1st, Forest Pines Hotel

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December: Wednesday 5th, Forest Pines Hotel

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