Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

'Hi there,

Please do come to our Timebank social and induction on Tuesday evening - 28th. Info here. It's going to be very enjoyable plus very practical.

The Ilford community market from 2-8th August is definitely worth booking a stall! Fantastic trading opportunity. Info here

There's a business adviser at Ilford Library (open to all Redbridge of course) every Wednesday. Must be booked. Info here.

There will be an enterprise club on Tuesday but I have not found a speaker! Keep the date and I will update you. Info on enterprise club here. Get in touch if you have a suggestion.

A Redbridge social enterprise Inspired By Sports are having a launch of a new arm a clothing range - read the Director Jeffrey Nkrumah's blog here .

A Redbridge arts/events start-up Kim Judge has opened a fantastic art exhibition in the Cauliflower pub. She plans to find spaces all around the borough for local artists. Info here.

Our Director Aidan Ward has written a blog about what Sophia Hubs means by 'economic community development'. Please read it! You can find out what makes us tick and get excited by the vision! :)

My campaign for Independent retailer month seems to have come to nothing but there's still time to take an Indie Selfie! Click here if you want to help a campaign take off in the last week!

I am currently looking for contacts and opportunities to support start-ups in Hainault area. If you want to help or have ideas please do get in touch.

And don't forget it's the Chambers breakfast this coming Tuesday. Info here

More guest bloggers always welcome.

Best wishes,

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

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Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes:

"This is the last email of the year and thanks to you all for such a fascinating and productive 2014. The community development 'asset-based' approach has worked wonders in building such a strong community network of support for and between start-ups in the Borough.

Just in case you've forgotten - Sophia is the goddess of wisdom and our way of working is to find the wisdom in the community and faith communities and then harness it. Simple!

Final bits are:

• No enterprise club this week.
• The Tuesday lunchtime enterprise club on 30th December 12.45-2.15 is on the business canvas model which we think is the best one for start-ups to use. Click to find out about it here. Bring and share lunch from 12.15.
• Advance notice of speaker for Tuesday 5th January 12.45-2.30 is Vic Norman who is a lecturer at Redbridge Institute on business and runs a few very succesful businesses himself. Managing your start-up on line.
• Thanks to Nicky Das from the plumbing supplies shop for speaking last week at the enterprise club. Very useful.
• Finally, the wonderful Timebank has got going now with over 60 members, and here is a great and original cartoon strip by local artist Sam Cowan on how wonderful the Timebank is!

Have a great Christmas and New Year.

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