Buying a company: what is the purchaser looking for? (Exit Right 2023)
2023-07-06 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Fareham
Exit Right – an expert-led events for entrepreneurs
Exit Right 2023 is a free expert-led, must-attend event series for any entrepreneur looking to drive their business from start-up to exit.

Following on from the successful 2022 Exit Right events, this year’s talks are from founders and directors who have successfully exited their businesses as well as M&A experts.

Founders will tell you first hand about their exit journey – what went well and what didn’t go quite so well. You will find out the best strategies to employ and what it takes to be one of the successful 10% of businesses that exit – whether it’s through an acquisition or IPO.

We also have M&A experts who will give you the inside track on what purchasers are really looking for when they are buying companies.

It is never too early to hear how others did it and to start planning an exit strategy for your start-up or SME.

The events are aimed at founders, directors and senior management of start-ups and SMEs. Each talk is 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

For those who want to meet the speakers, events will be held at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington (OX3 8SB). Each event will be followed by drinks and networking at the Centre. The event series starts on Thursday 25th May and will run every two weeks. Start time is 17.30 at the end of the working day. Events will also be livestreamed.

The series is sponsored by Marks & Clerk and organised in partnership with The Oxford Trust, Oxford Innovation Space and Barclays Eagle Labs, Oxford.

Pimm's and strawberries for Wimbledon
2023-07-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
For Fareham IC customers only

Ice cream afternoon
2023-08-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
For Fareham IC customers only.

Prosecco Afternoon
2023-09-07 14:15 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Get Smart in Social Media - All Star Marketing
2023-09-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Getting Leads and Sales from Social Media?

We would like to invite you to the upcoming marketing training session, ‘Get Smart in Social Media’ with All Star Marketing Club.

If you feel you are wasting time, energy and money, trying to figure out the marketing that works for small businesses, then this is for you – come and find out exactly what you need to do in Social Media to get leads.

This training is a great opportunity to improve your Social Media and learn from the experts that we have partnered with, especially for you. It will be highly beneficial for businesses looking to grow their customer base and increase revenue.

All Star Marketing Club has an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality training and has helped many businesses achieve their marketing and business goals. We’re confident that you’ll find this training both informative and practical, with top tips and techniques that you can use straight away.

(Free for Fareham IC customers)

Bake sale for UNICEF - Outright Games
2023-09-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Outright Games will be hosting a bake sale for Fareham IC staff in aid of UNICEF.

Solent LEP - Business Support Clinic
2023-09-28 09:30 - 17:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Solent LEP are hosting a Business Support Clinic for the Fareham area, giving them a chance to meet local businesses and offer practical advice, provide useful resources and connect you to local and national services who can offer specialist support in a range of areas.
The clinic is being hosted in partnership with Fareham Borough from 9.30am – 5.30pm, 28th September 2023 here are Fareham Innovation Centre.
Whether it’s funding, skills, or simply a bit of strategic input you need, they will do our best to help you with those barriers. They can offer practical advice, provide useful resources and connect you to local and national services who can offer specialist support in a range of areas.
There is no cost to attend the business clinic, we just ask that you get in touch with Jayne.Sime@solentlep.org.uk to book a time slot.

Macmillan coffee morning
2023-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Anytime Fitness - Body Scan
2023-10-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Trick or treat: Halloween treats
2023-10-31 14:30 - 15:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Fareham IC customers only.

Children In Need - Dress up day
2023-11-17 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Pizza and beer afternoon
2023-11-22 12:00 - 14:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Christmas Market
2023-11-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Afternoon tea - Hosted by Bluebird Care
2023-12-06 14:30 - 15:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

All Star Marketing Club - Kickstart Your Marketing
2023-12-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
KICKSTART YOUR MARKETING
Thursday 7th December 2023
2pm – 5pm
Is your business the
BEST KEPT SECRET?
It’s time to stop wasting time, energy and money, TRYING to figure out the marketing that works for small businesses, and learn EXACTLY what marketing works to WIN new customers consistently.
At this LIVE and ACTION DRIVING, Marketing Workshop, our leading Small Business Marketing Experts, Victoria Vickery and Claire Payne, will show you the most important marketing activity that needs to be happening inside an SME business like yours, that wants to grow and scale.
Over 3 hours you will learn and set to work on implementing the core marketing knowledge, skills and strategies that are essential to have in place in your business, if you want to be able to turn the tap on to a consistent stream of leads and sales, and grow your business profitably and self-sufficiently.
Looking for a space for your next event, find out more about our conference and event spaces

Christmas jumper day - Prosecco and canapes
2023-12-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

All Star Marketing Club - Lead Generation Masterclass
2024-01-18 10:00 - 14:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
If you feel you are wasting time, energy and money, trying to figure out the marketing that works for small businesses, then this is for you – come and find out exactly what marketing works to win new customers consistently.
During the training, you will learn the best ways to generate leads, including strategies for identifying potential customers, communicating with them so they take action, and nurturing the relationship to the point of sale.
This training is a great opportunity to improve your marketing skills and learn from the experts that we have partnered with, especially for you.
This training is great for:
● Business owners with limited knowledge of marketing, that want to ensure they have the right foundations in place to build from.
● Business owners that want to sense check their marketing, and ensure they’re on the right track, and not missed the core elements that create success.
● Those in a team that are responsible for marketing, and want the direction to get it right, with the best results
Looking for a space for your next event, find out more about our conference and event spaces

Sandler Training - Stand Out Sales Strategies for 2024
2024-02-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Sandler trainer Will Palmer is back at the Fareham Innovation Centre this February, with his complimentary workshop ‘Stand Out Sales Strategies for 2024’!
If you’re a local business leader who is feeling anxious about upcoming sales challenges in 2024, Will’s workshop offers tips and techniques for refining and adding value to your sales processes, leading to consistent, tangible results.
Sign up below and message Will on LinkedIn if you have any questions ahead of the session.

