Firms urged to support Wrexham Business Week 2009

Companies from across Wrexham are being urged to take part in the eighth Wrexham Business Week which takes place this year between November 16 and 20.The event is the largest event of its type in the region, with a programme of around 60 events attracting delegates from across Wales, the North West and the Midlands. Read more…

Wrexham Business Week 2008

Download the full programme or view the digital version here.

2evolv create 1st digital version of Wrexham Business Week programme

Wrexham based digital media company, 2evolv, has published the 7th Wrexham Business Week programme as an on line publication.

This will be the first time the programme has been produced in a digital format and Amanda Davies of Wrexham Council’s Economic Development Department and organiser of Wrexham Council event said: “ I am delighted that 2evolv is able to sponsor this year’s programme as a digital brochure. When people visit our website they will be able to read the programme as they would do a magazine, by turning the pages. This digital programme complements the printed version, is interactive and will ensure we are able to encourage as many people to become involved in this year’s Wrexham Business Week”.

2evolv is North Wales’ only digital publication specialist and since opening its offices in Redwither Tower has gained a reputation for making turn page technology available to small businesses, large companies and public sector bodies.

Managing Director of 2evolv, Gary Edwards said “our clients find digital publications an exciting and an innovative way of making their information more accessible and at times when businesses are looking to save money and cut down their carbon footprint, digital publications can meet their needs.”

Wrexham Business Week 2008 events outline

Wrexham Business Week runs from 20 October 2008 to 24 October 2008 at various locations across Wrexham. It is organised by Wrexham County Borough Council.

MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER

• Business Starts Here – launch event
• The Great Debate – Where is the Economy Headed
• Customer Care vs Sale vs The Mystery Shopper
• A Fresh Take on Customer Service
• Technology Today & Tomorrow
• India – a Market of Opportunity
• Social Enterprise – Making it Happen
• Reputation Management – How PR Creates Favourable Light
• Networking Your Way to Success
• Making Your Website Work for Your Business

TUESDAY 21ST OCTOBER

• Flash Upon That Inward Eye
• Who Owns Your Website?
• Your Story – Your Community
• Dealing With Problem Employees
• A Rough Guide to Tendering
• Making Sense of Health & Safety (including Corporate Manslaughter) and Related People Issues
• Speak Your Customers’ Language – Taster Sessions in Foreign Languages
• Strategic Marketing Workshop
• Material World
• Food for Thought
• Using Creative Techniques to Improve the Commercial Potential of Your Company
• How to Get to the Top on Google – Web Marketing
• Marketing in the Service Sector
• Web 2.0 – is 2nd Life a Life worth Living
• Improve your Service Through Customer Involvement
• Recruiting Costs
• Welsh Assembly Government Flexible Support for Business
• Your Success is More about What you Think than What you Know
• Keeping Up With Charity & Company Law
• Mobiles and PCs – where next?
• As a Business – How to get the Best Value from Your Solicitor
• First Steps to Entrepreneurship
• An Investors Guide to Surviving the Credit Crunch
• How to Manage Sales Teams and Get Results
• Corporate Dinner

WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER

• Managing Poor Performance
• Investing in the Growth of Wales’ SMEs
• Interview Skills Workshop
• Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in Your Business
• Digital Publications – A New & Exciting, Cost-Effective Media
• Creativity Works
• Time Management
• The Job Show
• How to Automate & Drive Process
• Commercial Leases – Review 2008
• Influencing With Impact
• Social Enterprises – From Dependence to Independence
• Getting Paid While Others Wait
• Franchising
• Snake or Ladder – Is Property Still a Sound Investment?

THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER

• BNI Networking Breakfast
• Develop Employee Business Skills
• Employment Law Update
• Addressing Challenges in Wound Care
• Interview Skills for Interviewers
• Being Profitable in Harder Economic Times in a Sustainable Environment
• How to Avoid Inheritance Tax
• Meet the Expert
• Design Wales presents One Step Ahead of the Fashion Market
• Climate Change
• Avoiding Business Litigation – Mediation & Dispute Management
• Glyndwr University Business Dinner
• Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER

• Cyber Crime
• Stress-Less – The Healthy Way
• When Charities Have to Sell
• What is Strategic Communications & How can you make it work for you?
• Online Auction Selling
• Effective Project & Change Management and Agility for Competitiveness
• Let’s Talk More Profit
• Increase Visitors to Your Website Looking for Your Product or Service

Download the full brochure here.

