BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

Website copy for a logo? Business coaching for keeping the books? A radio jingle for legal advice?

What skills can you bring to The Trading Post and what skills could you take away? Bartering keeps the boat afloat – why not swap a skill and sell what it is you do at the same time?

You know what you do, how you do it and you know you do it well. But how do you convince others of this? That’s what gets results! Can you sum up your activities in a nutshell? Or is what you do so varied and wide-ranging that it doesn’t trip off the tongue? Are you aware of all the skills you have and how to use them?

The Trading Post gives you the chance to collaborate with others, swap skills and define your activities.

Learn more about

• The amazing range of skills and services at your fingertips
• Encapsulating the essence of your business offer
• Negotiating a mutually beneficial swap of skills
• Monetising all of what you are capable of

Speakers
Jane Chambers: Regional Director of Arts & Business South East
Simon Fell: Ceramic Artist and Senior Web Designer, Pedalo Ltd
Janet Gordon: MD of Blue Starfish Consulting Ltd, National Training Awards UK Winner 2010
Penina Shepherd: MD & Commercial Solicitor at ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW
Clifford Thomas: MD of Business Development Consultancy
Lesley Thomson: Author of A Kind of Vanishing, Winner of the People’s Book Prize for Fiction

Who should attend?
Artists, Freelancers, Arts organisations, Creative Industries businesses

Workshop created and facilitated by
Lisa Holloway: Consultant, Director of First Fictions Festival, Chair of Creative Brighton in collaboration with Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

Refreshments included.

Ride the Wave is a business support programme providing high-quality FREE events, tuition and support to help you grow and win more business. It runs from November 2010 to March 2011 and provides targeted support to help you during these tough economic times. Ride the Wave has been created by Brighton & Hove City Council and is delivered in partnership with the Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce.

To find out more
Email ridethewave@businessinbrighton.org.uk
Phone 01273 719097
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About the Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce
Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce supports many businesses of all sizes and sectors across the city with services ranging from its popular twice-monthly breakfasts and monthly evening events to skills training and business support. It is also the voice of business in Brighton & Hove, representing its members on all the key local partnerships and initiatives, sitting on a variety of bodies and forums, and feeding local business issues into the City’s strategy developments. The Chamber offers several levels of membership depending on business size, starting at just £99 a year.