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September 2010
Thursday 23rd
Success for Business: Finding and Keeping Customers
A basic understanding of sales and marketing is essential to start and sustain your business. This workshop will show you how to identify who your customers are, what is important to them, how to reach them and keep them coming back.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
•Understand the fundamentals of sales and marketing
•Gain support and ideas from fellow participants
•Complete an individual workshop action plan detailing your next stepsTOPICS COVERED
•Market research and how to do it effectively
•Customer research and creating a customer profile
•Who your target market is
•Carrying out competitor analysis
•Pricing and profit
•Market risks
•Developing a marketing strategy
•Branding
•The marketing mix
•The promotional mix
•Internet Marketing
•Advertising
•Winning sales and the sales process
•Customer CareEvent details
- Time:
- 9.30-12.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Thursday 23rd
Success for Business: Managing Money and Making a Profit
This workshop is designed to support you as you start or develop your new business and focus on the financial side. It will give you invaluable insight into financial issues, guidance on how to successfully manage them and a better understanding on how to make a profit.
By the end of the session you will be able to:
• Understand the fundamental financial aspects involved in running a business
• Gain support and ideas from fellow participants
• Complete an individual workshop action plan detailing your next stepsTOPICS COVERED
• The cost of starting up
• Determining your current financial situation
• Financing your Business
• Getting Paid
• Sales Forecasting
• Cash Flow
• Running Costs
• Profit and Loss
• Breakeven
• Costing and Pricing
• Tax
• Keeping Financial RecordsEvent details
- Time:
- 1.30-4.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Wednesday 29th
Raynes Park Business Breakfast
Business Breakfast for Raynes Park Businesses
Merton Chamber of Commerce and the Raynes Park Association would like to invite you to attend the next Raynes Park Business Breakfast.
For full details and to book your place for this event please go to www.mertonchamber.co.uk/events or call 020 8944 5501.
Price per delegate (Members): £10.00 + VAT
Price per delegate (Non-Members): £12.00 + VATEvent details
- Time:
- 8.00-9.30am
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- Bar 191, 191 Worple Road, Raynes Park
- Entry:
- £10+vat - £12+vat
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Thursday 30th
Raynes Park Community Forum
Area forum organized by Merton Council looks at local and topical issues, including a report from the Police, and a Soapbox slot where residents can raise their own issues.
Event details
- Time:
- 7.15-9.30pm
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Raynes Park Library
- Website:
- www.merton.gov.uk
October 2010
Wednesday 6th
Creating a Website Workshop
This workshop is designed for new or established businesses who are in need of a website and don’t know where to start, or who have a website that is not working for them as it should.
£15+vat for Merton Chamber members
£20+vat for non-membersEvent details
- Time:
- 9.30-12.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Entry:
- £15+vat - £20+vat
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Wednesday 6th
Lunch & Learn - Powerful Presentation
Come and meet likeminded people, potential clients or mentors through our regular networking events. Each event provides you with topical presentations to help your business succeed.
The ‘Lunch and Learn’ peer group learning network is for local people who are running a business to interact, share information and learn from each other all within a friendly supportive environment. Lunch is also included.
WORKSHOP /ONE2ONE BOOKINGS
Call 020 8619 0700 or email
info@mertonchamber.co.uk
For full details and to book your place for this event please go to www.mertonchamber.co.uk/events or call 020 8944 5501.Event details
- Time:
- 12.00-2.00pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Thursday 7th
1:1 Financial Advice with NatWest
Pre-book your free, one hour appointment for financial advice with a financial advisor from NatWest Bank. This is an open, drop-in surgery for any business in Merton Borough. Please contact us to book your appointment.
Event details
- Time:
- 9.30-1.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Tuesday 12th
Thinking of Starting a Business: Business Basics
Business Basics workshop will cover all the various aspects of setting your very own business. It will include:
•Expert, practical advice on starting a business
•Legal structures
•Finance for small businesses
•Find out more about your market
•Tax & National Insurance
•Business PlanningEvent details
- Time:
- 9.30-12.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Thursday 14th
Business In Film: Honest, Decent & True
Wimbledon Going for Gold presents a “Business In Film” special event.
Join us for some networking and entertainment as we hear from our guest speaker George Blacklock, Dean of Wimbledon College of Art and painter of reknown, followed by a private screening of the 1985 Gary Oldman movie, “Honest, Decent and True”.
Find out what George had to do with the making of this movie! George will both inform and entertain as he gives us the …inside story.
Made for British Television in 1985, this spoof of the advertising industry stars Gary Oldman, Ade Edmonson and Richard E. Grant.
We hope you will join us for this unique event!
Wimbledon Going for Gold is funded by Merton Council, Centre Court Shopping Centre and Piazza Management, and managed by Merton Chamber of Commerce. With thanks to Odeon Wimbledon.
Event details
- Time:
- 6.00-9.00pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Odeon Cinema
- Website:
- www.facebook.com
Thursday 21st
Running a Successful Business
Focusing on the practicalities of prioritising your time and running your business is essential in being able to sustain a business. Everything needs to be done now so how to you decide what is most important? What skills to you and your business need to grow?
Event details
- Time:
- 9.30-1.30pm
- Forum:
- Business
- Posted by:
- Caroline Cook
- Venue:
- The Generator Business Centre. 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3DA
- Website:
- www.mertonchamber.co.uk