September 2019
Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring
SWBC is representing the South West in a Government-funded project run jointly by Cambridge and Nottingham Universities called "Digital Manufacturing on a Shoestring", or "Shoestring" for short. Shoestring is aimed at identifying simple, practical and affordable technology interventions for manufacturing processes in small companies. Plymouth Manufacturers Group has already engaged with the project, but we'd now like to make all SWBC members aware of an Open Workshop to be held at the Institute for Manufacturing in Cambridge on Tuesday 24th…
Find out more »Free Business Support – Personal Branding
Business Branding and Personal Branding Personal Branding and the Communications Mix Your Personal Brand Creating a Personal Brand Action Plan
Find out more »Don’t leave it to the tax man!
GA Solicitors and Hansford Bell invite you to learn how to protect your assets for future generations. In this free seminar, lawyer Catherine Bailey and Chartered Financial Planner Christopher Palmer will give more details on the following: Benefits of Financial Life Planning The benefit of pension freedom The importance of getting your will right What is inheritance tax and do I have to pay it? Can I protect my estate from the cost of care? What is a power of…
Find out more »Canopy Demo Night
Are you ready for the first Canopy Demo Night in Plymouth? Not a pitch night! A Demo Night! September 26 is the date and we'd love you to join. This event is a collaboration with Formation Zone at the University of Plymouth and Yena. On the night, a panel discussion and knowledge share on what it’s like to grow a business in Plymouth. This special format is designed to showcase new ideas and entrepreneurs. Through the event each founder hopes to learn and iterate their idea, find…
Find out more »October 2019
Part-Time Jobs Fair
The University of Plymouth Careers Service are pleased to invite you to our 2019 Placement and Graduate Career Fairs taking place this autumn! Do you have paid part-time vacancies that could fit around students’ studies? Now in its fifth year, this fair is free of charge to exhibitors and is extremely popular with over 1,500 students in attendance last year. The event is the best way to meet students who are primed to seek employment to fit around their studies and to enhance their employability…
Find out more »A Guide to Holiday Letting a Property in the South West
Join cottages.com and Blue Chip Holidays at their next holiday letting event "A Guide to Holiday Letting your Property in the South West" at St Mellion International Resort in Cornwall on Thursday 3rd October, 6 - 9:30pm. Aimed at holiday property owners, investors and those working in the holiday letting sector, they have organised an evening of talks from industry experts to help you on your holiday letting journey. The confirmed companies speaking so far include cottages.com, Boshers Holiday Home Insurance Specialists,…
Find out more »Calling all golfers!
SWBC’s 2019 chosen charity, the South West Coast Path Association are inviting our members to join them for their Golf Day Fundraiser at Thurlestone Golf Club on Friday 4th October. It is a friendly 4BBB Open (pairs), right on the Coast Path and will help raise much needed funds to protect the Trail. Female and male golfers of all abilities are warmly welcomed. Tickets at £39.50pp, or £45 with a donation, include: 18-hole round of golf (normally £80pp for a…
Find out more »The MBA Speaker Series: Erinch Sahan
The MBA Speaker Series runs monthly at the University of Exeter and brings to the fore noteworthy and inspiring speakers looking at issues that address the major challenges confronting business and society. The Exeter MBA invites you to the first guest lecture in the MBA Speaker Series for academic year 2019/20 on Thursday 17th October 2019. “People, planet and profit – what’s the real deal ?" by Erinch Sahan, Chief Executive of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)* Increasingly, societies are asking deep questions about the purpose…
Find out more »The Nudge Festival
Voted by The Guardian in their "Top Ten Global Ideas Festivals to attend" The unmissable 10th anniversary Like Minds Ideas Festival which takes place on Friday, October 18th at Exeter Castle in the center of Exeter. Past speakers and delegates will also be with us to celebrate over 100 keynotes having taken place. Spread over three rooms there will be 12x keynotes, 40x masterclass sessions, wine tasting, Gin tasting and of course copious amounts of coffee to help uplift you…
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