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Are you thinking about starting your own business in Essex? &#39;Start My Biz&#39; is the virtual workshop coming to Essex* this November, to support aspiring entrepreneurs and teach them the skills they need to be a success!<h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">With expert business coaches from Let&#39;s Do Business Group, learn everything from refining your business idea to marketing and managing your finances - and prepare to successfully start your business. This free workshop is brought to you by the team at the&nbsp;<a href="https://neeb.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://neeb.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">North Essex Economic Board</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/financial-support-for-north-essex-businesses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/financial-support-for-north-essex-businesses" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Backing Essex Business</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.letsdobusinessgroup.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://www.letsdobusinessgroup.co.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Let&#39;s Do Business Group</a>.</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let&#39;s Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at <a href="mailto:essex@ldbgroup.co.uk" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">essex@ldbgroup.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The programme will help you to:</h3><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Explore and clarify your business idea</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Research your target market and understand your competitors</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Develop your business model and kick-start your business plan</li><li value="4" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Help you to understand the numbers, create projections and explore funding options</li><li value="5" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Start shaping your marketing strategy incl. online and social media presence</li><li value="6" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Set your business goals</li><li value="7" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Overview of business types, tax and insurance, accounting software, bank accounts</li><li value="8" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tools to help with taking the next step</li><li value="9" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gain peer support from like-minded people</li></ul> <h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The programme consists of 3 x 3 hour sessions, each from 10 am to 1 pm, over 3 days this November.</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Workshop dates:</h3><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday 12th November - Business Planning and goal setting</li><li value="1" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wednesday 13th November - Marketing, social media, and online presence</li><li value="3" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday 19th November - Understanding Finances and practical steps to getting started.</li></ul> <h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Applications close on Friday 8th November 2024. Please note - we have limited spaces, so don&#39;t miss out!</h2><h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </h2><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eligibility:</h3><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li value="1" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Living/business based in North Essex (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford)</li><li value="2" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Open to anyone that&#39;s not yet up and running or has recently registered as self-employed or a company.</li></ul> These FREE sessions will take place via Zoom, which you can access Zoom easily from your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone. Please note that previous participants have done so whilst caring for children and juggling other distractions. So don&#39;t let that be a barrier - if you have any specific needs or cannot attend all the sessions, please drop us a line to info@ldbgroup.co.uk and we can discuss options. This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let&#39;s Do Business Group.Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the&nbsp;<a href="https://neeb.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://neeb.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">North Essex Economic Board (NEEB)</a>. The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government&#39;s Levelling Up agenda and provides &pound;2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus</a>Please click here to see our&nbsp;<a href="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Privacy Policy</a>. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.

Are you thinking about starting your own business in Essex? 'Start My Biz' is the virtual workshop coming to Essex* this November, to support aspiring entrepreneurs and teach them the skills they need to be a success!
With expert business coaches from Let's Do Business Group, learn everything from refining your business idea to marketing and managing your finances - and prepare to successfully start your business. This free workshop is brought to you by the team at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let's Do Business Group.
*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let's Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at essex@ldbgroup.co.uk 
The programme will help you to:
Explore and clarify your business idea
Research your target market and understand your competitors
Develop your business model and kick-start your business plan
Help you to understand the numbers, create projections and explore funding options
Start shaping your marketing strategy incl. online and social media presence
Set your business goals
Overview of business types, tax and insurance, accounting software, bank accounts
Tools to help with taking the next step
Gain peer support from like-minded people
The programme consists of 3 x 3 hour sessions, each from 10 am to 1 pm, over 3 days this November.
Workshop dates:
Tuesday 12th November - Business Planning and goal setting
Wednesday 13th November - Marketing, social media, and online presence
Tuesday 19th November - Understanding Finances and practical steps to getting started.
Applications close on Friday 8th November 2024. Please note - we have limited spaces, so don't miss out!
Eligibility:
Living/business based in North Essex (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford)
Open to anyone that's not yet up and running or has recently registered as self-employed or a company.
These FREE sessions will take place via Zoom, which you can access Zoom easily from your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone.
Please note that previous participants have done so whilst caring for children and juggling other distractions. So don't let that be a barrier - if you have any specific needs or cannot attend all the sessions, please drop us a line to info@ldbgroup.co.uk and we can discuss options.



This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let's Do Business Group.
Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB). The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Please click here to see our Privacy Policy. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.

Let’s Do Business Group

Are you thinking about starting your own business in Essex? 'Start My Biz' is the virtual workshop coming to Essex* this November, to support aspiring entrepreneurs and teach them the skills they need to be a success!

