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Events
Think Sandwell organises and participates in a number of events throughout the year.
The events range from breakfast seminars and trade masterclasses, and are held regularly in and around Sandwell.
View our events calendar below.
Events in June 2014
01/06/2014 (1 event)
East End Foods - Open days.
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31/05/2014 – 01/06/2014Would you like to find out more about East End Foods?
What they produce and how?
and maybe how you could work with them?They will be holding 2 Open Days on 31st May and 1st June from 11am until 4.00pm each day.
Pop along and join them for free food and drinks, factory tour and live entertainment with Radio XL and Raaj FM roadshows.No appointment necessary...
East End House
Kenrick Way
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B71 4EA05/06/2014 (2 events)
SEED event
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05/06/2014On the 5th June at the Domain Plaza, 4-6 Lombard Street West, West Bromwich, B70 6EF SWEDA are hosting a business workshop with a guest speaker from the Intellectual Property Office, come along and have your questions answered on ‘Design Protection’ or ‘Patents’ and see what you can do to protect your ideas / brand.
To book email sweda@sweda.org.uk or phone 0121 525 2558 quoting ‘IPR’
Times TBC when booking.Proposals on £9million canalside regeneration scheme
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05/06/2014A consultation event is being held on Thursday 5 June 2014 to gauge the opinions of local residents and stakeholders on plans to create a £9 million canalside creative village in the Galton Valley area of Smethwick. Funding of £9 million has been secured from Central Government and the EU to progress the scheme in Rolfe Street, Smethwick. The event will take place at Providence Church Hall in Mafeking Road between 4-7pm.
Consultation on proposals for a canalside creative village off Rolfe Street, Smethwick between 4-7pm, Thursday June 5 2014 at Providence Cburch Hall, Mafeking Road.
10/06/2014 (1 event)
MAS intellectual property rights event
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10/06/2014
MAS (Manufacturing Advisory Service) is holding an event on Tuesday 10 June covering the four main areas of intellectual property - trade marks, patents, designs and copyright.
A presentation will be delivered on behalf of MAS by David Hopkins, Intellectual Property Office.
Intellectual property rights provide legal protection for some of the most important aspects of a brand, such as the name, logo, design, and sometimes the product itself.
Come along to this event to find out how they can affect your business and how they can be protected. The presentation will provide an introduction to the world of IP, offering lots of examples to demonstrate how it can be used to benefit your business.
The aim of the event is to provide attendees with a good understanding of different types of intellectual property (IP), what IP they already have and how to protect it. Participants in this course will be able to:
• Describe the different types of IP available
• Explain the difference between registered and unregistered IP
• Say what should be covered in an IPA audit
• Explain the benefits of incorporating IP within a business strategy
• Understand better how to use IP when researching a licensee or negotiating licensing agreements
• Discuss IP issues with more knowledge and confidence
• Identify potential IP issues
• Know where and when to seek further advice.For more information please visit http://www.mymas.org/events/every-business-owns-ip-what-do-you-own-3.
When? Tuesday 10 June, 8:30am – 12:30pm
Where? Aston Villa Football Club, Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE
How much does it cost? It’s free to West Midlands SME manufacturers
How do I sign up? To book your place please visit http://www.masevents.org/event/Events.php?EventId=1753 or contact Zoe Heather on 01902 838306 or email zoe.heather@mymas.org.13/06/2014 (1 event)
BCABA 13th Annual Dinner and Awards
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13/06/2014 – 14/06/2014Event date: 13/06/2014
The Black Country Asian Business Association (BCABA) 13th Annual Dinner and Awards is taking place this year on Friday 13 June from 6.30pm, at Wolverhampton Racecourse.The BCABA Business Awards programme recognises the achievements of individuals and companies from across the Black Country. The awards embrace businesses from all sectors and the winners of each category will be announced and presented with their awards at this prestigious event.
The evening will celebrate Asian business achievement with a high profile guest speaker and entertainment, as well as the dinner and awards ceremony. A charity prize draw will also take place on the night.
There are seven award categories, plus the overall ‘Business of the Year’ award.The programme for the evening is:
• 6:30pm - Drinks reception
• 7:30pm - Dinner and awards
• 11:30pm - Close of formal proceedings
• 1am – Carriages.When? Friday 13 June, 6.30pm - late
Where? Wolverhampton Racecourse/Holiday Inn Garden Court, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton WV6 0PE
How much does it cost? Individual tickets are available at £80 plus VAT. Tables are available at £800 plus VAT. Ticket price includes a reception drink, three course meal and tea and coffee
How do I sign up?
To book a ticket please visit http://bcaba.co.uk/files/booking%20form%20Bcaba%205.pdf and complete the booking form.14/06/2014 (1 event)
BCABA 13th Annual Dinner and Awards
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13/06/2014 – 14/06/2014Event date: 13/06/2014
The Black Country Asian Business Association (BCABA) 13th Annual Dinner and Awards is taking place this year on Friday 13 June from 6.30pm, at Wolverhampton Racecourse.The BCABA Business Awards programme recognises the achievements of individuals and companies from across the Black Country. The awards embrace businesses from all sectors and the winners of each category will be announced and presented with their awards at this prestigious event.
