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Reset.Restart: Marketing #4 Sales Is Not A Dirty Word
2021-03-16 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Sales means profits!

The British psyche tends to recoil at the thought of sales but it’s a fundamental part of doing business. In this workshop, you will learn how to overcome the fear of sales, identify blind spots and increase sales without it becoming an overwhelming task. With tips and tricks that will help you increase sales and appointments, Andy will demonstrate his vast experience of direct and indirect sales techniques, strategy and implementation to help you increase the bottom line, whatever your business.
About Royal Flush Marketing
Royal Flush are a brand and performance marketing consultancy that helps ambitious businesses increase sales in the most time-effective way. It was set up by Ben Martin and Andy Smith to solve a key problem in marketing – setting up the right foundations for marketing to be more effective.
Having worked in agencies and client-side for 20 years, their combined experience of marketing, branding and sales has seen them work with Start-ups, SMEs and big-name brands such as Next PLC, BBC, Sweet’N Low, Sambro Toys, Ultimate Products, Health Shield and Home Bargains to name a few.
For more information visit http://www.royalflushmarketing.co.uk

Reset. Restart: Your Project Management
2021-03-17 10:00 - 12:00
Digital Project Management Tips to Support Your Business

With a variety of popular project management processes used in the business world, it’s shocking to hear that only 39% of project succeed, on time and within budget. It can be a struggle to run a project from concept to finish line, and keep on track of all those different tasks, milestones and goals you have for multiple projects, services or products at any one time. In this session DigiEnable will share with us the Top Digital Project Management platforms and apps, how you can ulitise them to streamline your processes, delegating and managing your teams, and which are best used for the different styles of project management for business owners and leaders.

Introduction to Trademark Searching
2021-03-17 11:00 - 12:00
How to search for a trademark webinar

Almost every business has intellectual property of some sort – in its words, logos or pictures, or a combination.
This webinar will explain the basics behind trademark protection and registration, and how to use internet databases and resources to search for trademarks. The session will include a live demonstration of a trademark search to guide delegates through the process.

Reset. Restart: Five Creative Tools for Innovators
2021-03-18 10:00 - 12:00
Stuck for ideas? Maybe you want to run your own business, but don’t know what to sell.

Maybe you’ve got an idea, but worry it’s not good enough. Maybe you’re already in business, but feel like you should be innovating. We all need creativity at work – not just artists and poets. This session gives you five basic tools to boost your creative power. They’ll help you come up with new, useful ideas. Steve Rawling taught creative techniques at the BBC Academy before working with designers, innovators and entrepreneurs all over the world. His book “Be Creative Now” has been published in four languages.

Reset. Restart: Your Branding
2021-03-18 17:00 - 18:30
Delivered by our Business expert Wendy Breakell of Break into Business, Wendy will show you how to adopt a fresh approach to your branding.

Whether you are looking to start your own brand, rebrand or review your brand, this workshop will cover the most important parts of a start- up, small business brand. Ignoring the lure of expensive logos and the mythology that surrounds this concept, Wendy will be focusing on what matters most to your target customers. And for a small business Wendy believes this must be focused on values of caring, personalised , intimate and authentic to create a special bond that creates the loyalty and connectivity that rivals your competitors.

Wendy is clear on her approach : the big brands are losing their way so you focus on the features that matter to your customer: your inspiration, the mission and purpose of the brand and the promise of the best customer service based on integrity and beliefs. Wendy loves developing brands based on these values and so from this workshop you will feel inspired and empowered to take your brand development forward and with minimum cost but high personal investment of time, energy and creative thought.

Intro to E-Marketer: The digital business news database
2021-03-19 14:00 - 15:00
An introduction and demonstration of the E-Marketer database, its features and what it can offer

In the modern age, technology and innovation plays a cornerstone role in business and industry. New technologies and the latest developments have more of an impact on a businesses success than ever before.
E-Marketer provides the latest news, insights and analysis of the latest technology focused developments across a range of industries, providing you with the important need-to-know information to stay informed and at an advantage.