Wrexham Business Week – Cyber Crime

This year, 1 in 3 companies will fall victim to an e-crime attack, the cost to the Welsh economy is estimated at £160M. How will you protect your business from the growing threat of Cyber Crime? How do you know if you are adequately protected?

To debate these issues and show you just how easy­ it is to carry out a Cyber Crime attack, Jason Hart, executive member of eCrime Wales (www.ecrimewales.com) will present a live ethical hacking demonstration. This eye opening business seminar is targeted at company directors and senior ICT professionals. You will witness first hand, what the consequences can be for any business that does not take this subject seriously.

Friday 24th October 2008, 08.00am – 10.00am at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Ellice Way, Wrexham Technology Park. Free event, but registration required. Please contact Advanced Information Systems Ltd on 01978 345250, or email events@advancedis.co.uk.

Wrexham Business Week – download programme here

Click here for the programme for Wrexham Business Week.

Wrexham Business Week – Europe Direct tackle Climate Change

As part of Wrexham Business Week Europe Direct are hosting a FREE seminar on climate change. There is so much talk of the change in the climate and the impact that has on us, but do you really know much about it? Attending this seminar will allow you to find out more and discover what plans there are in place to combat it. You will also find out what small changes you can make and what the benefits are to you and your business of making these changes, which can be at little or no cost but could save you money. Experts from Arena Network will also be telling you about the support available to businesses who wish to become more environmentally friendly. The main speaker is Mr Andy Klom, head of office of the European Commission representation in Wales. Sam Evans from Arena Network and Frank Davies of Yale College will also be speaking at the event. As mentioned the event is free to attend, light refreshments will be provided. To reserve your place please call Tel: 01978 292090
or email: europedirect@wrexham.gov.uk.

Wrexham Business Week 2008 highlights – Robert Craven

Lets talk…more profit is an intensive seminar which makes businesses re-think how they make their money and is based on the work of Robert Craven and the Director’s Centre helping numerous businesses to become more profitable.

The seminar is aimed at ambitious, enthusiastic owner-managers who are trying to grow their businesses and have been in business for over a year.

This interactive workshop will give you the tools to:

• Get the profit you need to live the lifestle that you aspire to
• Focus all your activities more effectively and more profitably
• Use proven tools to improve how you run your business

  This is an exceptional networking opportunity as well as the chance to meet well-known business guru Robert Craven. Read more about Robert Craven here.

  Event is on Friday 24th October, 12.00noon – 4.00pm at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Ellice Way, Wrexham Technology Park. It is a free event but a ticket is needed. Tickets are available from Wrexham Tourist Information Centre, 01978 292015. Read Robert Craven's Bright Marketing: Why Should People Bother to Buy from You?

  Download the Wrexham Business Week Brochure here.

Wrexham Business Week 2008

The Wrexham Business Week programme is now available for download. Now in its seventh year, the event continues to grow in size and popularity and this year it will run from 20 – 24 October 2008.

The week will be launched by BBC TV Presenter Sian Lloyd, but there will also be high profile events featuring Simon Weston, TV’s Melissa Porter, Jason Mohammed and Rory Cellan-Jones.

Events will be held at various venues within the County Borough and will range from small seminars to large conferences and exhibitions, covering a wide range of business-related topics. There are events tailored to the needs of all types of businesses, from new start-ups to those that have the potential to expand.

Cllr Rodney Skelland, Lead Member for Corporate Governance & Regeneration, says: “Wrexham Business Week has historically attracted delegates from across Wales and North West England, as well as from the local area, and the week provides an opportunity for business people to network and form new partnerships. Wrexham Business Week highlights Wrexham’s role as the driver of the North Wales economy and I am delighted that our partners have once again supported Wrexham County Borough Council enabling us to stage the event”.

A number of sponsors work with the Economic Development Department of the Council to ensure the event’s success and these are all highlighted in the programme. 90,000 copies of the programme have been printed and will be distributed by North Wales Newspapers across Wrexham and Flintshire week commencing September 15.

Download the programme for Wrexham Business Week here.

Further information, and tickets for many of the events, can be obtained from Wrexham Tourist Information Centre on 01978 292015.