Update - Sophia Hub Redbridge

Coming up next week (Saturday 15 April - Friday 21st)

• Saturday 15th - Wanstead Makers Market
• Thursday 20th - Timebank surgery - if you need help to join or trade info here
• Friday 21st - 9.30-1pm - business coaching group with Barkingside business coach 

The following week/s (Saturday 22nd April onwards)

• Tuesday 25th Redbridge Chamber Networking Breakfast 7 am info here
• Tuesday 25th - Barkingside business networking hub - see our previous blog about it. Same time and place 12-2pm 
• Thursday 27th - Wanstead Business Networking event 6-9pm info here
• Saturday 29th April - Sophia course part 1 9.30-1pm. Work on a community or business idea info here
• Thursday 4th May - Timebank Skills Swap and business surgery at Mont Rose College info here
• Saturday 6th May - Sophia course part 2 9.30-1pm. Work on a community or business idea info here
• Saturday 13th May - Ilford Green Pop Up market and venue for Timebank trading 10-2pm info here
• Saturday 13th May - Sophia Hubs business and community networking event special 2-6pm. Save the date! Info here

Other news on our blog

• Join our growing membership and business/community network
• Very big thanks to JoAnne McConnell for nominating us for the Mayors community awards. We won organisational community champion!
• Our member Fiona Flaherty is offering fabulous therapeutic room in South Woodford
• Opportunity for free market stall and trading opportunity in Ilford High street - Trading Post

Other interesting articles we've found for you

• Responsible Business Week is 24-28th April. Here's info and guides
• Positive News as an antidote to all the bad stuff in the media. Jan to March 2017international good news!
• Info about apprenticeships in Redbridge
• How your non profit (and anyone!) can use Instagram
• Need funding for your business? Enterprise Nation's A--Z 
• HMRC video on expenses you can claim if you're self employed

With best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge

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Valerie JUne - Workin' Woman Blues.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Coming up this week

• Tuesday 31st 7.30am - Chamber networking breakfast. £10. Open to all businesses. info here
• Tuesday 31st 1-4pm - starting a business 3 hours workshop at Enterprise Desk. Booking essential. Free. Info here
• Tuesday 31st 7-9pm - first of 4 week evening starting a business course at Redbridge Institute - info here
• Sophia Hubs entrepreneurs' club Thursday 2ne 6.45. Post your first blog - booking essential to get a computer. A practical, working session. Info here
• Thurs 2nd - Council's consultation with business re 2017/18 budget proposals info here 6pm
• Saturday 4th - Save money - cut your building costs drastically - Eco Audit session/s at Vine Church by eco champion Peter Musgrave Info here

The following week

• Weds 8th - Entrepreneurs' club. In the York Room, Ilford library 1-3. Speaker to be advised
• Weds 8th - Twitter workshop with Lorraine Tapper. Stratford. Free. 6.30-8pm Info here
• Saturday 11th - Ilford Green Pop Up market, cafe and Restart party (get your electricals mended) 10-2pm Info here

Other great news

• JoAnne McConnell - leadership training start-up posts her first blog on good communication - do read and share! 
• Sophia course has ended - announcing 3 new projects and a start-up business. Info here

And thanks so much to Nicola Millington for a really helpful entrepreneurs' club this week on marketing outside your comfort zone and usual circles

Have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs'

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Ben Harper - Gold To Me.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Coming up this week...

• Tuesday 10th - entrepreneurs' club - don't waste your marketing energy in 2017 - with Loraine Tapper 1pm at Enterprise Desk
• Saturday 14th - Sophia course - got a community idea/solution you want to work on? 9.30- 1. Redbridge Institute £15
• Saturday 14th - In 2017 it's scaling up! Ilford Green Pop Up market and community cafe - stalls available - 10-2pm Info here

New things 2017...

• Welcome to new sessional staff member Celestine Ekpengyong and see our key goal for 2017 info here
• Launch of business tip weekly blog by and for community groups - Biz Tips #1 comes from Arthritis group Asnet read them here
• Geoff Hill of Redbridge Chamber with a 2017 message for businesses to engage with the community read it here
• We are looking for new Timebank team volunteers and see our 2016 video and review click here

2016 thanks and reviews...

