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Get critical strategies and powerful frameworks to quickly start your side business (without quitting your job)

Don’t Settle Conference 2025 is a one-of-a-kind virtual conference for tech professionals looking to break free from the 9-to-5 and build successful side hustles.

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An expert session to help you feel more confident in writing grant applications and bids and tender writing with Dr Chloe Sharp at Sharp Insight ..

Answering questions like..

> How to find grant funding

> How to know if you fit the criteria

> How to recognise when you don’t actually fit the criteria

> What the people reviewing the applications are looking for

> How to fill in an application- is there a way of 'saying' things better

> Should you use the full word count or use less?

> Is there help out there to write the application form

> Is there a list somewhere of all the grants available that are either across the whole of the UK or regional based?

> Is there a list of grants available in different sectors?

> Grants where you need the money up front; match funding options

> Grants where you need someone else to collaborate with? Matching options

> Chances of being successful, time it takes to complete an application

Open to all and free of charge

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A panel of female entrepreneurs discussing ways to empower women in business, at the Bettany Centre of Entrepreneurs at Cranfield University.

In this Lunch and Learn, Dr Chloe Sharp guides you through the essentials of the grant landscape, including what levels of funding are available and which businesses are eligible.

Grant funding offers significant potential but the field can be daunting. There's a general lack of understanding of how grants work that can, in turn, stop businesses from accessing money that could be critical in enabling innovation.

Watch this session to learn more about the types of projects that can secure grant funding, helping you decide if this path aligns with your business goals.

Dr Chloe is the all-round grants trainer and coach at Sharp Insight, having worked in grant consulting for over a decade and winning over £10 million in government grant funding from Innovate UK, BEIS, DfID and councils.

Key takeaways from this session:

• Discover where to find grant opportunities

• Gain a glimpse into eligibility criteria and funding levels

• Find out the types of grant projects

https://www.enterprisenation.com/learn-something/lunch-and-learn-unlock-grant-opportunities-for-your-small-business/

For the Professional Skills course at MK:U/Cranfield University, I’ll be running a workshop all about storytelling and how to use this approach to make business cases heard, show customer insights and articulate personal brand.

Join us for a day of community collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity to further develop the Milton Keynes Tech Ecosystem.

This event is designed to tap into the collective creativity and expertise of the Milton Keynes tech community. Over two collaborative sessions, we'll explore innovative ways to further develop the Milton Keynes tech ecosystem through Protospace and the Digital Hub website.

We invite anyone with an interest in supporting the development of Milton Keynes as a leading tech city, including but not limited to; developers, creatives, entrepreneurs, marketers, researchers, tech enthusiasts, and stakeholders.

The Digital Hub

The Protospace Digital Hub provides a 'shopfront' and map to explore the tech ecosystem in Milton Keynes. Drawing together events, communities, resources, and opportunities across the city, the Digital Hub provides a notional home and point of connection for those working in, or curious about, technology and innovation in MK.

Our Objective

We're seeking feedback and ideas from the community on how this asset can better serve and benefit the local ecosystem.

Our focus will be on three pivotal areas of development:

• visibility

• connectivity

• value exchange

Why different is good is the first of a series of sessions, provoking conversation around brand, creative and advertising. Being the driving force of conversation within the Milton Keynes area and wanting to provide an exclusive space to learn from those who know. Each session will feature a different panel and topic, with experts sharing their first-hand knowledge within each session. These sessions will be a safe space to learn, connect and find answers to questions you may have pondered.

Register your interest here: https://www.wearemotus.co.uk/the-provocation-sessions

Practical talks and discussions about design, research and innovation for people interested in the development of products and services.

I’ll be talking alongside UX Designer Elsa Bartley.

Free tickets available on Eventbrite: https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/ding-design-and-innovation-nottingham-meetup-tickets-860766274097

Journey from Product Idea to Launch and learning user and customer needs along the way.

A speaker at the International Women’s Day event

I’ll be on the panel talking about being a founder of Sharp Insight.

At the Natwest Accelerator for the latest cohort to be upskilled in Accessing New Markets.

Hosted and organised by Rosenfeld Media is this year’s Design in Product 2023 conference.

Learn more here and buy your tickets.

My talk is on setting and defending priorities.

Product research for startups and how the product development process works based on the upcoming book Make Products That Matter

Tips for doing research with older people with The Research Thing: Watch it on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrZLzmjl5A