The Women's Organisation

Let's Talk Business Growth Manchester: 1-2-1 Business Advice Session
2020-11-26 13:00 - 16:00, 2020-12-03 13:00 - 16:00, 2020-12-10 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-01-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2021-01-21 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
1-2-1 consultations with a business growth adviser for women led businesses in Greater Manchester

Are you a woman led business registered in Greater Manchester?
Are you working with a B2B (Business to Business) focus?
Have you established a promising business but would benefit from some mentoring and advice to take it to the next level?

Whether you are needing help with marketing strategy, accessing growth finance, expanding your team, reaching new markets, capacity planning or anything else, ur team of advisors are available for 1 hour slots to chat online or via phone and give you some expert guidance.

Book yours instantly via EventBrite, or email us on exceleratelabs@thewo.org.uk for another date.

Available for women running a business that is registered in Greater Manchester (Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Trafford, Salford, Rochdale or Manchester) that is ready for growth.
ExcelerateLabs is part funded by European Regional Development Fund and FREE to access.

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success - Business Planning Course
2020-12-01 10:30 - 2020-12-02 12:00 | Online Webinar, 54 St James Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AB, United Kingdom
** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis**

** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis and all upcoming training courses will be delivered via group video links. To book a place on this course, please email us via hello@thewo.org.uk **
Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success – Business Planning Course – Online
This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be really frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
This course will focus on…
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place in 2 parts, on Tuesday 1st December and Wednesday 2nd December, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Women who are living in Merseyside and Halton and thinking of starting a business may be eligible for a FREE place on this course through the Enterprise Hub programme.
If you are interested in The Women’s Organisation running this course for your business or your staff, please get in touch.
If you would like to speak to us, and find out more about this course, you can email us on hello@thewo.org.uk or ring us on 0151 706 8111

Launchpad: Starting a Business During a Pandemic (Start-up Conference)
2020-12-01 11:00 - 12:30
This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of starting your own business

Are you thinking of starting a business but wondering if it is possible in the current climate?
Are you looking for ways to build a new income for yourself and exploring self-employment as an option?
Do you have business ideas you’ve never yet looked into but think now could be the time to explore?

This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of getting started as well as connecting you with entrepreneurs who have been there, done it and even re-adapted in the face of Covid 19.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our Enterprise Hub programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.
Enterprise Hub support is available to individuals looking to start a business within the Liverpool City Region, or businesses under 42 months looking to grow in the Liverpool City Region.
Meet the Panelists!
Jenna Garner – Curious Makers
Jenna Garner is the founder of Curious Makers, an online store offering homeware and accessories from independent makers. Jenna has worked in marketing for the last 10 years and launched Curious Makers in May this year.

Nicky Leighton – Little Light Stitchery

Change It Renew: One Hour To Prepare For Your Interview
2020-12-02 10:30 - 11:30
This one-hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like help preparing for an interview.

This one-hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like help preparing for an interview.
Starts: Wednesday 2nd December 10: 30 am – 11:30 am via Zoom
Over the session, you will cover:

Did you know that in job interviews employers make their minds up about you in the first seven minutes?
How do you prepare for a job interview?
What are employers really looking for?
We take you through the planning and preparation stages and give you ideas for how to answer unexpected and difficult questions, so you can demonstrate that you are the right person for the job.

‘Change It: Renew’ a programme of support to help women across the Liverpool City Region to improve their resilience, coping mechanisms, and mental wellbeing.
For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact our engagement team on 0151 706 8111 or email hello@thewo.org.uk

Rapid Response: 1-2-1 Business Advice Session
2020-12-02 14:00 - 15:30
1-2-1 consultations with a business adviser to discuss an idea and how to get started.

Have a long-term business idea you want to pursue?
Noticed a gap in the market during this time and think you can fill it?
Have a hobby you want to turn into a business?

Our team of advisors are available for 1 hour slots to talk through your idea and help you get started.
Book yours instantly for Wednesday 2nd December via Eventbrite, or email us on hello@thewo.org.uk for another date.
Available for women living in the Liverpool City Region.

Rapid Response: 1-2-1 Business Advice Session
2020-12-08 13:00 - 14:30
1-2-1 consultations with a business adviser to discuss an idea and how to get started.

