The latest events, seminars and workshops from City Business Library:

February 2012

Wednesday 1

NLP for success in business  10.00-12.00 Gill Sabatti & Gill Davis

How to stand out from your competition when seeking new job opportunities   10.30-12.30  Nikki Hutchinson

Thursday 2

Becoming a director 9.45-11.45  HMRC

Friday 3

How to create a website that works 10.00-12.00  Maros Kvasnak

The 1 page business plan    10.00-12.00  Nigel Wilkinson

Making the most of social media for your business 14.00-16.00  Adrian Swinscoe

Treble your reading speed   14.30-16.30  Marilyn Devonish

Monday 6

Communicating brilliantly under pressure! 10.00-12.00  Martin Barmby

Book-keeping 10.30 -12.30  Nnenna Anyanwe

Influencing and negotiations to get clients 14.00-16.00  Catherine Miles

Moving out: expanding your business beyond the home office   14.30-16.30  Kim Whitaker

Tuesday 7

Recruitment for employers   9.45-11.30  Jackie Alexander

Cold Calling   10.00-12.00  Buki Mosaku

Create your elevator pitch workshop 14.00-16.00  Amber Raney- Kincade

Wednesday 8

Networking doesn’t work …. Or does it?   10.00-12.00  Kathy Ennis

Thursday 9

Effective presentation skills 10.00-12.00  Hanieh Chehrehnegari

Data Protection Act  for Dummies: a straightforward guide to the DPA            10.00-12.00  Tara Daynes

What is selling – can anyone do it? 14.30-16.30  Colin Spiller

Friday 10

How can a business blog help me? 10.00-11.30  Danny Bermant

Creating a business from inside out (for start-ups) 11.00-13.00  Oge Okosieme

Twitter account in 60 minutes for absolute beginners! 12.30-13.30  Amber Raney- Kincade

Control and relieve stress 14.00-16.30  Sibylle Chaudhuri

Book-keeping for beginners 14.30-16.00  Simon Kingsley

Monday 13

How to survive and thrive in networking 10.30-12.00  Jackie Groundsell

Change your career, change your life 14.30-16.30  Cheryl King

Tuesday 14

Marketing that works 10.00-12.00  Chris Clark

Introduction to international trade 14.15-16.15  HMRC

Wednesday 15

Black entrepreneurship 10.00-12.00  Dawn Grant

4 ½ W’s to win that bid 10.30-12.00  Caryl Xavier

Thursday 16

Communicating and influencing with NLP  14.00-16.00  Alison Matthews

Friday 17

Time for everything 10.00-12.00  Mandy Hetherton

Intermediate Twitter you’ve got an account now what? 12.30-13.30  Amber Raney- Kincade

Getting yourself organised – introducing mind mapping   14.00-16.00  Susie Kay

CVs Made Simple Part 1: Everything you need to know in 60 minutes 14.30-  16.00  Alex Wilson-Campbell

Monday 20

How to create your dream career   10.00-11.30  Susan Andrewes

Marketing for virgins 14.30-16.30  Liza Jones

Tuesday 21

Developing and managing a portfolio career 11.00-12.30  Sue Carrette

Social media for business   14.30-16.30  Cemanthe Harries

Wednesday   22

Website woes: which site-type will win your business?    10.00-12.00  Glen Thomas

Thursday 23

Targeting your audience & defining your marketing mix  10.00-12.00  Amber Raney- Kincade

How to get the best out of LinkedIn 14.00-16.00  Chris Carter

Friday 24

The secret of low cost business to business marketing   9.45-12.00  Akram Din

Start-Up on a shoestring 10.00-12.00  A4e

Personal branding from the inside out 14.30-16.30  Malcolm Levene

CVs Made Simple Part 1: Everything you need to know in 60 minutes  14.30-  16.00  Alex Wilson-Campbell

Monday 27

Speed reading 10.00-12.30  Gary Lorrison

Tuesday 28

Impact and presence for successful influence 10.00-12.00  Catherine Miles

How to drive traffic to your website (on a limited budget) 10.00-12.00  Monica Thomas

Managers Toolkit:  Managing your time & priorities to get things done 14.30-  16.30 Anna Lambe

Wednesday   29

Empathic communication (the most effective) 10.00-12.00  Reza Zolfagharifard

March 2012

Thursday 1

The secret to effective performance management 11.00-13.00  David Finney

Is the price right? – Developing Pricing Menus for small businesses trading for more than a year 10.00-12.00 Veronica Broomes