Reset.Restart: Marketing #3 Think Different
2021-03-24 10:00 - 12:00
Not all businesses have massive marketing budgets – find out how to make yours work effectively for you.

Session 3:
Not all businesses have massive marketing budgets – some have none at all!
In this workshop, you will learn how to approach marketing in a different way with tips and ideas on how to reach your audience and engage them on the roads less travelled. You’ll take on an exercise that helps you to think differently and be more creative in your approach to solving problems.
Next time:
Session 4: Sales is not a dirty word
The British psyche tends to recoil at the thought of sales but it’s a fundamental part of doing business. In this workshop, you will learn how to overcome the fear of sales, identify blind spots and increase sales without it becoming an overwhelming task. With tips and tricks that will help you increase sales and appointments, Andy will demonstrate his vast experience of direct and indirect sales techniques, strategy and implementation to help you increase the bottom line, whatever your business.
About Royal Flush Marketing
Royal Flush are a brand and performance marketing consultancy that helps ambitious businesses increase sales in the most time-effective way. It was set up by Ben Martin and Andy Smith to solve a key problem in marketing – setting up the right foundations for marketing to be more effective.
Having worked in agencies and client-side for 20 years, their combined experience of marketing, branding and sales has seen them work with Start-ups, SMEs and big-name brands such as Next PLC, BBC, Sweet’N Low, Sambro Toys, Ultimate Products, Health Shield and Home Bargains to name a few.
For more information visit http://www.royalflushmarketing.co.uk

Music Industry Legal Clinic - March
2021-03-25 14:00 - 16:00
Legal advice for musicians and music industry workers

The BIPC is working with Carol Isherwood from Isherwood Legal Limited.
Carol is a Specialist Music/Creative Industries Legal and Business affairs Consultant
The clinics will cover all aspects of music law, whether this relates to copyright queries and protecting works; copyright infringement and what to do if someone uses your work without consent; song shares when co-writing; royalties; performer’s rights; moral rights; issues with contracts e.g. record and publishing contracts, management contracts, producer contracts; synchronisation licences; using samples; PPL and PRS queries; protecting a band name; and income streams.
The clinics are aimed at musicians, producers, music managers, labels, promoters and anyone one else working in the music industry or starting out in that industry.
Book a free 30 minute appointment for confidential impartial advice now. Appointments will be by telephone until further notice, we will contact you via email to confirm your appointment.
www.carolisherwood.co.uk/

Reset. Restart: Your Approach to Finances
2021-03-25 17:00 - 18:30
Delivered by our Business expert Wendy Breakell of Break into Business, Wendy will show you how to adopt a fresh approach to your finances.

Wendy is an experienced entrepreneur so she understands the challenges and fears that start- ups and small business can feel with finances.

In this workshop Wendy will take a non -nonsense approach that doesn’t use accountants language to over- whelm the small business. The areas that Wendy will look at will be:

Your pricing : Mark ups , Calculating costs , And the reality of what profit might look like in the short to medium term

Negotiating deals with suppliers and how to attract potential investment from grants and community funding streams.

The essentials of whether to become a limited company, social enterprise or remain a sole trader.

Business Support with BIPC
2021-03-26 14:00 - 15:00
A webinar guide to the Manchester Business and IP Centre and how our service can help you!

At this seminar you will learn how we can save you time and money with:

Market research for your business idea
Protecting your Intellectual Property (IP) including trademarks, copyright and patents
Finding out about your competitors and market sectors
Free credit checking

Plus we’ll show a short demo of COBRA – the Complete Business Reference Advisor, that you can access anywhere with a Manchester library card.
You’ll also hear about our other business events including:

1-1 business advice sessions
Legal Clinic
Networking Opportunities
Inspirational Talks & Panel Discussions

At the end of the talk there will be time to chat to the BIPC team for questions.
Please note, we will be using LiveWebinar.com and a link to join us will be emailed to you before the event takes place.
