Check out all the FREE business support events from the BIPC coming this April.
WEBINARS & WORKSHOPS
Get your business online with a perfect website
Tue, 4 April 2023, 10am – 11am / Online
Professional tips and tricks for getting your business online with a new website or to improve your existing business website. You won’t hear jargon or tech talk in this session but loads of useful information from Rick Chapman, founder of The Digital Beacon.
Building that Effective Business Plan
Wed, 5 April 2023, 2pm – 4pm/ In-Person at Jubilee Library, Brighton
This practical session will be working together to build the aspects needed in your business plan. Working step by step through a mixture of interactive discussion and exercises, applying the all-important growth mindset, identifying your why, your goals and objectives with Ian Newbold of Newboldology.
5 Mindset and Strategy Tools to Slow your Overwhelm & Grow your Business
Mon, 17 April 2023, 10am – 11am / Online
Join business mindset coach Michelle Allen of Infinite Upstart for a webinar about ways of slowing down,
re-framing your thinking and growing your business without burnout. Offering five strategy and mindset tools.
Database Workshop: GRANTfinder
Mon, 17 April 2023, 2pm – 3pm / In-person at Jubilee Library, Brighton
If you’re searching for funding for your business, social enterprise or charity, GRANTfinder is the perfect tool to get started. Here at the Business & IP Centre Sussex, we offer free access to GRANTfinder, providing up-to-date listings and information about grants, awards and loans across the UK.
Creating and sustaining effective content
Tue, 18 April 2023, 10.30am – 12pm / In-person at Jubilee Library, Brighton
Engaging and effective content is one of the most powerful marketing tools for your business, so are you doing it right? This session with Rachael Dines, founder of Shake It Up Creative, is aimed at business owners or their marketing assistants who want to increase the online visibility of their business through content creation.
The 8 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy
Thu, 20 April 2023, 10am – 11am / Online
There are 8 essential elements to a social media strategy and in this online session, Kerry Watkins, founder of Social For Good, will guide you through these with examples and practical exercises so you can start working on your own strategy for your business.
Introduction to Trade Marks - with Alex Nott, Trade Mark Attorney
Wed, 26 April 2023, 10.30am – 11.30am / In-Person at Jubilee Library, Brighton
Intro to Trade Marks: The Whats, The Whys, The Whens, The Wheres, and The Hows. Join Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney, Alexandra Nott for a whistle-stop tour of need-to-know information relating to trade marks, from understand what they are and how they work, to how to register your own.
Writing a Great 60 Second Pitch For Your Business
Wed, 26 April 2023, 10:30 – 11:30am/ In-Person at Eastbourne Library
If you haven’t got a clear 60-second pitch, you could be missing out on opportunities to grow your business every day. You never know when the opportunity to support others may arise, so it is important to be able to explain your business quickly and simply. Join Ameesha Bhugwandeen, NatWest Local Enterprise Manager for Sussex, as she breaks the 60-second or ‘elevator’ pitch down into its component parts.
NETWORKING EVENTS
If you're looking for help with your start-up or small business, or for ways to connect with other business people, freelancers and those thinking of starting up in Sussex, this is the place! The BIPC Coffee Mornings and Afternoon Teas are relaxed in-person networking & information sessions for finding out about our free business support as well as informal conversation, meeting of like-minded people and possible new business connections.
Coffee Morning – BIPC Local, Crawley Library
Wed 5 April 2023, 10am – 12pm / In-person
Afternoon Tea ¬– BIPC Jubilee Library, Brighton
Thu 13 April 2023, 4.30pm – 6pm / In-person
Afternoon Tea – BIPC Local, Crawley Library
Wed 19 April 2023, 4.30pm – 6pm / In-person
Coffee Morning – BIPC Jubilee Library, Brighton
Mon 24 April 2023, 10am – 12pm / In-person
Visit the BIPC Eventbrite page for full details of the events and to register your place. You can also book 121 Information Clinics and Intellectual Property Clinics, or 121 sessions with their Experts in Residence on their Eventbrite page.