Treble your reading speed 10.30-12.30  Marilyn Devonish

Friday 2

Having trouble raising finance 14.30-16.00  Philip Mendonca

Monday 5

What every small to medium sized business owner should know about contracts 10.30-12.30  Alberto Costa

How to use Google, SEO & Social Media to grow your business 14.00-16.30  Abul Hussain

Budgeting 14.30-16.30  Nnenna Anyanwu

Tuesday 6

Coaching for employers 9.45-11.30  Jackie Alexander

Strategic social media for business 10.00-12.00  John Regis & Kofi Oppong

Newly self-employed 14.15-16.15  HMRC Chris Seth

Wednesday 7

NLP and social media 10.00-12.00  Gill Sabatti & Gill Davis

Cold Calling 10.00-12.00  Buki Mosaku

Thursday 8

Successful networking 11.00-12.30  Sue Carrette

Complaints, relationships and service: key components of any business growth strategy 14.00-16.00  Adrian Swinscoe

Friday 9

The 6 questions between you and success 10.00 -12.00  Kathy Ennis

Public speaking 10.00-12.00  Hanieh Chehrehnegari

JUST BE confident!  14.00 -16.30  Sibylle Chaudhuri

Monday 12

Effective networking 14.30-16.00  Jackie Groundsell

Tuesday 13

How VAT works 9.45-11.45  HMRC

Setting up a social media strategy 14.30-16.30  Cemanthe Harries

Wedneday 14

Marketing that works 10.00  12.00  Chris Clark

Website woes: which site-type will win your business? 10.00-12.00  Glen Thomas

CVs Made Simple Part 1: Everything you need to know in 60 minutes  14.30-  16.00 Alex Wilson-Campbell

Thursday 15

Time for everything   10.00-12.00  Mandy Hetherton

Is the price right? Pricing strategy for start-ups 14.15-16.15  Veronica Broomes

It’s OK to say no! 14.30-16.00  Susie Kay

Friday 16

The Passion to profit blueprint for coaches & other service-based providers   10.00-12.00 Teresa Henry

Writing to sell 10.30-12.30  Hitul Thobhani

Anthropology and ethnographic fieldwork for business 14.00-16.00  Yasmin Hales-Henao

Start-Up on a shoestring 14.30-16.30  Joseph Reader A4e

Monday 19

Spring clean your career 10.00-12.00  Alice Washbourne

How to get the best out of LinkedIn 14.00-16.00  Chris Carter

Tuesday 20

How to create your dream career   10.00-11.30  Susan Andrewes

Turn your passion into profit: a Woman’s guide to building a business Online  10.00-12.00  Teresa Henry

The body of leadership 14.00-16.30  Mark Walsh

How to become a tycoon woman 14.00-16.30  Ola Agbaimoni

Wednesday   21

Top 10 secrets to finding the right job, right now 10.30-12.30  Gary Brown

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?   14.30-16.30  Annabel Kaye

Thursday 22

Public sector tendering  skills-builder 10.00-11.30  Isabelle Gregory

Self-confidence: the key to potential 14.00-16.00  Lilliana Gibbs

How to double your business with clients and generate new leads 14.30-16.30    Colin Spiller

Friday 23

How to make your business contracts fit for your business 9.45-12.00  Philip Bingham

4 ½ W’s to win that bid 10.30-12.00  Caryl Xavier

How to create a website that works 14.30-16.30  Maros Kvasnak

Monday 26

Social Enterprise – the new business model? 10.00-12.00  Uday Thakkar

Special events to raise your profile 14.30-16.30  Liza Jones

Tuesday 27

Make your website work for you 10.00-12.00  Monica Thomas

Leadership and Entrepreneurs 14.30-16.00  Christina

Wednesday   28

Boost your sales effortlessly 10.00-12.00  Reza Zolfagharifard

Don’t run before you can talk – how to get the right people buzzing about your business 11.00-12.00  Anna Zachariassen

Self-assessment online 14.15-16.15  HMRC

Thursday 29

Small business marketing for success 10.00-12.00  Terry Carney

CVs Made Simple Part 1: Everything you need to know in 60 minutes 14.30- 16.00 Alex Wilson-Campbell

Managers Toolkit: knowing me knowing you – what’s your management style  14.30-16.30  Anna Lambe

Friday 30

Tough times for teams – managing staff through difficult times    10.30-12.30  Tara Daynes

Presentation power  14.30-16.30  Giles Abbott & Leon Conrad

An Employment solicitor’s top ten tips for successfully employing staff 15.00-  16.30 James Carmody & Kate Henry