Start My Biz - Free Online Workshop

General Admission

DATE:&nbsp;Tuesday 19th November 2024TIME:&nbsp;Starting from 10:30am&nbsp;LOCATION:&nbsp;ONLINE (Zoom)<h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 18px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:18px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let&#39;s Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at <a href="mailto:essex@ldbgroup.co.uk" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">essex@ldbgroup.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</h3>Discover the tools to unlock efficiency in your business operations! Join us as we explore a myriad of digital tools and platforms designed to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and optimise resource allocation.Businesses of all stages and sizes as well as Sole Traders will benefit from this workshop.&nbsp;Virtual workshop duration: 2 hours<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;'>This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let&#39;s Do Business Group.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the&nbsp;<a href="https://neeb.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="https://neeb.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">North Essex Economic Board (NEEB)</a>. The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government&#39;s Levelling Up agenda and provides &pound;2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" target="_blank" title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus</a><p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>Please click here to see our&nbsp;<a href="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" target="_blank" title="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Privacy Policy</a>. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/bdc6fb76-f48f-4ee1-adb0-87a4b88fa0c4/2d3afdf4-7778-450b-bcbd-4f05ef26db09/original.png" style="width: 698px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 698px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

DATE: Tuesday 19th November 2024
TIME: Starting from 10:30am 
LOCATION: ONLINE (Zoom)
*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let's Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at essex@ldbgroup.co.uk 
Discover the tools to unlock efficiency in your business operations! Join us as we explore a myriad of digital tools and platforms designed to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and optimise resource allocation.

Businesses of all stages and sizes as well as Sole Traders will benefit from this workshop. 
Virtual workshop duration: 2 hours



This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let's Do Business Group.
Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB). The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Please click here to see our Privacy Policy. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.


Discover the tools to unlock efficiency in your business operations!



Digital tools to increase efficiency - ONLINE WORKSHOP

In this course, you&rsquo;ll gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive the success of your business.This course aims to demystify the accounting language over three hours so that you are in control of the financial performance of your business, helping you forecast for the future, evaluate your current efforts, and establish strategies to meet your goals. Details of the event:Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024Time: 9:30am - 12:30pmLocation: OnlineFor: Businesses based in North Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, and Tendring)Cost: Free More about the courseEven if you plan to hire an accountant, you still need to understand accounting information to make better, more informed decisions about your business. This webinar will give you the tools necessary to have a better understanding of what the professionals are saying down the line, so you can run your business better. What it covers:Part 1<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Historical business finance measurement</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The main performance measure - Profit &amp; Loss</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The main valuation measure - Balance Sheet</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> The importance of cash management and working capital</li></ul>Part 2<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How to apply this knowledge to business planning and targeting</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Using the above measurement tools to help plan and forecast business performance, particularly Profit &amp; Loss and Cashflow and the key differences between them</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Break even</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pricing methods</li></ul> Who it is for:The course is aimed at a whole range of businesses from start-up founders to local business owners to corporates, and is geared to anyone without a finance or accounting background. Your business must be based in or shortly relocating to North Essex (either Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, or Tendring). Who should attend:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Entrepreneurs</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Micro business owners</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Small business owners</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Middle managers</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Consultants</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Coaches</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">E-commerce businesses</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Digital marketers</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Service based business owners</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div>Skills gained:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Understand basic financial documents used in business</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Interpret the information in these documents, and use it to manage day-to-day business activity</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Be more effective in their role</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div>About the host:Jim Fletcher ACMA GCMAJim is a business manager with Let&#39;s Do Business Group and a dedicated business coach with 40 years&rsquo; commercial leadership experience. Drawing on his long career in the manufacturing and engineering sector, Jim provides tailored coaching, consultancy, non-executive directorship and project management services, across a full range of management, finance, sales &amp; marketing and operations functions. This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Let&#39;s Do Business Group.Let&#39;s Do Business Group is undertaking this project jointly with the&nbsp;<a href="https://neeb.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://neeb.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">North Essex Economic Board (NEEB)</a>. The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government&#39;s Levelling Up agenda and provides &pound;2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus</a>Please click here to see our&nbsp;<a href="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" title="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Privacy Policy</a>. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.

In this course, you’ll gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive the success of your business.
This course aims to demystify the accounting language over three hours so that you are in control of the financial performance of your business, helping you forecast for the future, evaluate your current efforts, and establish strategies to meet your goals.


Details of the event:
Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Online
For: Businesses based in North Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, and Tendring)
Cost: Free


More about the course
Even if you plan to hire an accountant, you still need to understand accounting information to make better, more informed decisions about your business. This webinar will give you the tools necessary to have a better understanding of what the professionals are saying down the line, so you can run your business better.


