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.

Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes:

"Firstly there is a fabulous pilot business hub on the top floor of the Exchange in Ilford in the month of October and Sophia Hubs, Seven Kings, is a partner. This has been spearheaded by Work Redbridge and Vision with other partners including Chamber of Commerce, Redbridge Insitute, Redbridge College and the Volunteer Centre. Tuesday is Sophia Hubs day! We will run our lunch time enterprise club there plus offer a range of taster sessions and promotinal opportunities for our start-ups. More information here.

Our first anniversary celebration event on Tuesday 30th September is also an important date for your diaries. We will bring together the start-ups we have been working with, the business community and speakers that have been supporting us and community/faith groups. There will be rich conversation, important networking and a time to reflect on the needs of the community. 5.45 - 8.30. Flyer here - please pass on.

Our enterprise club speaker on Tuesday next week (16th September) will be Keith Young of Ilford Recycles. This is a project that brings in most income through trading but also relies on grant funding. Keith will share his knowledge gained from 1 year of operation, his problems of getting organised with paper work and finding premises. Photo and more info here.

Thanks so much to our speaker this week - Atacan Mercer - whose advice was to keep a beginners mind. A very successful design start-up which was inspiring to hear about and helpful. Followed by networking as always and more deals were brokered! Photo and info here

Timebank update: There are 40 people registered and lots of interest. 17 hours have been officially traded but it is taking a while to sort out quick and effective registration and following up of references. It will be a vibrant economy very soon. Thank you for your patience and interest.

And finally, the first big delivery of re-used paint has gone to .... Parkside Community Association. This is part of a partnership with Forest Recycling Project in Waltham Forest to promote recycling and kick start green businesses in Redbridge. There's lots more free paint going. Please contact me or or find out more information here."

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Jon Foreman - Broken From The Start.