BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blackpool Unlimited - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blackpool Unlimited REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTSTAMP:20260522T144308Z CREATED:20260522T144308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T144308Z UID:12983-1779408000-1789171199@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Social Media Skills Bootcamp - Selnet DESCRIPTION:Covering topics including digital marketing techniques\, developing a business brand and professional profile across social media streams\, building a website and creating a marketing strategy to elevate your business… \nDuration: 16 weeks \nDelivery: Online via Zoom \nSchedule Commitment: 4 hours per week completes a total of 64 guided learning hours. \nTutor: Lucie Higham – a digital marketing specialist and ex-journalist with over 30 years’ experience. \nDirect networking: Meet the Entrepreneur sessions based on experience of independent business leaders. \nApply here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/social-media-skills-bootcamp-selnet/ LOCATION:Online Event\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Selnet-Logo-Strapline-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T140000 DTSTAMP:20260818T074505Z CREATED:20260814T133432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T074505Z UID:13232-1788429600-1788444000@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Leadership and People Management with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Most training of this sort is several days / week / months – it’s not easy to find free\, 1 day\, interactive leadership training for growth and scale up businesses. \nIf you found yourself being a leader… managing people\, purely because its your own business and not because you qualified and then someone gave you the job – then this is for you. This session will understand the personality types within your organisation\, and look at how you communicate effectively\, avoid and resolve conflict and have difficult conversations with ease. \nThis session is in person at Peel House 10am until 2pm and is for scaling businesses with AT LEAST 2 employees.  \nDuring this session you will learn: \n\nThe different between a leader and a manager\nDifferent management styles and understanding what your own is (and how you can adapt it in different situations or for different personalities to get the best out of people)\nGetting the best performance out of your team and what attributes are important / less important\nHandling difficult conversations\, conflict and dispute resolution with employees and stakeholders\n\nThis is a collaborative\, hand on\, high level leadership coaching session delivered by John Woodruffe of Turnkey Solutions\, a highly sought after specialist in leadership\, lean and Six Sigma Blackbelt \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/leadership-and-people-management-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy-2/ LOCATION:Peel House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260909T120000 DTSTAMP:20260814T133925Z CREATED:20260814T133925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T133925Z UID:13234-1788948000-1788955200@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Tender Writing with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Suitable for: Growth and Scale Up Businesses \n10am til 12pm held on Zoom \nThis workshop will cover: \n\nUnderstanding which organisations procure by tender and why\nWhat does a tender process look like\nHow are tenders evaluated / awarded\nNeed to knows around compliance and governance\nWhy your bids may have scored poorly\nWhy you should not use Ai to write your bid!\n\nThis session is ideal for any businesses thinking about tendering for work\, or have previously done so and want to understand how to improve their bid next time. \nThis is relatively entry level and designed for bid of up to £200k not millions \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/tender-writing-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T074711Z CREATED:20260814T134317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T074711Z UID:13236-1789034400-1789045200@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Customer Insight\, Value & Growth with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Suitable for: All trading businesses  \n10am until 1pm at Wyre Civic Centre \nThis workshop is for small business owners wanting to get a better grip of understanding their customer’s behaviour and how to leverage that knowledge into more sales. \nYou will learn to use a model that will show you which customers are worth focusing on\, what else those customers may be buying elsewhere\, and what simple changes could help win more of that work. \nYou will have a clear process for deciding which customers to grow\, retain\, service lightly or ignore\, plus practical actions to increase sales without spending more on marketing. \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/customer-insight-value-and-growth-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy/ LOCATION:Wyre Civic Centre\, Poulton-le-Fylde\,\, FY6 7UP ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T120000 DTSTAMP:20260814T134852Z CREATED:20260814T134852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T134852Z UID:13238-1789380000-1789387200@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Understanding SEO – From Keywords to AI-Driven Search with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Search is changing faster than ever and the rules that worked two years ago won’t get you found today. In this focused\, 2-hour online session\, you’ll get a clear\, practical roadmap for ranking in a landscape now shaped as much by AI as by traditional search engines. \nWhat we’ll cover: \n\nKeyword research that works today: how to uncover the terms your audience actually searches for\, focusing on intent over raw volume\, and the tools that make the job easier\nOn-site SEO best practice: optimising your content\, page structure\, headings\, metadata\, and internal linking so search engines understand and reward your pages\nTechnical foundations: the behind-the-scenes signals that affect ranking\, from site speed and mobile-friendliness to crawlability and indexing\nOff-site SEO and authority building: how backlinks\, reputation\, and external signals boost your credibility and rankings\, plus practical ways to earn them\nAI-driven search methodology: how AI Overviews\, answer engines\, and chat-based search are changing