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Growing your home based business’.

Through sessions on expansion, outsourcing, IT and communications attendees will get practical advice on how to grow the business without growing the office space or bottom line. Delegates will also get the chance to hear from Rachel Elnaugh, who created the market leading experiences brand Red Letter Days from a shoestring budget in her front room.



Event: Growing your home based business

Date: Thursday 4th March 2010

Venue: BT Centre, 81 Newgate St, City of London, EC1A 7AJ

Time: 09.00 – 15.40

Cost: FREE

To book your place visit Business Link in London - Growing your home based business or call 0845 6000 787.



ENTREPRENEURS, INVENTORS, DESIGNERS
BRITAIN’S HIGH STREET WANTS YOU!

Do you believe you’ve invented the next Dyson? Concocted a successor to Innocent Smoothies? Discovered the next Protect and Perfect face cream? Then the BBC wants to hear from you!

In a groundbreaking new series, some of Britain’s biggest and best loved high street stores are clearing some shelf space for YOU – the great British public – to sell YOUR products.

Whatever your product, this could be your unique chance to break into the big time. Under the watchful eye of retail expert Theo Paphitis of Dragon’s Den, the most influential buyers in retail want to meet Britain’s undiscovered design talent AND will stock the best of what they see.

Whether you have created a range of garden tools, a fabulous food product, a ‘must have’ accessory or anything else worth selling, this is your chance. If you believe your ORIGINAL product could be successful, but has yet to find its market, apply now.

Email address: highstreet@mavericktv.co.uk
Get inspired and grow your business network for FREE at this networking event!
Friday 26th February 2010
10.30am - 4pm

Meeting and Building relationships with business contacts can be a real challenge.
This event will make it easy for you to meet like-minded people in an informal setting.

The day will kick off with a ‘Mindset of the Entrepreneur’workshop ‘Success does not
know; upbringing, academic qualifications, background or disability, these can all be overcome with the right attitude
and attributes.’

Finishing with a ‘Starting a business? Taking the first steps’ workshop giving you tips on how to start, who can help you,
funding and finance assistance available, and the next steps for taking your idea forward.

Closest Tube - Waterloo Station
Cost - Free (lunch included)

How to book
Call us on 0845 6000 787 (18001 BT Typetalk)
Or visit: www.businesslink.gov.uk/london/events

When booking please let us know your access or dietary needs

A booklet 'Setting up in Business A Resource guide for disabled people and their advisors' has information and tips about topics such as tax, the access to work scheme, business planning, courses, grants, finance, working from home to name a few.

There is a directory of support that goes with the booklet containing details of grants,loans, mentoring support. etc

Available in the UK only

To get a copy email info@disabled-entrepreneurs.net
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Learn about self-employment.
Hear how we can help you start your business.

for people with long-term health conditions and disabilities living in Chesterfield and Bolsover who are not working.


Contact Margaret on 01252 721239 or email margaret@disabilitydynamics.co.uk for more information
If you are a business advisor and want to update your skills in advising disabled people then we have the course you are looking for!!

The Association of Disabled Professionals has very successfully put on courses covering the issues of disabled people when approaching a business advisors. We are offering the course for a fee and travelling expenses.

Here are some participants comments

Excellent course a lot to think about

A fantastic course loads of useful advice and insight - would recommend

Interested? Contact us at adp.admin@ntlworld.com.

Hvae you got an idea or thinking about working for yourself


Where Wood Green Library Haringey. London
Time 2-5pm
Who should attend : disabeld people thinking about setting up in business


Bookings are to be made direct to the library by Sunday 16th March 2008 -



Phone: 0208 489 2780 Or

Email: Elizabeth.cruz@haringey.gov.uk Or

Drop into the library at Wood Green Central Library, High Road, London N22 6XD



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