The Derbyshire Festival of Business 21/22

The Derbyshire Festival of Business 2021/2022 ran from the 22 of September until the 06 of April. The Festival delivered a total of 63 events; among those, 34 events were delivered by the University of Derby, and 29 events were delivered by other organisations such as Destination Chesterfield, D2N2 LEP - Futures for Business, East Midlands Chamber, and Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire.

Some exciting numbers and statistics

63events

5496attended

88^%of attendees would recommend

786 Businesses Involved

46^%SMEs

33^%Micro Businesses

21^%Large Businesses

Highlights from the Festival of Business

Business owners at the Festival of Business Launch

Festival of Business Launch Event

Two employees looking at a laptop.

Business Support for SME's

Employees talking in a group.

Help to Grow: Management

Banks Mill Studio's Building

Banks Mill Open Studios

Person writing on a piece of paper

Regional Economic Observatory

Employers and Students at the Careers Fair

National Apprenticeship Week 2022

A group of students and staff in a lecture theatre as part of the logistics conference.

Logistics and Supply Chain Week

A business leader looking at a leaflet at the Planning for Growth event.

Planning for Growth

Dr Fred Paterson presenting at the Going Green Market Place.

Going Green Market Place

The town centre in Chesterfield.

Celebrate Chesterfield Business Event

A person on stage at the D2N2 Business Support Showcase, talking with a microphone.

D2N2 Business Support Showcase

Events from across the Festival:

Festival of Business Launch - 22 September
Using Digital Tools to Attract Future Employees - 24 September
Cash and Working Capital Management - 27 September
Bridge the Gap, Start a Chat - 28 September
Export Live - 10 September - 29 November
Growing tomorrow's leaders - 14 September - 2 November
Leading people positively - 21 September - 26 October

Help us Build a Strong Stone Centre - 1 October 2021
Export Academy - 4 October - 3 November
Aerospace UP Sustainable Supply Chains Workshop - 12 October - 13 November
How can industrial digitalisation help drive us to net-zero manufacturing? - 20 October
Procurement and the Race to Zero Carbon - 21 October
Buxton Battle of Ideas Festival - Academy of Ideas - 30 October

Preparing for Funding and Investment - 1 November
Critical path analysis - 1 November
Addressing global challenges through digital and resilient supply chains - 3 November
Workplace wellness: quick wins for your business - 4 November
Made in Chesterfield - 11 November
Derbyshire Business Awards - 12 November
Understanding the Benefits and Barriers of Export - 16 November
Understanding the Benefits and Barriers of Export - 17 November
Discover the new opportunities for collaboration offered by the pandemic - 18 November
Key strategies for creating successful organisational change - 22 November
Chesterfield Investment Summit - 24 November
Derby’s Climate Change Commission – Industry and Business Roundtable - 25 November
Banks Mill Open Studios - 26 November - 28 November
Wellbeing of the workforce - 29 November - 8 December
South Derbyshire Careers Hub Launch event - 30 November

Introducing the SME Pathway to Zero Carbon - 1 December
KTP National Practitioners Conference - 3-4 December
Small Business Saturday - 4 December
Getting the most out of your accountant and accounting software - 6 December
How to become an influencer - 10 December
STEM Workshop - 10 December
Innovate Local - 15 December
Help to Grow - 16 December 2021 to 22 March 2022

Culture Derby – Transforming the city through Culture and the Visitor Economy - 11 January
How can small businesses make a big impact in the race to Net-Zero? - 13 January
The Student Legal Advice Centre: support for small businesses and entrepreneurs - 19 January
High street decline or evolution? Creating a sense of place through community-based retail experiences - 25 January
The visitor economy in a post Brexit, post-pandemic era - 27 January

National Apprenticeship Week - 7th to 13th February
Get on board with Apprenticeships! - 8th February
Peak District & Derbyshire Hospitality Charter Launch - 8th February
Circular Economy - What is it and why it is important - 10th February
Evaluation - what, why, how and when? Q & A Session and Planning workshop - 15th February
Planning for Growth (Open Day for Business Services and launch of Observatory) - 16th February

Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition - 9 March
Peak District and Derbyshire Towns and Business Forum - 9 March
Beoming more sustainable as a business - 9 March
Derby Talent Fair - 10 March
Manufacturing and Engineering Conference - 16 March
Space Technology live: Engineering jobs in space and tech - 16 March
Can we trust our data - 18 March
Social Marketing for small enterprises - 22 March
Celebrate Chesterfield - 23 March
Mental Health and Productivity - the business recovery catalyst - 23 March
Logistics and Supply Chain Week - 28 March to 1 April
Business Peak District and Derbyshire Accelerator Showcase - 29 March
Going Green Market Place - 30 March
Logistic and Supply Chain Conference - 31 March
Derby Impact, Collaboration and Engagement Network launch event - 31 March

D2N2 Business Support Showcase

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