Past Events

Join Frances Riseley, Retail Consultant to sharpen your selling and customer service skills. This workshop will cover:

• The seven stages of a sale.
• Applying these principles to your business
• Improving your conversion rates

Spaces are limited so sign up asap for this in person workshop. Location is to be confirmed but will be in a town centre location.

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An MBO training hosted 1 day training course which will give participants NUCO Emergency First Aid at Work FAA Level 3 Award (Valid for 3 years) certification. This course is designed for people who want to receive training in Emergency First Aid at work and ideally suited for nominated first aiders in smaller, low risk working environments. Starting at 9.30am (9.15am registration) until 4/4.30pm in the Big Town Plan unit in Shrewsbury Darwin Centre (next to Green options Zero Waste, opposite Marks and Spencer).

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Join this webinar with marketing and social media expert Teresa Heath-Wareing to learn about content creation, including:

• Understanding the importance of content on social media
• Different types of content on different platforms
• How to come up with ideas that will engage your audience

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Join Frances Riseley, Retail Consultant to learn how to manage stock, markdowns and sales more effectively.

• Reduce the money you've got tied up in stock
• Rebalance your stock investment to provide better customer service
• Customer service policies that impact stock holding.

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Join this webinar with marketing and social media expert Teresa Heath-Wareing to learn about available social media platforms and make sure you're using the right ones for your business.

• What are the main platforms
• Platform pros and cons
• How can you use them for business
• How to know which one you should be on to find your customers

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These mentoring sessions for independent retailers are designed to make a difference and help you get results quickly. The initial 2-3 hour tailored mentoring session in your shop (or on Zoom if you prefer) will focus on:

• Marketing
• Social media
• Visual merchandising
• Sales and service
• Shop front and signage
• Staffing
• Business strategy

Coaching sessions are followed up with an action plan and summary of findings and a further session will review progress and ensure continued improvements.

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Join Frances Riseley, Retail Consultant to learn how to get and use the best customer reviews. This workshop will cover:

• Where and how to use customer reviews.
• How to get customer reviews.
• Monitoring reviews and ensuring you get 5 star ratings.

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Shrewsbury BID's annual meeting will be taking place on Thursday 27th May on Zoom (register here). The meeting is an opportunity for members to hear from the BID Team about the company’s activity and achievements over the past year. Board Director elections will also be held for new company board members. Positions are available for owners and senior managers, based locally, who are able to contribute around four hours a month. To arrange an informal chat about a Director role, please email seb@shrewsburybid.co.uk. The online application can be completed here and must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday 22nd September. To be able to stand to be a company director and vote on Shrewsbury BID company business, you are required to complete a membership form. The form registers you as the named contact and voter for your business.

Re-opening Events Webinar: Join Shropshire Council, Shropshire Festivals, West Mercia Police and local businesses to hear how to safely re-start events outdoors from Spring 2021 (subject to conditions being met). What covid safe measures will need to be in place? How can you ensure people follow instructions or enforce rules? What has changed in the most recent legislation? You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar. We hope to see you there!  

Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!

Webinar - How to use Instagram to grow your business

As part of Shrewsbury BID's business support webinar series, in this session our social media expert David Glenwright of JC Social Media will share:

• How to make your business stand out on Instagram
• How best to utilise Instagram Stories such as polls, introducing new products etc
• Introduction to IGTV and Reels

This webinar is brought to you by Enterprise Nation in partnership with the Amazon Small Business. We hope to see you there!      

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Re-opening Hospitality Webinar: Join Shropshire Council, local businesses and Shrewsbury BID to hear how to safely re-open hospitality businesses outdoors from the 12th April, and indoors from 17th May (subject to conditions being met). What covid safe measures will need to be in place? How can you ensure people follow instructions or enforce rules? What has changed in the most recent legislation? You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar.   We hope to see you there!  

Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!

Re-opening Close Contact Services Safely Webinar: Join Shropshire Council, the National Hair and Beauty Federation and Shrewsbury BID to hear how to re-open Close contact services (including hair dressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists etc) safely from the 12th April (subject to conditions being met). What covid safe measures will need to be in place? How can you ensure people follow instructions or enforce rules? You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar.   We hope to see you there!  

Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!

Come along to an online workshop that will help you generate sales (even in lockdown!) and prepare you for re-opening. There will be at least 20 ideas and case studies that you will be able to adapt and copy for your business plus a chance to meet and learn from other businesses in Shrewsbury. No investment, apart from time, is required to implement the ideas and improve your marketing. The workshop is suitable for all retailers, whether you are currently locked down or not.  It is also suitable for cafes, tea rooms, hairdressers, nail bars, tattoo and piercing shops.  Makers like jewellers, artists and food producers who trade online, even if you don’t have a shop, will benefit. The workshop will be facilitated by Fran Riseley who has worked in retail all her life and for the past 30 years has helped retailers improve their sales and profitability.  She is known for her practical, yet inspirational training that will really transform your business and improve your profitability  

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Re-opening holiday accommodation, caravan parks and campsites safely Webinar: Join Shropshire Council, Visit Shropshire and Shrewsbury BID to hear how to re-open holiday accommodation safely from the 12th April (subject to conditions being met). What covid safe measures will need to be in place? How can you ensure people follow instructions or enforce rules? You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar.   We hope to see you there!  

Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!

SCAP - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Business Webinar: Join the Shropshire Climate Action Partnership and Shrewsbury BID on Thursday 18th February at 2pm to learn about the net zero carbon goals for Shropshire and how you can reduce the carbon footprint of your business.   Join Mark Fermor and Deb Cairns from the Shropshire Climate Action Partnership as well as other local businesses and Shrewsbury BID to learn how and why you can reduce the carbon footprint of your business.   Learn where Shropshire sits for targets from the Paris Climate Agreement and why we need to take action now, hear practical tips for reducing your carbon footprint and how this can benefit your business.   You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar.   We hope to see you there!  

Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!

Hospitality & Leisure - Re-opening 2nd December Ask you questions around financial support for businesses not able to open, and what the rules will be for those not mandated to close. Panellists from Shropshire Council, West Mercia Police, Shrewsbury & Oswestry BID and industry representatives. You can submit your questions in advance now by emailing info@shrewsburybid.co.uk, on twitter using #AskShrewsburyBID, or live during the webinar. Click here to register in advance to join the webinar.  We hope to see you there!