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SUMMARY:Breaking Down the Basics of SEO
DESCRIPTION:Get your business found online by the people who need you most. \n  \nTired of feeling like your website is invisible? You’re not alone. Many small business owners put time and effort into building their website but still struggle to show up in search results. \n  \nThis workshop will help you fix that. You’ll learn simple\, practical SEO strategies that bring more visitors to your site\, attract your ideal customers\, and help your business grow. We’ll break down the jargon\, showing you how to optimise your website\, create content that ranks\, and use free tools to see what’s working. \n  \nBy the end\, you’ll know exactly how to make your business more visible online — and feel confident doing it yourself. \n  \n\nEvent details:\n🕙Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm \n📌Location: Online (ZOOM) \n💷Cost: £30pp +VAT \n  \n\nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\n\nUnderstanding Search Engines: Gain insights into how search engines work and how they determine the ranking of web pages.\n\n\n\n\nKeyword Research and Optimisation: Learn how to strategically incorporate keywords into your content to increase visibility and attract the right audience.\n\n\n\n\nOn-Page SEO Techniques: Explore the critical on-page elements that contribute to a website’s SEO success.\n\n\n\n\nOff-Page SEO Strategies: Delve into off-page SEO factors\, including backlink building and social signals. Understand how to cultivate a strong online presence beyond the confines of your website.\n\n\n\n\nTechnical SEO Essentials: Uncover the technical aspects of SEO\, such as site speed\, mobile optimisation\, and crawlability.\n\n\n\n\nMeasuring and Analysing SEO Performance: Explore key metrics and tools to measure the effectiveness of your SEO efforts.\n\n\n  \n\nMeet the Host:\nStacey Pretty | Marketing Director\, Let’s Do Marketing \n\n  \nStacey Pretty is the Marketing Director at Let’s Do Marketing\, where she helps small and growing businesses turn their marketing ideas into real results. \n  \nWith more than 19 years of hands-on experience in both B2B and B2C marketing\, Stacey’s worked on everything from digital campaigns and content strategies to traditional promotions. She’s seen what works\, and what doesn’t\, for small businesses trying to make their mark. \n  \nStacey’s mission is simple: to make marketing easier to understand and more effective for business owners who have a lot on their plates. Her sessions focus on practical\, achievable steps that bring consistency\, confidence\, and results. \n  \n\nPrivacy Notice\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to Let’s Do Business Group processing and managing your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Your data will only be used for the purposes of managing your event registration and any relevant communications.
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/breaking-down-the-basics-of-seo/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning and development,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Unlock Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot
DESCRIPTION:Ready to transform the way you work? \nJoin us for an interactive one-hour webinar with Angela Pawar\, Microsoft Copilot Specialist at Giacom\, and Ken Strettle from KVS 365\, a Microsoft 365 consultancy that helps small businesses adopt Copilot and Microsoft 365 securely and with confidence. In this webinar you will discover how AI can simplify your day-to-day tasks and boost productivity across your organisation. \nAngela will break down what Microsoft 365 Copilot is\, show you real-world demonstrations in Outlook\, Teams\, Word\, Excel\, and more\, and guide you through customization options with Copilot Studio. You’ll also learn the technical requirements for Copilot\, proven adoption strategies\, and where to find resources for continued learning. \nWhether you’re exploring Copilot for the first time or looking to maximise its potential\, this session will give you practical insights and confidence to take the next step. \nKey Takeaways \nBy the end of this webinar\, you will: \n✅ Understand what Microsoft 365 Copilot is and how it works \n✅ See demonstrations of Copilot in action across key apps \n✅ Learn how to customize Copilot and leverage Copilot Studio \n✅ Know the requirements for successful deployment \n✅ Discover strategies to drive adoption and user engagement \n✅ Access resources for ongoing learning and support \nThis webinar is hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses in partnership with KVS 365 and Giacom. \nAbout KVS 365 \nKVS 365 is a UK-based Microsoft 365 consultancy that helps small businesses without in-house IT teams get set up securely\, stay productive\, and meet the basics of Cyber Essentials using Microsoft 365 Business Premium. We focus on clear\, practical guidance rather than jargon\, so owners can get more value from the tools they already pay for. \nImportant Notice: \nPlease be advised that bookings will close 70 minutes prior to the event start time to allow sufficient time for customer service support. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. \nEvent contact \nFor help and support regarding this event\, please telephone our dedicated events helpline 01253 336028 or email csdeventsupport@fsb.org.uk
