Events
Kickstart Community brings together all the events in your area - training courses, business seminars, workshops, launches and social events.
Click on individual events for more information, contact details and how to book.
View the events in list format
A chance for women in new and existing businesses to meet and network in an informal environment with like minded entrepreneurs
Where? MRC, Central Bradford
Costing & Pricing - Working out how much it will cost to make or buy your products and raw materials and what sort of mark up you need to sell at a profit.
This workshop covers the three areas of understanding often lacking with new business entreprenuers: (1) Solid financial advice, particularly the basics of accounting and debt collection, (2) Legal
Learning more about what it means to have your own business
Where? Surestart Children's Centre, Lidget Green
Regardless of the size of your organisation the last thing your business needs is to incur additional costs and losses caused by Employment Law or Health and Safety problems.
This course is designed to educate on basic techniques essential in becoming a more confident business person.
To help appreciate the importance of marketing and researching an idea, and the creation of a marketing plan.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford
Using key words and meta tags to improve your search rankings.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford
Financial Forecasting - More about the various cost elements of running a business and working out what volumes of sales are needed to trade successfully and profitably, including cash flow forecas
Networking event for Airedale businesses
Where? AES, Central Keighley
1 day workshop (2 sessions) aimed at those seeking an insight into starting a business
Where? AES, Central Keighley
An interactive workshop dealing with all aspects of internet marketing including advantages, limitations, techniques, ethical issues and factors affecting internet usage
An introduction to basic bookkeeping and financial accounting, giving information on the types of financial records and how they are prepared.
Where? AES, Central Keighley
Understanding what customers expect from a website and applying copywriting techniques for maximum impact.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford
Get up close and personal with your business brand! This enlightening and interactive workshop explores why any business brand is about much more than marketing materials and a logo.
Practical Business Planning - Help to put information gathered in parts 1-4 into a practical business plan with clear goals and actions to help you succeed in your business venture.
Communication and presentational support for networking to start or sustain your business
Where? MRC, Central Bradford
Practical look at enhancing productivity and sales by building effective relationships.
Where? AES, Central Keighley
An introduction to basic bookkeeping and financial accounting, giving information on the types of financial records and how they are prepared.
Where? ATL, Manningham, Bradford
Come along to a coffee morning at GRID* @ Bradford South!
The workshop aims to help the budding entrepreneur on how to start his or her new business on the right footing.
This workshop will show you how you can make a big difference to your sales by the way you lay out your store and how you dress your shop window.
Social Media is the smaller businesses best friend, or it can be if approached correctly.
Using key words and meta tags to improve your search rankings.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford
Despite the recession, Bradford expects to see a 30% increase in the number of households over the next 20 years. Plans are in place to build 50,000 new homes in the next 10 years.
It can become difficult to find, select, and implement the IT relevant to you and your business.
Ebay is one way to start trading on a small scale and with quick results.
How to be successful in tendering for public sector contracts. This two-day workshop takes a step-by-step approach at putting tenders together.

