West Midlands

Series of enterprise challenges in four local schools culminating in a finals day at Staffordshire University Business School

Wednesday 30 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

Best Western Himley Hotel School Road Dudley

DY3 4LG £10.00 per person

Tuesday 29 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

Marston Farm Hotel Dog Lane Bodymoor Heath Sutton Coldfield

B76 9JD £10.00 per person

Tuesday 29 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

Marston Farm Hotel Dog Lane Bodymoor Heath Sutton Coldfield

B76 9JD £10.00 per person

Friday 25 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

Moseley Park Inn (next door to the Premier Inn), Broadlands Off Stafford Road Just off J2, M54 Wolverhampton

WV10 6TA £10.00 per person

Friday 25 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

The Windmill Village Hotel Birmingham Road Allesley Coventry West Midlands

CV5 9AL £10.00 per person

4Networking Meet Wednesday 23 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

Grosvenor Casino Fiveways Leisure Complex Broad Street Birmingham West Midlands

B15 1AY £10.00 per person

Students have to use their enterprise skills to increase the value of a paper clip

Thursday 17 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00

St John's Hotel 651 Warwick Road Solihull West Midlands

B91 1AT £10.00 per person

Wednesday 16 November 2011 08:00 - 10:00 Best Western Himley Hotel School Road Dudley

DY3 4LG

£10.00 per person

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A short practical course in Creative Web Design enabling would-be entrepreneurs to construct and design their own web page. The course is accredited by the University College Birmingham and carries 10 CAT credits at Level 4 enabling the students to build on this with other CAT accredited courses and on successful completion of 60 CAT credits gain a Certificate in Professional Development at Level 4. The cost of this course is £175 and students should email Paul Matthews at p.matthews@ucb.ac.uk to book a place

- A short practical course in Influencing & Negotiating skills which are paramount to any new business owner and entrepreneur. The course is accredited by the University College Birmingham and carries 10 CAT credits at Level 4 enabling the students to build on this with other CAT accredited courses and on successful completion of 60 CAT credits gain a Certificate in Professional Development at Level 4. The cost of this course is £175 and students should email Paul Matthews at p.matthews@ucb.ac.uk to book a place.

A free general business talk to discuss the possibilities and realities of starting a business. This is free but participants must register by emailing jobshop@ucb.ac.uk and quoting ref: GEW.

As part of the Adult Skills Offer, Employability department offer retail training to unemployed adults in receipt of JSA and ESA. This is a 6 week course which allows work based experience with a local retailers. Adult taking part in the course will run a Jewelley store at Paget Road on Thursday 17 November, to support Newlife Foundation, a charity that supports local children with severe disabilities and health problems. The students will be selling jewelley items donated to Newlife by high street retailers at heavily disocunted prices. all funds raised will be returned to Newlife charity.

Mediacove Ad Challenge Target Group: Any student interested in film production The Challenge: It's really easy. The challenge begins on Monday 14th November at 10.00am. We will provide you with one product and a list of functions/target group of that product. Your challenge will be to advertise that product in your own video advertisement within the space of one week! This includes writing; shooting and editing a complete three minute advertisement... hard work but fun! The advert needs to be between 1-3 minutes in length