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/unlock-productivity-with-microsoft-365-copilot/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:AI,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Networking at Essex County Cricket Club
DESCRIPTION:🏏 Business Connections at the Home of Essex Cricket 🏏 \nJoin us for an exclusive twilight networking event at Essex County Cricket Club\, one of England’s most historic and celebrated cricket venues. With world-class facilities and a rich sporting heritage\, Essex CCC provides the perfect setting to connect with fellow professionals. \nThe event features special guest\, Director of Cricket at Essex and former England coach Chris Silverwood\, affectionately known as ‘Spoons’. Chris enjoyed a successful international playing career with England before moving into coaching\, where he led the national team and helped shape some of the country’s top talent. As Director of Cricket at Essex\, he brings a wealth of experience in leadership\, performance\, and team building\, combining sporting excellence with strategic thinking. Attendees will have the chance to hear his insights on leadership\, resilience\, and achieving high performance\, offering lessons that extend far beyond the cricket field. \nThis is an ideal opportunity to network with business leaders and professionals in a relaxed yet professional environment\, forging new connections\, sharing ideas\, and growing your network. Spaces are limited\, so book now to secure your place at this special evening. \nDate:   Thursday 12 February  4.30pm – 6.30pm \nVenue:  Ambassador Cruise Line Ground\, New Writtle Street\, Chelmsford\, Essex CM2 0PG\nCost:  Members Early-Bird  £25.00 + VAT   |   Members Standard  £30.00 + VAT   |   Non-Members  £50 + VAT\nOnly TWO attendees per company \nAgenda \n4.30pm – Registration\, Networking & Refreshments \n5.15pm – Welcome from Essex Chambers \n5.20pm – Interview with Chris Silverwood \n5.40pm – Audience Q&A with Chris Silverwood \n5.50pm – Networking \n6.30pm – Event ends
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/networking-at-essex-county-cricket-club/
LOCATION:Ambassador Cruise Line Ground\,\, New Writtle Street\, Chelmsford\, Essex\, CM2 0PG
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Better You\, Better Business
DESCRIPTION:When you’re running a small business\, the ability to listen\, truly listen\, can make the difference between clarity and confusion\, alignment and tension\, progress and burnout. \nYet unspoken assumptions\, mental clutter\, and rushed conversations often get in the way\, draining your energy and undermining performance. \nThis month\, we’re stripping listening back to its essentials. \n\nBeyond Hearing: The Power of Focused Listening\nA Grounded Approach to Listening to Others\, and Yourself\, for Better Decisions\n\nJoin us for a powerful\, practical session designed to help you shift from passive hearing to Focused Listening\, so you can make better decisions\, build stronger relationships\, and lead with greater confidence and wellbeing. \nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nReduce overwhelm by recognising and clearing limiting internal narratives.\nUnderstand what’s really being communicated by listening beneath the surface of clients\, staff\, and partners.\nStrengthen decision-making through intentional\, grounded\, present communication.\nBuild resilience using wellbeing-focused listening techniques that support both personal and business growth.\nCome away with practical tools you can apply immediately—in conversations\, in leadership\, and within yourself.\n\nOur speaker for February will be Alison Theaker from Live Life For Me. \n \nAlison has 30 years’ experience in public relations and management as a practitioner\, academic\, and author. In 2009\, she founded The Spark to help small businesses and sole traders reach their full potential. \nHer Public Relations Handbook (7th edition\, 2024) is widely used on UK undergraduate PR courses. She completed an MPhil in 2023 on mentoring for women entrepreneurs in rural areas\, tutors marketing apprentices at Cambridge Marketing College\, and is an adjunct lecturer at Exeter University. \nWith colleague Anne Hope\, Alison develops courses and resources supporting women through menopause\, including the 5-session online course Menopause Redefined\, in partnership with holistic GP Dr Johanneke Kodde. \nMeet your host: \n \nAnna M Stapleton Mental & Emotional Resilience Coach\, is committed to elevating health\, wellbeing\, and personal development within the small business community. Anna empowers entrepreneurs to develop emotional intelligence\, embrace accountability\, and unlock their potential\, for themselves\, their teams\, and their businesses. \nSecure your place today and take the next step toward clearer communication\, confident decision-making\, and a stronger\, more resilient you.