What it covers:
Part 1
Historical business finance measurement
The main performance measure - Profit & Loss
The main valuation measure - Balance Sheet
The importance of cash management and working capital
Part 2
How to apply this knowledge to business planning and targeting
Using the above measurement tools to help plan and forecast business performance, particularly Profit & Loss and Cashflow and the key differences between them
Break even
Pricing methods


Who it is for:
The course is aimed at a whole range of businesses from start-up founders to local business owners to corporates, and is geared to anyone without a finance or accounting background. Your business must be based in or shortly relocating to North Essex (either Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, or Tendring).


Who should attend:
Entrepreneurs
Micro business owners
Small business owners
Middle managers
Consultants
Coaches
E-commerce businesses
Digital marketers
Service based business owners
Skills gained:
Understand basic financial documents used in business
Interpret the information in these documents, and use it to manage day-to-day business activity
Be more effective in their role
About the host:
Jim Fletcher ACMA GCMA
Jim is a business manager with Let's Do Business Group and a dedicated business coach with 40 years’ commercial leadership experience. Drawing on his long career in the manufacturing and engineering sector, Jim provides tailored coaching, consultancy, non-executive directorship and project management services, across a full range of management, finance, sales & marketing and operations functions.


This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Let's Do Business Group.
Let's Do Business Group is undertaking this project jointly with the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB). The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Please click here to see our Privacy Policy. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.

This course aims to demystify the accounting language so that you are in control of the financial performance of your business, helping you forecast for the future, evaluate your current efforts, and establish strategies to meet your goals.

Finance for Non-Financial Entrepreneurs - North Essex

DATE:&nbsp;Tuesday 10th December 2024TIME:&nbsp;Starting from 10:30am&nbsp;LOCATION:&nbsp;ONLINE (Zoom)<h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 18px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:18px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'>*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let&#39;s Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at <a href="mailto:essex@ldbgroup.co.uk" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">essex@ldbgroup.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</h3>December is a great time to network and socialise with your peers. This informal event is designed to extend your entrepreneurial ecosystem. Join our virtual networking event to meet other business leaders and make connections that can benefit your business.&nbsp;Businesses of all stages and sizes as well as Sole Traders will benefit from this workshop.&nbsp;Virtual workshop duration: 2 hours<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; color: var(--text); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;'>This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let&#39;s Do Business Group.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the&nbsp;<a href="https://neeb.org.uk/" target="_blank" title="https://neeb.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">North Essex Economic Board (NEEB)</a>. The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.<p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government&#39;s Levelling Up agenda and provides &pound;2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" target="_blank" title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus</a><p style="font-size: var(--font-size); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; line-height: var(--font-size-h2); color: var(--text); text-align: start; word-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style='margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:var(--font-size);font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;margin:0cm;line-height:var(--font-size-h2);color:var(--text);text-align:start; border-box;word-spacing:0px;'>Please click here to see our&nbsp;<a href="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" target="_blank" title="https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/privacy-policy" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">Privacy Policy</a>. 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DATE: Tuesday 10th December 2024
TIME: Starting from 10:30am 
LOCATION: ONLINE (Zoom)
*This free workshop is for businesses based in North Essex only, (Braintree, Maldon, Tendring, Colchester and Chelmsford) and is brought to you by the teams at the North Essex Economic Board, Backing Essex Business, and Let's Do Business Group. If you are based in Essex but outside of the North Essex areas listed above, please get in touch with the team at essex@ldbgroup.co.uk 
December is a great time to network and socialise with your peers. This informal event is designed to extend your entrepreneurial ecosystem. Join our virtual networking event to meet other business leaders and make connections that can benefit your business. 

Businesses of all stages and sizes as well as Sole Traders will benefit from this workshop. 
Virtual workshop duration: 2 hours



This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Backing Essex Business and Let's Do Business Group.
Backing Essex Business is undertaking this project jointly with the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB). The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Please click here to see our Privacy Policy. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.




December is a great time to network and socialise with your peers. This informal event is designed to extend your entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Festive Online Networking & Social Event

Continuously evolving business and technology landscapes create new and transforming opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies that are prepared.
Rethink the impossible and join Ross to unlock new perspectives for 2024 and beyond.

Details of the event:
Date: Thursday 28th November
Time: 10am - 1pm
Location: Online (ZOOM)
For: Businesses based in North Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, and Tendring)

What will be covered?
Cultural transformation
Workplace practices and organizational structure
Working models
Embracing new technology and/or processes
Closing digital skills gaps across the team
How can we develop an e-Commerce platform?

