BBLG Networking
2025-11-28 07:30 - 10:30 (Europe/London) | The Backlot Cinema and Diner
Blackpool Business Leadership Group was established in 2006 by a small group of business leaders to improve communication between the private, public and third sectors, helping to support the wider economic development of the town.
Since then, the group has grown rapidly in size and stature and now comprises around 700 business and industry leaders from across the Fylde coast.
At this event, you will hear a series of bite-sized presentations relevant to business growth in Blackpool.
7.30am – 8.30am Breakfast networking
8.30am – 10.30 Presentations
10.30am End

Introduction to Basic Accountancy and Cashflow with the Blackpool Growth Business Academy
2025-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | The Robinson, 150 - 158 Church St, Blackpool, FY1 3PS
This workshop is a must for startup businesses and covers
• Understanding how much you need to generate to break-even and make a profit
• Working out how much money you need to start up and where you might get it from
• Managing cashflow and the impact this might have on your personal wages
• Understanding your margins and whether you are making any profit
• How to handle your book keeping / record keeping in your startup business
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AI in Action: Hands-On Innovation for SMEs and Entrepreneurs - UCLan
2025-12-03 09:30 - 13:30 | Engineering Innovation Centre, University of Lancashire, Fylde Road, Preston, PR1 2HE
🧭 Event Overview
AI in Action is a free interactive masterclass designed to help SMEs and entrepreneurs explore the real-world potential of artificial intelligence. Through short talks, live demonstrations, and guided hands-on sessions, participants will discover how AI can drive innovation, improve efficiency, and create new business opportunities.
This event combines expert insights with practical experience ensuring attendees don’t just hear about AI innovation, but actively try it for themselves.
💡 Event Highlights

Explore practical, hands-on applications of AI in business and innovation.
Learn from leading experts in ethics, entrepreneurship, prototyping, and applied AI.
Engage directly with AI tools and platforms that SMEs can adopt immediately.
Connect with like-minded innovators and entrepreneurs to share ideas and experiences.

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Meta (Facebook) Ads Masterclass with Blackpool Growth Business Academy
2025-12-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Peel House
Join us in-person at Peel House for an intensive and immersive Masterclass on running Meta Ads, with Nikki Hesford

How to set up your business ad account
Creating simple lead generation campaigns to win new customers
Different audience types and how to create them (core, custom and lookalike)
Using Datasets (Pixels) and why we need this
Copywriting your ad and producing a visual

This session will be held at our training facility at Peel House (FY4 5JX) 10am till 1pm, with lunch provided.
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Simple Social Media with Blackpool Growth Business Academy
2025-12-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Blackpool Enterprise Centre
This is is a wonderful entry level Social Media Workshop for those with only a little or no knowledge of using Social Media in a business capacity.
Covering:

How it all works, and what is and isn’t important
Facebook, Insta, TikTok, LinkedIn – what’s what and why? Which ones do you need to be on?
How to create content and what it means to create content effectively
Understanding video, reels and other aspects of social media management
What not to post!
Avoiding scams and keeping your account safe

Delivered by Amy Mantle and includes lunch
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Leadership and Management for Growth (part 2) with Blackpool Growth Business Academy
2026-01-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Peel House
This ‘Scale Up’ Masterclass is designed for businesses who have at least 1 employee, and are ambitious to grow.
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this Masterclass delivered by John Woodruffe include:

What is Leadership?
Leadership Skills
A simple approach to leadership
Basic Leadership Skills
Managing Performance
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Skills Practice

There will also be an opportunity to chat confidentially with a small group of like-minded scale-up business owners about your experiences of managing employees and valuable networking opportunities over lunch.
Strictly limited to 12 businesses maximum
Lunch will be provided.
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