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Tendring Events Schedule 2024/2025
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September 2024 |
Shopfront Grant Writing Session Date: Friday 13th September Time: 10am-12pm Venue: Never Say Die - Jaywick Speakers: Tabby/ Neil Overview: Tabby + Neil to set up a clinic at the Never Say Die pub to meet with 5 business owners referred by the council for support in their applications. Neil to provide shopfront advice and quotes. Tabby to provide application support. Regenerating Tendring Date 23/09/2024 Where: Clacton Leisure Centre Tourism Date 24/09/2024 Where: Kingscliff Hotel Boost your Digital Presence Date: 25/09/2024 Where: The Lifehouse Skills and Jobs Fair Date: 26/09/2024 Where: Clacton Town Hall Turn up on the day Women in Business Date: 30/09/2024 Where: The Waterfront, Dovercourt |
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October 2024 |
Manningtree Business Chamber Networking Session + BA Clinic Date: Tuesday 22nd October Time: 10am-12pm Venue: Winyl - Manningtree (Business Award winners) Speakers: Roses Contractors/ Manningtree Emporium / Business Chamber / Frin Overview: Local business owners in attendance with a small speaking role to talk to 1 challenge they’ve experienced locally and how they’ve adapted. Guests to network and Frin will be on hand to deliver in person 1:1 and book in future clients. Creativity & Culture Date: 01/10/2024 Where: Electric Palace, Harwich High Street Heroes Date: 02/10/2024 Where: The Nose, Walton |
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November 2024 |
Brightlingsea Business Group Networking + BA Clinic Date: Tuesday 19th November Time: 10am-12pm Venue: Brightlingsea River Colne Cafe Speakers: Lido / Knitting Shop / River Colne Cafe Overview: Local business owners in attendance with a small speaking role to talk to 1 challenge they’ve experienced locally and how they’ve adapted. Guests to network and Frin will be on hand to deliver in person 1:1 and book in future clients. Business Grants Q&A Date: Wednesday 27th November Time: 10am - 12pm Venue: Online Speakers: Graham Johnson Overview: Workshop to cover local grants available from TDC for business, national grants, breaking down the criteria and giving practical application questions as well as answering questions. |
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December 2024 |
Harwich Christmas Business Group Networking Session + BA Clinic Date: Tuesday 10th December Time: 10am - 12pm Venue: Harwich Heritage Arts Centre Speakers: High street ambassador/ Electric Palace Cinema Overview: Local business owners in attendance with a small speaking role to talk to 1 challenge they’ve experienced locally and how they’ve adapted. Guests to network and Frin will be on hand to deliver in person 1:1 and book in future clients. |
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January 2025 |
Side Hustle 2 Main Hustle Workshop Date: Thursday 16th January 2025 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Venue: Online Speakers: Mat Parkin + Graham / Simon Overview: A virtual workshop to support entrepreneurs in full time work with the transition to self employment and starting a business. Touching on personal journey, business registration, time management , various funding streams available and future planning for success. Mat BSIB to be able to promote competition winner style bible package. Business Leaders Lunch x TSP - Networking Date: Thursday 30th January Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Venue: The Priory - St Osyth Speakers: TSP / Roses Contractors Overview: Discussion points to cover at the lunch include new businesses in area, employment law and regulation changes, budgets and a vehicle to promote freeport walking tour in March. |
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February 2025 |
Utilising the off Season Speakers + Networking Date: Thursday 20th February 2025 Time: 10am - 12pm Venue: Pavilion Clacton Speakers: Speakers with the best tripadvisor ratings in Tendring - Hasty’s Adventure Farm , The Priory St Osyth , Salts by the Sea Clacton Overview: Speakers can cover achieving and retaining tripadvisor ratings, talking about diversifying their offering to suit out of season and utilising this time to prepare for the summer and how to make this most profitable. |
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March 2025 |
Freeport Walking Tour Date: Thursday 6th March 2025 Time: 10am - 11:30am Venue: Harwich Freeport East Speakers: Harwich Freeport Steven Wilson/ Simon Mead /(Colbea) Overview: Inviting students from onsite Colchester Institute and local relevant businesses for a walking tour of the Harwich Freeport led by Steven Wilson to give an update on what’s set up, what’s happening and what the freeport can do to support business. Creativity by the Sea Date: Tuesday 11th March 2025 Time: 6pm -7:30pm Venue: Sunspot Speakers: Frin / Colbea clients / Local artists Overview: A chance for local artists in Tendring network with eachother to compliment each other's clients + services, to see the Sunspot and realise the potential for classes in the training room and hear practical business advice about paperwork and arts council funding - hopefully hearing from a successful arts council funding recipient. |