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SUMMARY:Linkedin for Success
DESCRIPTION:LINKEDIN FOR SUCCESS\nWith over 300 million users\, LinkedIn is a powerful resource for you and your organisation. \nThis half day course will help you get all of the fundamentals of your own LinkedIn account set up to achieve your goals on LinkedIn. You will learn how to translate your current commercial and business skills and use them on LinkedIn. \nThe course will cover the following key areas: \n\nUnderstanding what you can use LinkedIn for\nGetting your profile set up correctly\nFinding existing contacts and starting your online network\nFinding groups\nUsing a proven\, successful process to find the right new contacts\nFinding\, connecting and arranging meetings with key contacts\nRefining your profile to best effect and raising your profile with key contacts\nUsing search (and advanced) searches to find new contacts\nUsing the MiNe © model to maximise your impact with existing online contacts\n\nAt the end of the session you will have all of the fundamentals of your own LinkedIn account set up ready  to achieve your goals and succeed on LinkedIn. \nInvestment\n1/2 day session with refreshments and buffet lunch – £110\nDurham Business Club member / Durham Office Services client – £99\nPrices are exclusive of VAT \nInterested in attending multiple sessions – special discounts available – Contact the team on 0191 3755700 \nPresenter – Nevil Tynemouth\, New Results Training\nNevil has over 29 years experience in sales and selling during which time he has been involved in the launch of two major brands in the UK\, Dyson and Blackberry\, and worked as part of a FTSE100 management team for nearly a decade. \nLeaving the corporate life Nevil set up New Results Training based on the belief that everyone has the opportunity to grow\, develop and improve and that everyone can achieve their potential with the right mix of skills\, knowledge and behaviour. \n  \nBook Now\n \nOnline Ticketing for Linkedin for Success powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/linkedin-for-success/
CATEGORIES:Business Skills Builder
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141029T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141029T130000
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SUMMARY:Hey Presto - Write the perfect Press Release
DESCRIPTION:HEY PRESTO\nWRITE THE PERFECT PRESS RELEASE\nDoes your business have a great story to tell? \nOr are you itching to let the world know about your latest big order? \nThis workshop will help you to describe what your business does best and create that all-important press release to help your organisation get the coverage you want in the media. We’ll also tell you what journalists want to know about you and what to tell them. \nHey Presto will: \n\nGuide you to write an interesting and effective press release\nShow you how to write for websites and generate an instant presence online\nDemonstrate why a picture paints a thousand words\n\nAt the end of the session you will: \n\nUnderstand how a newsroom works and what makes a good story\nKnow how to construct a press release\nWrite articles for online news websites\nBe able to explain what you do clearly and concisely\nUnderstand the importance of a good photograph\n\nPresenter – Jonathan Ward\nJonathan  is an award-winning communications professional who has worked continuously within the media industry since 1992. In 2006\, Jonathan set up his own PR consultancy successfully competing against more experienced agencies to win contracts with organisations across the North East. \nHe now works as a freelance PR professional and teaches on the BA and MA programmes in Journalism and Public Relations at Newcastle University and Sunderland University. \n\nInvestment\n1/2 day session with refreshments and buffet lunch – £80\nDurham Business Club member / Durham Office Services client – £72\nPrices are exclusive of VAT \nInterested in attending multiple sessions – special discounts available – Contact the team on 0191 3755700 \nBook Now\n \nSell Tickets Online through Eventbrite
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/hey-presto-write-the-perfect-press-release/
CATEGORIES:Business Skills Builder
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141029T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141029T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T141318Z
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SUMMARY:DBC Breakfast at Tiger Tiger
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our ever popular breakfast meeting as we explore another fantastic venue.  In the heart of Newcastle city we look forward to Breakfast with a roar at Tiger Tiger.\nInformal networking breakfast over a coffee and bacon sandwich.\nWhat better way to start your working day?
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-breakfast-at-tiger-tiger/
LOCATION:Tiger Tiger\, The Gate\, Newgate Street\, Newcastle upon  Tyne\, NE1 5RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Breakfast Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141014T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
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SUMMARY:DBC Member Showcase\, Beamish Hall Hotel
DESCRIPTION:Let us Show! Let us Show! Let us Show!\nIt’s not quite winter yet but we might as well start getting used to it! For our October event we invite you to showcase your business in the beautiful surroundings of Beamish Hall Country House Hotel. \nReserve a table to display your products or promotional materials and bring along your banner stand.\nSpace is limited so please book early to guarantee your place; DBC Members will be given priority booking. \nDBC Members – Free to attend\nNon Members – £10 to attend\nBusiness Showcase: £20 plus VAT for DBC Members\n£40 plus VAT for Non Members (including entry for 2)\nPLUS our usual fab evening with Guest Speaker\, Networking & Buffet from the Beamish Hall brand new menu!\nBook before the end of September for your chance to win a FREE stand!