Have a long-term business idea you want to pursue?
Noticed a gap in the market during this time and think you can fill it?
Have a hobby you want to turn into a business?

Our team of advisors are available for 1 hour slots to talk through your idea and help you get started.
Book yours instantly for Tuesday 8th December via Eventbrite, or email us on hello@thewo.org.uk for another date.
Available for women living in the Liverpool City Region.

Change It Renew: One Hour To Activate Your Assertiveness
2020-12-15 10:30 - 11:30
This one hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like to activate their assertiveness

This one hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like to recharge your resilience
Starts: Tuesday 15th December, 10: 30 am – 11:30 am via Zoom
Over the session, you will cover:

Why are some people better at being assertive?
Find out the secrets of assertive people and their key techniques.

‘Change It: Renew’ a programme of support to help women across the Liverpool City Region to improve their resilience, coping mechanisms, and mental wellbeing.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact our engagement team on 0151 706 8111 or email hello@thewo.org.uk

Change It Renew: One Hour To Recharge Your Resilience
2020-12-16 10:30 - 11:30
This one hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like to recharge their resilience

This one hour course is open to women in Liverpool who would like to recharge their resilience
Starts: Wednesday 16th December, 10: 30 am – 11:30 am via Zoom
Over the session, you will cover:

When life knocks you down, learn how to get back up again.
Strategies for picking yourself up and moving forward.

‘Change It: Renew’ a programme of support to help women across the Liverpool City Region to improve their resilience, coping mechanisms, and mental wellbeing.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact our engagement team on 0151 706 8111 or email hello@thewo.org.uk

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success - Business Planning Course
2020-12-16 10:30 - 2020-12-17 12:00 | Online Webinar, 54 St James Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AB, United Kingdom
** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis**

** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis and all upcoming training courses will be delivered via group video links. To book a place on this course, please email us via hello@thewo.org.uk **
Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success – Business Planning Course – Online
This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be really frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
This course will focus on…
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place in 2 parts, on Wednesday 16th December and Tuesday 17th December, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Women who are living in Merseyside and Halton and thinking of starting a business may be eligible for a FREE place on this course through the Enterprise Hub programme.
If you are interested in The Women’s Organisation running this course for your business or your staff, please get in touch.
If you would like to speak to us, and find out more about this course, you can email us on hello@thewo.org.uk or ring us on 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
2021-01-07 10:30 - 2021-01-08 12:00 | Online webinar, 54 St James St, 54 St James St, Liverpool, England, L1 0AB, United Kingdom
An introduction to social media and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
Learn about the different social media tools that are available for your business. Blogging, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – Which platform is best for your business?
About the event
This informative 2-part online course will guide you through the different platforms, explore time saving techniques and look at a social media marketing strategy to market your business in a cost effective and efficient way.
This course will help you to firmly establish your brand online and by the end of the day you will have been shown tools to create an online presence at no cost.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th January, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success - Business Planning Course
2021-01-12 10:30 - 2021-01-13 12:30 | Online Webinar, 54 St James Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AB, United Kingdom
** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis**

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success – Business Planning Course – Online
This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be really frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
This course will focus on…
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th January, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Launchpad: Starting a Business During a Pandemic (Start-up Conference)
2021-01-12 11:00 - 12:30
This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of starting your own business

Are you thinking of starting a business but wondering if it is possible in the current climate?
Are you looking for ways to build a new income for yourself and exploring self-employment as an option?
Do you have business ideas you’ve never yet looked into but think now could be the time to explore?

This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of getting started as well as connecting you with entrepreneurs who have been there, done it and even re-adapted in the face of Covid 19.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our Enterprise Hub programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.
Enterprise Hub support is available to individuals looking to start a business within the Liverpool City Region, or businesses under 42 months looking to grow in the Liverpool City Region.
Meet our panelists!

Natalie Denny – Founder of The Goddess Projects, Skywriters & more
Natalie Denny is a local author, activist and Director of Skywriters, a creative education and training initiative that supports individuals, communities and businesses. She is chair of The Period Project Merseyside, a voluntary led initiative providing women and people who have periods people with menstrual items and campaigning to #endperiodpoverty and Merseyside Together Against Racism and Fascism, an umbrella organisation for anti-racist and Anti-fascists groups and individuals. She is also a co-founder of The Goddess Projects, an organisation with the mission to empower, inspire and assist black women and women of colour to develop and achieve in their communities.

