Calendar of Events for Businesses in 2012/13

Month Event date Who organising Target Provisional NWL and details Audience / Officers / Confirmed Lead Member attending

April 2012 Positive The Trees Group Social Confirmed Officer: Yes Procurement Enterprise

19th April Lead: No 9.30 - Noon

Ashby Trade Ashby Partnership/ All Ashby Confirmed Officer: Yes Show NWL businesses

24th April - Royal Hotel, Lead: No Ashby De La Zouch

May 2012 Creative Lucia Masundire, Local Confirmed Officer: Yes Leicestershire: Leicestershire County creative Making a living Council businesses and creative 15 May -Lyrics entrepreneu Rooms, Ashby rs Lead: No De La Zouch

5 – 7.30pm

Driver Lee Mansfield NWL Taxi drivers Confirmed Officer: Yes Consultative and Forum operators

17th May – Lead: No NWL Offices

Engineering Kerry Bailey, UKTI Aerospace & Confirmed Cancelled Future Success Engineering firms. 29 May - Rolls 2

Royce, Derby (Paul Fabs and EMA 9am – 1:15pm have also confirmed attendance)

June 2012 Craft Fair Erin Webb Business Start up craft Confirmed Officer: Friday at the Focus businesses facilitating Market

15 June - Lead: No Market Hall, Coalville (For 6 weeks)

Transport and Notts & Derby Chamber Business Confirmed Officer: Yes Logistics of Commerce related to Forum Transport and Logistics 19 June - DHL Lead: No Aviation, Castle Donington

Village SOS Plunkett Foundation Rural Confirmed Officer: Yes East Midlands business and social 27 June – enterprise Showrooms, Lead: No Lincoln

July 2012 Meet the Scape/Empa & NWL Construction Confirmed Officer: Yes Buyers Event – Procurement companies Scape/Empa interested in subcontracti 4 July – ng to Stephenson principle Lead: No College, contractors Coalville

HMRC HMRC and Job Centre New Provisional Officer: Enterprise Plus enterprise facilitating Session and small 3

Date tbc – businesses Lead: No Council Offices, Coalville

August 2012

September Barclays Get NVB and Barclays Anyone Confirmed Officer: No 2012 Ready for thinking of Business http://www.nbv.co.uk/ starting a Seminar (free) #/seminars/456681602 business 1 Lead: No 13 September, 09.30 -16.00

City Rooms, Hotel Street, Leicester

Leicestershire Leicestershire County All Confirmed Officer: No Food Fortnight Council Leicestershir e Food and 22 September Drink

to 7 October – Businesses Melton Lead: No Mowbray, Leicester

HMRC HMRC and Job Centre New Provisional Officer: Enterprise Plus enterprise facilitating Session and small businesses 28th Lead: No September Council Offices, Coalville

October FSB’s Real Life The FSB Small Confirmed Officer: No 2012 Entrepreneurs Businesses Roadshow and pre- starts 10th October Lead: No Stephenson’s College 6.30- 4

8.30pm

Leicester Hi 2 Events All Confirmed Officer: Yes Business Event Leicestershir Lead: No (free) e Businesses

11 October – King Power Stadium, Leicester

Barclays Get NVB and Barclays Anyone Confirmed Officer: No Ready for thinking of Lead: No Business http://www.nbv.co.uk/ starting a Seminar (free) #/seminars/456681602 business 1 10th October, 09.30 -16.00

(Internal) Local LLEP and GBSLEP Officer’s Confirmed Officer: Yes Enterprise Partnerships: Regulating for Growth Lead: No 31 October Birmingham Jobs Fayre Merrison Building & Carpenters, Confirmed Officer: Yes Maintenance Electricians, th 25 October Contractors Builders, Lead: No 6.00pm- Plumbers 8.00pm and Painters

Stephenson’s College

November Barclays Get NVB and Barclays Anyone Confirmed Officer: No 2012 Ready for thinking of Business http://www.nbv.co.uk/ starting a 5

Seminar (free) #/seminars/456681602 business 1 7th November, 09.30 -16.00

Spring into Spring into Action Business Confirmed Officer: No start up: Top Start-ups Tips for http://springintostartup starting a nov.eventbrite.co.uk/? business ebtv=C Lead: No 7th & 28th November 10.00-2.00pm

