Cumbria Innovations Platform together with The Entrepreneurs Group are holding their 4^th Innovation Summit on Friday 20^th March 2020 9am – 4 pm at Whitehaven Golf Club.  The theme for this event is Innovators and Entrepreneurs and the purpose of the event is to provide local businesses and anyone thinking of starting up a new venture with the opportunity to hear from successful businesses and entrepreneurs.
 
Our speakers have been chosen specifically for their experience of operating in Cumbria and West Cumbria in particular.  Each of our inspirational speakers has a story to share about the challenges of starting out and how they have overcome those challenges to be successful. 

• Jo Corbishley - Jo Corbishley Leadership
• Lee Grears - Responsive Ltd
• Stuart MacLennan – Cows & Co

Our key note speaker, Toby McCartney, is an entrepreneur with a difference. Toby’s latest venture is one that is solving two world problems; the abundance of single use plastic filling landfill sites and our oceans, and the repairs of our world road surfaces ( see more at www.macrebur.com )
 
We will be joined by Jamie Reed, Head of Corporate Affairs – Sellafield, who will update us on the changing local economic landscape, the priorities and opportunities for innovation within the nuclear supply chain.
 
Throughout the afternoon there will be a series of workshops on the following themes:

• The Entrepreneur mind-set – what it takes to succeed
• Building Resilience & Staying Motivated
• Finance for start-ups and innovation
• How to write a great business case and apply for funding

This is a free to attend event that you can't afford to miss, so don't, click here and register today.

To all businesses engaged with the visitor economy: Accommodation providers,
Attractions, Hospitality, Travel, Tour Guides and Retail.

As part of an exciting new project with product to support the visitor economy,
Carlisle businesses are invited to come along and take part in England Originals
Welcome Training on Wednesday 5 December at Tullie House, Carlisle.

This Autumn England’s Historic Cities launch a new £1.6m initiative to attract more
international visitors to fantastic English cities including Carlisle.

England Originals is a brand-new marketing campaign aimed at US Millennials,
one of the fastest growing consumer groups in international travel. Our aim is to
demonstrate how easy and hassle free it is to take a three or four-day trip by train
into regional England.

We are making it easier to book and plan a visit and increasing the attractor-factor
of our top flight historic destinations by presenting our invaluable heritage assets
through exciting story-telling and augmented reality.

England Originals will benefit tourism businesses located in and around England’s
Historic Cities by upskilling staff and developing product knowledge.

Training is interactive and designed to deliver knowledge and skills in a relaxed and
enjoyable format for front line staff and business owners alike.

Click 'Read More' for details on how to register. 

North West Hospitality Show - For businesses in and supporting the hospitality industry. 21st and 22nd February, Junction 36 Auction Centre, Crooklands, LA7 7FP.

Doors open from 10am - free entry.

For more information visit www.northwesthospitalityshow.co.uk

Manufacturers in Cumbria are invited to an event which will help them to develop a plan to prepare their business for Brexit.

'Preparing Your Manufacturing Business for Brexit' will be held at the Environment Agency's headquarters on Gillian Way in Penrith ,CA11 9BP on Thursday 15 February 2018 from 10am-2pm.

The event will be delivered by the Cumbria Manufacturing Service, and will focus on offering Cumbria's manufacturers an outline of what Brexit means for small and medium manufacturing firms, providing them with the tools to start preparing their businesses.

Following a welcome and overview from Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, Alan Reid the Cumbria Manufacturing Service's Advisor will outline the implications of Brexit for British manufacturers. This will be followed a panel discussion on how to plan for Brexit involving all the event partners, including Jenny Little, Rural Development Manager at the Rural Payments Agency, and Maria Ramsdale, Investment Executive at FW Capital, plus panellists from The Growth Company's International Trade team.

Attendees will then take part in workshops to help them grasp the practical implications of Brexit and there will also be a chance for attendees to seek further specialised advice from the event's speakers on the full range of manufacturing issues.

For full details and to register your interest in attending this event, please visit

www.businessgrowthhub.com/brexit-penrith.

This event, is part of a series of free workshops taking place across the North West in early 2018 in partnership with the local Growth Hubs. This event is delivered by the Cumbria Manufacturing Service in partnership with the Cumbria Business Growth Hub, the Rural Payments Agency and FW Capital. To find out more about the grant service and other regional events visit:  www.businessgrowthhub.com/manufacturing/brexit or contact the team on 0161 237 4196.

Full Agenda

08.00   Registration, networking and breakfast

08.30   Welcome - Cumbria Chamber of Commerce

08.40   What are the implications of Brexit for manufacturers? - Alan Reid, Manufacturing Advisor, Cumbria Manufacturing Service

09.10   How to start planning for Brexit - Panel with speakers from Rural Payments Agency, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and FW Capital

09.45   Refreshments and networking

10.00   Workshop and roundtable discussio

John Stevenson MP will be hosting Carlisle Skills Fair at the Sands Centre in Carlisle from 2pm - 7pm on Thursday 25th January 2018.

The 5^th Carlisle Skills Fair will give young people and jobseekers an opportunity to take a look at the training, job and career options available in and around Carlisle. There will be representatives on hand from businesses and organisations to discuss the options available.