Each entrepreneur is aware of how lonely beginning a enterprise could be. The highway to firm success has many obstacles to beat, so it’s vital to construct up robust relationships with allies, mentors, and companions when you may.
Attending networking occasions is the easiest way to forge new connections. However it may be tough for brand spanking new enterprise homeowners to know the place to begin. And there’s nothing worse than forking out a £50 payment for an occasion that finally appears like a wasted night.
That’s why our record of native enterprise occasions for June are all totally free to attend. We’ve discovered 83 lunches, boards, and webinars throughout 14 main UK cities that may value you nothing, and generate precious connections that might result in enterprise alternatives sooner or later.
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Free enterprise occasions in London this June
It’s all about sustainability as London Local weather Motion Week kicks off this June. Reset Join at ExCeL London (25-26 June, at 9am) is the marketing campaign’s flagship occasion and options 400 enterprise and local weather thought-leaders who will communicate on matters like drive scalable affect and acquire funding.
Founders can register for a free Customer Go, or pay £75 for the startup cross which supplies entry to the VIP networking reception.
Different free London enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- London Tech Week Dinner in central London (12 June at 6pm) is a night for brand spanking new tech founders (and foodies). Hosted over a scrumptious dinner, the occasion additionally options welcome cocktails and tips about funding from funding agency, Roots Funding.
- Rising Tech & Networking Get together in Marylebone (12 June at 6:30pm) additionally for London Tech week, this occasion brings collectively executives and leaders from the fields of AI, VR, AR, and each different tech acronym you may consider for an evening of smart-casual networking (full with complimentary drinks).
- Dad and mom in Enterprise, a supportive community for working mums and working dads to assist them navigate taking care of a enterprise and a household. The occasion takes place throughout three websites, dates, and instances in London:
– (West) Ealing Central Library on June 17 at 11am
– (South) Glyndon Neighborhood Centre on June 18 at 10am
– (North) St Pancras & Somers City Residing Centre on June 20 at 11am
- Startup Evolution at WeWork Kingsway (on June 19 at 5pm) is designed for very early-stage, revolutionary founders trying to develop a GTM (Go-To-Market) technique. The occasion options networking alternatives, in addition to shows from specialists.
- Metropolis Girls Ladies in Enterprise Networking at Hilton Lodge, Tower of London (27 June at 9am) a breakfast occasion supported by NatWest Enterprise and that includes fellow founder and productiveness knowledgeable, Caz Hitchcock.
Free enterprise occasions in Newcastle this June
- Whey Ayes & Shine Breakfast Networking at Komodo Digital (5 June at 8:30am) a two hour meet-up for Geordies primarily based within the tech sector to share concepts for a very powerful assembly (and meal) of the day.
- STARTUP networking at 1 Strawberry Lane (5 June at 5pm) the ultimate in a sequence of networking occasions, hosted by Newcastle College. The evening will function shows on recruiting your first staff members from hiring specialists, plus an open mic the place native founders can shout about their success and practise public talking.
- Getting Funding Prepared at 1 Strawberry Lane (11 June at 8:30am) a panel of specialists will reply questions and share recommendation on put together your small business for funding success (and all of the difficult authorized bits).
- Stage Up North East at Womble Bond Dickinson (27 June at 9:30am) native authorities and councillors mix to reply questions on the North East’s levelling up fund, adopted by a free lunch with networking alternatives.
Free enterprise occasions in Leeds this June
- Digital Advertising Apprenticeship at Leeds Enterprise College (4 June at 12pm) interested by hiring a digital marketer? Leeds Enterprise College is inviting employers to a free lunch to study its soon-to-launch digital advertising apprenticeship.
- Barclay Lab’s Funding Workshop at Avenue HQ (4 June at 4:45pm) an after-work authorized workshop attended by approachable specialists, who can break down the legalese for firm homeowners elevating finance (surrounded by free food and drinks).
- Black Founder Funding Workshop at The Masters Cafe (5 June at 8:45am) an introduction to gaining funding designed to demystify the funding panorama and Black founders and alternative to satisfy and greet with potential traders.
- Small Enterprise Survival Toolkit at Leeds Central Library (11 June at 10am) a must-attend for anybody looking for to begin their very own enterprise. Consultancy specialists, Everwyk Consulting break down the launch course of into measurable steps, from authorized safeguards to credit score management, utilizing insights from skilled enterprise coaches.
- From Small Speak to Large Alternatives at Work Cafe (12 June at 10am) a really meta social event which is able to clarify the advantages of attending networking occasions, together with put together, and follow-up with new contacts.