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/better-you-better-business/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning and development,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Unlocking global growth | Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:The UK continues to expand its network of free trade agreements (FTAs)\, creating new opportunities for businesses that know how to take advantage of them. \nIn this Lunch and Learn\, John Austin-Sheridan from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will explain what the UK’s FTAs mean in practice for growing businesses\, and how you can start using them more effectively. \nWith a particular focus on India\, this session will explore the commercial opportunities the agreement will unlock when it comes into effect later this year\, and how UK businesses can prepare now to benefit. \nThe webinar will also introduce DBT’s export services\, outlining the practical support available to help businesses enter new markets\, reduce barriers to trade and scale internationally. \nThis session is ideal for businesses that are already exporting\, as well as those considering international growth for the first time. \nTopics covered in this session\n\nThe UK’s free trade agreements and what they mean for your business\n\n\nThe India trade agreement and the opportunities it will create when it comes into effect this year\n\n\nHow DBT’s export services can support your international growth\n\nAbout the speaker\nJohn leads the Free Trade Agreement Utilisation team’s work on the India trade deal at DBT. \nHe works closely with the business community\, as well as DBT teams in the UK and overseas\, to help organisations understand and make the most of the opportunities created by the UK’s trade agreements. \nThrough this work\, John supports businesses to turn trade policy into practical\, commercial outcomes. \nIf you have any questions you’d like John to answer during the webinar\, please send them to events@enterprisenation.com. \n——————————- \nHow to join the online webinar\nWhen you register for the webinar\, you’ll receive an automatic email\, including the Zoom link to access the event. The event will begin at the time and date stated in the registration information. If you don’t receive the link within two hours of signing up via Eventbrite\, please let us know by emailing events@enterprisenation.com. (Note: It may be in your junk folder.) \nAbout Enterprise Nation\nEnterprise Nation is the UK’s most active small business network\, helping thousands of people turn their good idea into a great business. Join today to get everything you need to start and grow your small business\, in one place
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/unlocking-global-growth-lunch-and-learn/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning and development
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Successful Email Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Learn how email marketing can help your business grow. \nEver feel like your emails just aren’t getting noticed? You’re not alone! Many small business owners send out emails but aren’t sure how to make them really work. \n  \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn the basics of email marketing — how to write messages people actually want to read\, send them to the right people\, and see what’s working (and what’s not). \nWe’ll cover simple\, practical steps to help you: \n\n\nGet started in collecting data\n\n\n\n\nCreating emails that connect with your audience\n\n\n\n\nShare updates\, offers\, or stories that keep people interested\n\n\n\n\nUse easy tools to send and track your emails\n\n\n  \nBy the end\, you’ll feel confident using email as a simple and effective way to stay in touch with your customers and grow your business. \n  \n\nEvent details:\n🕙Time: 09:30am – 12:00pm \n📌Location: Online (ZOOM) \n💷Cost: £35pp +VAT \n  \n\nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\n\nBuilding a Solid Foundation: Learn the fundamentals of email marketing\, from creating subscriber lists to segmenting your audience for targeted messaging.\n\n\n\n\nThe Legal Bits: Get an understanding of the legalities of email marketing including Marketing Consent (GDPR) and unsubscribes.\n\n\n\n\nCrafting Irresistible Content: Dive deep into the art of crafting emails that captivate your audience.\n\n\n\n\nAutomation and Personalisation: Explore the power of automation to streamline your email campaigns and the art of personalisation to create a tailored experience for each recipient.\n\n\n\n\nThe Customer Journey: Learn how to utilise email marketing for more than just conversion. Nurture your customers and create touchpoints to improve customer engagement.\n\n\n\n\nAnalytics and Optimisation: Learn how to track and interpret key metrics\, identify areas for improvement\, and optimise your campaigns for maximum impact.\n\n\n  \n\nMeet the Host:\nStacey Pretty | Marketing Director\, Let’s Do Marketing \n\n  \nStacey Pretty is the Marketing Director at Let’s Do Marketing\, where she helps small and growing businesses turn their marketing ideas into real results. \n  \nWith more than 19 years of hands-on experience in both B2B and B2C marketing\, Stacey’s worked on everything from digital campaigns and content strategies to traditional promotions. She’s seen what works\, and what doesn’t\, for small businesses trying to make their mark. \n  \nStacey’s mission is simple: to make marketing easier to understand and more effective for business owners who have a lot on their plates. Her sessions focus on practical\, achievable steps that bring consistency\, confidence\, and results. \n  \n\nPrivacy Notice\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to Let’s Do Business Group processing and managing your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Your data will only be used for the purposes of managing your event registration and any relevant communications.