• Thanks to all our volunteers - we couldn't do it without you - see who they are here
• Thanks to all our entrepreneurs' club speakers - we couldn't do it without you - see who they are here

Guest blogs...

• Tracy Williams the veggie catering start-up and why she's cooking on the Timebank
• Geoff Hill's 2017 message to businesses to get involved with the community for mutual benefit
• Pick of guest blogs 2016 - Bhav Patel - the bank that says come in and make a withdrawal or pay-in a deposit without any money in your pocket

Some of our social media posts this week

• @RedbridgeLive Redbridge Council - Funding is available to improve your local area
• @SchSocEnt A list of social investment providers that could provide resources for your social enterprise
• @socialLeadersUK 24 predictions for social media and social marketing in 2017
• @PositiveNews - What went right in 2016
• @IlfordRecorder Redbridge videographer raised money to shoot a film in Goodmayes

For your news year's resolution #1 please join the Timebank #2 please Like our Facebook page #3 please follow us on Twitter!

Have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs'

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Relient K - Come Right Out And Say It.

Update: Redbridge Sophia Hub

Ros Southern writes:

'Thank you so much for your support over the year and we look forward to working with you in 2017.
Here's a few reviews of our work in 2016:

• The Redbridge Timebank and the video of the Christmas spirit skills swap
• The fabulous list of entrepreneurs' club speakers over the year
• The final green pop up market in 2017 video and Mayor's visit 

Here's one date to put in your diary - The January Sophia course.

Here's looking forward to 2017,

Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs'

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Kate Rusby - Life In A Paper Boat.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

Coming up this week

• Sophia Hubs entrepreneurs' club - Weds 23 Nov 6pm - using the business model canvas to test and grow your start-up with Nnenna Anyanwu. Info and booking here
• Sophia Hubs Sophia course- Saturday 26 Nov 9.30-1.30 -bring an idea and work on it to see if it has legs info here
• Google Digital Garage - help for your business or charity - Saturday26 Nov 10am - Enterprise Desk,info here
• Enterprise Desk weekly business advice - need to book, info here

The following week

• Chamber networking breakfast - Tues 29 Nov - speaker Mike Gapes. Info here
• Sophia Hubs entrepreneurs' club. Friday 2nd December 2.30 Dates until Christmas here
• Open source IT workshop - Friday 4th - 1-3 - held in Ilford library monthly info here
• Sophia Hubs Sophia course- Saturday 3 Dec 9.30-1.30 - bring an idea and work on it to see if it has legs. info here

Other great news

• Vote for The Welcome Centre in the Charity Film awards! Click here
• Pictures and videos from Ilford Green Pop Up market last week. Shall we organise a Christmas market? info here
• Isatu Harrison of Izelia is opening a creative and fashion shop locally and is offering concessions, spaces and shelves info here
• Some of our social media posts this week
• Small business Saturday event run by Nnenna Anyanwu on women in business and Brexit
• Celebrating social enterprise day 12 top tips from social entrepreneur of the year
• City Business library seminar on how to use Instagram for your business
• And thanks so much to Vic Norman for a really helpful entrepreneurs' club this week on online presence

Have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs

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Lifehouse - From Where You Are.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Coming up this week

• Saturday 12th 10-2: Ilford Green Pop Up market is part of The Streets jazz festival. Cafe. Please come! info here
• Tuesday 15th 10-1: Enterprise Desk 3 hour starting a business workshop info here
• Tues 15th 6.30-8: Lorraine Tapper is running a Twitter workshop info here
• Thur 17th 1-3: Entrepreneurs' club with Vic Norman. Don't flop with your online presence! Open to community groups too. At the Redbridge Institute Info here
• Thurs 17/ Fri 18th: London Business Show. Info here
• Fri 18th 4-6: Seven Kings Christmas tree light up and party. Organised by the business partnership. Info here

The following week

• Weds 23 6-7.30 Sophia Hubs Entrepreneurs' club . Speaker to be advised
• Fri 25th 4pm: Lighting of Wanstead Christmas tree and event
• Sat 26th 9.30-1.00 - 1st of 2 part Sophia course - to work on a pilot for an idea. Info here

Other great news

• The Timebank skills swap this week was FABULOUS! See the vidoes and pics click here
• Ilford Recorder have picked up on this in the business page this week! .....Isatu Harrison of Izelia is opening a creative and fashion shop locally and is offering concessions, spaces and shelves info here
• Its small business saturday on 3rd December. Got any ideas of what we could do in Redbridge? Please get in touch

Some of our social media posts this week

• Nnenna of Brandstad Consulting is running a seminar - What does Brexit mean for women in business 3rd December
• Ilford Recorder: Living wage meeting took place with Woodford businesses
• Usha Chudasama discussing her new book - No child is broken
• Not sure what crowdfunding platform to use for your social enterprise or community group?
• Image of a makeover shot by Jasdip Sagu photography start up
• Been turned down for a business loan? New legal protection - you must be referred to another provider

And thanks so much to Ruth Nyarko and Gideon Obuobi for a really helpful and inspiring entrepreneurs' club this week. Looking forward to your business launch.

Have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs

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Gungor - Hallelujah.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes ...

'Coming up this week

• Tomorrow - Redbridge Hack Day to try to solve the problem of some residents not going online. Info here
• Tomorrow - Isatu Harrison, South Woodford fashion designer has big Sierra Leone fashion event Info here
• Tuesday - Chamber networking breakfast IS CANCELLED.
• Wednesday - 5.30 Entrepreneurs clubfor 6. Mindfulness for business owners with Pipa Moye. Info and booking here

Sophia Hubs stuff coming up

• Timebank community skills swap - We 've found a nice cafe! Weds 9 November 6pm info here. Please do come and join in.
• Sophia course - from a vague community or business idea to first pilot - Saturday mornings. Info here
• Entrepreneurs club dates until Christmas - available here.

Other great stuff coming up

• Google digital training - Saturday 29 October - info here
• Volunteering fair - Thurs 3 November 11-2 - info here (we'll be there!)
• Tech club for techie businesses - Thurs 3 November 6pm - Info here
• Free open source IT tools - Friday 4 November 1-3. Info here
• Monday 7th November - Wanstead Business Network meeting - open to all
• Next 3 hour starting a business workshop 15th Nov 10-1. Info here

Some of our social media shares/posts this week

• New hub for young entrepreneurs has opened in Newham
• Green Shoots Arts in Dagenham are running a 12 week upcycling course
• Pros and cons of family funding 

Have a nice weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern, Coordinator.
07707 460309

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Be The Rain.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ro Southern writes:

"Entrepreneur's club speaker on Tuesday lunchtime is fashion photographer Jasdip Sagu - he's a new business, doing well, and will share his tips and contacts. A Seven Kings guy.read more here (At St Johns)

Very pleased with the new Sophia Hubs volunteer bloggers - Janet and Amanda! Here's a couple more this week - Janet's blog about the value of an Enterprising Desk website workshop and her two new website for 2 start-up busineses and info on the City business library. Amanda's doing one over the weekend. Room for more bloggers!

The Timebank trading event last Saturday was great - here's a blog from Brenda the painter/decorator about the paid work she's got from Timebank and a couple of positive outcomes from the event. Hoping Bhav will do one too - a reminder.

We also had a successful first business seminar with community groups last week - info, pics and how to sign up to the project here. Sonia Lynch of the Welcome Centre says the session was great and she could not afford to miss any further ones. :)

Here's a call out for speakers at our entrepreneur's club - please do contact me. The dates for next 3 months are here. :)

Still time for any groups or start-ups that want to join a Sophia course workshop on planning something new/partcipatory/engaging at the Redbridge Green Fair (a mini project to plan and test)information is here. Wednesday afternoons, info here.

Hainault Business Network event will be on Tuesday at 5 at the Hainault cafe. Info on previous one here - always first Tuesday. contact Sandie for info:sandie@notjusttravel.com 07940 716554

Here's Amanda's recommendation about the City Business Show on 11-12 May

Please do share Sophia Hubs blogs, Facebook posts etc, and also The Redbridge Green Fair, my other hat!

Have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
07707 460309"

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Iris Dement - Our Town.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

"Coming up!!

