BIPC Brighton & Hove – September Events
Am I eligible for an Invest4 Grant?
Are you a Small and medium-sized enterprise in the Coast-to-Capital area and interested in applying for an Invest4 Grant?
The BIPC invites you to a Q&A session with Neil Clarke from The Business Hothouse about the Invest4 grants. Book onto this free session to find out if you are eligible for a grant from the Invest4 Fund and to understand the application process and how they can help you with it.
The Invest4 grants are available through The Business Hothouse support programme which offers free hands-on, practical, expert business support and access to six strands of support:
• Grant Programme (Invest4)
• Productivity and Growth
• Access to Finance
• Monetisation of Innovation
• Leadership and Management Development
• Start Up Support.
Am I eligible for an Invest4 Grant? Tuesday 14 September 2021, 12pm-12.45pm
Ever considered going self-employed?
Do you have a business idea, or have you considered working for yourself? Does the idea of being self-employed scare you?
Join our free Self-Employment Awareness online workshop on Wednesday 28 September with the National Careers Service, to gain practical knowledge around working for yourself and to be signposted to local support.
Plus, hear the story of one inspiring entrepreneur about starting their business.
This workshop will help you to:
• Understand the different types of business
• Consider different types of self-employment
• Identify the skills and attributes of an entrepreneur
• Assess your own skills and options for self-employment
• Explore what is involved in setting up a business
• Understand the pros and cons of self-employment
• Identify where to access further support
Ever considered going self-employed? Wednesday 28 September 2021, 9.30am – 11.30am
How to implement a workplace wellbeing programme
Do you need advice on how to implement a workplace wellbeing programme for your staff?
Join our free 30 minute practical advice session on Thursday 29 September with Laura Wood from the Healthy Lifestyles Team at Brighton & Hove City Council, to learn more about workplace wellbeing and how to put into action a wellbeing programme for your staff.
Laura will cover in this session:
• Workplace health and wellbeing overview
• Implementing a workplace wellbeing programme (4 stages)
• Covid work impact
• Brighton & Hove City Council support*
• Useful resources
* This part is specific to Brighton & Hove businesses.
How to implement a workplace wellbeing programme Thursday 29 September 2021, 12-12.30pm