Women’s enterprise

Promoting short courses for adult entrepreneurship that include skills training.

In partnership with NACUE, official launch of the Sheffield College's student-led enterprise society.

Sheffield College has a strategic commitment to enterprise and employability. We are opening a new Enterprise Gateway office in our City College. The Gateway, staffed by business mentors, is easily accessible to students and staff and will offer advice, guidance and practical help on business startups and all other aspects of enterprise. Our Gateway opening event is timed to fit around both Global Entrepreneurship a City College open evening, thereby attracting a high level of interest.

This event also included promotion of start up loans for young entrepreneurs.

Applications are now open for the 2013 Brand Amplifier Competition! Please apply online at www.brandamplifier.co.uk.

Win a chance to be mentored by some of London’s most innovative women in business!

Brand Amplifier is an exciting initiative aimed at encouraging and assisting emerging female-run companies in Lambeth. The idea of Brand Amplifier is to allow enterprising young females to have access to successfully established business women, and pick up tips on how to best visualise, promote and enhance their business.

Taking part in a radio interview hosted by The Business Show on Future Radio (The NR5 Project) to discuss what makes an entrepreneur in this day and age and why people should be taking the plunge. It will be an informative, lively discussion filled with useful information and discussing my journey from being bored to the Board Room.

Enter this fabulous competition to recieve access to our Business Plan Writing Programme.

We know that getting started with a business plan can feel overwhelming. That’s why we developed this course, taking you through all the steps you need in order for you to turn your business idea into a winning proposition. The course is delivered via video tuition and resources, meaning you go at the best pace for you. You can go back to parts, pause, rewind and ponder.

The programme will cover: The basics – What is a business plan and who is my audience?

Our panel consists of four Beauty and Fashion Video Bloggers that have sucessfully grown their channels and managed to monetize on their passion through YouTube. With 40 + Million views combined the panelists join us for a discussion and Q&A discussing the business of YouTube and all things Social Media, Beauty and Fashion as well as what they have learnt through their individual journeys.

If you want to be ahead of the curve on the latest flavour and menu trends, talk to Helena. Having joined Mintel on the Leisure team in 2005, Helena Spicer is now Mintel's Senior Foodservice Analyst with her areas of expertise extending including the restaurant industry and the UK pub market. Helping Mintel's clients understand the latest foodservice trends and what they mean for their businesses, her analysis is regularly called upon by both national and international media covering the foodservice sector. Just click here to enter the competition: http://www.getlunched.com/mintel

As Principal Trends Analyst at Mintel, Richard manages Mintel’s Inspire, Mintel’s team of trend experts, who analyse changes in culture and society and spot trends, globally. Richard has made presentations for the Media 360 and Financial Services Forum conferences and written on consumer trends for many publications including Argent and Viewpoint. Most recently he has worked on Mintel 2015, providing invaluable insight into the UK consumer in 2015. To win a free business lunch with Richard, just click here: http://www.getlunched.com/mintel

Young & Connected aims to bring together young professionals, entrepreneurs, graduates and students from across the UK to broaden their networks and meet like minded people in a relaxed atmosphere. We believe in the importance of networking and create an environment where new and experienced networkers can feel at ease with meeting people, leaving understand the benefits of having a strong diverse network.

Joining Mintel almost 10 years ago, Matt heads up Mintel’s Leisure, Tourism, Technology and Media team and has a breadth of knowledge across these sectors. As well as managing the team, Matt is heavily involved supporting key clients. Matt has a broad research background having initially worked in the Market Intelligence team researching the fmcg industry before graduating to the leisure industry.

Just click here to enter the competition: http://www.getlunched.com/mintel

For free access to ten journals in Emerald's innovation and enterprise collection, including Journal of Social Enterprise, Journal of Family Business Management, and Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, visit www.emeraldinsight.com/tk/gew2012

All ten journals are in free access from 12 - 18 November 2012. Pass it on!

Learn 4 Words to Grow Your Business - Learn over Lunch Join us for a webinar on Nov 13, 2012 at 12:30 PM GMT.

Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2452598470895638528

Learn over lunch with me on Tuesday at 12.30 pm. Learn 4 Words to Grow Your Business and turn more of your contacts into clients.

Giving you Business Growth Tactics on Tuesday!

This One Hour Online Workshop will empower you to:

Who Are You and What Are You About?

To start, a business owner should define what their business is (and is not). This session will give participants some ways to help them define their business’ purpose and structure. They will also consider their role as an owner and what that really means.

Getting Your Product Together

In this session, participants will look at different aspects of product management, including inventory management, the value chain, outsourcing, and quality control.

Building a Corporate Brand

Are you about to give up the day job to start your own business or have you already started but are struggling to build it?

At this free event marketing whisperer Sacha Anthony will share with you the lesser know 7 Secrets to Marketing Your Small Business.

Avoid the mistakes so many small businesses make when starting out, and aim for success from the beginning. This talk will cover: - how to get started when you have no profile and no list - how not to undercharge and work yourself into the ground - how to know what business you are really in

Before becoming Director of Research for the EMEA region in July 2012, Toby had been Head of Finance Intelligence at Mintel. He is a self-confessed geek when it comes to research and, in particular, using research to understand the often dysfunctional relationship that people have with their financial services partners. Toby is a key spokesperson for Mintel, and can often be heard pushing for a better understanding of the consumer at industry and client events. To win your lunch with Toby, just click here: http://www.getlunched.com/mintel

HOW IT WORKS

HOW IT WORKS Mintel and Get Lunched are offering you the unique opportunity to win a lunch with a Mintel expert analyst in the sector of your choice. Over lunch you will have the opportunity to put questions to the analyst and discuss the latest industry trends and find out first hand how they might affect your business.

Free Online Seminar for Entrepreneurs.

One Month to Money - Discover how to get cash in the door fast, and get your business storming to success.

part of a week long FREE online conference for GEW visit www.BusinessRevolutionSummit.com to book

Free Online Seminar for Entrepreneurs.

One Month to Money - Discover how to get cash in the door fast, and get your business storming to success.

part of a week long FREE online conference for GEW visit www.BusinessRevolutionSummit.com to book

A local business person coming in to talk to year 11 about setting up a business