Short Notice: Managing Innovation

Very, very short notice (apologies) but we are re-running the Managing and Developing Innovation course at Junction 25 conference centre in Brighouse starting tomorrow 9th September and finishing on Thursday.  If you are based in Calderdale this course will be free to you.  Anyone else will have to pay (don't ask me how much - not a lot)

If you are interested then we would be delighted to see you.  Run for University of Bradford School of Management Knowledge Transfer Network on behalf of Business Growth Calderdale.

Pricing Workshop postponed from 14th July 2014

The Pricing Workshop scheduled for the 16th July for the University of Bradford has been postponed or cancelled.  The reason is that there was so much interest in the Public Procurement evening that it is being  built on with another event on Monday

I shall be helping out on that rather than running a lead in to the Pricing workshop, which we hope to reschedule for later in the year (but no promises).

Here are details about the Knowledge Transfer event.

Knowledge Transfer Networks

Business solutions and executive development opportunities from a Globally recognised Business School here in the heart of Yorkshire.

 

 

FREE Knowledge Transfer Network Evenings

 

In partnership with

 

Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

 

  

‘Working with council procurement.’

  

14^th July 2014

Arthur Francis Lecture Theatre, Bradford University School of Management,

5.30 - 6.00pm registration - 6.00pm Evening speakers - 7.30pm Food - Networking.

After coffee on arrival, the evening offers you direct access to insights on this management theme through our speakers. Later, you can network with people over a nibble (or two) and share experiences. For us it’s not about the networking it’s about the knowledge and the insight we can all develop.

 

Speaker topics:

 

Procurement Myth Busters

 

And

 Breakout sessions on

 

Tips for successful tendering

European Union Directives

Social Value

YORtender

 

This evening is about finding out what is on the horizon in procurement from your local councils but also about finding out more about how they work, what drives them and correcting some of the myths about process and actions you need to engage in to work with them. The will be plenty of chances to air views and to ask…well the daft questions about what to do and how to do it. There will be some break-out sessions to look at different topic areas too.

 

For more information or to book on the event please contact ktnetwork@bradford.ac.uk

Bidding and Tender Writing Course 17/18 February 2014

I am running the 2 day Bidding and Tender Writing course again on Monday/Tuesday 17/18 February 2014 in Bradford.
This event has been very well received in the past, and I have added some more practical exercises to make it even more helpful in writing your own bids.

This event is already full (sorry), but if you are interested then let me know and it will increase the chances of us running another event later in the year.  The event is run by Bradford University School of Management Knowledge Transfer Network, and there is a fee for attending.  However if you are in Bradford or Calderdale the University does try hard to find alternative funding to cover the costs - no promises though.

If there are enough people interested in your organisation we can run the event in-house (wherever you are) as a cost effective way of improving your bid writing skills.

Monday 10th February 2014 - University of Bradford School of Management

I should be talking for free that evening about Purchasing.  I say should because my co-presenter has had to drop out at short notice, and until we have sorted out the replacement things are a bit up in the air.

More information as it comes available at;

www.bradford.ac.uk/KTnetwork