- Round Enterprise Fashions at The Tannery (24 June at 9:30am) for eco-conscious enterprise homeowners primarily based in West Yorkshire. Hosted by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the workshop will define how sustainability generally is a good enterprise technique.
Free enterprise occasions in Sheffield this June
Launchpad is a fully-funded assist programme that has shortly gained a fame for being one in every of Sheffield’s greatest sources for workshops, occasions and 121 assist from enterprise advisors and coaches. In June, it has scheduled 5 occasions for Sheffield-based companies:
- Prime Suggestions for Beginning Up (on-line occasion) on 4 June at 10am: specialist Begin Up Enterprise Advisors reply all the things you need to find out about beginning a enterprise
- Enterprise Planning & Advertising (on-line occasion) on 11 June at 6pm: advertising recommendation workshop culminating within the improvement of your individual marketing strategy
- Authorized 121 (on-line occasion) on 14 June at 9am: a forty five minute 121 session with a consultant from main legislation agency, Shakespeare Martineau (areas restricted)
- Find out how to promote a service at Electrical Works (17 June at 10am): a half-day, in-person workshop explaining market and promote a B2B service
- Monetary planning (on-line occasion) on 25 June at 10am: an entire information to funds as a self-employed individual, together with registering for self-assessment
Different free Sheffield enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- Enterprise Energy-up Classes at Mantra Media HQ (4 June at 9am) six bookable 20-minute consultations on all of your burning firm questions with trade specialists overlaying advertising, branding, social media, and employment legislation.
- Mums in Management at Sheffield Expertise Parks (6 June at 11am) a secure house for mums in management roles to socialize and share their experiences of balancing enterprise duties with motherhood.
- SSEN Breakfast Networking at Union Cafe (7 June at 9am) social enterprise founders are invited to attend a relaxed morning of constructing relationships with fellow entrepreneurs, all with a cup of espresso and a few breakfast treats in-hand.
- Sustainability Netwalking at Malin Bridge Park and Journey (19 June at 9:15am) don’t fancy standing round with a drink in hand? Join an off-the-cuff stroll across the Rivelin Path with founders, ending in a espresso and chat for deeper networking.
Free enterprise occasions in Manchester this June
The most popular ticket on the town this month is for Enterprise 2050, an thrilling showcase of futuristic enterprise concepts which are combating at present’s largest challenges: local weather change, expertise, and altering attitudes to work.
Happening at Alliance Manchester Enterprise College on June 27 at 9:30am, varied audio system from main organisations will take to the stage to share suggestions with budding innovators. At 1pm, attendees will then be invited to a networking lunch.
Different free Manchester enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- Centre for Digital Innovation: Changing into Innovation Prepared at Turing Home (4 June at 10am) a 3.5 hour-long workshop funded by Innovate UK, the place you’ll acquire an outline of enterprise innovation and be taught concerning the instruments wanted to get began.
- Competition of Enterprise! at New Century (13 June at 9:30am) the perfect occasion for enterprise homeowners who’d somewhat be at Glastonbury. Founders can swap enterprise playing cards in an off-the-cuff setting alongside stay music artists and scrumptious road meals distributors.
- Leaders of the Future Discussion board at Lee Home (18 June at 9:30am) brings collectively skilled CEOs and administrators within the metropolis of Manchester to supply insights into shaping the optimum management model in at present’s fast-paced enterprise world.
- Networking Night at The Generator (20 June at 4pm) freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creatives are invited to attend a night of actions and refreshments at The Generator, a brand new enterprise hub within the metropolis centre.
- BGH Match at Virgin Cash (25 June at 9:30am) a morning for firm homeowners who care about social worth to satisfy third-sector organisations. Representatives from the GM Enterprise Development Hub may also share tips about gaining enterprise assist.
- Sustainability Meetup at Sandbar (27 June at 6pm). An area meetup for eco-friendly founders to attach at this fashionable bar and eatery and swap the go well with and tie for sustainability debate. The night is billed as ‘Individuals, Planet, Pints’.
Free enterprise occasions in Liverpool this June
It’s right here, and it guarantees to be massive. The Liverpool Metropolis Area Enterprise Expo 2024 will happen at Exhibition Centre Liverpool on June 14 at 9am. Round 150 exhibitors (and nearly 2,000 guests) will attend to see what B2B success tales the area has to supply.
Different free Liverpool enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- BNI Harmony Networking at Yamama Cafe (4, 11, 18, and 25 June at 7am) takes place each Tuesday on the tasty Center-Jap menu of Yamama Cafe. Organisers BNI Harmony promise you’ll get loads of “top quality referrals” by attending.
- Younger Entrepreneurs Membership at On The Inexperienced (4 June at 7:30pm) is a brand new assist group aimed on the rising class of younger enterprise homeowners. Aspiring and current founders aged 18-35 are invited to forge friendships with fellow younger prodigies.