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/strategies-for-successful-email-marketing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning and development,Online Event
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SUMMARY:The Elevation Lab - Rochford District
DESCRIPTION:Designed for 20 ambitious managers and business owners\, this programme provides a powerful blend of strategic learning\, practical tools\, and personalised support to help participants lead with confidence and accelerate business growth. \n  \nOver the course of the programme\, participants will gain access to more than £2\,000 worth of high-quality professional development\, including hands-on workshops\, expert mentoring\, and ongoing guidance tailored to their business challenges. \n  \nThe 4 workshops in this programme include:\n\nInnovation: Building a Future-Ready Business \n25th February 2026 – 10.30 am – 1 pm \nThis workshop equips participants with the mindset\, tools\, and practical frameworks needed to build an innovative\, resilient\, and future-ready organisation. The session focuses on identifying growth opportunities\, navigating disruption\, and embedding innovation into everyday decision-making. By the end\, participants will have a clear roadmap for strengthening their organisation’s adaptability and long-term competitiveness. \n\n2. Funding Innovation: Finance Readiness and Success\n4th March 2026 – 10.30 am – 1 pm \nThis workshop demystifies the innovation funding landscape\, helping participants prepare their business for investment or grant success. Participants will learn how to assess financial readiness\, articulate value clearly\, and match their innovation to the right funding sources—including grants\, loans\, private investment\, and partnerships. Get guidance on refining financial projections\, strengthening business cases\, and avoiding common pitfalls. By the end of the session\, participants will understand what funders look for and will leave with the confidence and tools to pursue funding effectively. \n  \n\n  \n3. Marketing for Growth\n11th March 2026 – 10.30 am – 1 pm \nThis practical\, interactive workshop is designed to help businesses create clear\, compelling marketing that supports sustainable growth. Participants will work on defining strong\, consistent messaging\, improving the customer journey at every touchpoint\, and engaging customers more effectively to maximise existing resources. The session will also explore how purposeful engagement can drive retention and growth\, alongside practical ways to use measurement and data to track performance\, understand what’s working\, and make informed marketing decisions that support long-term success. \n  \n\n4. Pitch Perfect: Communicating Your Innovation Story\n18th March 2026 – 10.30 am – 1 pm \nThis workshop helps participants craft a compelling and confident pitch that brings their innovation to life. Through guided practice\, participants learn how to structure their narrative\, connect with their audience\, and communicate complex ideas with clarity and impact. The session covers storytelling techniques\, pitch deck essentials\, and delivery skills for both in-person and virtual settings. By the end\, participants will have a polished pitch outline and the skills to present their innovation in a way that inspires action—whether for customers\, partners\, or investors. \n  \nPlease note: This programme is for business leaders and managers based in the Rochford District of Essex. \n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \nThe Innovate and Elevate Rochford District Programme is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. \n  \nThe UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a UK Government initiative providing funding for local investments to support the government’s five national missions\, including economic growth\, making the UK a clean energy superpower\, and breaking down barriers to opportunity. From April 2025 to March 2026\, UKSPF will continue to support local projects focused on communities and place\, supporting local businesses\, and people and skills. For more information\, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/the-elevation-lab-rochford-district/
LOCATION:Rayleigh Club\, Hullbridge Road\, Rayleigh\, Essex\, SS69QS
CATEGORIES:Learning and development,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Disabled Entrepreneurs Networking
DESCRIPTION:A friendly\, supportive and productive regular virtual networking meeting for entrepreneurs with any form of disability or health issues. \nThis is a regular opportunity for business owners with any form of physical or mental health issues to network together\, advise each other and build up contacts across the whole of the UK. \nThe online networking session will feature a short 10 minute talk by a speaker with a health issue – or someone who is an advocate for those with a disability – before we go into breakout rooms so attendees can network with one another in a friendly and supportive environment. \nThese virtual networking meetings are part of the FSB’s ongoing Business Without Barriers campaign which aims to encourage inclusive\, supportive workplaces and offer advice for the country’s army of disabled entrepreneurs. \nThis free #FSBConnectOnline networking is open to all businesses – both FSB members and non-members are welcome to attend\, so please feel free to share with your networks. \nPlease note that subtitles will automatically be enabled for this virtual networking event. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nOur events and activities\, including those focused on a specific issue or equality characteristic\, are open to all. We encourage shared learning\, wider conversations\, and a collective responsibility to inclusivity through allyship\, where marginalised groups are supported by others.