• Tomorrow, Saturday we have the fabulous Timebank 'social market place' and live trading floor. 2-4 in Ilford Library. Please do give it a try and be cutting edge! Info here.
• Monday morning is the Seven Kings business/community partnership drop in. Stalls still available! Info here
• Tuesday lunchtime the entrepreneur's club is at noon in Ilford Library with Aidan Ward on running your start-up with the business canvas model. A great session, come along and do some creative and practical thinking and planning. :) info here
• Tuesday, early, 7.30 am is the Chamber networking breakfast with speaker Jo Sealey on marketing. Info here. Guests welcome.
• Next Saturday, 29th there's a Sophia course graduates day for follow on support. If you're one of the 55 people, info here!

What's been happening this week ...

• A great business seminar on business canvases for community groups last night, the first of the Enterprising Redbridge scheme. Blog to follow next week!
• Two blogging volunteers have written their first blogs - thanks to Janet and Amanda. Amanda's advice to sign up to the business show and Janet on a B2B business networking event at West Ham this week. Look out for more blogs from these two in coming weeks! More volunteer bloggers welcome And guest bloggers! :)
• A great meeting with Leonore Lord, business adviser at Enterprise Desk, who will be writing a guest blog and introduction next week!

Stalls and promotion opportunities

• The Seven Kings business/community partnership has free stalls for start-ups, businesses and community groups. Monday mornings. Info here
• For green/environmental/craft businesses, free stalls at the Ilford pop up green market on 2nd Saturday. info here
• The Redbridge Green fair is recruiting for stalls and organisations. There's a mini Sophia hubs course workshop on Wednesday afternoons to help you plan something participatory and engaging.

Other great stuff

• Sign up to the business show - read Amanda's advice
• Check out the City business library ongoing programme

Have a great weekend and hope to see many of you tomorrow at the Timebank event.

Best wishes,

Ros Southern, Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge"

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Pete Seeger - If I Had A Hammer.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

"Upcoming events this week...

Hainault business networking event is on Tuesday 5th, 5pm-7pm. Specially for Hainault businesses but open to anyone, info here

Enterprising Redbridge launches on Wednesday 6th - 1pm at Redbridge CVS (come early for sarnies). Open to anyone involved in a community group, initative, faith group, charity that wants 9 months help with business skills. Info here

Pizza making on Wednesday 6th - pizza making @ Firezza with ECHO Timebank info here

Redbridge Entrepreneur's club on Thursday 7th 5.30 at Enterprise Desk with Shahriar Hossain - fast track to success. info here

Something new, different, exciting, risky in Ilford library - the first new style skills trading floor takes place on Saturday 23rd April. Read about the Timebank event here

Something new, different, exciting, risk at Sophia Hubs - new volunteer role - learn how to blog! Info here

Stalls opportunities for starts ups - Free stalls on offer at the fortnightly Seven Kings Business/Community Partnership drop-ins on Mondays. info here

Stalls opportunities for green businesses - the Ilford Green Pop Up market is fully booked for Saturday 9th April, but give us your name, book in for the next one and give us reason to expand! Click here for info

Guest blogs re other events for you to join:

• Liam Martin-Lane , Hainault start-up tells you why Google is gr-eat for business and invites you to his Google For Work seminar at Enterprise Desk
• Karen Leighton, Newbury Park business woman, says why you should try out the Athena womens networking event in South Woodford

For helpful info about working from home if you are a tenant, click here

For Sophia course graduates - a special follow-on course Saturday 30 April, info here

Have a great weekend!

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
E: ros.southern@sophiahubs.com M 07707 460309 / 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)
T: @sophiahubs7k F: Sophia Hubs Seven Kings (please follow us and Like us!)"

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The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There.

Sophia Hub Redbridge: latest achievements

A corporate grant award from the London Borough of Redbridge enabled Sophia Hubs Limited to gain an additional £20,000.00 for Sophia Hub Redbridge through successful applications to the Diocese of Chelmsford Mission Opportunities Fund and Awards for All.

