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The North Tyneside Business Factory plans spring event and seminar programme

Winter may not yet be over, but the North Tyneside Business Factory is springing into action to prepare its forthcoming programme of events and seminars for people starting a business and newly trading businesses.

Plans are already in place for events and seminars in March, the first of which is a one hour Health and Safety introductory session at 4pm on Wednesday 5 March. The session will introduce newly trading businesses to their basic responsibilities in complying with legislation and help them to understand the benefits of attending the next step – a follow-on three hour workshop which will assess business requirements in more detail and identify relevant solutions. Delivered by Steve and Cheryl of Tutela Training who have many years of experience working in the health and care sector, this is the Business Factory’s first seminar to address health and safety legislation for new businesses and we are delighted that Tutela Training will be working with us on this.

Later in the week, on Saturday (8 March), the Business Factory is holding a celebration of International Women’s Day entitled “Women Working for Themselves” where speakers for this event, which runs from 10am to 1.30pm, will include talks from positive psychologist Niyc Pidgeon of Optimal You, marketing expert Janice Ross and eBay consultant Laura Mathieson. Lunch will be included and Business Factory clients including Caron Foley of Green Frog Developments will share their personal experiences of setting up a business to inspire other women to do the same.

The annual programme of monthly Enterprise Clubs also restarts in March, the first session takes place on Tuesday 11th at 5pm with guest speakers and social media experts Christopher Davidge and Jack Taylor offering participants a step-by-step guide through the process of creating and maintaining an effective and attractive social media presence, in addition to the networking opportunities that the Club provides to newly trading businesses.

The Business Factory service is founded on providing one-to-one advice, but North Tyneside Council and Ixion are working together to extend the support to provide much more, including the programme of events and seminars. With more than 650 new businesses helped in the last two years, the offer is proving to be a very successful service. Information about the range of support is available on the Business Factory’s website www.businessfactorynt.co.uk. Places on seminars and events are limited so early booking is recommended – click on the Seminar and Events link on the website for more information.

Events and seminars take place at the home of the Business Factory, the North Tyneside Business Centre, which provides an accessible high street presence in a popular location; support is also available online via the website, a lively Facebook page and Twitter.

For more information visit www.businessfactorynt.co.uk, email info@businessfactorynt.co.uk, text START to 81400 or phone 0191 605 3110. Facebook TheBusinessFactory and Twitter BizFactoryNT. Tutela Training can be contacted via www.tutelatraining.co.uk and tel 01670 336138. Niyc Pidgeon can be contacted via www.optimalyou.co.uk. Green Frog Developments can be contacted via www.greenfroguk.co.uk, email info@greenfroguk.co.uk or tel 0191 280 9521.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by The Business Factory .