Events
Business for Calderdale meets once a month in Halifax.
Events are informal networking sessions, where members can get together in a relaxed atmosphere to catch up, get to know each other and share news and share information. Events vary from having special guest speakers, who are invited to present on a relevant topics during the event, to visiting businesses across Calderdale.
Anyone is welcome to come along to an event; non members will be asked to pay a small fee of £10. Each session starts with informal networking from 5pm onwards with presentations from Guest Speakers at 5:30pm.
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Guests who attended the last event of 2011, heard from the Halifax Education Network, and Chief Super Intendant Chris Hardern. Attendees also enjoyed some beautiful cupcakes, courtesy of BooBoo Cupcakes
January 17 2012
Guests had a fascinating tour of Interfaceflor. This award winning company has huge environmental ambitions, and is well on track to achieve them. To learn more visit http://www.interfaceflor.co.uk/
February 7 2012
Guests enjoyed a fantastic networking session in the Design House Restaurant, before our special guest speakers from Liquid Lens gave an insightful presentation in to the benefits of having videos on corporate websites – visitors will stay on websites twice as long, if there is a short video!
March 13 2012
Social marketing – friend or foe? We will have special guest speakers giving presentations, and leading the debates on the benefits and pitfalls of ‘new media’. Guests are welcome to join us from 5pm in the Design House Restaurant, for some informal networking, before the presentations begin.
April 17 2012
Guests will be given a tour of the new building at Calderdale College. We are also pleased to welcome Philip Hellawell, who will speak to guests about the Calderdale Business Trust, which exists to support new businesses who are struggling to gain finances from banks – click here for more information.
Guests can enjoy informal networking before, and after the tour.
May 8 2012
We are delighted to invite members and colleagues to join us for a tour of Marshalls Plc, at Lowfields Business Park, Elland.
June 12 2012
Join us at the fabulous Cooking School at Dean Clough – not only will guests be able to see the School, and speak with its Principle Chef Tutor, Matthew Benson-Smith, but we are also delighted to have guest speaker Gary Verity of Welcome to Yorkshire
July 10 2012
Guests are invited on a tour of JLA at Ripponden. Hear all about this “hidden gem” of Calderdale and see their expansion, and future plans.
September 11 2012
We will hold our September meeting, at the beautiful Holdsworth House Hotel. We are also delighted to have the very special guest speaker, John Hotowka. John is a speaker, humorist and magician.
October 9th 2012
Following our informal networking, guests are invited to take part in an interactive session with Martin Haigh
November 6th 2012
Please join us for a fascinating insight and tour of the body shop at Dews Garage in Brighouse
Unless otherwise specified, sessions are held at:
Design House Restaurant
Dean Clough Arts and Business Centre
Halifax
HX3 5AX