Asari St Hill – Redbridge masterclass on business basics for start ups Fri 23 Sept 1.30

We are delighted to welcome back Asari St Hill,  of ActionCOACH, as our speaker at our entrepreneurs’ club.

Our topic this month is developing your business and Asari wants to take you back to the basics – have you got it right?

• Date: Friday 23 September
• Venue: Enterprise Desk, 2nd floor, Redbridge Central Library (Ilford)
• Time: 1.30 start, stay and network until 3.30

To see Asari in action at a previous entrepreneurs’ club, here he is 🙂

Please pass it on. The more start-ups, the merrier. Also open to community groups and more established businesses.

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Entrepreneurs club at our new location and a quick MOT on making your time count Friday 9 Sept 1.30

Come and see our Redbridge Institute office and get tips from Olive Hamilton Andrews on focusing on what you do well

This will be our first entrepreneurs’ club at the Redbridge Institute. We are still settling in and sorting things out and very happy to welcome you along.

Friday 9th September 1.30-3pm.

This session will be a bit of a social (home made cake and refreshments), an opportunity to find out what happens at the Institute, networking and a short presentation and exercise from Olive Hamilton Andrews of Hamiland Ltd. ‘ Making your time work for you – a quick MOT of your business time needs’.  Hamiland is a small new Redbridge business in virtual office management.

Olive is perhaps now moving from start-up status as she has been working for herself now for 2 years. She will be able to share her expertise as someone that knows very well what it is like for a start-up wanting to establish and then scale up.

As a Board member of the Institute, I am very happy to be the first entrepreneur’s club speaker.  This is going to be a short session with a presentation I have been taking round networking meetings and an exercise to help you think through how you focus on the tasks that matter for your business. Olive Hamilton Andrews

Please note that you must sign it at the Institute reception before coming to the session which will be in room 3.

We are absolutely delighted to take up an office in the Redbridge Institute. So muchhappens here and we look forward to a surge of members, ideas, projects, partnerships and impact.  Thanks to St Johns Church for being a warm and supportive first base.

Redbridge Institute address is:  Gaysham Ave, Gants Hill, Ilford IG2 6TD.  There is a 60p parking fee in the Institute car park (or a £60 fine) but places are not guaranteed. There is parking nearby.  It should be fairly empty on  Friday as main term starts next week.

August entrepreneurs club: celebrating freebies, sharing, social media and community spirited buildings…

We are running two entrepreneur’s clubs in August at Mont Rose college, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, a community orientated business willing to share it’s building for free.

• Wednesday 17 August 10-12 – running your business or project using social media and a marketing budget £0.00.  Vic Norman, local personality, tutor and business owner of London Pub Tours will lead a lively and practical session on social media.

• Wednesday 31 August 10-12 . Speaker to be advised.

Mont Rose College is keen to become part of the fabric of Redbridge community and business life and at the same time to build a key educational establishment for the borough. 🙂

The Principal Bilal Sheikh will be on hand to share his vision and to answer any questions.

On 3 Tuesdays throughout August  I will be at Enterprise Desk between 12 and 4 if you want any support to join the Redbridge Timebank.  16th, 23rd and 30th 12-3pm

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Redbridge vedic maths summer school startup is on the hot seat at entrepreneurs club Tuesday 26 July

We are grateful to Vidhya Karthik , founder and chairman of Atoms Vedic Roots for sharing with us the vision and business plan of a brand new business due to be launched in Ilford on Monday 8^th August.

This is the first time we have a had a speaker who is a startup business about to launch and being willing to put her reputation on the line like this!

Vidhya is so confident about her product – vedic maths – and about her qualifications and experience of leading summer schools and camps in India, that she expects her first summer school in Ilford to be a success. She has tirelessly networked, negotiated and promoted herself over the last few months.

Come and hear from Vidhya about how she got to this point and why she is sure that the business will be a success. See if you can help her, give her tips. See how she can help and inspire your business to move at a faster pace.

The website is not yet live, the flyers are not yet ready but the dates for the summer school are set (starting 8 August) and room is booked (York room, Ilford library) and some bookings are already coming in through word of mouth.  She’s only got 2 weeks but thinks it’s worth taking on a speaking role.

The Sophia Hubs entrepreneur’s club is open to any start-ups, more established businesses, or community groups that want to learn from seeing a business launch in process.

• Tuesday 26 July… 12.45 -2.15.
• Venue: St Johns Church, St Johns Road, Seven Kings, IG2 7BB

(no parking restrictions after midday)

For more information call 07707 460309 or email ros.southern@sophiahubs.com

Calling Redbridge creatives! An entrepreneurs club and meet up with speaker Isatu Harrison 21 July 5.30-7.30

The Sophia Hubs weekly entrepreneur’s club will be held at Redbridge Enterprise Desk on Thursday 21^st July 5.30-7.30.

Our speaker will be Woodford fashion designer Isatu Harrison who is Director of Izelia fashion. She will talk about her growing fashion business with a focus on knowing your customers and finding the right people who are the decision makers in a company.

We are excited by this as it could be the launch of a Redbridge creatives collaboration. Isatu has established that her customers are in other boroughs, Spitalfields is particularly fertile ground, but she wants to connect with Redbridge creatives and is looking for a shop in this area as it is more affordable.

So here’s a call out…. If you are a start-up business, or small business, or an artist or creative as a hobby…. Come along, network, hear from Isatu, get practical help and let’s see where this goes.

Isatu says: I draw on my Sierra Leonean heritage to create a modern and sophisicated range of ready to wear pieces. Izelia combines African wax prints with contemporary cuts and is a brand for those who want to make an impression in stylish and colourful outifits with high quality fabrics with precise tailoring.

