Have you ever encountered any difficulty with your business’ tax and VAT? Then this seminar is not to be missed - it could help you save time and money!! Join us at the Royal Chace Hotel to hear award winning, top 50 UK firm of accountants, business advisors and tax consultants, Haslers outline their top ten tax planning tips and provide you with answers to the most frequently asked questions and misconceptions surrounding VAT. There will also be a Q&A session and an opportunity for networking alongside buffet and refreshments

Ever wanted to know how the Internet can help promote your business? With the Internet being a fundamental part of every companies marketing strategy it is important small businesses see the benefit of being online. This seminar looks at the basics of advertising through the Internet whether it be using search engines, pay per click or free web optimisation. Our speaker will give you hints and tips on how the big wide web can help you and your business without the technical jargon! We only have a maximum of 30 places available for this event to book call 02073757144 or 01245 250 253 or email: bookings@elamarketing.co.uk

With Robert Ashton Robert sees entrepreneurship as much as an attitude as a skill. He has started, built and sold small companies, learning many hard lessons along the way. Author of six books, translated into ten languages, his ‘Entrepreneur’s Book of Checklists’ is the UK’s third best selling small-business book. ‘Social enterprise is the future,’ Robert says. ‘The ability to change lives by making a living is a powerful motivator for the true entrepreneur.’ He recently set up his own social enterprise, Advantage CIC, to provide Robert on hayfocused advice and support to the social enterprise sector. www.robertashton.co.uk www.advantagecic.org Why this seminar? The world of business is fast changing. With quality, service and price now very much the same across most market sectors, social responsibility is the new point of difference. The impact of an organisation on its community in the widest sense has come to the fore as a measure of value. Philanthropy remains, but giving ‘something back’ is no longer an act to delay. The successful businesses are those that make a difference today, as well as share out their profits later. Charities on the other hand are being forced to generate their own income. No longer does …

Join us on Thursday 31st January and learn how to present your business with passion… effortlessly. Clayton Ainger is the very special guest speaker for our first networking event and seminar of 2008. In his introductory session, you will begin to discover your natural presentation style and learn how you can communicate your business with passion! For the first event of our new programme for this New Year, we want to invite you to be our guest - at no cost! Our first two events for 2008 are absolutely FREE so book now to make sure of your place! bizunlimited is a business community that supports and promotes you, the business owner, incentivises trading among its members and guarantees to transform the way you do business!

Join us on Thursday 28th February for our monthly Lunch ‘n’ Learn session with guest speaker and great networking. Full details of the presentation will be available shortly Cost: £17 + VAT including refreshments bizunlimited is a business community that supports and promotes you, the business owner, incentivises trading among its members and guarantees to transform the way you do business!

Join us for our monthly Lunch ‘n’ Learn session with inspirational guest speakers and great networking. Full details of the presentation will be available shortly Cost: £17 + VAT including refreshments bizunlimited is a business community that supports and promotes you, the business owner, incentivises trading among its members and guarantees to transform the way you do business!

Join us for our monthly Lunch ‘n’ Learn session with inspirational guest speakers and great networking. Full details of the presentation will be available shortly Cost: £17 + VAT including refreshments bizunlimited is a business community that supports and promotes you, the business owner, incentivises trading among its members and guarantees to transform the way you do business!

Join us at the Enfield Business Centre for the second in this series of updates on the Companies Act. The new Companies Act is the most major piece of company legislation in almost 20 years and probably the largest ever single piece of legislation with over 1,200 Sections plus 16 Schedules. It is vital that Directors and Shareholders alike are aware of the current and forthcoming changes which will affect the way their business is run as a limited company. Date: 05/03/2008 Time: 6 - 8.30pm Venue: Enfield Business Centre Cost Per Person: £25+vat - members & Guest, £35+vat - non-members Sponsors Curwens Solicitors will be providing expert guest speakers to update businesses on this important issue.

Public Relations is too difficult. It’s too time-consuming. It’s expensive and you can’t measure its effectiveness. There’s no-one who knows enough about PR to do it properly. Ever used any of those excuses for not making PR part of your marketing mix? If so, “The One Hour PR Guru” needs to be in your diary. This evening seminar from Leeds Media will de-bunk the myths and mysteries about PR … all in less than 60 minutes. It’s ideal for communications professionals who want to run a PR campaign but are worried they don’t have the time or the knowledge to put one together. The session will be led by Phil Reed, managing partner at Brahm PR, winners of the 2007 national CIPR Excellence Award for “Best use of Media Relations”. Phil started out as a journalist, and has worked in PR - both in-house and agency - for almost 20 years. He’ll share some of the tricks of the trade and will give you the confidence to manage your PR effectively. The seminar will be followed by wine and networking. Cost: Leeds Media members £25 + VAT; Non members £35 + VAT. To book your place, go to www.leedsmedia.co.uk. For …

Everyone’s got an opinion on Big Brother. What’s yours? Evolving from a psychological experiment into the media frenzy seen today, Big Brother is a very different beast to the one back in 2000 when the show first aired. At this breakfast briefing, James Bryson and Ross Taylor will show how Qmedia Research has been at the heart of the evolution of the Big Brother brand. They will run through the challenges and methodological advances that have kept the company at the forefront of researching the king of all reality TV shows. With the current series of Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack just finished and the new series of Big Brother 9 around the corner, how can research continue to influence decision making across all strands of the production process? Qmedia is the fastest growing media research agency outside London and is a division of Quaestor Research, one of the top 20 market research agencies in the UK. James Bryson and Ross Taylor have over 12 years research experience between them, specialising in television, print, online and advertising evaluation. “We will be live on (behalf of) Channel 4. We promise not to swear…” Cost: Leeds Media members £25 + VAT; Non members …