- Pitching Workshop at 44 Simpson Avenue (18 June at 10am) will assist early entrepreneurs work on their most vital undertaking: the enterprise pitch. Begin designing slides, and studying presentation suggestions, from tech knowledgeable James Bedford.
Free enterprise occasions in Birmingham this June
- Funding Unlocked: Ask & Valuation at STEAMhouse (6 June at 5:30pm) enterprise homeowners will hear from VCs and different funding specialists about their many years of expertise investing, beginning and exiting their very own companies.
- Brummies Networking at Grosvenors On line casino (11 June at 11am) a month-to-month networking session for casual networking fuelled by free teas and coffees.
- Summer time Networking Occasion at 2 St Philip’s Pl (13 June at 3pm) a free occasion organised by the NatWest Accelerator Hub, June’s session might be an opportunity for entrepreneurs to satisfy, mingle, and talk about their vacation plans.
- Enterprise Breakfast Networking on the Police Museum (19 June at 8:30am) it’s not your typical occasion location. However entrepreneurs who collect on the West Midlands Police Museum will obtain free pints, pastries, and a lesson in police historical past.
- Asian Founders Neighborhood Meetup at X+Why (19 June at 5pm) Barclays Eagle Labs presents a night for empowering Asian entrepreneurs, the place networking alternatives mix with panel discussions from profitable Asian founders.
- Lunch and Be taught: Funding Your Innovation at STEAMhouse (19 June at 12pm) enterprise classes mixed with tasty dishes. What’s to not love? This session is for innovation-focused companies and focuses on faucet into native funding channels.
- Feminine Founder Regional Roundtable at Gowling WLG (25 June at 1pm) a no holds barred free dialogue on empower feminine entrepreneurs within the West Midlands, the place founders can meet angel traders and regional stakeholders.
Free enterprise occasions in Nottingham this June
- KuKu Join at Pho (12 June at 6pm) is a month-to-month occasion that takes the stress off founders with its relaxed, pleasant method to networking. This month, Vietnamese restaurant Pho will home the KuKu membership and supply tasty nibbles.
Free enterprise occasions in Cambridge this June
- The Advertising Meetup IRL at The Bradfield Centre (4 June at 6pm) is an off-the-cuff gathering designed to foster connection and studying amongst advertising professionals within the metropolis. Attendees are requested to offer a voluntary donation to safe their spot.
- Cambridge Bavaria AI Convention at Previous Divinity College (12 June at 4pm) will showcase analysis from Cambridge College, delivered by specialists within the discipline of AI, to assist the event of revolutionary SMEs and AI startups.
- Cambridge Coworking Neighborhood Meetup at West Hub (13 June at 10am) a possibility for Cambridge-based entrepreneurs who’re tied to their desks to go out into the world and socialise with fellow freelancers and sole merchants.
- BIPC Cambridge Espresso Morning at Cambridge Central Library (17 June at 10:30am). Designed to assist sole merchants really feel much less lonely, this casual catch-up welcomes anybody with a enterprise thought to promote or a narrative to inform.
- You too can change into a Cambridge pupil for an hour by signing as much as the numerous free lectures and talks obtainable on the College of Cambridge occasion web site.
Free enterprise occasions in Oxford this June
- #StartedinOxford Demo Night time 2024 at Weston Library (12 June at 6pm) billed as a “celebration of the Oxford startup scene”, most people will vote on its favorite showcased startup, earlier than entrepreneurs can community with different attendees.
- Startup Huddle Networking Occasion at Oxford Enterprise & IP Centre (20 June at 6pm). A month-to-month launchpad for brand spanking new companies. Founders current their enterprise to a supportive native community for precious Q&A time with friends and enterprise specialists.
- Entrepreneurs also needs to take a look at the College of Oxford’s free public lectures for enterprise suggestions and talks from the specialists.
Free enterprise occasions in Bristol this June
All through June, corporations primarily based in Bristol can attend six two-hour intensive enterprise workshops on the Bristol Enterprise and IP Centre (BIPC). These are led by native specialists, and canopy elementary matters reminiscent of:
Different free Bristol enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- South West Founders at Runway East (5 June at 6pm). Fancy a pizza-fuelled evening of networking? South West Founders is a month-to-month meet-up, and casual assist group, for wannabe tech entrepreneurs. This month’s theme is ‘Robotics’.
- Barclays Eagle Lab Bristol Launch at Engine Shed (6 June at 5pm) have fun the official opening of Bristol’s latest tech accelerator, and meet a visitor record of like-minded entrepreneurs, trade our bodies, and potential shoppers and traders.
