Business Update & Masterclass Event

Celebrate Employee Ownership Day 2017 by attending a very special business event at NSBRC. Information and real-life stories about EO, Sales and Marketing Masterclasses, Networking and a day at the races, too!

The National Self Build and Renovation Centre (NSBRC) is hosting a Business Update & Masterclass Event on Employee Ownership Day, Friday 30 June, at the NSBRC from 9:30am until 3.30pm.

As NSBRC have first-hand experience of the benefits of running an Employee Ownership model you’re invited to take this opportunity to learn more about it, as well as enjoying the opportunity to do some networking and listen to the rest of the knowledgeable speakers.

Full Programme:

9:00AM - Continental breakfast and networking

9:30AM -  NSBRC Update With Harvey Fremlin & team
A whistle stop update on the NSBRC and how they are progressing with their plans and aims in 2017, including an update on the NSBRC’s own employee-owned journey.

Marketing Masterclass With Rock Kitchen Harris (RKH)
RKH Associate Director Ian Moore will cover how to get the best out of the Houzz App, the basics of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations), examples of Virtual Reality and be available to help with any marketing questions you may have.

Employee-Ownership Masterclass With Capital for Colleagues
Capital for Colleagues Partner Peter Matthews hosts a ‘Question Time’ style panel session featuring a number of EO businesses answering any questions you may have on employee-ownership.

Sales Masterclass With Re-Thinking
Re-thinking Director & Business Coach Stuart Whant hosts an interactive session on winning business.  What are your biggest sales issues? What tactics have you tried already? Stuart will enable some group feedback and remind us all ‘how not to sell.’

Switch on to Swindon Update
The NSBRC is an ambassador for ‘Switch on to Swindon.’ Swindon is reaching out across the UK and beyond to make it even easier for ambitious entrepreneurs, innovative companies and talented employees to ‘Switch on to Swindon’.

12:30 – LUNCH: A special complimentary hot lunch with an opportunity to network with fellow attendees.

13:30 - Guest Speaker: Piers Taylor
Piers Taylor is a renowned award winning architect, broadcaster and academic. His major BBC Two series, which he co-presents with Caroline Quentin ‘The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes’ aired in early 2017.  Piers has also co-presented three series of ‘The House that £100k Built’ on BBC Two which demonstrates to self-builders how to do more, with less. The opening episode drew close to 3 million viewers – a first for an architectural TV series. Piers also presents the hit spin-off series’, Tricks of the Trade and The Final Fix, also on BBC Two. He was also crowned the winner of Celebrity Mastermind in December 2016, his specialist subject being Bob Dylan.

14:00 - Afternoon at the Races: Virtual Race Meeting
Help celebrate EO Day with a fun hour of virtual horse racing. Free ‘tokens’ will be provided to bet at our special race meeting. The final race will be the ‘Threshold Derby’ where real bets will be encouraged in support of NSBRC’s chosen charity for 2017, Threshold. There will be prizes for the winners!

CLOSE - 3:30PM (to enable you to beat the rush-hour traffic)

To register for the event CLICK HERE  or call the NSBRC team on 0345 223 4455.