Voluntary Action Leicester, 9 Newarke Street, Leicester. COC event for Chamber of Commerce Business Confirmed Officer: No start-up and Natwest. Contact: start-ups businesses Kam Atker on 0116 2046614, or e-mail: th 7 November atker.k@chamberofcom 08.00- Lead: No merce.co.uk 10.00am

Mercure, Leicester City Hotel, Granby St

December HMRC HMRC and Job Centre New Provisional Officer: 2012 Enterprise Plus enterprise facilitating Session and small 6

13th December businesses Lead: No Council Offices, Coalville

Construction South Derbyshire Construction Confirmed Officer: No Business District Council, Burton Businesses Breakfast & South Derbyshire College. 7 December 7.30am

Construction 01283 595 791 or email & economic.development@ Sustainability south-derbys.gov.uk Academy Lead: No Burton & South Derbyshire College, SwadlincoteDE 11 0BB

(Free) HUB:BLE SME’s Confirmed Officer: No HUB:BLE – Boosting Local Enterprise Lead: No Thursday 6th December 09.15am

Phoenix Square, Leicester, LE1 1TG

Christmas Business Focus Local craft Confirmed Officer: craft-fair & sellers organising light switch on event Lead: No

Coalville Market 30th Nov & 1st Dec 7

Ashby NWL Events Team All Confirmed Officer: Christmas light switch-on organising Lead: No 1st December

Barclays Get NVB and Barclays Anyone Confirmed Officer: No Ready for thinking of Business http://www.nbv.co.uk/ starting a Seminar (free) #/seminars/456681602 business 1 5th December, 09.30 -16.00 Lead: No

January 2013

February NWL Jobs Fair Stephenson college All NWL Provisional Officer: Yes 2013 businesses Stephenson Lead: No College, Coalville

Love Business Quiet Storm & All NWL Confirmed Officer: Yes Event Donington Race Track Businesses Lead: Yes 14th February - Donington Park, Castle Donington

Barclays ‘Get NVB and Barclays Anyone Confirmed Officer: No Ready for thinking of Business’ http://www.nbv.co.uk/ starting a seminar #/events/4569103786 business Lead: No

06th February- The City Rooms, Hotel Street, Leicester 8

Recruitment NBV Anyone Confirmed Officer: No and starting a Employment http://www.nbv.co.uk/ business, or Master Class #/events/4569103786 already Lead: No trading, and st 21 February- who needs The City to know Rooms, about Leicester recruiting staff

Export Leicestershire Chamber Anyone who Confirmed Officer: No Documentatio of Commerce exports n Course goods http://www.chamberof Lead: No 20th February- commerce.co.uk/main/ Chamber Events/Events? Offices, 1 Mill mode=details&id=625 Lane, Leicester 9.30-4.30

Pre- South Leicestershire Coalville Confirmed Officer: Yes Employment College, Job Centre Plus residents Support and NWLDC. who are on Lead: Yes Session JSA aged 50+

25th and 26th February- NWLDC, Whitwick Road, Coalville 9.30-4.00pm

March Life John Hardwick FSB Entrepreneu Provisional Lead: Yes 2013 Entrepreneur rs and small Event businesses Lead: No Date tbc

Pre- South Leicestershire Coalville Confirmed Officer: Yes Employment College, Job Centre Plus residents Support and NWLDC who are on Lead: Yes Session JSA aged 50+

4th and 5th March- NWLDC, Whitwick 9

Road, Coalville 9.30-4.00

Green Gillian Squires, Green NWL Provisional Officer: Yes Footprints Footprints Challenge Businesses Award with environment al aspirations Lead: Yes and efficiencies

NWL Business Business CAT All NWL Provisional Officer: Yes Awards businesses Lead: Yes

6 Fit for Andrew Head- Leisure Larger SMEs Provisional Officer: Yes Business NWL in the events – District Lead: No Venue tbc

HMRC HMRC and Job Centre New Provisional Officer: Enterprise Plus enterprise Facilitating Session and small businesses Date tbc – Lead: No Council Offices, Coalville

Provisional events

Ongoing external meetings with businesses Lead Member Visits - Monthly Coalville Pub Watch - First Thursday of the month Coalville Town Team -Bi-monthly Ashby Business Forum - 6 weekly