Melanie Sharp – Founder of Refill UK
Noticing a gap in the market for eco-friendly, packaging-free shopping in Liverpool, Melanie set up Refill back in 2018. Based in Toxteth, Melanie’s business has gone from strength to strength, navigating the pandemic and providing plastic-free whole foods, home and personal care products to South Liverpool.

Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
2021-01-19 10:30 - 2021-01-20 12:00 | Zoom, 54 St James Street, Liverpool, L1 0ab, United Kingdom
An introduction to social media and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
Learn about the different social media tools that are available for your business. Blogging, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – Which platform is best for your business?
About the event
This informative 2-part online course will guide you through the different platforms, explore time saving techniques and look at a social media marketing strategy to market your business in a cost effective and efficient way.
This course will help you to firmly establish your brand online and by the end of the day you will have been shown tools to create an online presence at no cost.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th January, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

WoConnect - The Power of Influencer Marketing
2021-01-20 11:00 - 12:30
This session will help you understand and start to build a influencer marketing strategy

Looking for a new way to boost your sales?
Thinking about how you can attract more customers using social media?

Influencer marketing is an effective way to build your brand online and put yourself in front of your target audience.
40% of people say they have purchased an item online after seeing it used by an influencer on Instagram, Twitter, Vine or YouTube but what is influencer marketing?
Influencer marketing is when a business collaborates with an influential person to promote a service or product. Known as a social media influencer, the person uses their large online following to help you engage with the right people.
This session will help you start to build your influencer strategy and will cover:

What is influencer marketing?
How to approach a social media influencer
Working effectively with influencers
Cost of influencer marketing
Generating Results

*This event is a Zoom webinar. We will email you a viewing link and password to access approximately one hour before the event starts.
Meet the panelists!

Katherine Jones – Founder of We Are Social Nation
Katherine Jones, 30, originally from Liverpool, went to University in Leeds studying International Business Management, spent 1.5 years in Kentucky USA working for Marriott Hotels and then 1 year in Shanghai, China working in Marketing for a start-up US health food company.

Upon return to the UK, Katherine worked for multiple large corporations such as Enterprise Rent A Car and MOL before joining a start -up celebrity agency that she helped grow first hand, before opening up her own Influencer Marketing agency.

Katherine has used Influencer marketing to help grow and scale hundreds of brands worldwide over the past 7 years. She has used her experience in Influencer Marketing to grow her own business ThinK Wine Group.

Helen Reynolds – Comms Creative
Helen Reynolds is a Social Media Marketing Award-winning, creative trainer who designs unique training and coaching programmes.

Helen started Comms Creative with her sister Lesley, and has helped brands like Macmillan Cancer Support, Scottish Power and Manchester City Council get lots more social media engagement.

They have also worked with organisations like NUS, Welsh Government and the NHS, to create unique, pioneering social media strategies.

Enterprise Hub Presents: Basic Bookkeeping
2021-01-21 10:30 - 12:00
An introduction to bookkeeping and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Basic Bookkeeping
Basic Bookkeeping will improve and enhance your bookkeeping skills for running your own business. Through simple techniques you will learn how to manage your business finances.
If you want to avoid a pile of receipts and think you could benefit from some training on bookkeeping and accounting, then this course will be suitable for you! We can help you with hands-on practice and give you lots of resources that will guide you through basic bookkeeping.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online on Thursday 21st January, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Understanding Tax & NI
2021-01-27 10:30 - 12:00
An introduction to tax and NI, and how to plan for Self-Assessment

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Understanding Tax and National Insurance
Keep your business safe and learn to understand your National Insurance and Tax requirements.
The Women’s Organisation will guide you through how to register as a Sole Trader, how to pay HMRC, your legal requirements and the support tools available. Learn the basics of Tax and National Insurance and ensure your business is being run smoothly.
Having attended this session you will be able to calculate your Tax and NI payments and plan key dates for Self-Assessment.

