A day of events aimed at supporting women in business. All seminars are free and are part of our programme of events for Enterprise Week. Creche facilities are available in Centre for the Child from 09.30am-4.00pm. No child under 3 months. Please provide snacks, drinks and nappies. It will be operated on a first come first serve basis. Lower Ground Floor, Business Insight 10.00am Opening of Day by Kirsty Davies (Nominated Business Woman of the Year 2005. Director and General Manager of Professional Polishing Ltd - a stainless steel polishing co. based in Smethwick) 10.15am “Arrow Fund - Financing your Business”. Joint Presentation with Aston Reinvestment Trust and Steve Walker. 11.00am “The Women’s Business Development Agency”. Sheridan Culverwell. 11.30am-12.30pm “Basic Marketing”. Nick Booker Buffet Lunch Lower Ground Floor 1pm “Digital Marketing-Is Your Website Working for You?” Ian Weather Hogg. 2pm “Basic Book-Keeping”. 3-3.30pm Workshop with Lara Nolan 3.30-4pm “Women Doing it for Themselves”. Melvia Bullock Room 5A, Floor 5 1-4pm “HMRC Workshop 9 (TBC) Tax for the Sole Trader”. Janet Wilkes

Join FreshIdeas Events for an informative and inspiring women in business event. Speakers include Margot Katz, author and business consultant, Sonita Alleyne, CEO of Somethin’ Else and Christina Vaughan, CEO of Image Source. Alleyne was awarded an OBE in 2003 and runs one of the UK’s leading independent radio and TV production company. Katz, has advised some of the world’s leading companies including Chevron, Coca Cola and Coutts and Vaughan set up her business in 1999 and it has grown today to gross sales of just under $40 million dollars world wide. This event has a particular focus on personal branding and differentiating your unique selling point and offers a great opportunity to make new business contacts. Aimed at entrepreneurs and corporate women in business and offering a great opportunity to make new business contacts, this event is likely to sell out quickly so book early to ensure you get a place. For more information and booking, go to www.freshideasevents.com

How would you like to network with like minded business women who will support and promote your business locally and to their own network of contacts? We meet monthly at lunchtime at various groups across the South and East of England with a view to help women grow their businesses. Our meetings are structured yet informal. We are not ‘ladies that lunch’ but business women who have a sense of fun but are serious about improving our business opportunities. Please email us, call on 0845 004 9426 or look at www.wibn.co.uk for dates and venues for groups in this area.

The game of golf is synonymous with “big business”. It is one of the most effectively smart tools for the networking and deal making in the modern business world. Now, we know you are SMART because: You are definately NOT the type of executive woman or “she-preneur” who spends long hours in the office believing that hard work is what it takes to get ahead! You certainly won’t be uncomfortable with the idea of leaving the work-desk early to meet up with a valuable business prospect or client and essentially “have fun” You know that working “smarter, not harder” often means putting yourself in the right place with the right people You are wise enough to join with hundreds of like-minded women who are reaping the same benefits as the guys on the green. If you ARE the company you keep, then there’s ample reason to don your spikes, ditch your heels and pick up your golf club to start working on your swing!

An informal networking lunch for women in business in and aroubd KT20. Whether you’re just starting up, or have been in business for some time, this is an excellent forum for sharing ideas, sharing the strain and keeping the motivation levels up!

Because our last golfHER Tee Party was such a phenomenal success, word has got out! And there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that demand will be far higher than it was last month. In fact, we only have 19 places left. But if you act in a minute, you may still have chance to get in! The good news is that, simply because I don’t want you to be disappointed, I am personally inviting you to our next event on Thursday 19th November 2008 (revised date) at MORLEY HAYES GOLF CLUB, MORLEY, Derbyshire from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Now there’s no need to worry if you’ve never taken your first swing. And I certainly don’t want you whittling if you don’t have the right equipment or attire. Nor should your position on the organisational chart matter. Indeed, so long as you have a burning desire for astounding success in your personal life, business or career, you’ll be in exceptional company! So what do we have lining up on the Tee for you next month? You’ll learn, practice and play golf in a unique, safe environment to prepare you for success on the links your business or career …