Have you got a great idea you want to develop into a creative business but need help getting started? If you want to take part in CIDA’s Get Ready for Business programme book your place at the Information Session now! Places can be booked via CIDA’s website - www.cida.co.uk or by contacting CIDA’s Project Administrator on 020 7247 4710 / contact@cida.co.uk Get Ready for Business is a support programme for those ready to launch a creative business and takes place in March. It is free if you live in Tower Hamlets and will help you to create a plan, organise your finances and put you on the path to success. The Information session will take place at the Business Development Centre, 7-15 Greatorex Street, London E1 5NF

Walk away with everything you need to put your business at the top of a Google search. This seminar empowers micro-businesses with the tools they need to harness the internet and Google search listings: SEO Marketing Action Steps; Search Engine Software; Google Checklist; The Power of Directories and Techniques; Techniques, Tools, and Tricks; plus Q&A session. Speaker Christopher Bowers of Omweb (www.omweb.com) enjoyed a very successful career at IBM before starting OmWeb in 2005; an internet consultancy focussed on empowering small enterprises to maximise the value they get from the new Internet technologies. To register, please telephone Lucan Richards at Centa on 020 7278 5757 or email lrichards@centa.co.uk.

Come to the Startup Surgery to network, find new customers, hear how to overcome hurdles and get some expert advice. Meet people who are starting, or would like to start, a new business and experts in new venture development. All are welcome! For more info and to register please email: info@entelliz.co.uk