Business News, Support, Training and Skills
Stapleford Food Fair - 25 June 2023
 Broxtowe Borough Council are holding a Food Fair in Stapleford on the 25 June!
This will be taking place in the Victoria Street Car Park. There will be a range of stalls as well as entertainment and music, and will be running between 10am and 3pm.
We are currently looking for volunteers and there are also some spaces left for vendors at this event so please contact the Markets Officer on 07510 304615 or clair.low@broxtowe.gov.uk.
Focus Groups for Local Businesses - Climate Change and Green Futures Strategy
 We need your views on Climate Change!
In 2019, Broxtowe Borough Council made an ambitious commitment to become carbon neutral by 2027. As a result, in 2020, the Council created its ‘Climate Change Strategy and Green Futures’ Programme to provide strategic direction on how this target would be reached.
Climate change is complex and dynamic and as such the Climate Change and Green Futures Strategy has been revised and is now in draft form to reflect this. The Strategy is now at a stage where we require input from our stakeholders to ensure that the document is comprehensive and inclusive.
From the 12 June, we will be undertaking a consultation process with residents, businesses and other key stakeholders to seek views on the draft strategy. The process will be open for four weeks and is being undertaken by MSc Environmental Leadership and Management students from the University of Nottingham.
As part of the process, we would like to run some focus group sessions with businesses in order to obtain your views. As such, we are inviting you to take part in a face to face focus group session scheduled on the following date and times:
Saturday 24 June – 10am – 12pm and 12.30pm – 2.30pm
If you would like to take part in a session, please email: depot@broxtowe.gov.uk to register. Please include in your email your contact details and the date and time you can attend. If you are unable to make the above date but are still interested in taking part, please register your interest and we will try and include you in other focus group sessions.
D2N2 Growth Hub - Upcoming Business Events
 The D2N2 Growth Hub have a range of free upcoming events that will be useful for businesses in Broxtowe. These include:
- Enterprising Women Webinars - 2 - 23 June
- Resolving Disputes in the Workplace - 30 May
- NBV Starting in Business Programme 1 June
- Getting Started with Paid Advertising - 1 June
- Workplace Wellness - 7 June
- Rushcliffe Business Partnership Networking - 2 June
NBV - Make Your Marketing Work
 Digital Marketing
Are you confused about how to get your website found on Google? Not sure how to build an email list and if email marketing would work for you?
What will be covered?
- Getting your website found on Google – the basics of SEO
- Email marketing – open rates, click-throughs, list building, personalisation
- Content marketing and creating lead magnets
- Creating a digital marketing action plan
Social Media
Not sure which social media to use? Or find you are spending too long on it, but not getting results? This workshop will give you an introduction to different platforms, tips and tricks to save time on social media, and help you create a simple social media strategy for your business.
What will be covered?
- Which social media should you use?
- What should you post about?
- Creating a Simple Social Media Strategy
- Using Insights and Analytics
- Scheduling posts
- Creating graphics
Hemlock Happening
 Join the celebrations to mark the Coronation of King Charles III with a free fun packed day for all the family with excellent music, dance, food, stalls, rides, crafts and more!
With not just one, but two stages with live music and performances. Enjoy inflatable fun and fairground rides, then cool off and enjoy the stalls with a drink from Blue Monkey Brewery. Make sure you stick around for the firework finale at 10.30pm, you won’t want to miss it.
The Hemlock Happening is taking place on Saturday 3 June 2023, 1.00pm – 10.30pm at the Bramcote Hills Park, Bramcote, Nottingham NG9 3JT.
Carers Week: 5 - 11 June
 Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
Carers UK’s definition of an unpaid carer is - Anyone who has responsibility for care and support of relatives or friends who are older, disabled, seriously ill (physically or mentally) and unable to care for themselves.
Unpaid carers deserve recognition and support wherever they are in their caring journey: whether that’s in the workplace, education, in a healthcare setting or when interacting with their communities.
East Midlands Chamber - People and Skills Summit
The annual People and Skills Summit on the 8 June will explore a range of solutions to support and improve recruitment outcomes, retention, and productivity challenges.
On the day, delivering against the Chamber goal to “Enhance the development of the East Midlands Workforce and its leadership”, through a number of keynote presentations, panel discussions and workshops the Summit will focus on three key themes:
- The Future of Work – how to attract and retain the workforce that employers in the East Midlands demand
- Local accountability – how to create a skills and employment framework that delivers on behalf of both providers and employers
- Developing truly inclusive workplaces
Nottingham University: The Power of Partnerships Conference
The University of Nottingham’s annual Power of Partnerships Conference is back on Friday 16 June 2023! The event will take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre on University Park Campus, from 9am - 2.30pm.
Join them to find out how your business can:
- access talented students and graduates
- upskill your workforce
- tap into cutting-edge technology
- work with them as a supplier
- collaborate with them on R&D projects
You’ll also be able to hear directly from the policy and decision makers who are shaping the business environment in the East Midlands region and much, much more! As well as gaining insights into how a relationship with the university can supercharge your business, you’ll have the opportunity to network with hundreds of other local businesses.
This event is completely free of charge and includes lunch!
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