Have you decided that you would like to run your business as a social enterprise? Do you need to know how to turn your idea into a reality? This workshop will look at the many and varied tasks that you need to undertake to get your business on the road and will provide you with the information that you need to establish your social enterprise. We will look at obtaining finance, employing people, writing a business plan and will help you to make sense of, PAYE, VAT, SSP and many other acronyms!

This may be a bit off our patch but likely to be of interest to a number of local companies...

Discover a new route into these rapidly developing countries. With the growth of the Chinese and Indian aerospace and automotive sectors, value chain opportunities are emerging in all areas of advanced engineering. Excellent opportunities exist for high-level UK advanced engineering companies to supply goods and services to China and India.

Now is the time for UK companies with relevant capability to meet the needs of Chinese and Indian aerospace and advanced manufacturing customers.

Hear from Paul Calver, UKTI's Advanced Engineering Global Value Chain Specialist for China and India who has been engaging with key OEMs in both China and India to identify how UK companies can fully exploit supply chain opportunities. Paul will also be able to give practical advice on how best to access these opportunities.

By attending this event, you will improve your company's knowledge and capability in the following key areas:
•Key market drivers and trends
•Principal China and India business opportunities
•Market entry and methods of doing business, including business culture
•Specific opportunities for 2nd & 3rd tier UK manufacturers

The UK government sees climate change as "the most severe problem we are facing today" and has unreservedly supported global earth summits and embraced international treaties to address the issue. Attend this free full day event and discover the opportunities to access funding

The 2010 Bio-Entrepreneur School will equip and support entrepreneurial people start and grow a business in the lifescience, medical, bioscience and biotechnology sector and is open to anyone wanting to develop an entrepreneurial career in the commercialisation of bioscience

Susan Hallam of Hallam Communications Limited will present a 2 hour seminar on the topic of Social Media Marketing. Susan is an independent business consultant specialising in web marketing strategy and tactics, customer relationship management and the business impact of emerging Internet technologies. Those of you who attended her brief presentation to Loughborough Enterprise Club (LEC) last September will know that she is an excellent presenter.

Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, YouTube. Learn how your business can use use these social media techniques to acquire new customers, to convert prospects into clients, and to keep your existing customers loyal to your business. We'll explore the main social media tools, discuss how to measure the results of your efforts, and work through practical examples and case studies