Creative Alchemy brings together creative businesses and freelancers from across the different creative sectors for networking, discussion and socialising in a chilled out smiley environment designed to encourage collaboration and inspiration. Join us for a drink and see what develops!

The Flag and Bell is a Tech Pub Crawl held on the first Tuesday of each month (except this month it will be on a Thursday). It is a free, networking event for anyone interested in search engines, the Internet or web technology. We will visit a couple of pubs and spend about 45 minutes at each. All pubs are in walking distance of the first one. All you need to do is listen out for the bell and follow the flag to the next pub. Contact: To register, please email megan@trexy.com For more information http://flag-and-bell.com/

Power Your Business With Web 2.0 - Using the internet to communicate, collaborate and create content Creative Networks invites you to explore the new media world of business and social networks, interactivity and user-generated content. Our May event will show you how the latest Internet tools can empower your business and enhance the way you communicate, collaborate and create content. Guiding you through a bewildering array of blogging, wikis, RSS feeds and podcast tools, will be 3Form’s Stef Lewandowski and professional blogger, Pete Ashton. Having recently returned from the worldwide ‘South by South West Interactive’ new media conference in Austin, USA, our expert panel will have advice and ideas for all, from the new media newbie to the podcasting pro! To join us for this FREE event, please email creative.networks@tic.ac.uk or call Scarlet Scardanelli on 0121 331 5400 or 07969 226 693. Alternatively, register on-line at our portal a www.creativenetworksonline.com

Free Business Seminar to those based in Haringey, Hackney and Islington. Businesses failing to make use of video online are losing out. Seminar explains why video is becoming an essential aspect of website design, communication, sales and marketing. SELL HOW TO SELL YOUR GOODS AND SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET AND USE OF WEB VIDEO Find out How to Use Your Website to Generate Clients and Cash! Thursday 18th September 6.15pm – 8.30pm Video will account for 50% of online traffic by 2012 Comscore Technology Marketing Analysts With the Ofcom government reported findings showing that Of all internet users in the UK, a higher proportion of people from Ethnic Minority Groups have broadband (80%) than the UK average (74%). According to the Advertising Association internet ad spending went up by 40% in 2007. Advertisers will spend over £5 billion by 2012. ( source e-Marketer) With some of the world’s largest companies are now marketing their products extensively through the internet through video, at sites like YouTube and MySpace. You can also reap the benefits of internet marketing from your own website. Find out how to market your business effectively on the web, by bringing the world to your store. Simple …