Please note: There are limited spaces available

About the host:
Ross Moran, Business Advisory Manager
Over two decades focusing on new venture creation and business transformation, Ross has worked in multiple finance, management, and technology roles within small and large organisations. Implementing new business models and developing a deep understanding of how technology process improvements intersect with business lifecycles and ecosystems has given Ross a unique perspective on most aspects of business including market research, new product development, raising finance, sales, marketing, and business  transformation.



This programme is delivered by the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB) in partnership with Let's Do Business Group.
Let's Do Business Group is undertaking this project jointly with the North Essex Economic Board (NEEB). The Board is a partnership of local authorities in the area: Braintree, Maldon, and Tendring district councils, Colchester Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
Please click here to see our Privacy Policy. Please note that your details may be shared with the North Essex Economic Board who are funding this project.




Continuously evolving business and technology landscapes create new and transforming opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies that are prepared.

How can I ensure my business is digital-ready in 2024 and beyond?

This course will take you from the basic structure of ASP.Net Core 5 to building and enhancing a functional website. You will deep dive into the concepts by creating a product catalog, connecting your application to a database, sending emails from your application, integrating a secure payment system into your application, and a lot more.
 If you want to learn why ASP.NET Core is so popular and how to create and enhance a functional business website and get an overview of ASP.NET Core 5 Model View Controller (MVC), this is the perfect course for you.

After getting a basic introduction to ASP.Net Core 5, you will start building a real-world website that will display products and receive inquiries from the customers about products they are interested in. By building this website, you will become familiar with the fundamentals of ASP.Net Core 5, learn how to set up and connect your application to the database, get to grips with Scaffold identity concepts, work with MailJet to send emails, and a lot more. You will also learn how to scale an existing project, how to architect a mid- to large-scale project, and how to process payments correctly.

By the end of this course, you will have developed all the essential skills needed to create and scale a functional website using the ASP.Net Core 5 MVC framework.

All the resources files are available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/ASP.NET-Core-MVC-Up-and-Running-.NET-5
 <h2>What You Will Learn</h2>Understand the foundation of ASP.NET Core MVC 5 Set up a database connection with the Entity Framework core Become familiar with MVC classes, such as ViewModel and ViewBag Modify the existing architecture of an application Explore the N-Tier architecture Integrate the Braintree system into the application
 <h2>Audience</h2>If you are a software engineer or web developer who is looking to build applications using the ASP.NET Core 5 framework, this course is for you. To get started with this course, a basic understanding of C#, SQL, Visual Studio 2019, SQL Server 2017+, and .NET Core 5 is needed.
 <h2>Approach</h2>With the help of application building and enhancing activity, you will get a detailed understanding of the ASP.NET Core 5 concepts.
 <h2>Key Features</h2>Gain a solid understanding of the ASP.NET Core 5 MVC framework * Build a real-world ecommerce application in ASP.NET Core 5 from scratch * Learn all the techniques needed to enhance and scale the existing ASP.NET Core 5 application
 <h2>Github Repo</h2>https://github.com/PacktPublishing/ASP.NET-Core-MVC-Up-and-Running-.NET-5
 <h2>About the Author</h2><h3>Bhrugen Patel</h3>Bhrugen Patel is a passionate and creative software engineer with a strong focus on simplicity and thorough details. He has been programming since high school and was involved with multiple web and desktop projects using .NET. He has a master's degree in computer science and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. He also has many years of experience with .NET C# and .NET MVC. He enjoys teaching alongside his full-time job.
 <h2>Course Outline</h2><h4>1. Introduction</h4> <h4>2. Setup Database and Category Management</h4> <h4>3. Client-side Validations and Category Update/Delete </h4> <h4>4. Product Management</h4> <h4>5. Customer Facing Website Management</h4> <h4>6. Scaffold Identity</h4> <h4>7. Shopping Cart and Inquiry Email</h4> <h4>8. Introduction</h4> <h4>9. Code Separation </h4> <h4>10. Repository Pattern</h4> <h4>11. Inquiry Details (Admin) </h4> <h4>12. Inquiry Management</h4> <h4>13. Shopping Cart</h4> <h4>14. Order and Payments</h4> <h4>15. Social Login</h4> <h4>16. Order Management </h4> <h4>17. Azure Deployment </h4>

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This course will take you from the basic structure of ASP.Net Core 5 to building and enhancing a functional website. You will deep dive into the concepts by creating a product catalog, connecting your application to a database, sending emails from your application, integrating a secure payment system into your application, and a lot more.

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