the game\, and what it means for how you’re found\nOptimising to be cited\, not just clicked: practical tactics for staying visible when AI summarises answers directly in the results\nFuture-proofing your strategy: how to adapt as search continues to evolve\, so your approach stays effective beyond today’s trends\n\nYou’ll leave with actionable tactics you can apply immediately and a clearer understanding of where search is heading next. \nPerfect for: You will already be implementing SEO\, but want a clear\, up-to-date framework that aligns with AI advances. \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/understanding-seo-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T183000 DTSTAMP:20260728T110833Z CREATED:20260728T110833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T110833Z UID:13159-1789574400-1789583400@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Centre for SME & Enterprise Development Business Twilight Networking Event DESCRIPTION:Join the University of Lancashire for an inspiring twilight event designed to empower SMEs with practical tools\, insights\, and opportunities to grow and innovate. \n\nLinkedIn: Making It Work for Your Business \nMost people have a LinkedIn profile. Though far fewer are using it in a way that actually generates results. This session cuts through the noise to focus on what genuinely helps small businesses and sole traders – from profile changes that take minutes but make a real difference\, to content approaches that build visibility without demanding hours of your week. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of where your time is best spent and a handful of practical steps you can act on straight away. \nKey takeaways: \n\nHow to position your profile so the right people take notice\nContent habits that build consistent visibility without overcomplicating your week\nHow to engage your existing network to open up new conversations and opportunities\nWhat’s worth your time on LinkedIn (and what isn’t)\n\nAs always\, you will also hear about the latest business support available from the University. Centre members will also have the opportunity to deliver a 60 second pitch\, giving you a chance to showcase your business to fellow members. \nContact us: sme@lancashire.ac.uk \nBook here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/centre-for-sme-and-enterprise-business-development-business-twilight-networking-event/ LOCATION:University of Lancashire\, Media Factory\, Preston\, PR1 2HE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/university_of_lancashire_logo_rgb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T130000 DTSTAMP:20260814T135214Z CREATED:20260814T135214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T135214Z UID:13240-1789639200-1789650000@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Training Ai Agents and Creating Automations part 2 with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Suitable for: Growth or Scale up businesses \n10am til 1pm – in person at The Robinson\, Blackpool \nThis is the second session in the two-part series\, with the first identifying Ai opportunities and this one in how to implement these changes: \n\nHow to train Ai agents\nHow to create automations and workflows\n\nThis is a practical session\, and you should have attended Part 1 as we need to know ahead of this session which processes / opportunities you want to work on \nLunch is provided. This session is limited to 10 people – sorry we can only allow one person per business for this session to enable Nicola to be able to help everyone \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/training-ai-agents-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy/ LOCATION:The Robinson ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260818T075406Z CREATED:20260818T075225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T075406Z UID:13247-1790157600-1790164800@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Employing People 101 with the Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:This 2 hour Zoom session with Nikki is designed for businesses who are either approaching the time to hire their first employee\, or perhaps they’ve already got one or two employees and may now realise they haven’t got a good understanding of payroll\, contracts\, holiday entitlement\, sick pay etc and need to quickly get up to speed. \nThis session will cover: \n\nPlanning the role and advertising it\nEffective interviewing process\nLegal requirements – insurance\, holiday pay\, sick pay\, pension etc\nEmployment contracts and employee handbooks – how to\nProcessing payroll / payslips\nConcerns over ‘what if’… what if they aren’t very good\, what if I find I don’t have enough work after I’ve hired them…\nQ&A\n\nThis is a crash course on everything you need to know – starting with the job description in the job ad\, contracts\, employee handbooks\, legals\, Employer NI\, pensions\, sick pay\, dismissal… Don’t miss this if you’re employing someone or plan to! \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/employing-people-101-with-the-blackpool-growth-business-academy-2/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T130000 DTSTAMP:20260814T140225Z CREATED:20260814T140155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T140225Z UID:13242-1790676000-1790686800@blackpoolunlimited.com SUMMARY:Start-up Workshop with Blackpool Growth Business Academy DESCRIPTION:Suitable for: Pre Starts and Early Stage businesses (less than 12 months trading) \n10am until 1pm at Blackpool Enterprise Centre\, Lytham Rd\, Blackpool \nThis workshop will cover all the essentials of starting a business – whether you’re planning to start a business\, or have already done so\, but now feel you skipped past some of the important stuff such as: \n\nBusiness structures (sole trader\, limited company\, CIC etc)\nLegalities (insurance\, licencing\, etc)\nFinancial compliance (tax returns\, self assessment\, book keeping)\nBusiness and budget planning\nPersonal survival – how will you afford to live before it makes money?\nFunding – do you need to borrow money?\nHow will you reach your market (sales / marketing etc)\n\nThis session includes a light lunch and refreshments. \nBook your place here URL:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/event/startup-workshop-with-blackpool-growth-business-academy-09/ LOCATION:Blackpool Enterprise Centre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackpoolunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BBGA-EVENT-scaled.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR