I will be running a free two hour workshop on How to Write a Press Release on Thursday 21st July at 10am at Nottingham Trent Uni’s Brackenhurst Campus. If you have ever wondered how to get your business featured in the media, this workshop will give you lots of ideas and take you through a step-by-step guide to writing press releases.
It is just one of a series of free workshops for East Midlands Businesses being run at The Rural Knowledge and Enterprise Centre at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Campus near Southwell.
To find out more about any of the events and book places please contact the RKEC on 0115 848 5294 or rkec.enquiries@ntu.ac.uk
The other workshops include:
Online/Offline Marketing Solutions Thursday July 7th and 14th (2 full days)
This two day seminar is designed to help align your online and offline marketing and improve the effectiveness of both.
Making your website work for you – Thursday 21st July (2pm – 4pm)
Have you ever wondered why you don’t get business through your website? This workshop will provide an introduction to creating a website, optimising your website for search engines, improving your conversion rate and examine techniques for using social networking tools.
Business Expenses – Thursday 28th July (10am – 12.00)
This session will cover all aspects of business expenses and tax allowances, including self-assessment online.
How VAT works Thursday 28th July (2pm – 4pm)
This session will give you all the information needed to understand VAT; how to tell the difference between inputs and outputs, the different rates of VAT and how they are applied, how to work out VAT owed to you, how to access VAT Online and how to complete a VAT return.
Effective networking Thursday 4th August (10am – 12.00)
An effective network is of vital importance to any business. This seminar will help you to improve your business networking skills and to develop your “little black book” of contacts.
More information is available on the RKEC website
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/apps/news/106787-34/RKEC_Business_Skills_seminars_2011.aspx
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/rkec/news_events/rkec_events/index.html