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There will be Careers Fair in Leicester at City Rooms on 19/02/2025 at 10am-2pm
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No one ever said that running a business would be easy. There will be challenges and times when you question what you are doing. You will have to work hard, and be incredibly passionate about what you do. There may be some setbacks or adjustments and it may even be that your original business idea is not the business that you end up running. But the payback will be huge. Creating and running your own business is immensely rewarding, and something you can be very proud of having achieved. Completing the journey from an idea in your head to your first paying customers will be incredibly exciting.
The most important thing to remember is that you don't have to do it alone. There are plenty of people who will be happy to help, whether they are business advisers, trade associations, mentors, people you respect - sometimes even competitors! Never be afraid or embarrassed to ask for help. The worst that can happen is that they say no. There are also lots of online resources and books that can help, as you can see. The hardest part of starting a business is actually getting started. If, after reading this post, you think you've got what it takes, just get out there and do it. Make it happen. This information is from The Prince's Trust Guide to starting your own business "MAKE IT HAPPEN". We are looking for Volunteers to help us promote our new E-shop! Please send us e-mail to [email protected] to apply!
We opened/launched Muu La Ltd's E-shop on Thursday 9th of January 2025 with Martin Pold and Ryan Abbott at The Innovation Centre - DMU in Leicester. www.muula.co.uk/shop Please help us to promote it!
We have been working on our website at The Innovation Centre - DMU with Ryan Abbott! We would like to improve our SEO and ability to buy organic honey from our website's e-shop.
Please share your ideas and feedback about our website! Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University has been accredited with the Small Business Charter in recognition of its work to support small businesses, student entrepreneurship, and the local economy.
The school has demonstrated its commitment to nurturing SME growth in Leicestershire through an array of high-quality leadership development programmes. These include REBOUND, a workshop series addressing the specific needs of African and Caribbean SMEs, and the SBC’s own Help to Grow: Management Course. The panel were particularly impressed by the school’s strong external profile with the local SME ecosystem and stakeholders. A strategic partnership with the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce has resulted in many joint activities, including the East Midlands Top 500 Companies, the Business Research and Intelligence Unit, and the Accelerator Project, which delivered on parts of a £1 million Culture Recovery Fund grant. There is also detailed evidence to show the school supports student enterprise and entrepreneurship. Highlights of this include, DMU Works (an award-winning careers service) and Fox’s Lair (De Montfort University’s answer to Dragon’s Den). The Small Business Charter is a national accreditation, assessed by small business leaders, to recognise business schools which demonstrate excellence in supporting small businesses, student enterprise, and the local economy. Leicester Castle Business School will hold the award for a further 5 years. There are 67 business schools that hold the Small Business Charter in the UK and Ireland. Flora Hamilton, Executive Director of the Small Business Charter and CEO of the Chartered Association of Business Schools said: “We congratulate Leicester Castle Business School for achieving its SBC status. The school maintains strong strategic partnerships which play a vital role in supporting small businesses and its local economy, and it is encouraging to see such innovative support for student entrepreneurship. We are delighted to work with Leicester Castle Business School, especially as delivery partners for the Help to Grow: Management Course." Get inspired. Start thinking differently about the future of your business. I found out about this course from my Co-worker's LinkedIn profile. And I wanted to test it. It took me 2-3 hours to watch through all the videos, take notes and submit the Final survey. I found it interesting and exciting as this course was FREE! Delivered by Small Business Charter and funded by HM Government. Thank You! Help to Grow: Management Essentials is an online, self-guided course designed to help business leaders take a helicopter view of their businesses and understand their strengths, challenges and potential. This course demonstrates the benefit of taking a holistic view of your business to achieve growth. Through building an awareness of the key concepts to do with small business growth, you will gain clarity on what you need to work on and why. Think more strategically about your business, through a series of bite-sized videos and practical resources. More information: https://smallbusinesscharter.org/about-help-to-grow-management-essentials The Leicester Business Festival is an annual fortnight of business events, held right across Leicester and Leicestershire in the Autumn (4th-15th of November 2024).
The core aim of Leicester Business Festival is to celebrate the work that businesses in the region do. It is an opportunity for organisations to share their expertise and knowledge to create forums for networking and growth. Events are free and anyone can attend. They vary in type, structure and size, across digital and in-person platforms, and from workshops and seminars to product demonstrations, showroom tours and round table debates, to name but a few! The agenda is exciting and diverse and there really is something for everyone, with ever changing topics and discussions taking place. As a firm fixture in the business calendar, the LBF is also known across the UK and it draws a spotlight on Leicester and Leicestershire, demonstrating the region’s business strengths, innovation, and highlighting its huge investment potential. Not only is the LBF the largest business event in the region, but it has become Leicester & Leicestershire’s annual economic showcase. WHO IS BEHIND THE LBF? The LBF is operated under the Leicester Business Festival Community Interest Company (CIC) established in 2016, and delivered by Associate Events. It is a fully community-owned and operated festival. The aim is not to be profit making and if any money is made through the partnership arrangements, it is re-invested back into the festival to make it bigger, better and more effective. The CIC currently consists of local business directors, Richard Osborn, David Nicholls, Sean Jarvis and Rupinder Drew. There are currently vacancies on the board and the CIC is seeking innovative and influential individuals who would be interested in helping to steer the future of the festival to the next level. Please contact [email protected] or call 0116 464 5995 to find out more. HISTORY The Leicester Business Festival was founded and seed-funded by the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) in 2015. The idea was to bring Leicester and Leicestershire’s business communities together to incite networking, sharing and ultimately catalyse business growth. The intention was to also create a focal point that allowed Leicester and Leicestershire to promote its successes, ambition, drive and outstanding selling points, to attract outside interest from a business and investment perspective. The first festival aimed for just 20 events and to achieve local community buy-in to the concept. But it was met with such an overwhelmingly positive response by the business community, that over 80 events took place, around 7,500 participated and the marketing reach topped an estimated two million people. And the LBF has continued to go from strength to strength. By the end 2016, having established a successful event with a long-term future, the LLEP was able to hand the organisation of the LBF over to the purposely-established Community Interest Company (CIC), under which it is now run. Each year the Festival continues to evolve and develop so that it remains impactful, meaningful and relevant to the communities that it serves. https://www.leicesterbusinessfestival.com |
AuthorMartin Pold is a WINNER of the Managing Director of the Year Awards in 2022. He have DSU VOLUNTEER SILVER AWARD from De Montfort University. He is Business Mentor and Managing Director, who helps to start and grow businesses. He is passionate about organic food and likes to promote Estonian products in England and Wales. He also cares about environment and nature. Archives
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