A thought provoking session for employers of all sizes. Discussing how to attract, manage, develop and retain employees by considering a seamless recruitment through to retention approach; ensuring you have, and keep, employees who are right now for your future.

1.8M smaller employers have to stage by 2018. Businesses must be ready on time for their staging dates or else face daily fines of £50-£2,500.

Help is at hand if your payroll cannot cope, your employee records are a mess and your finance/HR functions are struggling.

This presentation shows how to get the problem off your desk, get your life back and give your employees’ security in retirement.

When businesses fail or underachieve, it is often due to business owners not understanding their market, their customers, the barriers to growth and how to overcome them. Tony Lewis, Managing Director of Liverpool based research consultancy Vision One, will explain the importance of research and highlight how research can transform your business.

This is a topic that is at the forefront of most SMEs minds currently as our businesses become more and more reliant on digital and electronic communication and trading. In a global environment, Cyber Crime is growing exponentially each passing year and smaller businesses need to know about the risks and how to protect themselves. This seminar looks at the protection and insurance options available.

The seminar will cover the four main areas of intellectual property (trade marks, patents, designs and copyright) and how to protect Intellectual Property rights. It’s a great opportunity for all businesses looking for the latest information and advice on IP - direct from the Intellectual Property Office.

Before joining the Intellectual Property Office in 2008, Chris Smith obtained a degree in Astrophysics at Cardiff University. With this technical background Chris started at the office as a Patent Examiner specialising in measurement devices such as smoke alarms, optical devices and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance machines. As of December 2012 Chris became a permanent member of the Business Outreach team where he functions as a Business Events Manager, which includes organising, delivering and attending exhibitions and presentations to a wide range of businesses.

We’re awesome at shouting about our great products and services on social media, blogs and even in person. But why are small businesses still so scared of journalists and the press, when the results can skyrocket sales and leads overnight? Like David, we show you how to charge into battle, armed with great stories, headlines and hooks on a small business budget. 

Emily started out as a broadcast journalist working across a variety of organisations including the BBC, Community Channel and The Voice Newspaper. Emily has been focusing on tech start-ups for the last 4 years, developing marketing strategies and building her portfolio as a video producer. She now works towards getting small businesses into the media at JournoLink; an online PR tool kit connecting journalists with great SME’s

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