Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub
Practical Marketing Masterclass – Session 2
Session 4 – 16th January 2025: The Fact Find – Information to Plan
Aston Marina, The Hideaway Room
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
What is ‘Practical Marketing’?
The Practical Marketing course is designed to equip anyone with the tools and knowledge needed to create and implement a tailored marketing strategy for their business. Led by Jason Kemp of Nuddy Media, who has extensive experience as a Marketing Director for John Caudwell (telecoms tycoon) and Peter Jones (from Dragons’ Den), this course offers invaluable insights.
What will you learn?
The course is split into six sessions, combining learning with interactive workshops. Each session provides standalone, actionable knowledge for your business, but attending multiple sessions
will help you get the most out of the program.
Session 5 – 13th February 2025: Building a Marketing Calendar
Session 6 – 13th March 2025: Course Summary
I attended all these fantastic workshops, and they were brilliant! The amount of content available was incredible—highly recommended for anyone serious about taking their marketing to the next level.
Stafford Borough Council
Thinking of Starting a business?
If you are developing a new product or service, please feel free to discuss it confidentially with a member of the Business Growth Team at the Council by contacting economy@staffordbc.gov.uk or telephone 01785 619000.
Business Innovation Grants
Stafford Borough Council has launched a fund to help support small to medium businesses (SMEs), that are located within Stafford Borough. This fund is open to usinesses where a minimum of 75% of the business income is from sales to other businesses.
Applications are open until 31 December 2024, subject to funding still being available.
Going for Growth
Stafford Borough Council, in partnership with Executive Training and Consultancy Ltd, supports local businesses with free business growth workshops. Eligible participants can attend one full-day training session and a follow-up half-day workshop. The workshops are informal and relaxed; delegates are encouraged to participate, share experiences, and exchange ideas.
Unlock your business potential by registering for one of our expert-led growth sessions.
Ignite and Thrive
Ignite and Thrive is a free Business Start-Up Programme designed for businesses under two years old and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join start-up experts Rocketeer to unlock your business potential at their creative monthly workshops and eight-week online course.
Whether you are considering starting a business or have already started trading, why not take advantage of this free business support from considering start-up experts?
- Monthly Workshops: Gain insights and network with fellow entrepreneurs.
- 8-Week Online Course: Dive deep into business essentials at your own pace.
- For Existing Businesses: Get the support you need to scale and grow.
- For Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Learn the foundations, from your initial idea to a successful launch.
You can choose what fits your needs: enrol in the comprehensive 8-week online programme or attend our engaging monthly workshops.
Don't miss this opportunity to ignite your business journey and thrive!
Staffordshire Chambers Of Commerce
Start-Up: Cashflow and Questions – Stoke
Date: Tue 19th November Time:
10:00 am - 2:30 pm GMT
Marketing Foundations
Content:
- Marketing Planning
- Target Audience
- Avatar Groups
- Market and competitor research
- Marketing Foundations
- Introduction to Branding
- Traditional Marketing
- Introducing the events calendar
- Introducing Google Skill Shop
- Create your own social media learning plan in Google Skill Shop
* Please note this is a follow on from our Cashflow and Questions session
Chamber Members: Free
Non-Chamber Members: Free
To register for this event, please email – start@staffordshirechambers.co.uk
Staffordshire University
SME
Offer a range of business support services designed to keep your SME up to date with the latest advances in new product or service development, prototyping, manufacturing, process improvement and much more.
Through our Innovation Enterprise Zone, you can benefit from a range of fully funded innovation projects, rent an office space in our brand-new Incubator space and invest in yourself and staff through funded short courses and apprenticeships.
Cannock Borough Council
Social Entrepreneurs Programme
Lloyds Bank and the Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme give entrepreneurs the best possible chance of success by providing access to support and funding.
The Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme has supported 1,350 social entrepreneurs in the programme's first five years.
There are three courses on offer: Startup, Trade up and Scale-up
- Start-up—the project is in the planning stages but ready to start or less than two years old. It makes £0 - £15,000 a year.
- Trade up - The project has been running for at least a year and earns— at least £15,000 annually.
- Scale up—The project was probably established two or more years ago and probably has two or more paid staff members. It makes at least £75,000 a year (no upper limit).
Open For Business
If you are a new or existing business in Cannock Chase, they can potentially offer you a FREE business support service to help you grow and expand.
The team provides a comprehensive package of business support, including helping businesses access support from within the Council and supporting agencies.