As a result, Sophia Hub Redbridge has delivered its core services of Timebank (including community skills swap events), Entrepreneur’s Club (weekly) and Sophia Courses on an expanded basis through new partnerships with Enterprise Desk, Forest Farm Peace Garden, Redbridge Chamber of Commerce, Redbridge Institute, Seven Kings Business Partnership and at locations serving South Ilford, Goodmayes and Hainault, as well as Seven Kings. In addition Sophia Hub Redbridge has developed the following new initiatives in the borough:

• developed the Enterprising Redbridge project in partnership with Redbridge CVS to build entrepreneurial skills in Redbridge’s Third Sector;
• Enterprising Redbridge website (including an online survey) has gone live at http://redbridge.enterprisingcommunities.co/;
• identified and contacted 13 green businesses leading to the creation of an online directory at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BHM6f5mPUxd28ojGSPEWedxEa-06uZU_nlsB3A7JtXU/edit?pli=1#gid=0;
• organised a first Green Pop-Up market. Now a monthly initiative in partnership with Transition Town Ilford and Ilford Recycles;
• support for Seven Kings pop-up market (Seven Kings Business Partnership) and Wanstead pop-up shop (Wanstead Arts Trail);
• held an inter-generational community skills swap event involving NCS students;
• held a Timebank marketplace and trading floor event at the Enterprise Desk in February with agreement reached for further events in April and July;
• development of a business buddy scheme;
• ran the first Sophia Course for Redbridge Institute students. Further courses will follow;
• held two joint entrepreneur’s clubs with Redbridge College business students;
• organised two business networking events in Hainault. These events will be monthly in future;
• contributed to the boards of Redbridge Chamber of Commerce and Seven Kings Business Partnership increasing the scope and reputation of our work;
• held a health farm day at the Marjorie Collins Centre and provided support for weekly chair yoga sessions; and
• youtube videos prepared and posted publicising Timebank and Sophia Hub Redbridge.

We also enabled the contribution of 1,338 volunteer hours during 2015 and the exchange of 358 hours through the Timebank from April 2015 to March 2016.

Click here to see our 2014/2015 achievements and here to see our 2013/2014 achievements.

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Curtis Mayfield - A New World Order.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Hi there,

Here's a quick roundup of news and events in the business and community world of Redbridge :)

We have another fabulous Timebank skills swap on Mon 7 December 12.30 - see what's on offer!

Sophia Hubs is co-hosting the Big Business Networking Event on Wednesday at Enterprise Desk - 40 booked already! Info here

You are invited to the Chamber Christmas slap up dinner! Info here I'm going

There's a lot of interest in our first meeting of Redbridge upcyclers this week, to see if we can get some green enterprises going. info here.

As it's Black Friday and Redbridge really needs local trading with independent companies, we've found 3 Christmas markets coming up. There's no central info point for our markets and bazaars so we may try to do this. If you know of more please tell me and I'll add and tweet Info here

Want to see who's been on our Sophia course and their ideas? info here

Thanks to Celestine Ekpenyong for his valuable input and contribution at entrepreneur's club this week. info here

As I keep saying I am happy to let you write on this blog with your news, info here

It's the business show next Thurs and Friday, info here

And LAST BUT NOT LEAST - We have a FABULOUS and INTERESTING White paper business discussion on different ways of doing the economy. In partnership with Enterprise Desk. Weds 16 Sept. Click here for info.

I regularly update our Help & Support page on the website

Oh, and please find more people to sign up to this e-news!

Have a great weekend,

Ros
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
E: ros.southern@sophiahubs.com M 07707 460309 / 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)'

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Robert Randolph & the Family Band - Goin' In The Right Direction.

Sophia Hubs community share offer

Calling investors! You can buy a Sophia Hubs community share offer for £75 or up to £20,000! It’s not necessarily a safe investment or will bring you a profit, but it is an investment into local entrepreneurs who we think are worth it. Rather than a remote portfolio of investment, your investment portfolio will be tangible, specific and a direct investment in small businesses or social enterprises. For more information, click here.

The community share offer was launched at our event in the City on 17th November – for more information on the launch event, click here. This is now the 5th in our suite of services to start-ups: 1. entrepreneur’s club 2. Sophia course, 3. Timebank 4. business mentors, 5.community shares.

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George Harrison - What Is Life?

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

"Hi there - here's the blogs and news this week

COME TO THE LAUNCH OF THE SOPHIA HUBS NETWORK

Our Sophia Hubs launch is on Tuesday evening at 6pm by Bank Station - do come, info here

ENTREPRENEUR'S CLUB

Info on the session this week with Amanda Simpson and Excel - click here

Info on the next session, Tuesday week, 'start with the end in mind' with Celestine Ekpenyong click here

TIMEBANK NEWS

We've reached 100 members! For info on what's been happening and how to get a free haircut click here!

