TRAINING & NETWORKING
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Our events cover a wide variety of topics to upskill your business and provide networking opportunities with other local business owners. This growing community is here to support each other and grow the local economy.
We run both face to face and online events, please see below for a list of all of our upcoming events and click to book your spot.
May 2026
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Funded by Bolsover Council, join one of our workshops to discover how to become more sustainable as a business. These workshops are for businesses with an address in the Bolsover District only. All workshops are identical so please only register for one.
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Join us at our Business Breakfast Networking event. This event is free to attend for businesses in the Bolsover District and breakfast will be provided. We will be looking at ways to detox your business and work smarter, as well as building connections with other business owners. We will be joined by experts who can help provide practical actions on saving time and systemising your business, and how saving money in your business can equal positive environmental actions.
June 2026
Winning Work with Confidence: Getting Started with Public Sector Tenders
Winning Work with Confidence: Getting Started with Public Sector Tenders
Ever feel like public sector tenders are a bit of a mystery? Or that bigger organisations are just out of reach? This relaxed and practical two-hour session presented by Simon Bracewell is designed to help you understand how the process works, where to find opportunities, and how to position your business with confidence.
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Join us for our very relaxed and informal session at No.4. Have lunch or just come for a cuppa to meet other local business owners. There is no admission fee to this event - you will just need to pay for your own food and drink.
Driving Decarbonisation: What SMEs Can Learn from Balfour Beatty
Driving Decarbonisation: What SMEs Can Learn from Balfour Beatty
A dynamic morning of insight, inspiration, and practical action to lift the lid on what a industry leader are doing to drive sustainability. Join us for a dynamic morning of insight, inspiration, and practical action as The Bolsover Net Zero Innovation Programme partners with Balfour Beatty to lift the lid on what a major industry leader are doing to drive sustainability at scale.
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Funded by Bolsover Council, join one of our workshops to discover how to become more sustainable as a business. These workshops are for businesses with an address in the Bolsover District only. All workshops are identical so please only register for one.
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Join us at our Business Breakfast Networking event. This event is free to attend for businesses in the Bolsover District and breakfast will be provided. We will be looking at ways to detox your business and work smarter, as well as building connections with other business owners. We will be joined by experts who can help provide practical actions on saving time and systemising your business, and how saving money in your business can equal positive environmental actions.
July 2026
Social Media & Tech Support Surgery
Social Media & Tech Support Surgery
Presented by Roxy Rhodes of Filter Free Business, this session is a relaxed, informal, unstructured workshop to show you HOW to do the things you've been stuck on. Here you can get all of your questions answered and look at ways in which your use of social media or tech use could be improved.
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Join us for our very relaxed and informal session at No.4. Have lunch or just come for a cuppa to meet other local business owners. There is no admission fee to this event - you will just need to pay for your own food and drink.
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Join us at our Business Breakfast Networking event. This event is free to attend for businesses in the Bolsover District and breakfast will be provided. We will be looking at ways to detox your business and work smarter, as well as building connections with other business owners. We will be joined by experts who can help provide practical actions on saving time and systemising your business, and how saving money in your business can equal positive environmental actions.
August 2026
Build a business plan that works
Build a business plan that works
Create a clear, useful business plan that helps you focus your ideas, make decisions and move your business forward.
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Join us for our very relaxed and informal session at No.4. Have lunch or just come for a cuppa to meet other local business owners. There is no admission fee to this event - you will just need to pay for your own food and drink.
May 2026
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Funded by Bolsover Council, join one of our workshops to discover how to become more sustainable as a business. These workshops are for businesses with an address in the Bolsover District only. All workshops are identical so please only register for one.
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Join us at our Business Breakfast Networking event. This event is free to attend for businesses in the Bolsover District and breakfast will be provided. We will be looking at ways to detox your business and work smarter, as well as building connections with other business owners. We will be joined by experts who can help provide practical actions on saving time and systemising your business, and how saving money in your business can equal positive environmental actions.
June 2026
Winning Work with Confidence: Getting Started with Public Sector Tenders
Winning Work with Confidence: Getting Started with Public Sector Tenders
Ever feel like public sector tenders are a bit of a mystery? Or that bigger organisations are just out of reach? This relaxed and practical two-hour session presented by Simon Bracewell is designed to help you understand how the process works, where to find opportunities, and how to position your business with confidence.
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Monthly Informal Networking Lunch
Join us for our very relaxed and informal session at No.4. Have lunch or just come for a cuppa to meet other local business owners. There is no admission fee to this event - you will just need to pay for your own food and drink.
Driving Decarbonisation: What SMEs Can Learn from Balfour Beatty
Driving Decarbonisation: What SMEs Can Learn from Balfour Beatty
A dynamic morning of insight, inspiration, and practical action to lift the lid on what a industry leader are doing to drive sustainability. Join us for a dynamic morning of insight, inspiration, and practical action as The Bolsover Net Zero Innovation Programme partners with Balfour Beatty to lift the lid on what a major industry leader are doing to drive sustainability at scale.
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Unlocking Sustainability: Reducing Carbon Emissions for a Net-Zero Future
Funded by Bolsover Council, join one of our workshops to discover how to become more sustainable as a business. These workshops are for businesses with an address in the Bolsover District only. All workshops are identical so please only register for one.
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Business Breakfast Networking - Networking Breakfast for Businesses in Bolsover District
Join us at our Business Breakfast Networking event. This event is free to attend for businesses in the Bolsover District and breakfast will be provided. We will be looking at ways to detox your business and work smarter, as well as building connections with other business owners. We will be joined by experts who can help provide practical actions on saving time and systemising your business, and how saving money in your business can equal positive environmental actions.
July 2026
Social Media & Tech Support Surgery
Social Media & Tech Support Surgery
Presented by Roxy Rhodes of Filter Free Business, this session is a relaxed, informal, unstructured workshop to show you HOW to do the things you've been stuck on. Here you can get all of your questions answered and look at ways in which your use of social media or tech use could be improved.
Start-up and Grow is a free service for anyone living in the Bolsover District, and for businesses based in Bolsover District. It provides help to people planning on starting a new business, to existing businesses that may be struggling and to businesses that are looking to grow.
Delivered by Clowne Enterprise, it is a local business support service which does exactly what it says on the tin. One of their coaches, Jo, Nigel or Paul will be able to come and talk to you about what you are looking to achieve and to help you to plan ways of doing that. Clowne Enterprise has been been doing this successfully in the Bolsover District for over 15 years.
Whether you are looking for ongoing one-to one coaching, specific training, support in applying for funding or building connections with other local businesses, the Start-Up and Grow service can help you to face the challenges ahead. The support is local, flexible, independent and completely free for Bolsover based businesses and residents.
Contact them now for a confidential chat:
07973 522772
info@clowne-enterprise.org.uk
Or click here to see details of their programme of courses and networking events
Or here for access to their online learning resources