Events
The Growth Hub hosts a range of workshops and courses, run by local experts, to upskill you and your team in breaking down barriers to growth
Our range of events
Our March Events
WORKSHOP: How to create a website that makes money
Making money from your website isn't a myth. Your website should be more than just a signpost to your business.
WORKSHOP: How to discover the 7 simple steps of action planning
Does your working day end with a sigh of satisfaction – or a groan of despair that you haven’t dealt with all the calls, emails, updates – done all the ‘stuff’ you meant to do when you started out that morning? Your goals and objectives are often forgotten in the rush of ‘busy-ness’ that is a normal working day. But after a while, you start losing sight of your ‘why’ – and that will wear you down.
WORKSHOP: How to Review your website and improve your SEO
Do you want to see your website appear on page one of Google whenever you search for the key words relevant to your business?
WORKSHOP: The Road to Growth - Expert Series with OPS-BOX - Week 3
The Road to Growth is a series of four weekly events run by business experts, OPS-BOX. The events focus on the key stages of planning for business growth.
WORKSHOP: How to use Video to promote your Business
It is predicted that by 2022 80% of all online traffic will be from video. Video is everywhere and everyone loves video.
ONE-TO-ONE: Business premises - How to plan your property needs
This is aimed as a one-hour overview by zoom call. Patrick will briefly discuss your business with you and your future plans as well as any existing premises you may have.
WORKSHOP: How to market your business on social media
This workshop will guide you through the most commonly used social media channels for business; Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram. Each has its own uses and capabilities, and having an understanding of each can be pivotal for your marketing strategy.
ONLINE: Wellbeing Workshop
We all know everyone is feeling the strain at the moment either trying to juggle home school with work or just not being able to make any plans – we all need that holiday!
ONE-TO-ONE: How to master your Business operations - Profit, Sales and People
Come along and ask, an experienced small business owner, whatever you like about your own business.
WORKSHOP: The Road to Growth - Expert Series with OPS-BOX - Week 4
The Road to Growth is a series of four weekly events run by business experts, OPS-BOX. The events focus on the key stages of planning for business growth.
WEBINAR: How UK service companies can adjust to the new way of trading with the EU
Negotiations focused on trade in goods, but the adjustment for UK services companies is no less challenging. What are the implications?
ONE-TO-ONE: How to manage a successful Business
Managing a business, whether in the capacity as owner or as a senior employee, provides a wide range of challenges. To ensure that a business is both efficient and profitable there are a number of basic, yet critical elements, that need to be addressed in a well thought out and strategic way.
ONE-TO-ONE: How to Successfully apply for a patent
Experienced patent attorney Flo Bazant will provide an insight into the patent system, and offer tips on how to make the patent system work as a commercial tool for your company.
ONE-TO-ONE: How to pitch your charity or social enterprise for investment
Charities and social enterprises often struggle to pitch their brand for investment. A lack of funding or sponsorship can mean that social change does not happen, and this has a great impact on society.
WORKSHOP: How to reach your target audience
A workshop that shares ideas, tips and techniques about how to reach your target audience, how to engage them and how to raise awareness of your product and services.
WORKSHOP: How to Develop an effective Performance Management Framework
Managing a team effectively can be a difficult, but it doesn't have to be an impossible task.
ONE-TO-ONE: How to get more website traffic
Do you want more traffic that converts into actual spending clients? If you are struggling to get traffic that converts the answer can often be very simple.
WEBINAR: Discussing the Border Model and complexities of trade with Northern Ireland
We are a few weeks on from 1st January, how are goods moving and how are traders finding the new customs formalities and border controls?
ONE-TO-ONE: How to Grow your Business with photo and video
In this one-to-one session, we’ll take a detailed look at your business and marketing to see where you could use photos and video more effectively to help grow your business.
WORKSHOP: How crowdfunding can benefit my business
Crowdfunding is a new form of democratic finance that is unlocking hundreds of millions for non-profits, startups and existing businesses across the globe.
WORKSHOP: How to Build an eco business
Have an idea for a green or eco product? There are so many things to do.
WEBINAR: Alternative markets: A world of opportunity beyond the EU
As growth has stagnated across the EU, emerging markets have experienced significant growth and represent great opportunities for UK traders .
WORKSHOP: How to make Marketing work for you
Marketing is a huge topic and it can be difficult to know where to start.