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/disabled-entrepreneurs-networking-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Networking,Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260226T110000
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SUMMARY:Protect your business from Cybercrime Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Cybercrime currently impacts two in every five businesses: make it your business to ensure its not yours. Join us for an introductory webinar with Essex Police’s Cyber Protect Team. \nCyber Threats are growing\, and it is no longer enough to look at just Cyber Security there is a need to undertake Cyber Resilience. Legislation is changing and businesses need to change to meet the new requirements. The Cyber Protect Team was set up to help protect small to medium-size businesses and charities from the ever-growing threat of cybercrime. \nThey provide advice\, presentations and planning exercises with businesses and charities to raise awareness of cyber threats and help organisations to protect themselves. Their advice is impartial\, and all their services are continually revised to make sure they are up to date with the latest security guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). \nExperts from Essex Police will explain cyber security best practices\, outlining potential threats\, vulnerabilities and mitigations\, including Business Continuity\, Disaster Recovery\, and Incident Response\, empowering businesses to take steps to prevent or report cybercrime. \nThis session is designed to: \n•    Help you understand the legislation requirements\n•    Provide you with the knowledge and tools to protect your organisation \nDate:  Thursday 26 February  10.00am – 11.00am\nVirtual:  Microsoft Teams \nCost to attend:  Free for Members  Non-Members £25.00 + VAT
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/protect-your-business-from-cybercrime-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Police Courses
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SUMMARY:Networking with USP College at XTEND Digital Campus
DESCRIPTION:Business Networking at USP College’s XTEND Digital Campus \n  \nJoin us for an insight of USP College’s XTEND Digital Campus\, where innovation\, industry and education come together under one roof. This business networking event invites you to step inside one of the region’s most advanced digital environments and experience first-hand how the college is preparing the workforce of tomorrow. \n  \nYou will hear directly from USP College about their vision for digital skills\, employer partnerships and the growing importance of extended reality within industry. Their team will share how local businesses can connect with the college through talent development\, collaborative projects and future-focused training opportunities. This insight will give attendees a clearer understanding of how the college works alongside employers to shape regional innovation and workforce capability. \n  \nAlongside the college’s perspective\, attendees will also hear from SEATS\, who will share their role in supporting skills development\, strengthening employer engagement and promoting high-quality training across the region. Their contribution will highlight how collaborative partnerships between training providers\, colleges\, universities\, and businesses help drive the growth of a skilled\, future-ready workforce. \n  \nThis will be followed by a guided tour of the campus through the spaces that define XTEND Digital’s reputation for cutting-edge capability. As you walk through the motion capture studio\, the recording and editing suites\, the discovery lab and the expansive infinity cove\, you will see how the college uses immersive technology to support real-world application\, creativity and technical development. Each part of the tour offers an opportunity to engage with staff\, ask questions and explore how these facilities can align with business needs. \n  \nJoin us to network with fellow professionals\, exchange ideas and explore new connections. This setting provides a relaxed yet inspiring environment for conversation\, making it an ideal opportunity to strengthen your network while discovering how an educational institution and the business community can work together to drive progress. \nDate:   Thursday 26 February  5.00pm – 7.00pm \nVenue:  USP College – XTEND Digital Campus. Meppel Ave\, Canvey Island SS8 9RZ\nCost:  Members Early-Bird  £25.00 + VAT   |   Members Standard  £30.00 + VAT   |   Non-Members  £50 + VAT\nOnly TWO attendees per company  \n \n  \nMember Early Bird bookings close on Monday 19 January\, any tickets booked after this time will be at full price.  \nAgenda: Subject to change\n5.00pm – Registration and Networking\n5.30pm – Welcome from Essex Chambers\n5.35pm – Presentation from USP College\n5.55pm – Presentation from SEATS\n6.05pm – Tours Commence\, Networking & Refreshments\n7.00pm – Event ends
URL:https://www.launchpadsouthend.co.uk/event/networking-with-usp-college-at-xtend-digital-campus/
LOCATION:USP College\, XTEND Digital Campus. Meppel Ave\,\, Canvey Island\, Essex\, SS8 9RZ
CATEGORIES:Networking
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