REDBRIDGE NEWS

We're in the Ilford Recorder this week! Click here to read all about it :)

Joining-The-Dots-Of-The-Week - big success with Nat West bank and community support for business! Read about it here

Redbridge Chamber CHRISTMAS DINNER - you are invited!! Click here

There is a continuing and fab programme of support for business at Enterprise Desk. Click here for info

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NEWS

You can buy a bike Saturday 10-3 from Ilford Recyles. Bike sale. click here for info

SOPHIA COURSE

Want to see what's going on and meet the participants? Click here

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US

Get your friends and contacts to Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, contact me to receive this weekly email, pass on information, write a guest blog. :)

Have a good weekend,

Ros Southern

Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
E: ros.southern@sophiahubs.com M 07707 460309 / 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)
T: @sophiahubs7k F: Sophia Hubs Seven Kings (please follow us and Like us!)"

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Michael Kiwanuka - Rest.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Hi there - please click on the links below for my round-up of news and events.

Events coming up....

Firstly advance notice of the City launch of Sophia Hubs community share offer on Tuesday 17th November. This is a new arm of the services we will offer. All welcome to join this networking event between financiers in the City and start-ups and social entrepreneurs in Redbridge. Info here.

This Tuesday (27th Oct) at entrepreneur's club it's a hands on session on how to use the Cobra database - an essential business tool. Read about it here. Also early on Tuesday it's the Redbridge Chamber breakfast with Wes Streeting MP as speaker click here for info

The Sophia ACE course (active citizens and entrepreneurs) is actively recruiting this week to fill all 15places on course at Islamic Centre starting Tuesday week - a fab opportunity, click here

Timebank news (trading your time not money).....

There's some Timebank news - the great session at the evening entrepreneur's club last week at Enterprise Desk on the ECHO business timebank with 2000 members! Click here for info

Here's an update from Timebank manager Stephanie on current offers including haircuts!

And Martin is wanting to help people with Linked In so he has enough hours to continue with his Prince2 course! Info here

And to see our Timebank volunteer team at work and find out how to volunteer (and earn hours!) click here

Other good news...

Announcement of funding to run a partnership project to help Charities and voluntary/faith/community groups to set up trading arms and diversify income. Click here to read about this exciting project.

For the programme of events being run at Enterprise Desk click here

Redbridge College had a fantastic networking event this week - see the video of how the 18 year old student who has got a contract to be wedding photographer!

And other good ideas...

Our volunteer Shilpa Patel is going to draw up a list of markets and pop-ups in the area. If you want to promote a bazaar or school sale to get in stallholders please email me.

Don't forget to bring your laptop or device to the entrepreneurs club on Tuesday

Best wishes,

Ros Southern

Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
E: ros.southern@sophiahubs.com M 07707 460309 / 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)
T: @sophiahubs7k F: Sophia Hubs Seven Kings (please follow us and Like us!)'

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The Farm - All Together Now.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

"Hi there - here is the exciting news and info this week!

First of all - please read about the exciting Sophia Active Citizens and Entrepreneurs course we are running in November at Islamic Centre, Ilford. A fab course - only 15 places. Info here

Our wonderful Timebank volunteer team has now started a Facebook group to share offers/requests/news -read about this here :) and please join the group if you are a member.

On Tuesday evening we've an evening enterprise club jointly with Enterprise Desk with speaker from ECHO London business Timebank and sharing info and ideas about our community Timebank. Please join us at 5.30pm. Read all about it here

A reminder that there is a bonanza list of support for businesses this month and the general list is here - its the Redbridge College networking event on Weds evening and I'm going.

We've two recommendations this week - Karen Leighton on a book writing webinar next week on writing a book and Jitendra Makvana on the London Business Show in December. Thanks for passing on this info!

I am testing out our USP this weekend ;) - please help us help London Small Business Centre to fill places for women in business seminar! Click here for info

Thanks to Prodeepta Das for interesting and helpful session at our entrepreneur's club on Tuesday. Click here for info

Oh, and its very good news and a big thumbs up for us this week - I've been co-opted to the Redbridge Chamber exec! Please register your thumbs up here!

