East Sussex

Dr. Balaji Ganeshan, Sussex academic and founder of TexRAD will be interviewed by Robin Scott, Chamber member and co-founder of MakeMedia. Balaji Ganeshan will be explaining how research can be turned into a commercial proposition, and the many steps along the way.

This event is in collaboration with the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce and is open to all Sussex staff, students as well as members of the local business community, the BHCC and Sussex alumni.

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The whole of Year 10 participate in a business challenge day.

The students will create inspiring business idea's based on the brief given with the support of successful business people that are friends or governors of the school.

The business ideas will be judged, with a final at the end of the day.

Business Students (Btec and A level - approx 100) are taking part in a range of "Young Apprentice" style activities during normal lessons throughout the period. Each session is supported by a number local business people, who are also sponsoring the event.

Wed 9th - 40 Students are visiting Spring Barn Farm to come up with ways in which the Farm can take advantage of the recently set up South Downs National Park.

The First Friday Network is a monthly free business networking event held on various Fridays with meetings across the country, including: East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire. To find out when a meeting is happening in your area click the links (below). All the networks are linked but are run by local business people. Serving the business community by way of offering a venue to network, promote and exchange ideas.

Visit the First Friday Lewes website

FIRST FRIDAY LEWES

This lively event is the second of our contributions to Global Entrepreneurship Week. Much like an 'Open Mic Night' in your local pub, we will be giving students the stage and a unique social opportunity to get feedback on their enterprising ideas from a like minded audience of students and a number of local business people.

For those students and graduates who are already trading, we're also the chance to talk about an issue you're currently facing and the group will brainstorm a few ideas to help you overcome the challenge.

We feel that the best way to learn something is to just do it.

We’re teaming up with two local charities, IT Skills for Rural Kenya (ITS4RK) and Pestalozzi International Village Trust , in order to provide our students with a unique opportunity to run their own fundraising campaign. During the process, participants will develop a range of enterprise skills along with valuable team working and selling skills. Will they be able to spot a gap in the market and roll out a real business or service for the duration of one week?

Students aged 5-19 from 24 schools/colleges and other organisations will present over 50 hours of 'magazine style' programmes from studios at Sussex Downs college in Eastbourne commencing at 10.aam on Wednesday 16th November. This is the 11th year for the project that will engage with dozens of community and business partners who take an active part in the programmes as event sponsors.

Using the medium of radio has created significant opportunities for thousands of students to create, produce and present material to a wide local audience on 87.7FM and globally via www.eyr.org.uk

This event will explore pricing strategy and its place within your marketing plan and wider business strategy. Learn how pricing can contribute to more than just profit with an overview of some of the best strategies, such as skimming and penetration pricing, which B2B and B2C businesses of any size can use and how to choose. Three things you will learn at this event: - how pricing strategies are so much more than cost - how pricing must fit in with your overall marketing and brand strategy - how sales promotions can boost marketing effectiveness

Three local Entrepeuner Guest Speakers give you their five ways to improve the bottom line.

This is a breakfast event hosted by The Chamber of Commerce for Sussex.

To register for the event please e-mail eventbookings@sussexenterprise.co.uk or visit http://www.sussexenterprise.co.uk/events/ for more details.