Events Calendar

Wiseup Networks invites you to a special social mobility event - Talent of Tomorrow Day on Saturday, 5 April 2025, in partnership with Altrincham Football Club.

• Insightful talks on the UK’s social mobility climate
• Altrincham vs Yeovil Town fixture
• Welcome drink and a two-course meal with wine
• Networking with like-minded businesses
• Pitch-side photographs & chance to choose Man of the Match
• Charity raffle supporting Altrincham Football Club Community Sports

Presented by: Sarah Jo Loveday, Senior HR Consultant and Entrepreneur, peopleknd.

As Diversity and Inclusion Month approaches in April, our HR series culminates with a deep dive into Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I), addressing why it’s essential for all organisations. This session offers a comprehensive look at how ED&I practices can foster innovation, strengthen team cohesion, and lead to greater organisational success.

Sarah Jo will guide attendees through the process of assessing current ED&I policies, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes that create a truly inclusive environment for everyone. With actionable advice and case studies, this webinar will exhibit how companies can build stronger, more resilient teams through thoughtful and impactful ED&I initiatives.

Key takeaways:

• Understanding the fundamentals of ED&I and its impact on workplace culture
• Practical steps for assessing and improving ED&I practices
• Creating a sense of belonging and inclusion for all employees
   

Join this webinar to discover the three powerful tools that shape and control global trade. Our trade expert,  Mike Court, International Trade Matters Ltd, will be exploring how trade sanctions influence global markets and what they mean for your business. The impact of tariffs and quotas—and how to navigate these barriers to maintain profitability along with why certain governments consider trade sanctions as a strategic alternative to conflict, and how this affects international trade flows.

This is your opportunity to gain clarity on these critical mechanisms and their role in today’s complex trade environment.

Join LCCI as we launch the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (Capital 500) Report for Q1 2025.

The QES is one of London's largest regular business surveys. Conducted by polling professionals Savanta, the report looks to highlight how London’s businesses have been performing in the previous three months offering insights into companies’ outlooks for the future.

Our expert panel will present their views on the results of the report, discuss the challenges and opportunities that it presents, and answer questions from the audience.

Our Panel: 

• Chair - Patrick Angell, Business Development Director, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Ian Daniels, Property Partner, HaysMac
• Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Adviser, Cebr
• James Rentoul, Senior Director, Savanta

The best way to do business is with a personal connection! Join us and fellow like-minded businesses for an evening of networking, and meet new business contacts, suppliers, and maybe even new clients, over a relaxed drink. We will be holding our next Link ‘n Drink in Lewisham at Everest Inn in Blackheath, where both non-members and members are welcome!

You can expect informal networking with representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, and short introductions of attendees.

This course is designed for sales teams, administrators and managers planning international growth through Agents and Distributors overseas. The course covers the differences between Agents and Distributors, advantages and disadvantages of each, what to consider when appointing them, and an introduction to the legal implications.

The course will also look at the importance of harmonising all sales channels so if you are already selling through these third parties, there is valuable information to learn about doing this effectively.

Course Contents

• Routes to overseas markets
• Roles of Agents and Distributors
• Legal implications
• Advantages and disadvantages of Agents and Distributors
• Harmonising your sales channels
• Sources of help and advice

Property Nexus (UK Property Network) is excited to be holding our London City Property Networking Event at Be At One Bar Liverpool Street on Tuesday 15 April 2025 At the event you can expect to meet a diverse group of professionals from the property industry. The event is informal, friendly and relaxed allowing you to mix and talk with other attendees and make contacts and business leads.There are NO sales presentations, gimmicks or other catches at the event, just pure property networking!

This introduction course is aimed at those involved in the administration of international trade to ensure an understanding of rules of origin, product classification and item valuation to meet the demands of international trade in both exporting and importing. Understanding origin, tariffs and valuation is essential for correct calculation of taxation and duties, and mistakes leading to non-payment or underpayment are considered a serious matter by HMRC. They also lead to duty reliefs, so getting this right could save you money.

• Preference and Non-Preference Origin
• The rules determining preference rules of origin
• Understanding tariff codes
• Correctly classifying goods with examples
• Import Valuation
• Sources of help and advice

Are you aware of the top HR risks that could impact your charity in 2025? Join us for a FREE webinar with Shahbana Bhatti (HR Dept Charity Lead) and Deven Pillay (CEO of Community Connex), as they dive deep into the latest HR challenges and opportunities facing charities.

What you’ll learn:

• What’s changing in HR in 2025 and how it can affect your charity.
• The biggest HR risks charities face and how to avoid them.
• Cost-effective ways to protect your staff and charity’s future. 

If you transport goods into and out of the UK for maintenance or other processing, this course explains the HMRC regimes that will enable you to save costs. The course helps you understand the advantages of claiming IPR and OPR, how commodity codes help, the documentation required, and whether AEO may also be helpful for your organisation.

• Explanation of Inward and Outward Processing
• Advantages of IPR/OPR
• Commodity Codes
• Documentation required for IPR/OPR
• Benefits of AEO
• Sources of help and advice