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-member-showcase-beamish-hall-hotel/
LOCATION:Beamish Hall Country House Hotel\, Stanley\, Co Durham\, DH9 0YB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Evening Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141010T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141010T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140811T143922Z
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SUMMARY:GROWTH AND YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS – WHAT IT IS & WHAT IT TAKES
DESCRIPTION:GROWTH AND YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS \nExploring what success looks like for you & for your business. \nIn today’s highly challenging\, highly competitive markets\, understand the vital importance of planning your success\, versus leaving it to chance. Find the right way forward to optimise on key opportunities in your market place. \nLearn how to put a highly effective sales & marketing plan in place to deliver on your personal ambitions. \nSpend time focusing on the key elements of success for your business – CLARITY & PURPOSE: \n\nwho are you customers\,\nwhere are they\,\nwhat’s your offer\,\nhow will you differentiate yourself\nhow will you deliver\n\nAlso take the time to consider who are the key people you need to help you succeed and what skills might be required? \nPresenter – Jackie Wade\, Winning Sales\nJackie Wade\, Managing Director of Winning Sales\, is the inspirational and passionate sales expert from Dublin. Committed to ethical and professional selling practises\, Jackie is focused on helping businesses succeed in highly competitive marketplaces. Her extensive personal track record in global sales\, coupled with a wealth of experience training and coaching thousands of sales people across a range of businesses\, ensures she is talking real world practical stuff\, versus the common rhetoric we come to expect from other “sales gurus ”. \n  \n\nInvestment \n1/2 day session including refreshments and buffet lunch – £110\nDurham Business Club member / Durham Office Services Client – £99\nPrices are exclusive of VAT \nInterested in attending multiple sessions – special discounts available – Contact Jessica on 0191 3755700 \nBook Now \n\n \nOnline Ticketing for Growth and Your Business Success powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/growth-and-your-business-success-what-it-is-what-it-takes/
CATEGORIES:Business Skills Builder
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140926T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140926T160000
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SUMMARY:Launch - Durham Business Skills Builder
DESCRIPTION:LAUNCH DURHAM BUSINESS SKILLS BUILDER \nJoin us for the launch of this unique and versatile programme of business development workshops for business owners and employees looking to develop key skills. \nDelivered by experienced practitioners and trainers\, each programme will consist of a series of development workshops that can be taken together or individually. \nThis FREE event will highlight the mechanics of the first programme focusing on sales and marketing and will feature brief introductions from the presenters for each of the workshops. \nDurham Business Skills Builder – Sales & Marketing Programme Details \nRepresentatives from funding agencies such as NBSL and Growth Accelerator will also be available to provide detailed information on the support they can offer local businesses looking to develop and grow their business. \nThere will\, of course\, also be ample time both before\, during and after\, to network with like-minded businesses from across the region. \nBOOK NOW to enter our free prize draw to win a free place at a workshop of your choice. \nEvent supported by Jury’s Inn\, NewcastleGateshead Quays \n \nEvent management for Durham Business Skills Builder – Programme Launch powered by Eventbrite
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/durham-business-skills-builder-programme-launch/
CATEGORIES:Business Skills Builder
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140925T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140925T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140904T102556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T141318Z
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SUMMARY:DBC Breakfast The Slug & Lettuce
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for our ever popular breakfast meeting as we return to the fantastic surroundings of The Slug & Lettuce Durham.  We may even catch the last of the Summer and enjoy breakfast on the terrace. \nInformal networking breakfast over a coffee and bacon sandwich.  What better way to start your working day? \nMembers free to attend \nNon Members £10 (max. 2 visits)
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-breakfast-the-slug-lettuce/
LOCATION:The Slug & Lettuce\, Walkergate\, Durham\, DH1 1SQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club Breakfast Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140909T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140909T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140807T102753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T140546Z
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SUMMARY:DBC visits St Cuthbert's Hospice
