30 | AUTUMN 2016 | LIVING in Havering
Business Focus
Networking Group Dates Networking is a proven way to build good relations with other businesses which can lead to referrals and new contracts. There are a number of networking groups in Havering including those listed below.
The EBN (Effective Business Networking) Hornchurch group meets at Manor Hotel, Berwick Pond Road, Rainham RM13 9EL from 8am until 10am on alternate Tuesdays. More information: www.effectivebusinessnetwork.co.uk Havering Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) and Essex FSB hold joint networking events on the first Friday of each month from 7.30am until 9am. More information: www.hcci.org.uk/events NELE (Networking in East London and Essex) meets at the CEME Conference Centre in Rainham from 12.30pm until 2.30pm on Tuesdays. 4N meets every fortnight at Liberty Bell, Mercury Gardens,
Romford RM1 3EN on Thursdays from 8am until 10am. More information: www.4networking.biz/Events Calling all entrepreneurs Radio Harold Hill is broadcasting regular business programmes and is looking for local entrepreneurs to feature on the show. Email your business details to Radio Harold Hill if you are interested in appearing. More information: www.radioharoldhill.co.uk Silver events Havering Crafty Arts, of Bryant Avenue, Harold Hill RM3 0AP is celebrating its 25th year of trading with a series of special events during 2016. More information: www.craftyarts.co.uk Awards success for apprentice Digital Marketing Apprentice Pippa Cox, from Evans Insurance in Romford, won the “Apprentice of the Year Award” at the Thurrock Business Awards. Evans Insurance Brokers were finalists in two categories; Business to Business and Apprentice of the Year. It was Pippa who picked up the award, with the company later being announced as 'Highly Commended'. More information: www.evansinsurancebrokers.co.uk Emergency first aid courses Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work Course for local businesses is being run in Romford by Trainaid every Saturday. More information www.train-aid.co.uk
BNI Valour Chapter meets each Tuesday morning at David Lloyd Centre, Squirrels Heath Lane, Romford RM11 2DY from 7am to 8.30am. Forum of Private Business meets on the second Friday of each month at YMCA, Roneo Corner, Rush Green Road, Romford RM7 OPH from 7.30am. More information: http://tinyurl.com/forum-of-private-business
Diary Dates Havering Business Network Events Thursdays, 5.30pm, venues to be confirmed • 22 September - how to be a good employer Ardleigh Green Community House • 8 December - celebrating Havering businesses. Women in Business Wednesdays, 5.30pm at Havering College, Ardleigh Green Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2LL • 19 October - dealing with conflicts comfortably • 25 January 2017 - skills, apprenticeships and training. More information: www.havering.gov.uk/businessevents
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