**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online , on Wednesday 27th January, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Launchpad: Starting a Business During a Pandemic (Start-up Conference)
2021-01-27 11:00 - 12:30
This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of starting your own business

Are you thinking of starting a business but wondering if it is possible in the current climate?
Are you looking for ways to build a new income for yourself and exploring self-employment as an option?
Do you have business ideas you’ve never yet looked into but think now could be the time to explore?

This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of getting started as well as connecting you with entrepreneurs who have been there, done it and even re-adapted in the face of Covid 19.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our Enterprise Hub programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.
Enterprise Hub support is available to individuals looking to start a business within the Liverpool City Region, or businesses under 42 months looking to grow in the Liverpool City Region.
Meet our panelists!

Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee – Founder of AviateHer
Krystina is an award winning engineer and passionate STEM ambassador hoping to inspire more young women into engineering. In July 2020 Krystina started her business AviateHer, for which she designs pin badges to showcase diversity in STEM and aims to challenge the perceptions of what women in STEM careers look like.

Sharon Oldale – Founder of Sharon Oldale Conservation
Sharon Oldale is an accredited Book, Paper and Archive Conservator who assists clients with the specialist conservation, preservation, and restoration needs of their historic collections.

Before starting her business Sharon Oldale Conservation in 2015, Sharon worked for 16 years in both Conservator and Senior Conservator roles for the National Trust, the National Library of Wales and Local Authority Library and Archive services.

Sharon enjoys supporting others in their professional development, she has worked throughout the whole of her career with volunteers and interns and is an ICON (Institute of Conservation) Accreditation Mentor.

In her spare time (when she’s allowed to leave the house!) Sharon loves swimming, weaving, and walking the hills around her North Wales home with her dog Toffi.

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success - Business Planning Course
2021-01-28 10:30 - 2021-01-29 12:30 | Online Webinar, 54 St James Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AB, United Kingdom
** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis**

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success – Business Planning Course – Online
This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be really frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
This course will focus on…
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th January, 10.30am – 12.30pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
2021-02-03 10:30 - 2021-03-04 12:00
An introduction to social media and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
Learn about the different social media tools that are available for your business. Blogging, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – Which platform is best for your business?
About the event
This informative 2-part online course will guide you through the different platforms, explore time saving techniques and look at a social media marketing strategy to market your business in a cost effective and efficient way.
This course will help you to firmly establish your brand online and by the end of the day you will have been shown tools to create an online presence at no cost.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th February, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success - Business Planning Course
2021-02-09 10:30 - 2021-02-10 12:30
** In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have now redesigned our services to operate on a virtual basis**

Enterprise Hub Presents: Planning for Success – Business Planning Course – Online
This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be really frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
This course will focus on…
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th February, 10.30am – 12.30pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Change It - Building Better Opportunities
2021-02-09 10:30 - 2021-03-02 12:30
This 4-week programme is open to anyone who is not in paid employment & living in Liverpool City Region who is looking to change their life.

**Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking**
This 4-week free programme is open to anyone who is currently not in paid employment and living in The Liverpool City Region, looking to change their life (see below for full eligibility criteria).
Starts: Tuesday 9th February and runs each following 4 Tuesday 10:30 am-12:30 pm via Zoom.
What is Change It Building Better Opportunities?
Week by week this programme will help you to build a toolkit of strategies that you can use to make the changes you want.
Programme outline:
Week 1: Tuesday 9th February – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Starting with developing a positive mindset

How our thoughts can impact our feelings and behavior
Why do we have negative thoughts? Where do they come from?
Challenging negative thinking
Practical strategies: affirmations, gratitude, positive self-talk, mindfulness

Week 2: Tuesday 16th February – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Looking at these behaviors, what is assertiveness, passive, passive-aggressiveness.

How assertive are you? What stops us from being assertive?
Practical strategies to start building our assertiveness
Learn how to ask for help, saying no, and accepting compliments.

Week 3: Tuesday 23rd February – 10:30 am – 12: 30 pm
Money and mental health.

What is our money mindset is?
How our mindsets to money impact our financial resilience.
How to build a budget and trim our spending.
How saving can help us be financially resilient.
Looking at online shopping and how it can help us to save money
Using websites such as money advice service/benefits calculator
Staying safe when shopping online, recognizing scams and dodgy websites.