Have a great weekend and please see if you can get us more likes for our Facebook page and why not forward this email to someone?

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
E: ros.southern@sophiahubs.com M 07707 460309 / 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)"

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R.E.M. - Stand.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Hi there, here's news from this week and what's coming up...

On Tuesday lunch time we have a dynamic business woman as speaker with 30 ways to grow your business. She left NHS to set up business in health field. Click here for info



On Saturday it's the next fabulous Timebank skills swap - its inter-generational and we are finalising the programme. What can you offer? What do you want? Click here for info.

There's a Redbridge business hub opening soon! Click here for info, and East London business school have already started workshops - info here

We are keen to identify and support co-working spaces in the borough starting with our base at St Johns church click here for info

We are proud of the projects coming out of the Sophia course - here's the latest guest blog from Peter Musgrave about his climate change project.

Don't forget the East London Radio business programme, well worth a listen and you can see how Wanstead is getting on with its pop up shop, arts trail and community experiment.

Calling all start-up businesses - please send in news of your successes and development - very happy to promote you on this blog!

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Seven Kings
M: 07707 460309 T: 0208 590 2568 (answer phone)'

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Maria McKee and The Jayhawks - Precious Time.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Hi there,

It's small business week this week and Geoff Hill from the Chamber has written about the issues he thinks need addressing by the Council. To read blog click here



Read about a fantastic and positive social experiment called Love Up Wanstead led by Sam Cowan, inspired by the Sophia course. Read Sam's beautiful blog here

Our next Timebank skills swap on Saturday 19th September has a large team of Redbridge young people joining in. Read Tahir's blog

Enterprise club on Wednesday evening at Goodmayes community centre - participatory and practical session on 'are you resisting change in your start-up? A must! Read about Kalpna's session here.

The East London radio latest business programme is online. So interesting - topic this time CSR. Info here

This week's enterprise club inspired us to start a business buddy scheme - click here for info

Please send me any info on business or community issues - I love guest bloggers!

And please like our Facebook page!

Have a good weekend,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Seven Kings
M: 07707 460309 T: 0208 590 2568
ros.southern@sophiahubs.com'

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Bear's Den - Elysium.

Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'To see about the new enterprise club programme and what's on this Tuesday lunchtime - click here for info. We're looking for speakers for the Autumn if you can help.

It was interesting to visit the hearing/deaf community cafe and this is a space open to ideas evenings and weekends. click here for info

See our Timebank swap of the week and the amazing list of offers from Claudia Ungereanu! click here for info

We've two guest bloggers this week! Boris Johnson to invite you to join the energy business challenge open to small business... and Ruth Musgrave on an interesting course she attended on sacred economics and it's relevance to Redbridge.

There's an ECHO Timebank business panel and social at the Google campus in Stratford which is free - it doesn't even cost you Timebank hours! Very interesting. Click here for info.

Also I am delighted that Peter Musgrave is able to co-facilitate a Sophia Course in October - please register your interest!

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Seven Kings'

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Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes.

Update: Sophia Hub Seven Kings

Ros Southern writes:

"We had a great finale to the Sophia course this week - see what happened here.

We had a Timebank workshop this week led by start-up Wellspring Therapies. Info click here

The enterprise club this week will be featuring Jung, Plato and Clive! Info here.

There's some interesting free workshops for start-ups in London. Info here.

What would you like to learn or offer at our next Timebank community skills swap? We need to hear from you. Click here

You gotta keep up with news in your field and pass on to your Facebook and Twitter followers says Aceil Haddad, enterprise club speaker this week. Click here

And finally, we want to know WHAT HELP YOU WANT at the enterprise club? Tahir is helping us to tailor our support. Click here to file your requests.

And still places left for the Chambers comedy night. I'm going! Click here

Have a good fortnight and the next update will be in 2 weeks time.

Best wishes,

Ros

Ros Southern, Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Seven Kings
M: 07707 460309 T: 0208 590 2568
ros.southern@sophiahubs.com
T: @sophiahubs7k FB: Sophia Hubs Seven Kings blog: https://sophiahubs7k.wordpress.com/
c/o St Johns Church, St Johns Road, Seven Kings, IG2 7BB"

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