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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Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes:

'Thanks to all those that came to our wonderful first anniversary celebration. Please do read all about it here.

The Enterprise Exchange has now opened and there is an incredible array of business support on the top floor of the Ilford Exchange all this month.. Info here which is being regularly updated.

Sophia Hub Seven Kings is running most of the activities on Tuesdays and our enterprise club will take place at Ilford Exchange and not at St Johns Church. 12.30-2.30,plus some of us will be staying around afterwards to promote the Timebank, build up our networks, share our hospitality and knowledge.

Tuesday 7th October - create your own visual right side brain business plan with start-up Marie Ndolo! Info here.

Tuesday 14th October - Beat Procrastination with experienced trainer Awele Odeh. Info here

Thanks so much to Nicola Millington of FPComms who came to the enterprise club on Tuesday to help start-ups develop their elevator pitches for the anniversary event in the event. Info here.

In recognition of the voluntary input into Sophia Hub Seven Kings in the first year please take a look at the long list of volunteers, including the enterprise club speakers.

Any help you can give in helping us promote the free re-used paint giveaway to help launch and establish a new green enterprise in the borough would be much appreciated. Info here.

From next week we will be planning a series of Timebank events and focussing on increasing trading, so more of an update next week.

Hot off the press - start up Marie Ndola is running Kundalini yoga sessions at the enterprise exchange. More into here.'

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Sophia Hub update

Ros Southern writes:

Our first anniversary event on this coming Tuesday (30th September) is being attended by the Mayor, Bishop Steven of Chelmsford, 20 start-ups+, plus business and community contacts. Please join us!!! Info here

The pop-up business hub in October at the Exchange Ilford is set up and ready to run. A full programme of business activities plus a space to work on your laptop in a networking environment. Opening party is on 1st Oct. Sophia Hubs is running the Tuesday sessions. Info here

At the lunchtime enterprise club on Tuesday we are delighted that Nicola Millington of FPComms will run a session on preparing elevator pitches so that start-ups can make the most of the networking and promotion at our Anniversary event in the evening. Info here

The next Sophia course is starting this coming Friday and will fit in 3 sessions. Also a Monday evening course coming up. A wonderful course for those that want a reflective space to look at community issues and develop a start-up business idea or project. Info here

Thanks so much to Angelique Parvez of D-Style Dance Fitness for being our enterprise club speaker this week. Angelique shared her experience of a small business and her knowledge as a lecturer on business strategy. Info here

That's all. Hope to see lots of you on Tuesday evening. 5.45 arrivals, programme starts at 6. Promise it will be worth your while!

If any links don't work, all the info is on the blog http://sophiahubs7k.wordpress.com/.

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