- Enterprising Ladies 4.0 Launch Occasion at Engine Shed (12 June at 12pm) for the fourth yr in a row, SETSquared will run its free enterprise assist initiative for ladies founders in Bristol. This occasion will clarify the programme and apply.
Free enterprise occasions in Cardiff this June
June marks the beginning of summer time and with it, the return of the Introbiz Expo. As Cardiff’s largest networking occasion of the yr, the 2024 expo will happen at Cardiff stadium, the place native enterprise homeowners can showcase their innovations and join with potential shoppers.
The occasion can also be an opportunity for keen entrepreneurs to listen to from visitor audio system together with Marisa Poster, co-founder of Startups-100 firm, PerfectTed, who will talk about what it’s prefer to be Steven Bartlett’s most profitable Dragons’ Den enterprise.
Different free Cardiff enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- Tramshed Tech is as soon as once more internet hosting 4 weekly half-day coaching classes for individuals who are studying the ropes of working a enterprise, with a free lunch thrown in to sweeten the deal. Tickets can be found for classes on:
– Wednesday 5 June at 1:30pm
– Friday 7 June at 11:30am
– Wednesday 12 June at 10:00am
- Past the Tick Field at BigMoose Cafe (6 June at 8:30am) is a chance for aspiring (or licensed) B-Corp startups to take to the open mic and clarify how corporations can embed socially-responsible practices into their enterprise fashions.
- Future in Focus at College of South Wales (6 June at 6pm) combines tech and creativity to showcase the most effective innovations from Wales’ immersive tech sector. In the event you’re interested by AR, VR, or AI (and free food and drinks) this can be a must-see.
- Lunchtime Problem: Craft the Future! at Clockwise Cardiff (12 June at 1pm) a fun-filled brainstorming session for attendees to check out their inventive pondering abilities and design a twenty first century ‘future-proof’ enterprise technique.
Free enterprise occasions in Edinburgh this June
In the event you’re a founder who relies in Edinburgh, then don’t miss this one from your small business calendar. The CreativeTech Gathering 2024 is an annual showcase for cutting-edge creators to reveal how tech can ship new companies, merchandise and experiences.
Count on the surprising with a spread of workshops, hands-on demos, and light-weight bites to interrupt up the day – all attended by over 150 members of, and traders in, Edinburgh’s inventive tech group. This occasion takes place on the Informatics Discussion board on 28 June at 8:30am.
Different free Edinburgh enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- Unfiltered Edinburgh at 37a Fort Terrace (5 June at 8:30am) a intentionally unorganised alternative to attach with tech entrepreneurs in Edinburgh. Hosted by CodeBase Edinburgh, founders can drop-in for an off-the-cuff chat, after which hotdesk.
- How To Be Content material With Your Content material (5 June at 12pm) a free webinar for enterprise homeowners (ideally those that function on-line) to learn to write short-form content material for web sites, social media, and different on-line platforms.
- Pitch It To Me at CodeBase Edinburgh (12 June at 5:30pm) a supportive atmosphere for tech startup founders to pitch their enterprise to an viewers of fellow entrepreneurs, traders, and members of the general public.
- Future Tendencies in Promoting Competition at Everyman Edinburgh (19 June at 8:30am) lets enterprise homeowners put their inquiries to international tech gamers, together with Spotify and Meta, on what the longer term appears to be like like for promoting and advertising.
Free enterprise occasions in Glasgow this June
Like in Bristol, Glasgow-based founders can attend varied enterprise seminars and workshops hosted by the Enterprise and IP Centre (BIPC) at Mitchell Library. These are led by native specialists, and canopy useful, purposeful matters reminiscent of:
Different free Glasgow enterprise occasions in June embrace:
- Unfiltered Glasgow at Barclays Eagle Labs (5 June at 8:30am) like its Edinburgh sister occasion, Glaswegian firm homeowners can even attend Unfiltered at Eagle Labs and construct connections with the hub’s revolutionary group.
- Individuals, Planet, Pints at The Raven (13 June at 6pm) a refreshing night of free drinks and fraternising with enterprise homeowners within the sustainability sector, run by inexperienced internet supplier, KRYSTAL.
- Individuals, Planet, Pastries at Collabor8 (21 June at 10am) is an identical occasion to the above, however for morning folks, somewhat than evening owls. Eat a flaky ache au chocolat and have a natter with native enterprise homeowners who’re taking motion on sustainability.
- 8 Networking Espresso Morning APR at The Alchemist (12 June at 9:30am) free for first-time guests, 8 espresso occasions are hosted by Glasgow’s personal Colin. Testimonials spotlight the group’s pleasant nature and give attention to constructing long-term relationships.
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