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July Newsletter: Issue 105

Included in this edition...how local businesses can benefit from London 2012, how to make the web work for your business and how to access a commercial property lease template.

Regenerate events

Making your Web Business Work

Another event from Regenerate’s Lancashire Innovation Network. At this FREE breakfast event, Leon Calverley from Door4 presents a 60 minute guide to succeeding in a commercial world which is increasingly digital in its nature. The presentation explores topics crucial to achieving differentiation on a crowded web, converting visitors efficiently into customers, and ensuring that they come back again.

Avoiding technical jargon and ‘web-speak’, this event is ideal for all business owners and marketers, regardless of experience of web and e-commerce.

Date: Thursday 30th August, 8:30-11am
Venue: West Lancashire Investment Centre, Skelmersdale WN8 9TG...Book Online

News

Business benefits of the Olympics

With only a week to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games, London will become the epicentre for not just the world’s top athletes but also their countries’ business leaders. Throughout the Games hundreds of summits, conferences, and networking events will be hosted across the UK.

With over 4,000 businesses already signed up, the British Business Club will be at the heart of this, providing a free online business guide to the Games for those wanting to make the most of this opportunity.

The British Business Club is a unique online network, created by UK Trade & Investment, London & Partners, the London Business Network, and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, to enable businesses to connect with business partners across the world, arrange one-to-one meetings, find the go-to business events across the UK and promote their business capability & skills.

What's new in Finance & Services

Assistance to Industry

Blackburn with Darwen capital investment grant to encourage job creation and growth. The funding is available for Blackburn with Darwen businesses to a maximum of £40,000 or 50% of total costs, whichever is less.

Regenerate Pennine Lancashire administers this scheme on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council...Read More

What's new in the Library

Web Fuelled Business

Adopting a web-based approach is more than just selling online. It's about such things as driving marketing through social media, increasing website exposure through search engine optimisation and procuring and enhancing supply chains through business-to-business websites. This useful article from Business Link includes links to online video tutorials....Read More

Case Studies

InVentry Ltd

Founded in January 2011, InVentry provides site access management solutions for businesses. Using the product’s touch screen technology and software, organisations can manage people on site to meet their safety and security requirements. InVentry identified that the current technology was a barrier to growth of their company and contacted Regenerate's Lancashire Innovation Network...Read More

Burnley Teen Wins Bursary

An enterprising teenager from Burnley has been awarded a bursary to help him grow a business he set up with fellow school pupils. Brandon Evans, 14, created and sold pottery hearts to the public on Valentines Day earlier this year with support from four classmates from The Rose School in Burnley. Following his efforts, Brandon received a bursary from the Pennine Lancashire Youth Enterprise Fund...Read More

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