To book a place at this event click here

Sophia Hubs is keen to build collaboration between business sectors in the borough as a way of building a stronger local and sharing economy.  Currently we are supporting the Redbridbe green business sector in this way and are happy to help support the arts businesses in Redbridge.

Sophia Hubs is funded by the Council to support start-up businesses and charity/voluntary sector with business skills. We work in close partnership with Enterprise Desk that is developing a business hub and co working space in Redbridge Central library. For more information about us click here. For more informaton about Enterprise Desk click here.

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E newsletters for your startup business or community group at entrepreneurs club Tues 12 June 12.45

If it worked for Obama, it can work for you!

Sophia Hubs entrepreneur’s club – Tuesday 12 July – 12.45-2.30 at St Johns Church with Mo Obadina…

Mo says: “Obama raised nearly $700M using email newsletters”

The internet rules may have changed, but some things remain constant and email newsletters/email marketing continues to see substantial growth in its use and return.

Topics will include:

• Which CRM package to use  (customer relationship management database)
• How to build or grow your list
• How to engage your readers

Come and find out the 7 strategies that you can use to develop a successful email newsletter to keep your customers engaged and buying from you.

Mo Obadina is the award winning founder and CEO of MO’s MOJO, with over 20 years experience of helping business owners to plan and grow their businesses.  She offers one to one and group coaching, and training on Digital Marketing, Business Planning, Service packaging and pricing.  She has helped 200+ businesses through her business seminars and coaching.  Mo’s training sessions are always interactive and her sessions will inspire you to take a fresh look at your business and the way you promote it.

To book a place click here.  Please pass on the word!  Our weekly entrepreneur’s club is a friendly and informal network for start-ups, small businesses and community groups.

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Next excellent 3 hour start-your-business workshop in Ilford is 19 July 10-1

For those thinking of starting a business in Redbridge, the best first step is to book in for the 3 hour workshop run by London Small Business Centre and held at Enterprise Desk at Redbridge Central Library.

There’s loads of help on offer from Sophia Hubs (check help and support page), Enterprise Desk, Redbridge Chamber in Redbridge and loads of help and networking support in London.

Book your place here.

Any offers to write a blog about it? Guest blogs are always on offer!

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Sales masterclass with action coach Asari St Hill at #Redbridge entrepeneurs club Friday 8th July lunchtime

Your Invitation

to a free masterclass on sales for local start-ups or small business owners

with Asari St Hill of ActionCOACH

Friday 8^th July 2016  

Sophia Hubs Redbridge Entrepreneurs club

12 noon to 2pm at Enterprise Desk

Ilford Library 2^nd Floor

see how you can make your business more profitable

Please book a place here.  Arrive beforehand so that we start at 12.

We are grateful to Asari for being our speaker and facilitator for this session.  He’s a local – from Wanstead – engaging and very experienced.  W: http://www.actioncoach.com/asarist-hill M: 07852 937 981, E: asarist-hill@actioncoach.com. 

You’ll walk away with…

• energy, vision and focus for the next level in your business

• take home strategies to build your profits right away

• the skills and the tools to get more done in less time

Asari St Hill.

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The Business Show Returns in November

Janet Barrett, a Sophia Hubs volunteer blogger gives you early notice of an event in November.   Tickets are free!!!

‘Registrations are now open for The Business Show on November 17th and 18th 2016 at Olympia, London – Register here‘.

 ‘After 12 years of running The Business Show we are proud to have established a reputation as the country’s leading business exhibition built on an exciting blend of highly respected speakers, interactive features and industry leading suppliers.

The two day event attracts more than 25,000 businesses who attend with the primary agenda of improving and expanding their business, and to anybody who has attended the show it will come as no surprise that it’s now the fastest growing business show in Europe’.

If you have visited this event in the past why not share your experience here for others to read?

Janet Barrett is a Sophia Hubs volunteer blogger and has been to workshops and seminars and used their extensive business resources.

http://janetbarrett.co.uk/

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Streetlife.com

A great opportunity for your business.  Please read.

‘Streetlife is a social network for local communities’.

‘It’s a free and simple website for neighbours to connect and share news, views, recommendations and resources’.

Janet Barrett, a Sophia Hubs’ volunteer blogger, asks……….Do you know about www.streetlife.com?

Streetlife say ‘We have a simple aim: to help people make the most of where they live by connecting with their neighbours and sharing practical information, advice and resources’.

Local businesses

There are opportunities for local businesses.  I receive daily email updates and there are many requests jobs to be carried out by local decorators, handyman, electricians, plumbers, dressmakin/alterations, gardeners, builders, IT, car repairs and many more.  Once you’ve done a job for a fellow Streetlifer there is the possibility you will be recommended for ‘the next job’ when it appears on the website.

What Streetlife says about local businesses………...’Streetlife is all about connecting and sharing with your local community.

We believe that local business owners have plenty to contribute, and even more to gain from engaging with their neighbours.

Whether you are a local tradesperson or independent retailer, Streetlife provides a highly effective way to contribute to your local community, raise awareness of your brand, and connect with new customers.

The Streetlife community can give you a powerful insight into what local people want, enable you to respond instantly to requests for help and advice, and help you build a loyal following of people close by, where it really matters’.

It takes just a few minutes to sign up to your local Streetlife community.  Why not try it…………..there’s nothing to lose and much to gain.  Come back in the future and share  your experience on this blog.

Janet Barrett has been to workshops and seminars and used their extensive business resources.

http://janetbarrett.co.uk/

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