The evening will celebrate Asian business achievement with a high profile guest speaker and entertainment, as well as the dinner and awards ceremony. A charity prize draw will also take place on the night.
There are seven award categories, plus the overall ‘Business of the Year’ award.The programme for the evening is:
• 6:30pm - Drinks reception
• 7:30pm - Dinner and awards
• 11:30pm - Close of formal proceedings
• 1am – Carriages.When? Friday 13 June, 6.30pm - late
Where? Wolverhampton Racecourse/Holiday Inn Garden Court, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton WV6 0PE
How much does it cost? Individual tickets are available at £80 plus VAT. Tables are available at £800 plus VAT. Ticket price includes a reception drink, three course meal and tea and coffee
How do I sign up?
To book a ticket please visit http://bcaba.co.uk/files/booking%20form%20Bcaba%205.pdf and complete the booking form.20/06/2014 (1 event)
BIM Benefits for local public sector clients
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20/06/2014Location: Sandwell Council House
Speakers:
• John Lorimer – BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
• Tim Pritchard - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
• David Emery - VirtechsTo book a free place - www.builtenvironmenthub.org/events
The event will be a presentation and discussion for the public sector on the use of Building Information Management (BIM). The discussion will be led by John Lorimer, who has worked as a client, consultant, major contractor and subcontractor in the construction industry across the UK, Europe and the Far East. He has been appointed by the Construction Industry Council as the Local Authority BIM Liaison Officer, is Chair of the BIM Academy, a Board member of CITB, Visiting professor at Salford University, and Chair of the Constructing Excellence BIM Task Group.
Some myths that John Lorimer will dispel are ‘BIM is for big projects’, ‘BIM is not applicable to public works’, ‘BIM won’t help us with our works programme’, ‘I thought BIM was not for local authority work’ etc. - all quotes he has heard recently from the public sector in relation to BIM. John is talking to and working with organisations such as local authorities, police and fire authorities, NHS and housing associations in developing their understanding and use of BIM.
John will give an update on progress to date and provide an opportunity to view the tools and techniques available to Officers seeking more information on the benefits to be realised, plus how to adopt BIM and make it part of their Procurement, Project and Asset Management strategies.
John will be joined by David Emery of Virtechs, the Chairman of Built Environment Hub’s Technology Forum which includes LEAN construction and BIM as key topics. David has been a 5D BIM practitioner and was using it at Canary Wharf when 2D CAD was latest technology and BIM was not in the industry’s vocabulary. David will review considerations when choosing manufacturer’s data for BIM modelling and the application of COBie standards for asset management.
BIM can provide well-coordinated and economical solutions to organisations when building new facilities, refurbishing and alterations to existing and understanding their long term maintenance strategies.
Our discussion session will be led by John Lorimer and our host, Tim Pritchard of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, who is the Chairman of Built Environment Hub’s Public Sector and LEP Forum.
26/06/2014 (1 event)
'Sales negotiating skills for manufacturers’ event
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26/06/2014MAS (Manufacturing Advisory Service) is holding a free workshop on Thursday 26 June, covering professional sales negotiating skills for manufacturers.
Come along to this half-day, fast-paced seminar to discover the strategies, skills, techniques and occasional tricks that expert sales negotiators use to achieve their objectives, without damaging important relationships.
If you need the confidence to negotiate and press for the best possible deal, and want to win more sales at a higher profit margin this workshop is for you.
The key seminar topics include:
• How to control the ‘anchor point’ – so you don’t give too much away
• ‘I win’ or ‘win-win’ approach? Get this wrong and both sides loose
• A concession or a trade? How not to give away an arm and a leg
• Plan your ideal, realistic and fall back positions - classic strategy
• How you trade effectively - the language of negotiating
• The importance of the word ‘if’
• How to ask implication questions to uncover a settlement position
• Don’t answer questions! An amazingly powerful technique
• Turn around objections. It’s all about icebergs!
• Close on a list of key actions. Otherwise nothing gets sold.The workshop will be delivered by Mike Kingston. FInstSMM. Mike teaches negotiating skills and tactics to the directors, salespeople (and buyers) of top UK companies and a wide cross section of small and medium sized businesses. His negotiating seminar focuses on the key skills and techniques that deliver rapid results in the real world of competitive business today.
When? Thursday 26 June, 8.30am – 12.30pm
Where? GTG Training Academy, Bearing Drive, Wolverhampton WV11 3SZ
How much does it cost? It’s free
How do I sign up? To book your place online please visit http://www.masevents.org/event/Events.php?EventId=1691 or email Zoe Heather at zoe.heather@mymas.org.
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