Week 4: Tuesday 2nd March – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
What goals do we have and how can we identify and set goals?

Looking at our strengths and skills
Identifying areas to improve, what opportunities are there for us
Practical strategies to start building our assertiveness
What threats can we identify that may prevent us from moving forward?
Understanding how to overcome barriers

Each of these sessions are interactive and offering real practical advice including short videos to watch, quizzes, discussions and takeaway tools.
Eligibility
The course is open to WOMEN & MEN living in the LIVERPOOL CITY REGION (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton) who are not in paid employment or economically inactive (perhaps a student , home maker, taking a career break or retired).
This programme is funded by European Social Fund so one of our team members will be in touch to complete an induction /registration form with you and collect 2 pieces of evidence of your eligibility, including:
Something to evidence your right to work in the UK such as a photo or scan of:

your passport
birth certificate
National Insurance Card for example

Something to evidence that you are not in paid employment at the moment, for example:

a letter from job centre / DWP/document from a government agency/ Screenshot from your online DWP account
a doctors letter
entitlement to state retirement pension letter
correspondence from an educational establishment if you are a student

Once the form is completed and all the evidence received, we will send you the link for joining the sessions.
If you don’t have the above mentioned pieces of evidence at the moment but believe you are eligible, still register your interest here and our team can discuss this with you further at induction.
For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact our engagement team on 0151 706 8111 or email hello@thewo.org.uk
Please note; There are limited places available and can be reserved via Eventbrite

Launchpad: Starting a Business During a Pandemic (Start-up Conference)
2021-02-11 11:00 - 12:30
This Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of starting your own business

Are you thinking of starting a business but wondering if it is possible in the current climate?
Are you looking for ways to build a new income for yourself and exploring self-employment as an option?
Do you have business ideas you’ve never yet looked into but think now could be the time to explore?

In partnership with BIPC Liverpool and The Women’s Organisation this Launchpad event will help you to understand the practicalities of getting started as well as connecting you with entrepreneurs who have been there, done it and even re-adapted in the face of Covid 19.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our Enterprise Hub programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.
Enterprise Hub support is available to individuals looking to start a business within the Liverpool City Region, or businesses under 42 months looking to grow in the Liverpool City Region.
Meet our panelists!
Amy Yarker – Founder of The Fermentation Station

Amy founded The Fermentation Station during lockdown, out of a passion project that had begun at home. While stuck indoors, she began to explore more options within fermentation, and as her product range grew, so did people’s interest!
Amy runs The Fermentation Station from her home with her partner. She describes her business as ‘ordered chaos’, with love and creativity put into every batch of food and drink they create!
Lis Barton – Founder of Lis B Design

Starting a career in high end jewellery retail, Elisabeth took the opportunity to learn how to create jewellery using Computer Aided Design (CAD). Working alongside goldsmiths and setters gave the necessary skills and experience to create custom jewellery design. Deciding to take a break away from retail while she had her two children. Elisabeth continued to produce design work on a freelance basis, which gave her insight into how she could make a career for herself while still bringing up her young family.
With the help of The Women’s Organisation, Elisabeth started Lis B Design in November 2019, offering bespoke CAD jewellery design services to the industry.
During the challenges of lockdown last year, Elisabeth won the British Academy of Jewellery Pins of Praise competition to design a pin bade to raise money for NHS charities together.
Recently Lis B Design has started collaborating with a master goldsmith to offer bespoke finished jewellery pieces.
You can find Lis on Instagram: @lisbdesign

Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
2021-02-15 10:30 - 2021-02-16 12:00
An introduction to social media and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Building a Social Media Strategy
Learn about the different social media tools that are available for your business. Blogging, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn – Which platform is best for your business?
About the event
This informative 2-part online course will guide you through the different platforms, explore time saving techniques and look at a social media marketing strategy to market your business in a cost effective and efficient way.
This course will help you to firmly establish your brand online and by the end of the day you will have been shown tools to create an online presence at no cost.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th February, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Enterprise Hub Presents: Basic Bookkeeping
2021-02-17 10:30 - 12:00
An introduction to bookkeeping and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled in the Enterprise Hub programme, please contact us .
Enterprise Hub Presents: Basic Bookkeeping
Basic Bookkeeping will improve and enhance your bookkeeping skills for running your own business. Through simple techniques you will learn how to manage your business finances.
If you want to avoid a pile of receipts and think you could benefit from some training on bookkeeping and accounting, then this course will be suitable for you! We can help you with hands-on practice and give you lots of resources that will guide you through basic bookkeeping.
**Zoom links will be sent out the working day before the session. If you haven’t received the link, please check your junk mail/spam. If you still haven’t received it, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk **
This course is open to WOMEN in Merseyside, and booking is essential. It will take place online on Wednesday 17th February, 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Change It - Building Better Opportunities
2021-02-18 10:30 - 2021-03-11 12:30
This 4-week programme is open to anyone who is not in paid employment & living in Liverpool City Region who is looking to change their life.

**Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking**
This 4-week free programme is open to anyone who is currently not in paid employment and living in The Liverpool City Region, looking to change their life (see below for full eligibility criteria).
Starts: Thursday 18th February and runs each following 4 Thursdays 10:30 am-12:30 pm via Zoom.
What is Change It Building Better Opportunities?
Week by week this programme will help you to build a toolkit of strategies that you can use to make the changes you want.
Programme outline:
Week 1: Thursday 18th February – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Starting with developing a positive mindset

How our thoughts can impact our feelings and behavior
Why do we have negative thoughts? Where do they come from?
Challenging negative thinking
Practical strategies: affirmations, gratitude, positive self-talk, mindfulness

Week 2: Thursday 25th February – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Looking at these behaviors, what is assertiveness, passive, passive-aggressiveness.

How assertive are you? What stops us from being assertive?
Practical strategies to start building our assertiveness
Learn how to ask for help, saying no, and accepting compliments.

Week 3: Thursday 4th March – 10:30 am – 12: 30 pm
Money and mental health.

What is our money mindset is?
How our mindsets to money impact our financial resilience.
How to build a budget and trim our spending.
How saving can help us be financially resilient.
Looking at online shopping and how it can help us to save money
Using websites such as money advice service/benefits calculator
Staying safe when shopping online, recognizing scams and dodgy websites.

Week 4: Thursday 11th March – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
What goals do we have and how can we identify and set goals?

Looking at our strengths and skills
Identifying areas to improve, what opportunities are there for us
Practical strategies to start building our assertiveness
What threats can we identify that may prevent us from moving forward?
Understanding how to overcome barriers

Each of these sessions is interactive and offering real practical advice including short videos to watch, quizzes, discussions, and takeaway tools.
Eligibility
The course is open to WOMEN & MEN living in the LIVERPOOL CITY REGION (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton) who are economically inactive (perhaps a student, homemaker, taking a career break or retired) or not in paid employment.
This programme is funded by European Social Fund so one of our team members will be in touch to complete an induction /registration form with you and collect 2 pieces of evidence of your eligibility, including:
Something to evidence your right to work in the UK such as a photo or scan of:

your passport
birth certificate
National Insurance Card for example

Something to evidence that you are not in paid employment at the moment, for example:

a letter from job centre / DWP/document from a government agency/ Screenshot from your online DWP account
a doctors letter
entitlement to state retirement pension letter
correspondence from an educational establishment if you are a student

Once the form is completed and all the evidence received, we will send you the link for joining the sessions.
If you don’t have the above-mentioned pieces of evidence at the moment but believe you are eligible, still register your interest here and our team can discuss this with you further at induction.
For more information or to book a place on this course, please contact our engagement team on 0151 706 8111 or email hello@thewo.org.uk
Please note; There are limited places available and can be reserved via Eventbrite

Excelerate Women - Greater Manchester Business Growth Programme
2021-02-22 11:00 - 2021-03-01 15:30
Fully funded online scale up coaching programme for Greater Manchester women in business and their teams to springboard business growth

*Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking*

About Excelerate Women
Excelerate Women is a fully funded online scale up programme offering coaching for Greater Manchester women business leaders and their teams to springboard business growth.

