On Tuesday 5 September Natwest will be hosting  at networking event for local businesses and professionals to collaborate , receive support and guidance for growth. This will take place at RBS, Brindley Place , Birmingham.

There will be 4 interactive seminars on a range of topics including blogging for your business, making tax digital, business consultancy service and cyber crime protection.

A number of exhibitors including local business, key NatWest Partners and business support networks will also be at the event.

Agenda for day

10:00am – Registration, refreshments and meet the businesses.

11:00am to 11:45am- Protecting you and your business from Cyber Crime – Gary Sirrell from West Midlands Regional Organised  Crime Unit and Gemma Beardmore & Anish Chauhan – Equilibrium Security.

Detective Sergeant Gary Sirrell is a Cyber Protect Officer within the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (WMROCU). WMROCU has the responsibility of protecting the communities in the West Midlands from serious organised crime. At this workshop, Gary will be talking about the current cyber threat landscape, and the UK Cyber Strategy, whilst also providing some local case studies.

Equilibrium Security is a specialist Cyber Security consultancy firm based in Birmingham City Centre. They work with businesses to protect their most important asset their data. Equilibrium Security has a proven industry track record. They have implemented multi-tiered infrastructure security solutions for many large organisations including NHS trusts, financial organisations, and legal firms.

Equilibrium will run a live hack demonstration to show how easy it is for Cyber Criminals to access your data. They will then provide steps that you can take to protect your data and how they can support your business to protect you from cyber threats

 

12:00pm to 12:45pm –Making tax digital / Free agent - Shohaib Shafiq , Chartered Management Accountant and owner of Integrity Accountancy Services Limited

Shohaib is a Chartered Management Accountant, with over 20 years accountancy experience and a Member of Chartered Institute of Management.

 

14:00pm to 14:45pm- Lead generation strategy – Richard Hunter Rice - Sales & Marketing Strategist and owner of Minerva Growth Ltd.

Richard is a Sales and Marketing Strategist with over 30 years of business experience, everything from start-ups, to family businesses to working for global corporations.

Minerva Growth specialises in working with small and medium sized business owners to achieve dynamic results and grow their revenue & profits.

Richard will deliver an overview on how any business can generate as many leads as they can handle.

 

15:00pm to 16:00pm – Blogging for your business – Philip Choi – Freelance WordPress specialist and owner of “The Blog Trainer”

Philip is a freelance WordPress specialist helping businesses create and manage websites and blogs through training. He is based in Birmingham and has over 10 years experience in design, support for WordPress. He has created a special workshop for #NatWestBoost to help businesses get the most out of blogging and sharing on social media.

Phil will deliver the workshop with a live demonstration on a real WordPress blog. You may bring a laptop or tablet if you wish to follow and try any tools featured in the workshop.

Venue: RBS,  7-10 Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2TZ

Free to attend

If you would like to register, you can follow this link