Havering’s entrepreneurial spirit will be flowing strongly next week with more than 20 free events across the borough for local business people to attend as part ofHavering Enterprise Week (3 to 7 March).
Throughout the week Havering Libraries will be promoting the online business resources they offer through their 10 local libraries.
On Monday 3 March the NatWest Business Bus will be in the Viking Way car park at Rainham from 10.00am until 3.00pm and City Business Library is running a seminar on making CV’s perfect from 10.00am until 12.30pm.
Tuesday 4 March sees Romford-based accountants Kingston Smith running two seminars at Havering Skills Academy - one on the stepping stones to starting your business (2.00pm until 3.00pm) and the other on marketing your business (3.30pm until 4.30pm). City Business Library is running three seminars live a stress-free life (2.00pm until 3.30pm); leading change in turbulent times (2.30pm until 4.30pm) and build a brand in six easy steps (2.40pm until 4.30pm). Former journalist Dina Behrman is offering a free webinar on how to do your own PR from 2.30pm until 4.30pm).
The highlight of the week is Wednesday 5 March which starts at The Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch with a Buy with Confidence breakfast run by Havering Council Trading Standards from 7.30am until 9.30am followed by the Havering Business Expo at Romford YMCA from 9.30am until 3.00pm. The Expo has 40 stalls promoting local businesses and a programme of seminars providing free business advice. City Business Library’s seminar today is 8 ways to have more energy in your business which runs from 10.00am until 12 noon. In the evening Women In Business meet from 5.30pm until 9.00pm at Havering College in Ardleigh Green Road.
On Thursday 6 March the NatWest Business Bus is in Romford Market Place from 10.00am until 3.00pm and a competition called Love Your Local Market will be launched.
The week ends on Friday 7 March with a breakfast meeting from 7.30am until 9.00am at The Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch led by Havering Council and Havering Chamber of Commerce and Industry supported by Essex Federation of Small Businesses. At the Town Hall between 9.30am and 12.30am businesses can find out how to win contracts to work with the council and from 1.30pm until 4.30pm City Business Library is running a seminar on how to be a leader. Throughout Friday East London Business Place will be running two all day seminars.
Havering College is running two open evenings for would be apprentices and employers at their Ardleigh Green Road campus from 4.00pm until 6.00pm on Tuesday 4 March and Wednesday 5 March. On Saturday 8 March in The Liberty shopping centre a series of apprenticeship providers will be running an advice stand to give information on the different schemes and funding available for firms wishing to employ an apprentice.
Havering Council Cabinet Member for Community Empowerment, Councillor Robert Benham, said: “This year’s Havering Enterprise Week looks to be one of the best we have run with events that meet the needs of every type of business from the sole trader to the multi-national and across all business sectors.
“We are working closely with partners including local banks and accountants, Havering Skills Academy, Havering Chamber of Commerce and Industry, City Business Library, East London Business Place and Havering College to deliver more than 20 events during the week.
“The message from this week of activities is that if you want a good place in which to do business then come to Havering - we have an ideal location with good transport links and housing, a well-educated work force and some excellent business premises.”
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