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This autumn is packed with events and support to help your business grow, read on!

Starting in Business Programme Group 6

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:30 - Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:30 GMT?| Online

This programme is available to individuals based in Nottingham City area *

This two-day programme of workshops led by one of our experienced business trainers will teach you the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business.

Over the course of the programme, we will cover:

• Knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed by successful business owners
• Sole trader, limited company, partnership ? which is best for you?
• Your legal responsibilities as a business owner
• Marketing your business
• Understanding tax, National Insurance and VAT
• Record keeping and business banking
• Start up and running costs
• Planning your personal survival budget
• How to price your product or service
• Importance of cash flow forecasting for your business

*Eligibility checks will be made

Book your free place TODAY at: https://tinyurl.com/5achufd8

Help to Grow: Management

Take your business to the next level!

Join 30,000 senior leaders taking part in the Help to Grow: Management programme ? a practical training course delivered by world-class business schools and accredited by the Small Business Charter.

The?Help to Grow: Management course at Nottingham Business School (NBS) supports senior managers of small and medium-sized businesses to boost their business?s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.

The 12-week course is?90% funded?by the Government and the fee payable to participants is ?750. The course is designed to allow participants to complete it alongside full-time work and is delivered by the Business School at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

• Cohort 14: at Nottingham Business School
• Onboarding:?Thursday 11 January 2024
• Start date:?Thursday 18 January 2024
• End date:?Thursday 18 April 2024

Register your interest at: https://tinyurl.com/5bz83r4s

Information, Advice and Support

The Skill Access Hub offers fully funded skills advice and support to SMEs based across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2). Businesses can access fully funded impartial advice from experienced Skills Advisors to address current and future skills gaps. The dedicated team of Skills Advisers work with businesses on a one-to-one basis, to scope out skills needs and explore relevant opportunities. Get in touch now! Email: [email protected] for more information.

Shape the future of self-employment and start-ups

Thursday, 7th December 2023 at 9:30am - 4:00pm Location:?Delta Hotels by Marriott, Nottingham, NG8 6PY

If you?re looking to get started with Paid Display & Video marketing, then spend a day with us as we explore the opportunities of these two advertising strategies and learn how to use each campaign strategy to reach target audiences with specific display ads or videos.

These different advertising strategies are often extremely cost effective in reaching potential new customers, which means they can still be extremely useful even when minimal marketing budgets are available.

Who Should Attend?

New or established business owners or employees who are part of a marketing team who have (or work for) a business who wants to explore the benefits of Paid Display & Video Advertising to raise awareness of their business, business services & products.

What?s Covered

• The basics of paid display marketing
• Where your ads might be displayed and the different targeting options you have available
• The different advert options for display ads including standard, responsive & dynamic options
• How to create the different display ad options
• Building your marketing funnel with display & video ads and creating remarketing lists to move potential customers through your sales funnel
• The benefits of paid video marketing and how to specifically target audiences based on in-market, affinity, and interests
• The differences between video marketing on social media vs YouTube including how you are charged, and the different view metrics used by each platform
• Styles of video that do well across different platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube

Register today at: https://tinyurl.com/3r26vst5

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