D2N2 Growth Hub

Join us for this free networking event at Mansfield Innovation Centre to collaborate with other progressive local businesses and do business together over a coffee and light breakfast. Our very own business adviser, Peter Lawrence will be speaking along with Katie Ash, Solicitor at Banner Jones Solicitors 🔜24th October | 10am - 12pm ⭐Book your free place: https://bit.ly/3NmJ44M #networking

UK labour productivity growth has remained low, and the productivity puzzle perplexes many business owners. Outcomes: - Understand how to effectively and fairly manage performance in the workplace - Effectively manage the capability process within the business - Sharing best practice HR and HR experiences from within your industry/ workplace 🌟7th Nov | 9.30am – 4.00pm📍Duckmanton | https://bit.ly/4gNFsX2 #UKSPF #Accelerator #HR #EmploymentLaw View upcoming events like this one, running in other areas: https://bit.ly/3UfqkJr East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Loates Business Solutions Ltd Chesterfield Borough Council Destination Chesterfield

Video content is ubiquitous in marketing today. It's predicted to form an even greater part of marketing for a business in the future. What's covered: 🍉What can video do for you and your customers? 🍉Why use video at all? 🍉Video types – feed, stories, shorts 🍉Content ideas 🍉Optimal length 🍉Livestreaming 🔜29th Oct | 9.30am - 11am | https://bit.ly/3w0YIxz #UKSPF #Accelerator #Webinar #SocialMedia East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) LikeMind Media Paul Ince

Amber Valley businesses: Join us for this business surgery session, which can be a useful diagnostic tool for your business, and help enable you to tackle issues or challenges. 16th Oct | 10am - 4pm | https://bit.ly/3ZJpffm #UKSPF #Accelerator East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Amber Valley Borough Council

Social media advertising provides organisations the chance to reach, engage and convert new customers. Outcomes: - How paid social marketing works - How to find the right audience for their business across different social platforms - How to use social media advertising for different marketing objectives including reach, awareness, web visits, purchases, and new customer acquisition - How to manage & measure their own social marketing campaigns - Complete action planning activities throughout the workshop to ensure that they have a roadmap of actions around biddable social marketing advertising when they return to their office 💫14th Nov | 9.30am – 4.00pm📍Rushcliffe | https://bit.ly/4dwNe4Y #UKSPF #Accelerator #PaidSearch #LocalAds View upcoming events like this one, running in other areas: https://bit.ly/3UdXbxU East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) East Midlands Manufacturing Network Zaddle Internet Marketing Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushcliffe Business Partnership

Gedling businesses: Join us for this business surgery session, which can be a useful diagnostic tool for your business, and help enable you to tackle issues or challenges. 16th Oct | 9am - 3pm | https://bit.ly/3QIflFy #UKSPF #Accelerator East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Gedling Borough Council

Visitors are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of their travels and are keen to see sustainable breaks & activities. Come along to this engaging workshop to explore how you can improve quality and increasing profitability through practical measures such as energy and water efficiency and waste minimisation, but also activities that enhance the guest experience, such as local and seasonal food sourcing, wonderful walks and cycles from the door, unique and memorable ethical product sourcing etc. 📅14th Nov | 9:30am - 4:00pm | Chaddesden | https://bit.ly/4al77Ls #UKSPF #Accelerator #Environment #Tourism View upcoming events like this one from Visit Peak District: https://bit.ly/VisitPDD East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Visit Peak District and Derbyshire Derby City Council

For many owners of growing businesses, hiring employees is a necessity. Arguably it’s your employees that are you biggest assets and provide you with a key competitive advantage. Outcomes: - Gain a rounded knowledge of employment rights and key employment legislation - Understand the best HR practices that can work for your business - Ideas to support you moving forward with a current HR issue - Share best practice HR experiences within your industry - Gain a clearer understanding of a plan to implement HR back in your business 🌟17th Oct | 9.30am – 4.00pm | Ashfield | https://bit.ly/4edFp4F #UKSPF #Accelerator #HR View all upcoming events like this one: https://bit.ly/3UfqkJr East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) East Midlands Manufacturing Network Loates HR Consultancy Mansfield District Council Mansfield Innovation Centre Ashfield District Council MANSFIELD & ASHFIELD 2020 LIMITED

Looking to put your business ‘on the map’? Ever wondered how some brands get exposure on prime time TV or featured in glossy magazines? PR can be an effective and free way for businesses to raise their profile and gain new visitors/guests, but many businesses are unsure about where to start. This introductory session to doing your own PR is aimed specifically at people from Visitor Economy businesses: visitor attractions, accommodation, activity and experience providers, cafés, bars and restaurants etc. 🌟12th Nov | 9.30am – 4.00pm📍Matlock | https://bit.ly/4bNNSer #UKSPF #Accelerator #PR #Tourism East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Visit Peak District and Derbyshire Chesterfield Borough Council Derbyshire Dales District Council High Peak Borough Council

What steps are you taking to drive carbon reduction and sustainability in your business? It’s a question businesses are increasingly being asked by customers and suppliers alike and one we can help address at our Carbon Management in Business workshop which is being delivered by NTU's Dr Rose Deakin You will leave the workshop with: - a handy workbook which will help you consolidate your learning - the offer of a 30-minute 1-to-1 follow-up consultancy support session with the workshop trainer to discuss next steps in developing your Decarbonisation Plan and implementing identified changes 👉Newark & Sherwood | 26th Nov | https://bit.ly/3zzrpmS Find out more: https://bit.ly/4arEOdu #UKSPF #Accelerator #CarbonReduction #Sustainability #NetZero East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire) Nottingham Trent University Newark and Sherwood District Council