Sophia Hub Redbridge - Update

Ros Southern writes:

'Coming up this week:

• Entrepreneur's club on marketing on Tuesday at 12 noon at Enterprise Desk with Otatade Okojie.She is a start-up business and speaking is part of her marketing! She has 10 years experience and we'll do pitching practice and lots more. Take a look!. Info here, please book and pass on the word.
• Timebank trading event on Saturday 1-3 at Enterprise Desk, Ilford Library. A fabulous, unexpected, communty and business building opportunity. Info here, please book and pass on the word.

Other great initiatives and opportunities...

• For any community group, big or small, join up to the Enterprising Redbridge support. Next business seminar is Weds 19 June at 5.30. Info here
• Myra Whiskar is offering coaching for start-ups - we think we've found her two candidates but there may be room for one more. Info here
• The next 3 hour free intro to starting your own business workshop with London Small business centre is 19 July. Book here
• City Business Library fantastic seminars are continuing daily (weekdays) as usual – cheap or free.Info here
• Its tech week coming up and our entrepreneur's club is teeming up with Enterprise Desk for a tech –build your first business phone app on Friday 24 June 6pm. Some booking info here, more to follow
• Seven Kings park is looking for a refreshments van - business opportunity! info here

Best wishes,

Ros Southern
Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge
W: www.sophiahubs7k.wordpress.com 

M: 07707 460309 / 020 8590 2568 (answerphone)
T: @sophiahubs7k F: Sophia Hubs Seven Kings'

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Sophia Hub Seven Kings update

Ros Southern writes:

"Hi there - here's the news and updates for this coming week or so...

Enterprise club on Tuesday will be with Tahir Mahmud on a SWOT analysis of your business (he's been helping me to do a SWOT of the enterprise club!) click here for info.

Please vote for Keith Young of Ilford Recycles for Guardian sustainable business award - unsung hero. Click here for the link and how we helped him with this nomination!

There's ongoing fabulous workshops and support for businesses through the ECHO Timbank. You pay with your ECHOs to join in (no cost, only your hours). Info here.

For East London Small Business workshops in April/May click here and for the latest East London Radio business programme too.

For info on grants currently available for social/community/environmental businesses, click here.

The next Timebank skills swap in on Friday 24th April, day-time. We are working on the programme this week. Please let us know what you want to offer or help that you want. Info here.

Thanks to Clive for leading a deep enterprise club last week - write up by Stephanie is here.

Please do keep in touch and I hope to see many of you this week,

Best wishes,

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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Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes:

'News from this week:

Couple of places left on the mini yoga retreat on the Timebank in the Cauliflower on Wednesday. Click here.

Barry Atkins is speaking on Tuesday's enterprise club about hard graft, no need for computers, his recently closed greengrocer round that could be picked up by someone else.... Click here for more info on 50 years in business.

Our wonderful Sophia course is running on Thursdays afternoons in March. Click here

East London radio is at the enterprise club on 17th - come along and promote your business! Click here. Accountant Robert Jackson will be with us on the 24th Feb.

The East London Small Business Centre are running cheap social media 2 hour classes. Click here.

Karen Leighton was a great speaker last week - info on the session click here.

Please, please like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, and make sure we know your social media links.

Best wishes,

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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Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes;

'Vic Norman led a powerful session at the enterprise club on Tuesday and vastly increasing social media skills is the focus of January and the whole year! Read here about the enterprise club session and follow up help.

We are getting help to run a Redbridge portal for start-ups and there is a social media working session on Tuesday 20th January at the enterprise club, so put the date in your diaries. (see above link)

Blogging and linking to each other's websites is the best way to promote your business. Read Manzoor Ahmed's guest blog here and please send me yours.

Plans for the Timebank community skills swap are going well (Taira Khan is leading a creative writing session and Vic Norman a twitter training) - please publcise and let us know your ideas. Flyer here.

The East London Small Business Centre is coming to Sophia Hubs for Tuesday's lunch time enterprise club (13th January at 12.30) for a practical session and info on loads of resources. Click here to see what Claudia will be covering.

Thanks for the responses to last week's requests for mentors and expert help. More needed, and especially volunteers willing to help start ups and Sophia Hubs with social media.'

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Sophia Hub Enterprise Club

Here are dates of Self-Employment Workshops being offered free to Redbridge residents by the East London Small Business Centre: 9th January from 2 – 4pm; 23rd January from 2 - 4pm; 20th February from 11 - 1pm; 12th March from 2 - 4pm; and 20th March from 2 – 4pm. For more information contact Claudia Castillo at claudiac@smallbusinesscentre.org.uk. 

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