Join David Parry of Wellmeadow, for a one-hour webinar where you'll learn how HubSpot, a world-leading CRM can help your business manage its marketing, drive sales, and deliver excellent customer service. As HubSpot Gold partners, they are well positioned to help you get a deeper understanding of how HubSpot can help your business.

Unlocking Business Growth: Navigating HubSpot CRM and Marketing Automation Tickets, Thu 30 Nov 2023 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

This workshop will teach you how to measure the success of innovation in your small business.

By the end of this workshop, you will have a clear understanding of how to measure the success of innovation in your small business and you will be well on your way to making more informed decisions about your innovation efforts.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define innovation success
• Explain the different types of metrics that can be used to measure innovation success
• Collect and analyze data to track innovation progress
• Interpret the results of innovation data analysis
• Use the results to improve their innovation process

Measuring the success of innovation Tickets, Tue 5 Dec 2023 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

*Fully funded, tailored one-to-one, in-person specialist business advice session, for businesses located in the Shropshire Council area*

Whether you need to revive your social media plan or would like advice on developing your branding techniques, why not come and talk to our experienced adviser?

Come and talk to someone who understands the challenges of running a small business and can offer tailored strategies and actionable recommendations to optimise your marketing and social media plan.

Our marketing specialist can advise you on

• Marketing and branding
• Digital marketing strategies and SEO techniques to boost your online presence
• PR and communication
• Social media strategies

Expert Marketing Advice Sessions with Louise Welsby - Dec 5th Tickets, Bridgnorth | Eventbrite

*Fully funded, specialist business advice sessions for business based in the Shropshire Council area*

Whether you need a sounding board for a new business idea or would like advice on developing an existing one, why not come and talk to one of our experienced advisers?

Come and talk to someone who has run their own business and has helped many other businesses start and grow.

Expert Business Advice Sessions with Matthew Woodhead - Dec 6 Tickets, Shrewsbury | Eventbrite

The Friday Hub is Shropshire’s biggest, regular, FREE, business networking event. Every Friday 9.15-10.15am

Friday 1st December - "Say it with flowers"

The Friday Hub is focussing on sales this week and is looking at how to add a little pizazz to our sales and marketing efforts. Whilst it's ultimately what we say that counts - it's how we say it that determines whether anybody listens. Let’s avoid silly gimmicks or tricks and look instead at real and proven techniques to help us be heard above all others and to ensure we can be more attractive to prospective customers. 

Friday 8th December - Don’t ask if- ask which

This week, the Friday Hub will be considering how to ask for the business or close the sale. It's a shocking fact that nearly all sales that do not come to fruition are lost because nobody asks for the business. Or sometimes, the request was so apologetic that the customer didn't even notice! Whilst none of us like aggressive pushy sales people, we all recognise that the future prosperity of our business is contingent on our ability to win work!  This fine balance to sensitive selling needs care and technique.

15th December - Christmas Party

Join the Friday Hub for our Christmas party, filled with festive cheer, networking opportunities and a chance to celebrate this year's successes.

You can register here if you've not before https://bit.ly/G2G1FriHub

There are plenty of opportunities to meet others and discover the power of sharing and solving together - this is a gentle and light-hearted yet business focussed group where you can be sure to finish your week on a high…

“Good things happen when you bring good people together”

You can hear Johnny explaining what the Friday Hub is all about here: https://vimeo.com/734666973/437b29363c

Addressing conduct and underperformance can be one of the most challenging aspects of managing a team.  Our workshop will equip you with the practical skills and confidence to have conversations to tackle poor performance and inappropriate behaviour effectively

Course info

Pitching, networking and achieving business success are probably the three most stressful activities entrepreneurs undertake. But, success in all three requires a little bit of knowledge and some practice.

In this immersive and interactive session, you’ll be coached, as a group, to pitch any product, service, business or idea. You learn how to enter a room of strangers and know who to speak to and what to say. You’ll then be given a challenge, as a team, to set up your own virtual new business and compete to make the most profit.

This high-energy session will balance learning life-changing skills and knowledge with lots of fun and a great chance to meet new contacts from the local area.

Mastering the Big Three: Pitching, Networking and Business Success Tickets, Wed 17 Jan 2024 at 12:00 | Eventbrite

Do you want to harness the true potential of LinkedIn and unlock a continuous stream of HOT leads for your business?

If you are ready to take your LinkedIn marketing to the next level, this intensive 3-hour workshop is for you.

Ian will identify how to make the most of LinkedIn, and offer a step-by-step guide on how to find, connect and engage with your ideal clients.

The workshop covers how to:

1. Build your perfect profile - discover the key elements of a compelling LinkedIn profile that captivates your audience and makes you stand out from the crowd
2. Plan and develop your strategy - learn how to plan and develop a LinkedIn marketing strategy tailored to your individual business goals.
3. Cultivate the right network of contacts - master the art of building a meaningful network of connections that can help you to propel your business forward
4. Create & develop better opportunities - explore strategies for identifying and nurturing viable business opportunities within your network
5. Generate more leads - uncover the secrets to consistently generating high quality leads that can boost your business growth
6. Avoid cold calling and get straight to your ideal decision maker within minutes

How To Get More Business Through Your Use of LinkedIn Tickets, Wed 24 Jan 2024 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

Come and join us on International Women's Day on Friday 8th March 2024 to celebrate the amazing business women of Shropshire organised by Hollie Whittles from FraggleWorks and Emma Chapman and Anna Sadler from the Marches Growth Hub Shropshire in collaboration with the Federation of Small Businesses.

Hear from our amazing speakers who will be sharing their stories and top tips from their areas of expertise.

The lunch will include an inspirational talk from our speakers with plenty of time for networking over lunch too.

International Womens Day 2024 - Celebrating Shropshire Women In Business Tickets, Fri 8 Mar 2024 at 11:45 | Eventbrite