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EVENTS Events Programme APRIL 5 Big Business @ B63 (Breakfast) – Free to members and non-members 13 MDP Module, Communication & Delivery of the Right Messages at the Right Time 13 Black Country Business Club – Chamber members only annual fee applies 19 Third Week Wednesday – Networking - Free to members and non-members 20 Start-Up Workshop - FREE to Start-Up members only 27 Black Country Business Club MAY 9 Export Procedures and Documentation 11 Black Country Business Club 12 MDP Module, Styles and Dynamics which Create a Good Team 17 Third Week Wednesday – Networking - Free to members and non-members 18 Export: Letters of Credit 18 Start-Up Workshop: Sales Training - FREE to Start-Up members only 25 Black Country Business Club JUNE 8 Black Country Business Club 14 Import Procedure Training 15 Getting the Most from Meetings 15 Start-Up Workshop: HR and Employment Law 21 Third Week Wednesday – Networking - Free to members and non-members 22 Black Country Business Club 22 Women in Leadership – Save the date and join us for our summer event Please note: Prices may vary from April 2023. Further details, and to book, see www.blackcountrychamber ofcommerce.co.uk/events Exclusive networking opportunities at the Black Country Business Club Exclusive closed networking club for businesses across the region The Black Country Business Club provides a platform where individuals can build business relationships and promote their products and services within a friendly and supportive environment. The event is live, face-to-face and meets every fortnight on a Thursday morning from 9.30am until 11.30am. Chamber members and non-members are welcome to come along and visit to see how everything works before committing to the Club. There is an additional annual cost to be part of the Business Club network. At each meeting, one delegate has the opportunity to co-host and use a 10-minute slot to promote their business, while every other delegate gets the opportunity to provide a short 60-second pitch, to share their latest news or highlight a key product/ service. Rules of Engagement! Members of the club agree to the following principles: • Only two businesses per sector/ industry will be allowed to join • There will be a maximum of 50 members • Membership is on a first-come, first-served basis with a final decision on a membership application made by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce • Each business is expected to deliver a minimum of one 10-minute ‘presentation’ each year at their Club, and all businesses deliver a 60-second pitch at every meeting The Club will meet once a fortnight. Cost*. There is an additional cost for the club dependent upon which Chamber membership you hold. Only one representative from a business can attend each session. Across 25 meetings, a no show at three consecutive Clubs will mean that a member has forfeited their right to be part of the Club and will be barred from future Clubs with no refund given. For further information, email membership@blackcountry chamber.co.uk Alternatively call Graham Croom on 07714 740818 or Alison Trinder on 07980 906921 for a free guest pass* to the next meeting. We would love to meet you. Big Business @B63 Breakfast Event There’s a new monthly breakfast networking event on the first Wednesday of the Month. Providing a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded businesses each month, the Big Business @B63 ‘breakfast event’ is hosted by Halesowen College, sponsored by The Halesowen Bid and SAVE THE DATE! powered by The Black Country Chamber of Commerce. It starts at 7.45am, running until 9.15am. For more details contact Graham Croom on 07714 740818 or via grahamcroom@ blackcountrychamber.co.uk We are currently putting the finishing touches to two of our most popular events – the Chamber’s Race Day at Wolverhampton Racecourse, and the Annual Awards night in autumn. Dates to be announced very soon on www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk 52 PROSPER SPRING 2023
See you Third Week Wednesday! Each third week Wednesday, Chamber members, and non-members, meet for a FREE monthly networking session. We’re delighted to be meeting live and face-to-face again at Walsall College in the Littleton Restaurant, Wisemore Campus, Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8ES. Meet at 9.45am for a short introduction from the college before ‘Open Networking’ kicks off through until through until 11.30am. Get involved and raise your business profile via your social media platforms and amplify your attendance by bringing along your smartphones and tablets. Tag, like, share and comment using the Twitter @blkcountryhour with the following tags: #tww #blkcountryhour @bcccmembers plus your own businesses and friends, to network, share, retweet and raise your profile. Don’t forget to share your experience and post on LinkedIn too by tagging Black Country Chamber of Commerce and your host, Joanna Smith. We will also be running short individual business interviews broadcasted over Twitter, (live streamed) and left as a tweet via our ‘Twitter Hour’ profile – ‘The Black Country Hour’, which can be found @blkcountryhour from 11am, so bring your pitch and your contact details if you want to plunge in! For more details on these events and how you can join in, contact Jo Smith on 07810 377821 or joannasmith@ blackcountrychamber.co.uk It’s back! Join us on the first tee at the Chamber Golf Day Black Country Chamber Golf day Date: September 21 Time: 10am – 5pm Location: Oxley Park Golf Club, Stafford Road, Bushbury Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 6DE http://www.oxleyparkgolfclub.co.uk/ Cost: £350+ VAT members £400+ VAT non members (teams of 4) Join us for what will be a fun but challenging day’s golf – with great networking thrown in. We start at 10am for networking and breakfast before a midday shotgun start and a busy day’s competition between 18 teams of four. This will be followed by a two-course dinner and hospitality at Oxley Park. The price includes green fees, free parking, 18 holes of Golf plus the two meals as described. Individual Players: We can take individual bookings dependent upon BANK OF ENGLAND PANEL Date: June 27 Time: 8.30am - 10:30am Location: Online Event Cost: This is a free, members-only event for Gold, Platinum Group and Patron Group members only. This is a great opportunity to hear an update from the Bank of England as it outlines the national economic outlook and real-time intelligence collected by its network of agents from businesses up and down the country. Meetings such as this are a cornerstone of the Chamber’s policy, lobbying and representation work. Starting at 8.30am, this online event ensures that Chamber members are kept up to date with goings on at the national level. To ensure that the BoE’s economic policy represents all areas and sectors of Oxley Park: A challenging but immaculately maintained course is a superb venue for our golf day numbers and subject to a waiting list to fill a whole team. However, don’t let this deter you, we should be able to fit everyone in if you book early! TO BOOK: Email grahamcroom@ blackcountrychamber.co.uk or call 07714 740818 for individual and team bookings. SPONSORSHIP: Increase your business profile at the event through various affordable sponsorship options. Call Neil Bettridge on 07792 620355 (powered by AMROS Golf Event Management & Black Country Chamber). Bank update: exclusive access to agents Events Updates the UK economy, members are also asked to give a brief update on a variety of business policy issues which can help build the Bank’s understanding of the local and national economy. Please note: places are limited; please register your interest in attending below and we will confirm spaces shortly before the event. For further information email policy@blackcountrychamber.co.uk More events are added to our diary all the time so keep an eye on www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk PROSPER SPRING 2023 53
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