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A new approach to Business Skills & Learning with GWE Business West
GWE Business West Training & Development has recently evolved their training services to provide businesses and individuals with more options, flexibility and further value – to ensure relevance to business today and to help individuals achieve personal success.

They will be introducing many exciting new opportunities, including a topical 'visiting speaker' programme, webinars and blended learning options. And, responding to customer demand, new topics added to their extensive programme of scheduled training courses for 2010 include social media, exhibitor training, effective networking and a range of IT workshops. Click here to read the full article.

To find out how GWE Business West can support your business learning objectives, call 01275 370 847 or visit www.trainingforbusinesspeople.co.uk

COMING UP

Guerrilla e-marketing seminar
This seminar has been designed for owners and senior decision makers of growing businesses who already have a basic understanding of the internet. It will offer an insight into e-marketing, helping you to identify the pros and cons, particularly when working with suppliers when undertaking promotional activity.

Thurs 30th Sept - 9.30am - 2.00pm	Seminar
De Vere Shaw Ridge, Swindon, SN5 7DW	FREE

To book your place on a Business Link event, please call 0845 0707 747 or email events@businesslinksw.co.uk

Business finance options seminar - the choices simplified
Want your business to survive and thrive but don't know how you are going to finance it? This information seminar will address the building blocks of business finance, help you unravel the jargon and understand some basic concepts.

Thurs 7th Oct - 10.15am - 2.00pm	Seminar
Kembrey Park, Swindon, SN2 8YZ	FREE

To book your place on a Business Link event, please call 0845 0707 747 or email events@businesslinksw.co.uk

Search engine optimisation seminar
Get hints and tips on how to optimise your website to make it more search engine-friendly. This seminar look at the ways in which search engines measure your site, where they look and what they look for and help you to provide the information that search engines are looking for in their quest to understand what you are offering to customers through your website.

Thurs 21st Oct - 10.15am - 2.00pm	Seminar
Grittleton House, Grittleton, Chippenham, SN14 6AP	FREE

To book your place on a Business Link event, please call 0845 0707 747 or email events@businesslinksw.co.uk

Introduction to Digital Marketing
This introductory course will help you to plan and execute effective digital marketing campaigns that contribute to strategic goals in your business. Learn the various stages of digital marketing development and resource implications helping you to create effective marketing and communications plans to support growth, lead generation and strategy development.

Thurs 7th Oct 9.00am - 12.30pm	Workshop
Park House Business Centre, Swindon SN1 5ED	FM £125.00 S/NM £180.00

To book a place on this course or further information contact 01275 370 761 or email training.

Introduction to Social Networking
This course teaches you how to plan and execute cost effective social media campaigns to help deliver dynamic marketing objectives. Learn the golden rules of social media and best practice social networking.

Thurs 14th Oct 1.00pm - 4.30pm	Workshop
Park House Business Centre, Swindon SN1 5ED	FM £125.00 S/NM £180.00

To book a place on this course or further information contact 01275 370 761 or email training.

Getting the best from Twitter
This introduction to Social Media provides an overview of the most popular social networking tools and how to link them. Learn about the pros and cons of Twitter and the value it can add in the marketing mix.

Mon 25th Oct 1.00pm - 4.30pm	Workshop
Park House Business Centre, Swindon SN1 5ED	FM £125.00 S/NM £180.00

To book a place on this course or further information contact 01275 370 761 or email training.

Recognising Excellence's events programme includes workshops on a range of business improvement products including Investors in People, Lexcel, and ISO.

For details of our current workshops and events go to www.recognisingexcellence.co.uk

SAVING LYNEHAM FROM BEING AN ECONOMIC WASTELAND

GWE Business West are supporting the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce network in their efforts to promote alternative uses of the Lyneham site and put pressure on the government to develop a realistic forward plan for the base. This plan needs to address the negative economic impact that the withdrawal of the RAF base wil have locally and to provide new jobs, industry and commerce instead.
Click here to find out more and support the campaign.

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