Business Start-up@Leeds Met
What
We
Do
Business Start-up workshops
To make a success of your venture, you need to know what’s involved in going it alone – from developing a business plan, to meeting legal requirements and cutting through red tape. We can provide all the help you need to get your venture up and running through our series of workshops.
If you are interested in attending the next series of workshops please call 0113 812 1752 or email: info@business-start-up.biz
Is self employment right for you?
Wednesday 15th February
Explores the abilities, knowledge, skills and tools
required to develop your business and our guest
speaker will share the secrets to his business success.
Guest speaker: Tim Forman, Tim Forman Consulting
Research and Business Planning
Wednesday 22nd February
Develop your business strengths and minimise potential
weaknesses whilst learning how to identify your target
audience and understand your customer’s needs.
Guest speaker: Mark Taylor, Business Advisor
Marketing and selling your business
Wednesday 29th February
Become a marketing and selling maestro! Clout Marketing
& Media will help you jumpstart your strategy whether
you’re a new business or in need of some fresh ideas.
Guest speaker: Ros Walker, Clout Marketing & Media
Social Media and the web
Wednesday 7th March
Learn how to use social media sites such as Facebook,
Twitter and LinkedIn to promote your business start-up,
plus we will teach you
Guest speakers: Bryony Taylor, Social Media Manager - social media training, e-learning, online community management at Reach Further Ltd.
Legal issues
Wednesday 14th March
Introduction to all the business basics from being a sole trader,
limited company or partnership to all tax and intellectual
property right (IPR) issues.
Guest speakers: Ged Doonan, Leeds City Library Business & Patents, Geoff Barker (HMRC).
Introduction to finance
Wednesday 21st March
Covers financial planning, cash flow forecasting, profit
& loss.
Guest speakers: Angela Hellawell, Business Finance Advisor
Intellectual Property Business Training
Wednesday 28th March 2-4pm AG02 Broadcasting Place
Guest Speakers’ Will Parsons, MD of product design consultancy www.waresdesign.com will share his experience of developing his own company and Ged Doonan, Patent specialist from Leeds Patent Office will provide advice on patents, trademarks and copyright.
Workshop schedule
Programme for 2012
BSU workshops will take place between 2-4pm in Old Broadcasting House and Broadcasting Place:
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Is self-employment right for you? - 15th February in AG02 BP
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Research & Business Planning - 22nd February in A102 BP
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Marketing & Selling your business - 29th February in G05 OBH
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Social media and the web - 7th March in G05 OBH
* Legal Issues - 14th March in G05 OBH
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Introduction to Business Finance - 21st March in G05 OBH
Workshop testimonials
The workshops are a great opportunity to meet lots of really nice people who want to start their own business and we found the business planning session run by Mark Taylor really useful.
Caroline Pearson and Linda Richardson.
The workshops provided me with a really useful insight into what it takes to start your own business and they helped me confirm in my own mind that I am now ready to progress my idea. It was great to be surrounded by people with the same mind set as me.
Sean Langer
It was great to share experiences with like-minded people. Ros Walker (Clout Marketing) was very professional and she provided realistic examples which I found really useful for my business idea.
Anna Bluke
Great to listen to a variety of professional who have been there and done it and can give real world examples.
Stephen Thorpe
I found the marketing and finance workshops really useful, and being able to talk to the business advisor on a 1-2-1 basis about business planning has been great.
Sammie Lovett
Overall, the series of workshops were very informative, each workshop covered important topics which were relevant to me starting my own business, I particularly found the finance and tax sessions really useful. The programme has opened my eyes to what’s involved in running a business. It’s great to know that help is available at University.
Sunita Claxton
Where we are
Old Broadcasting House
Leeds
LS2 9EN
Business growth workshops
Regular workshops are organised at the QU2 Business Incubator. See the QU2 website for details.