8am - 9.25am

24/7 Breakfast Business Networking

 

24/7 Business Networking in association with John Kettley from the Sales Masters Guild will be hosting a pre-exhibition Breakfast meeting prior to the Harlow Business Exhibition.

 

This meeting has been specifically designed to help attending business people to improve their 1-2-1 and Social Networking skills, gain powerful sales techniques and, most importantly, gain new potential clients while attending the Harlow Business Exhibition.

 

This event WILL help you to:

 

• Increase your understanding of social media

• Increase your personal contacts

• Increase public awareness of your company

• Create sales opportunities

 

Places for this powerful networking event at the Harlow Business Exhibition are limited and strictly on a first come first served basis We highly advise that you book now to avoid disappointment.

 

Please note there will be a £10 charge which includes: seminar, tea/coffee, orange juice, filled bap (bacon/sausage/egg) or croissant.

10.30am - 11.00am

 

Supported Employment in West Essex

(a free service for employers)

 

An inspiring look at how local employers can:

 

• Help lead the way in social responsibility

• Improve productivity

• Show commitment to equality and diversity

• Make a difference to their local community

11.15am - 11.45am

Websites need to be more than just visually appealing, they need to be 'usable'.

 

A usability study is a true test of how people actually use a website. The Sowerby Usability Seminar will focus on:

 

• Understanding usability

• Usability best practices

• Measuring usability

12pm - 12.30pm

 

Pensions Auto Enrolment has arrived!

Find out what you have to do and how to avoid fines

 

One of the biggest changes to pension’s legislation in our working lifetime starts to take effect from October this year. Click here for more information on this seminar!

12.45pm - 1.15pm

Does your Business have the Financial

Muscle to Power Ahead?

 

Are you aware of what is in the market to finance working capital, asset purchases for machinery, equipment, lorries, vans and cars? If not, come to this seminar and Lloyds will advise you.

 

Lloyds will also focus on property purchases - commercial and residential and provide advice on funding debtors i.e. contracts and insuring those contracts.

1.30pm - 2pm

Every Business Owns IP – but what do you own?

 

The Intellectual Property Office will give a 30 minute seminar covering the four main areas of intellectual property (trade marks, patents, designs and copyright) and how to protect Intellectual Property rights. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking for the latest information and advice on IP - direct from the Intellectual Property Office - at this key seminar briefing.

 

• Would you like to better understand the importance and relationship between trade marks and brands?

• Do you need to find out how to make the most of your business’s Intellectual Property?

• Are you also aware of the other forms of intellectual property such as patents, design and copyright?

 

2.15pm - 2.45pm

Don't Step on the mines - a brief guide to the

latest employment law developments 

 

Topics covered:

 

• Unfair Dismissal

• Changes to the tribunal system

• Contracts and Handbooks

• Discipline and Grievance

• Restructuring and TUPE

• Planning for the Olympics

3pm - 3.30pm

Brand & Deliver

 

A brand is not just something for the likes of Apple, Nike or Tesco to concern themselves with. Understanding the power that a brand can bring to a small business and harnessing that to make your brand work harder for you is critical for your business success - from networking to sales, from customer service to marketing - your brand can work with you... or against you.

 

In this seminar we explore with you what your brand is, what it stands for and why you really, really need to take control of it, to help you tell your business story and grow your business. Your brand is one of your most precious business assets and we will help you get yours into shape.