Are you a woman leading a business or non-profit organisation in Greater Manchester?
Would you like support to strategise in order to grow?
Would you and your wider team benefit from expert business growth coaching?

We invite you to join our Excelerate Women programme and benefit from weekly sessions led by business growth experts. The programme is delivered over 6 weeks through a combination of group mentoring, 1:1 coaching and advice and access to additional free training between sessions choosing modules that suit your business needs. During the sessions you will meet other like-minded women business leaders and leave with a plan to fast track your business or organisation moving forward.

What to expect
Your journey starts here. Book your ticket online and one of our team will call you to check eligibility and conduct an initial diagnostic.
The Excelerate Women coaching system has been created with results in mind, both results in confidence for you as a leader and results in numbers (tangible return on investment). Early on we will set you up with our action calendar, so before the 6 weeks are up, you will have already seen a return on your time.
We understand that for women in business sometimes time commitment is a stretch, or there may be others within your organisation who you would prefer to benefit from specific elements of the programme. All we ask from you is that you commit to signing up, being involved in leading the strategy elements of the programme, but if you would prefer to nominate a team member to pick up different modules or meetings then just let us know along the way.

Programme Outline
Join in these core coaching sessions:
Session 1 – Monday 22nd Feb 11am-12.30pm Deep Dive
Live on zoom work with our mentor to really shine a microscope on your business. Evaluating effectiveness across the board and identifying areas for growth to start to build strategy action points.
Session 2 – Growth Goals & Mindset (2 hours – time TBC)
Book a 1:1 slot with our mentor. We will help you understand the importance of goals and setting them for your business. Its not just a case of writing goals down, its deciding whats important for the business, and going for them. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, you will see new opportunities, but by deciding what would make a good month, quarter or year now and sticking to it, we won’t find ourselves getting distracted.
Session 3- Action Calendar (2 hours – time TBC)
Once we have our goals and know where we are heading, we will introduce you to our Action Calendar Tool. It will help you build in the activity that’s going to get you to where you need to be. This session will be a group mentoring session where you will be able to discuss your action plan with other women in business, guided by our enterprise expert.
Session 4 – Thursday 25th February Excelerate Your Brand 1pm-3.30pm
Working as a group your programme leader will show you how to audit your website f, highlight any opportunities and identify ways you can increase traffic to your website. We will also have a look at your competitors and show you what they are doing and touch on SEO which we will be working on further over the weekend.
We will work with your coach to look at how to increase your social media presence, set social media targets, understand how to analyse your data and boost your ROI. and will be introduced to the online training resources that will be available to you over the next few days
Session 4 – Supercharge Your Socials (flexible learning in your own time)
We will give your and your team access to flexible learning resources to access at a time that suits you over the coming days including:
– SEO MADE SIMPLE – Understanding core Search Engine Optimisation principles to maximise your website or web presence
-FINESSE YOUR FACEBOOK – Taking facebook further
– TWITTER – 3 module from starter to Twitter Ninja level
– MAXIMISE YOUR LINKEDIN – using Linkedin effectively
– I CAN INSTAGRAM – Understanding how to use Instagram effectively
– DEVELOPING CREATIVE CONTENT – Cross platform content planning
– KEEPING CONNECTED DURING A PANDEMIC – Content marketing and PR techniques
Session 5 Monday 1st March 1pm-3pm Final Strategy
Together we will take all of our actions, goals and learning over the past week and create a strategy together to grow your business over the coming months. We can schedule quarterly catch up sessions from here to keep you on track and get you to the next level.
Alongside the core mentoring sessions which are a mixture of 1:1 and group working you and your team will be given access to online training to complete in your own time that will further enhance your skills in strategy planning and marketing. If there are additional growth areas you would like to explore we have the flexibility to look at these with you in our 1:1 sessions.

Eligibility
This programme is open to women running a business (profit making or social enterprise) registered in Greater Manchester. The business must be currently sustaining (not in crisis, or yet to make an income), ready to explore growth and have a business to business focus (for example a social enterprise who contracts with a local authority, or a small business who offers services to other businesses).
This project is part funded by European Regional Development Fund so you will be asked to complete registration documents to confirm your eligibility and will be asked to supply evidence of participation in the programme.
