LEC Business Breakfast Club
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For more information contact Becky Gordon on 01524 510 214.
The breakfast club has now finished, existing users may continue to log in and access the content for several months.
The business breakfast club meets every 6 weeks and includes guest speakers, networking opportunities and one-to-one support from business advisors.
The breakfast club is open to environmental companies, researchers and those looking for an innovative environmental solution.
Each session has a different theme with presentations by a guest speaker, a member of Lancaster University and a successful local business owner. Members will also have the support of advisors from BusinessLink, Envirolink, Lancaster City council and the Lancashire County Council among others.
Sessions run from 8am to 10.30am with a free breakfast on arrival. LEC facilities remain open after 10.30am for continued networking or one-to-one support sessions.
The club helps businesses to generate new contacts and set up collaborations with each other and Lancaster Environment Centre's research community. Members whose activities are complimentary to LEC's work also have access to the Environment Centre's business facilities. These include a board room for 12 with video conferencing facilities and the use of the training suites for events of up to 100 people with the support of LEC staff.
LEC Business Breakfast Club - The Value of Networks
Jackie Seddon, Envirolink Northwest
Thursday 21 October 2010, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
The Value of Networks
This first session of the LEC Business Breakfast Club will focus on the value of networks. The Breakfast Club is a 10 session programme lasting until the end of 2011 in the first instance, LEC are encouraging local businesses to join and meet on a 6-weekly basis in order to network, receive 1-2-1 support and listen to guest speakers for the day.
LEC Business Breakfast Club - Is Cloud Computing The Future?
Peter Dickman, Google
Thursday 02 December 2010, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Is Cloud Computing the Future?
Cloud computing can offer various benefits to business. The speakers will be discussing what is cloud computing, how they have been using it and what they have achieved.
LEC Business Breakfast Club - Financing Your Ideas
Adam Workman, CT Investments - Chris Pickering and Neil Adams, Innovation Bridge - Becky Gordon, LEC
Thursday 13 January 2011, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Financing Your Ideas
Finance for new projects or collaborations can be difficult, especially in the current economic climate. Speakers from three different organisations will talk about different types of funding and finance available and how to access them.LEC Business Breakfast Club - Spotting Gaps in the Market
Rebecca Turner, Envirolink; Andy Sweetman, LEC; Jonathan Lutwyche, The REACH Centre
Thursday 24 February 2011, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Spotting Gaps in the Market
Market research can help your business to identify gaps in the market which are currently not exploited or under served. This session will focus on how to spot these gaps and how doing so can mean new products or services and income.
LEC Business Breakfast Club - Innovation in the Low Carbon Economy
Charlie Rea, Darren Hill, Chris Lambert, Liz Russell
Thursday 07 April 2011, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Innovation in the Low Carbon Economy
This session will focus on the innovation of sustainable products and services which satisfy a need in the low carbon economy.
LEC Business Breakfast Club - Protecting Your Intellectual Property
The Intellectual Property Office
Thursday 19 May 2011, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Intellectual property (IP) is a product of an idea that has commercial value, especially copyrighted material, patents and trademarks. There are numerous laws which protect the IP owner but understanding and using these can be complicated and time consuming.
CANCELLED Business Breakfast Club - Accessing International Markets
Thursday 30 June 2011, 0800-1030
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