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to St Cuthbert’s Hospice Durham. Opening in 1988 to provide care and make every day count for those with life-limiting illnesses.  This little oasis in the city is so much more than that and we’ve asked Jane Morland of Northumbrian Water to share with us how both NW and she\, personally\, got involved with the hospice. \nTurning the usual format on it’s head\, we’ll be enjoying afternoon tea over networking in the conference room and\, after all these months of picking your brains\, we’re taking the opportunity to officially launch our super new Business Skills Builder workshop programme. \n \nOptional tours will take place of the fantastic facilities and beautiful grounds at the end of the evening. \n 
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-visits-st-cuthberts-hospice/
LOCATION:St Cuthbert’s Hospice\, Park House Road\, Merryoaks\, Durham\, DH1 3QF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Evening Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140812T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140812T223000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
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SUMMARY:DBC Summer Social 'Pigs might Fly'
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Summer Social on the glorious 12th in the idyllic setting of Black Horse Beamish.  There won’t be a murder this time\, or grouse shooting come to that\, but there will\, of course\, be a fun Summer’s evening ahead\, complete with hog roast and pig racing! \n \nTickets *£15 Members & your Guests   \n(colleagues\, family & friends welcome)   \n*£20 Non Members \n*social event no invoices will be issued \nPartake in a flutter\, with cash & spot prizes to be won\, or just soak up the \n sun and enjoy the food!  \nLike to sponsor a race? \nFor a £15 sponsorship fee you get to name the race (with your logo)\, present the prize to the winning owner and have your photo taken with the winner (the person not the pig!) for display in the DBG hall of fame (that is the club newsletter and Facebook gallery). \nEmail or phone Alison if you’re interested – first come\, first served!
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/august-summer-social/
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Evening Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140625T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140625T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140611T154048Z
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SUMMARY:DBC Breakfast at The Stables\, Beamish
DESCRIPTION:DBC Breakfast at The Stables Restaurant & Micro Brewery\, \nBeamish Hall \nWednesday 25th June\, 8 am – 10 am \nWe invite you to join us for our popular Monthly Informal Breakfast Meeting in the Stables Restaurant. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Beamish Hall Country House Hotel . \n \n\n\n  \nOne year on we will enjoy another warm welcome  and find out more about the Stables Restaurant  and Micro Brewery.   It wasn’t too early to sample the beer with our bacon sandwiches last year! \n  \n \n  \n  \nFree to DBC Members\, £10 Non Members \n\nRegister Now!
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-breakfast-at-the-stables-beamish/
LOCATION:The Stables Beamish Hall\, The Stables Restaurant\, Beamish Hall\, Beamish\,Stanley \, Co Durham \, DH9 0YB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Breakfast Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140610T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140522T133601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T140546Z
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SUMMARY:DBC at Brambles 'How does your garden grow?'
DESCRIPTION:DBC at Brambles ‘How does your garden grow?’\nPoplar Tree Garden Centre\, Shincliffe\n\nTuesday 10th June 6 pm – 9 pm\n\n\nWe are delighted to return to Poplar Tree for a Summer evening and meet two fantastic North East businesses who will share the inspirational stories of how their businesses have grown!\n \n\n\n\n\n\nGrowth Accelerator will introduce another of their fantastic successes\, entrepreneur Alice Blackie of Pink Boutique who set up the online fashion brand from her living room with her Mum. Two years on the business is turning over £1.8 million!\n\n\n\nWe will also hear from Jon of Durham Distillery whose Durham Gin is taking the region by storm\, find out why and sample it for yourself as we enjoy gin and tea in the fantastic surroundings of the garden centre.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nFree to DBC Members\n£10 Non Members (max. 2 visits)
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/dbc-at-brambles-how-does-your-garden-grow/
LOCATION:Brambles\, Shincliffe Garden Centre\, Durham\, DH1 2NG
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club,Durham Business Club Evening Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140522T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140522T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T120021
CREATED:20140501T125705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T140546Z
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SUMMARY:Breakfast at Oro at The Pump House\, Shincliffe
DESCRIPTION:Join us for breakfast at Oro at the Pump House. \nDurham Business Club members: free\nNon-members: £10
URL:https://dbg.blupalm.agency/event/breakfast-at-oro-at-the-pump-house-shincliffe/
LOCATION:Oro at The Pump House\,  The Pump House\, Shincliffe\, Farm Road\, Houghall\, Durham
CATEGORIES:Durham Business Club Breakfast Events
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