Wednesdays from 5.30pm at Havering College, Ardleigh Green
Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2LL, on:
On Wednesday 13 July, 9.30am - noon on the theme of networking and pitches at Romford Library, St Edward's Way, Romford, RM1 3AR.
Entries for the Havering Business Awards 2016 are starting to arrive so if you're thinking of entering you need to act now. Closing date for entries is Friday 24 June.
There are also two free workshops to help you write your entry. These are on:
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Monday 6 June, 5pm to 8pm
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Thursday
16 June, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Book your workshop place here.
Free workshops for retailers
Havering Council has teamed up with enterprise4good to run fully funded
workshops aimed at helping retailers boost their business through practical
help and advice.
The Project Quad workshops are on four consecutive Wednesdays, 6pm – 9.30pm,
from 8 June to 29 June inclusive, at Thames
Chase Forest Centre, Pike Lane, Upminster, RM14 3NS. Limited places available. Book your
place by email.
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 Protect your business from cyber threats - free seminar
Barclays Bank is holding a free cyber security seminar on Wednesday 1 June, 5.30pm - 7.30pm at its branch in South Street, Romford. Book your free place by email.
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Help available for care firms
Havering Council has four places left on the free
Sustainable Care Havering Project. If you provide adult social care don’t miss this opportunity
to develop your business. Find out more here.
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Recruiting staff?
If your business is looking to recruit staff why not book a
free stand at the Recruitment Event planned for Monday 25 July, 2pm – 5.30pm at
myplace,
343 Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, RM3 9EN. Get more
information by email.
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 Calling all entrepreneurs
If you are self-employed or looking to start
your own business The Workary at Rainham Library could be just right for you.
Havering Council is sponsoring an initial
six-month trial to provide a room, with wi-fi, where you can work, meet clients
and discuss issues with other local entrepreneurs and experts from Wimble Tech, which has set up similar centres
in other London Boroughs. Kitchen facilities will also be available. Email here for more details.
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Bike Week - are you involved?
With
Bike Week fast approaching, from Saturday 11 -
Sunday 19 June, now is a great time to register for Cycling Workplaces.
By registering, your organisation can receive
free cycling products and support for staff including: free cycle parking,
one-to-one cycle skills and a cycle safety seminar delivered at your workplace.
Combatting under-age sales
The Chartered
Institute of Trading Standards offers an online course for staff to make
sure they are informed of current legislation. Find
out more here.
Free CPC Safer Urban Driver Training
Havering
Council has been awarded funding from Transport for London to continue to offer
free CPC accredited Safer Urban Driver Training to commercial drivers based or
operating in the borough. The one day course educates drivers about road safety
in relation to the most vulnerable road users. Drivers can register for training
courses at Havering Town Hall in Romford, or businesses can book a free
course for their drivers at their premises on a date of their convenience
(minimum 16 drivers).Please note
that although the training is free the CPC upload fee (£8.75) is not included.
Put your business in front of 45,000 people at the Havering Show ...
Each year
Havering Council is proud to deliver a range of popular events within the
borough, including the Havering
Show which attracts crowds of up to 45,000 visitors over the August Bank
Holiday weekend, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August, and offers exciting
sponsorship opportunities.
If you would
like further details of how you can promote your business and engage with the
local community, please contact Joanne
Yeomans.
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 ... and at the Havering Business Awards
If you want to be part of a six month media campaign to get your business noticed by other
businesses in the Borough you need to be involved in the Havering Business
Awards 2016.
There are plenty of opportunities for sponsorship, with
packages at very competitive prices, but you will need to act fast to get the
best deal that suits you. If
you would like further details of how you can get noticed at this prestigious
event, please contact Joanne
Yeomans.
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 Get seen by 109,000 email newsletter subscribers
Havering Council's email updates are proving popular with almost 109,000 subscribers, including around 9,000 business subscribers, now receiving one or more of the 43 bulletins produced each month.
Some are weekly, others are monthly and they cover news and information from most of the Council's service areas. You can see the full list of email updates here.
If
you want to find out about the competitive advertising rates for our email
updates please email Joanne
Yeomans.
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Business Start Up Surgery
The Royal Bank of Scotland is holding a free-to-attend Business
Start Up Surgery at its offices in Western Road, Romford on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 July. Email Steven Elliott for more information.
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 25 years of serving Havering
Crafty Arts, of Bryant Avenue, Harold Hill, RM3 0AP is celebrating its 25th year of trading with a series of special events during 2016.
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Now open in town
Havering is proving an attractive place for
new businesses, which bring with them jobs for local people. Among those firms
which have recently invested in Havering are:
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 Awards success for apprentice
Digital
Marketing Apprentice Pippa Cox, from Evans Insurance in Romford, won the “Apprentice of the Year Award” at the
Thurrock Business Awards. Evans
Insurance Brokers were finalists in two categories; Business to Business and
Apprentice of the Year. It was Pippa who picked up the award that evening, with
the Company later being announced as “Highly Commended”.
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 Units to rent ...
Romford Shopping Hall has units to rent on flexible terms with business rates and service charges included with prices starting from £250 per week.
... and opportunities for crafty people
There are also opportunities for local crafters to book a table at the regular craft events being held at Romford Shopping Hall. Prices are £20 per day plus VAT.
Email Michelle Fitzgibbons for more information.
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