Register now for the 7th of February at the Fareham Innovation Centre, 09:00 – 12:00.

Boardroom Business Session - Social Media 2024 with Anna Bravington
2024-02-13 09:00 - 12:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Following the successful formation of our 2023 Boardroom Business group at Fareham Innovation centre, we are delighted to bring you the new format, with guest speakers, the focus of business building skills, ESG, sustainability, 20 director’s tasks, international trade, finance and tax, funding for growth, how to implement UNSDGs into your business, employment for those with disabilities, back to the workforce 50+ implementing strategies, tender writing and so much more! But we are starting a little later for drop off Dads and Mums on the run. 9am to meet and network with a 9.30am start for specialist topical speakers, group discussion and a business skills workshop.
Who is Boardroom Business for?

Businesses from start up to and SMEs looking for clarity, growth and personal development.
All department Directors wishing to broaden their skills. Career progression.
Entrepreneurs.

Education leaders.

This two hour session will give an overview of 20 Director Tasks, policies, procedures, people, processes, right though to strategy and planning.
For more information and to sign up please click the Eventbrite link provided!

Valentines Bake Sale - In aid of The British Heart Foundation
2024-02-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Cheese and Crackers afternoon
2024-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Supercharged Session - Connecting your business & marketing goals
2024-02-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
For Fareham IC customers only:
Time: 10-11am
Location: Barracuda Meeting Room, Fareham Innovation Centre
Do you feel like your marketing is operating in a bubble, detached from the broader business goals?
Ensuring that marketing efforts align with business objectives can be challenging, but when everything works together you get stronger business growth and a higher return-on-investment for your marketing spend.
Organisations with aligned departments can achieve up to 38% higher sales win rates (Marketing Profs).
In this session we’re going to look at bridging the gap between marketing initiatives and overarching business objectives. Making sure everyone and everything is working towards the same goals, maximising resources and efforts.
We’re going to cover:

The importance of alignment
How to create SMART business and marketing goals
Translating business goals into specific and actionable marketing goals
Tracking and communicating goals

Format:

Sessions will last from 45 mins to an hour
Anna will outline the topic for 20 minutes, then group discussion and Q&A
You’ll receive some takeaways, such as worksheets or guides that will help you action what you’ve learned.

This session is suitable for any sized businesses from one-person upwards.

Boardroom Business Session - Data Intelligence with Tarun Kumar and Robert Bentley
2024-03-12 09:00 - 12:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

ND Business Club: A new club for neurodiverse business owners
2024-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Date: 12th March
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Location: Fareham Innovation Centre, Lee-On-The-Solent

ND Business Club is our brand-new community for neurodiverse founders, business owners, and entrepreneurs (we also welcome people that are wanting to start a business).

It’s all about supporting each other, sharing advice, and finding ways to help our businesses grow.

This will be our first meeting, so we’ll be doing a meet and greet and finding out what everyone would like from the group, so that we can build this community together.

We’d like to offer:
• Networking: Meet others who get what it’s like to be in business and neurodiverse.
• Support: A place to talk about the ups and downs of running a business.
• Advice: Tips and experiences from people who’ve been there.
• Growth: Ideas to help your business succeed.

The ND Business Club is more than just an event; it’s a community. Together, we’ll explore the strengths of our neurodiversity, tackle the challenges head-on, and celebrate every milestone on the road to success.

If you’re not near Fareham and still want to join in, we’ll be hosting a LinkedIn group and doing some meetups online, so that everyone can be part of the community. Send our team a message to get on the list: rfareham@oxin.co.uk

French Breakfast morning
2024-03-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

All Star Marketing - Get Smart in Social Media
2024-03-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Social Media Training for Business Owners
Maximize Your Social Media Impact
Join us for “Get Smart in Social Media” on 14th March 2024.
During this half day training, you will unlock the secrets to leveraging social media for your business growth.
Learn from All Star Marketing expert, Victoria Vickery, who will be joining us to run this event at Fareham Innovation Centre.
Don’t miss out! Register now!

Peak Performance Workshop - Marek
2024-03-21 12:30 - 13:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
Hi, my name is Marek, and I am an Online Health and Fitness Coach based in Hampshire.
I used to work in a stressful office environment that had me sitting for long hours during the day, developing bad habits, and leaving little time to focus on myself.
Hoping to share with you some of the strategies I managed to implement that allowed me to have:

More drive and focus when at work
Improved energy levels at the end of the day
Balance between my work/life commitments
Fewer aches and pains from prolonged sitting
Manage my stress and reduce daytime fatigue.

On Thursday 21st March at 1230 I will be in the Barracuda Room at The Innovation Centre introducing my Peak Performance Workshop.
A fun and informative 30 min session that will focus on some of the key issues you are struggling with and how you can overcome them and start seeing noticeable improvements in your Health and Wellbeing.
This workshop is specifically designed for you, if you feel like:

You get home ready to collapse on the sofa
You fuel your body with the snack drawer contents
Unwanted weight gain is starting to creep in.
Things just seem a bit stagnant
You are ready to see dramatic improvements to your Health

Ready to start crossing these off and see a significant difference in your performance?
Then why not book on here:
When: Thursday 21st March at 12:30
Where: The Barracuda Room at The Innovation Centre
Book: https://calendly.com/progress165/peak-performance-workshop

Supercharged Session - Writing content your audience understands
2024-03-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Easter Egg Hunt
2024-03-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom

Boardroom Business Session - Sales for growth and success with John Tunstall
2024-04-09 09:00 - 12:30 | Fareham Innovation Centre, Merlin House, Lee-on-the-Solent, Fareham, PO13 9FU, United Kingdom
