Community and Events

Celebrate International Women’s Day with AWiE in Southend-On-Sea! Join Ambitious Women, Winning Women International and Southend-On-Sea City Council as we bring you a special event to celebrate International Women’s Day! We’re delighted to co-host this occasion with our fellow community Winning Women. A group set up to support women in business. Spend the morning with us from 9.30am at Ocean ... Read more

The South Essex Business Expo 2024 - 14th March  We are really pleased to announce a partnership between all the South Essex Councils! Brentwood, Rochford, Southend on Sea, Basildon, Thurrock Castle Point and Essex County Council. Along with Essex Wildlife Trust, fsb, Colbea, Global, DS Group and Networking Essex. What we hope to achieve the ... Read more

Lead Generation Masterclass Join Small Business Britain, BT Skills for Tomorrow and Charelle Griffith for a session on lead generation and its pivotal role in driving success for your business. In this 1-hour webinar you’ll gain invaluable insight into: - Understanding Your Audience: learn how to identify and understanding your target audience with precision, enabling ... Read more

A free digital series of bite-sized learning lunchinars to boost your business skills and knowledge! Ionic Digital Lunchinars with SAVS! Lunch + Webinars = Lunchinars Getting Found: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) & Google Ads Lunchinars are bite-sized learning sessions. They are 1 hour long, from 12-1pm and are free to anyone that would like to ... Read more

Small Business, Big Security: Essentials for Cyber Security Join Small Business Britain, in collaboration with Lloyds Bank Academy, for a session on cyber security tailored for your small business, led by cyber guru Brian Chappell. In this session, we’re diving deep into the realm of cyber security, where you’ll gain invaluable insights including: Expert strategies ... Read more

Collaboration event with Ambitious Essex, including business networking lunch with Innovate UK Business Growth! Freeport East Innovation Cluster Networking Join Ambitious Essex (Essex County Council's Business Growth and Sector Development Team) and Freeport East at this exciting event for Essex innovators. This is a must-attend event for businesses of all sizes in the clean energy, ... Read more

Join Better Agency at the Launchpad to learn how to utilise artificial intelligence for business marketing! AI & Marketing: Building a cost-effective ‘team’ for small businesses! In the age of artificial intelligence, small businesses have access to powerful tools that can revolutionise their marketing efforts. AI can handle a wide range of tasks, from researching ... Read more

A free digital series of bite-sized learning lunchinars to boost your business skills and knowledge! Ionic Digital Lunchinars with SAVS! Lunch + Webinars = Lunchinars Email Marketing: Building an email list, and getting engagement Lunchinars are bite-sized learning sessions. They are 1 hour long, from 12-1pm and are free to anyone that would like to ... Read more

Sales Club at the Launchpad! Come join Sales Geek Essex for their brilliant Essex Sales Club, the home of free business growth and sales strategy masterclasses!! We will be exploring a range of topics designed to help you sell more stuff and change the way you perceive sales. This session is all about "How to ... Read more