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1Oct

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Helping hand for creative businesses

Are you a Bolton woman looking to put your artistic talent into practice and start your own business in the creative industries? Or looking to take your creative business to the next level? Well now could be the time to test your entrepreneurial spirit, thanks to a new creative initiative being held in the town. Bolton Council Arts Development Team (ADT) and Bolton Business Ventures (BBV) are working in partnership to offer advice on how to start and develop a creative business. The ‘Entrepreneurial Artist – building your creative business’ – are a series of workshops aimed at giving local artists the tools they need to set up their own enterprise. The sessions are FREE and cover a range of topics for starting up your own artistic business from putting a price on your creativity to enhanc...

Business networking group set up for regions ‘Enterprising Women’

1Oct

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Business networking group set up for regions ‘Enterprising Women’

A new monthly business networking event and club is launching in Bury to help women from the town and wider Greater Manchester area meet and connect. The Bury Business Club is part of Enterprising Women network of Local Business Clubs. Enterprising Women is the UK's largest women only business network and reaches over 45,000 women across the country. The Bury Business Club will be the first of its kind in Greater Manchester and will be provide women from across the metropolitan area the chance to network with likeminded local businesswomen. The club has been set up by Bury-based solicitor, Sara Beaumont. Sara works at Woodcocks of Bury, specialising in the field of commercial dispute resolution and also leads the firm’s debt recovery team. She said: ‘I’m looking forward to building a dyna...

16Sep

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Bolton Community Woman of the Year 2013

“There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who- through strength and courage- make it through. There are women who change the world everyday... Women like you.” (Ashley Rice (Author) 2002) About the awards Women play a vital role within their families, communities and workplace, they provide support, encouragement and inspiration for many. Countless research studies have identified women as the key instigators for change within communities and societies. Many people including Bolton at Home and Bolton Council have benefited significantly from the role women have played in our Estates, Communit...

24Aug

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Welcome to WIN

Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) is created with the aim of bringing together the women living in Bolton and providing a platform where they can collaborate, communicate and network.it aims to provide trainings to support women to fulfil their aspirations. WiN aims to create awareness of women issues through various methods, including digital and print medium, WiN believes in the ABCD concept – Asset Based Community Development. WiN works closely with local community groups such as Crompton Somali Assoc, People's Youth Project, Justice 4 Abused Women Survivors, Polish Club, Bolton Community Media Centre, BMCL, HAWG Asian Women's Group, Smile of Hope, Bolton at Home, Yes Matters, Bolton Interfaith, Bolton CVS and many more from various backgrounds. We have taken part in local events such a...