January 2019
South West Space Innovation Event
The University of Exeter is delighted to invite you to our regional 'Space Innovation' event, at the Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab, on Wednesday 23 January 2019. This networking event will give businesses, individuals and academia an excellent opportunity to: Engage with the rapidly growing UK Space Industry Gain valuable insights on key topics around Space Find out more about diverse Space-related challenges & funding opportunities Develop space-related capabilities Foster project consortia and bid proposals Help to nurture…
Find out more »Talking Business: ‘Talking up Plymouth’
Local businesses are invited to tuck in and ‘talk-up’ Plymouth at City College Plymouth’s next Talking Business @ PL1 event. Run in partnership with Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Plymouth Live, ‘Talking-up Plymouth’ will discuss Plymouth’s strengths and local organisation’s roles in celebrating and promoting Britain's Ocean City. Leading the discussion will be guest speakers: Bill Martin, Editor-in-Chief - Devon & Cornwall Reach PLC, Stuart Elford, Chief Executive - Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Peter Vosper,…
Find out more »THE DEVON BAME Business Excellence Awards
Aim: Celebrating Achievements, Celebrating Diversity in the South West, Create champions in the BAME community Outcome: Inspiring communities and champions Recognising and acknowledge outstanding BME owned business achievement across all sections in the community The Event: A Gala/Black tie night with flavour of diversity. A three-course meal in an ambiance of colours and flavours from around the world created by the refugees and migrants community members settled in Plymouth. An inspirational and storytelling night from the world An Award celebration…
Find out more »February 2019
SWBC Advisory and Statutory Board Meetings (Board Members only)
The Advisory Board meets four times a year and helps shape SWBC's thinking and its key strategic priorities. The Board is made up of organisations and business representative groups including the local Chamber organisations, regional manufacturing groups, the FSB and IOD.
Find out more »PEMC Industrial Solutions Event Series
Following on from the success of the first event of the series held on 15 November 2018, featuring SW Metal Finishing Ltd, Ramer Sponges Ltd and Innovate UK, PEMC is proud to welcome two of our industrial partners from the aerospace sector to explain how they have used electron microscopy (including the 3D capability of the new FIB-SEM) to understand their products’ materials better. MB Aerospace is an international company which manufactures aero-engine components for the aerospace and defence industry.…
Find out more »Access to funding and finance for businesses: KTN
Hazel Biggs, Knowledge Transfer Network lead in Security and Defence, will be presenting a session on ‘Access to Funding and Finance’. She will cover the KTN’s strategies for assisting innovative companies through the application and raising of finance – lending, grants, or equity based. Her team delivers the Venturefest and Pitchfest networks, and works with several early stage investors in preparing companies for investment. Hazel will be available after the session to provide you with bespoke advice and guidance on…
Find out more »A Guide to Holiday Letting a 4 or 5 Star Property
Blue Chip Holidays is the UK’s premium self-catering agency. We mainly market 4 & 5* properties in the finest locations – the best places to relax in the UK. We currently have over 1,200 properties on our portfolio, varying from cosy cottages to grand castles. We would like to invite you to an evening event called “a Guide to Holiday Letting a 4 or 5 Star Property” hosted at Hotel du Vin in Exeter on Thursday 28th February between 6pm-8:30pm.…
Find out more »March 2019
SWBC Quarterly Conference
The South West Business Council organise quarterly conferences, which link closely to our strategic priorities. Keynote speakers are often from outside the region, delivering insights from a national and sometimes international perspective.
Find out more »Spring Placement & Graduate Careers Fair
The University of Plymouth are pleased to announce that we will be holding our first Spring Placement & Graduate Careers Fair on Tuesday 26th March 2019 between 11:00 – 15:00 and would like you to attend! This event is open and targeted to students from all degree courses and is a perfect opportunity for organisations who: Still have placement or graduate vacancies starting Summer or Autumn 2019 Have summer internships or work experience opportunities for Summer 2019 Would like to raise awareness of their company and its…
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