Seminars

'make business – make mon€y' 2006

 

11.30am	Please see below for résumes	Sponsored by:
Cllr Ian Lucas Leader  Eastbourne Borough Council	'Eastbourne's Future Economic Prosperity'   How can your business tap into the regeneration of Eastbourne and the surrounding area.
1.30pm		Sponsored by:
Mina O'Brien ESCC Trading Standards	'Buy With Confidence' How can this consumer service bring customers to your door?   'Business Support Network'  Business alerts, legislation and information.
2.30pm		Sponsored by:
Amanda Wilsher Moose	'First Impressions'   Create the correct first impression using body language, posture and Shakespeare!
3.30pm		Sponsored by:
Bill Shearer eBiz Centre	'How to Increase Sales & Productivity'   Work smarter with Broadband
4.30pm		Sponsored by:
Ray Mason EDEAL	'Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity'   Following the Buncefield disaster, how venerable is your business!

 11.30am    ‘Eastbourne’s Future Economic Prosperity’

 Keynote speech by Councillor Ian Lucas, Leader of Eastbourne Borough Council

 Eastbourne is on the brink of significant economic and social development and Eastbourne Borough Council, in conjunction with Wealden District Council, East Sussex County Council and Tourism South East, is developing the economic vision for the region for the next 15 years. 

Cllr Lucas will discuss the regeneration of Eastbourne’s town centre which is set to inject around £100 million of private investment in to the town. He will bring you up to date on the exciting prospect of the Cultural Centre which will feature art galleries, conference/exhibition halls, community activity rooms, café and shop and the plans to celebrate its completion with a cultural festival October 2007. News too from the Eastbourne’s Enterprise Hub in South Street which is currently supporting over 35 businesses.

 1.30pm  

 ‘Buy with Confidence & Business Support Network’

 Mina O’Brien, ESCC Trading Standards Business Support Officer

The Buy with Confidence scheme was launched at the Chamber’s exhibition in 2004 and has since gone from strength to strength with almost 200 local companies now on the register.

The Buy with Confidence scheme promotes and supports good, reliable companies whilst in turn increasing consumer protection by providing an Approved Trader list.  It increases consumer confidence and reduces those time-wasting complaints, whilst bringing recognition to businesses who offer high standards of customer care.

The Business Support Network (BSN) is a new initiative to keep businesses and local business organisations up to date with information relevant to their trading activities.

2.30pm  

 ‘First Impressions’

Amanda Wilsher, of Moose. Sponsored by Arts & Business South East.

Actors have to communicate supremely well to be successful in their careers. At auditions, they need to present themselves with clarity, openness, authenticity and confidence. Using her experience in the theatre, Amanda will offer you tips and techniques to improve your pitching and presentation skills.

‘Amanda is the perfect person to run such events. She has wit, knowledge and experience and has a way of making the impossible, possible and all with great charm.’     Charlotte Whiteman, Halifax plc.

3.30pm

 'Using e-business to Increase Sales and Productivity'

Bill Shearer, e-business Marketing Consultant for eBiz Centre.

Review the effectiveness of your business processes with the latest techniques in real-time access and use the Internet to enhance your competitiveness through e-marketing and the power of search engines.

Did you know that you can reduce administration costs and develop new business opportunities by using this as a new marketing tool? You can also improve productivity by reviewing the effectiveness of your business processes and improve competitiveness to help you make your business different.

4.30pm

 'Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning'

Ray Mason, Chief Executive of Eastbourne & District Enterprise Agency Ltd.

The explosion at the Buncefield fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead highlighted the devastation experienced by neighbouring businesses caught up in the disaster, posing the question - could your company survive such a catastrophe?

The answer is yes, through planning and preparation you can minimise your risks and control your disaster response. If you missed Ray’s seminar in January then here is another good opportunity to catch his in-depth presentation, it may save your company from the brink of disaster!