O2 Birmingham Event Series
Enterprise Nation and O2 are partnering to deliver free workshops throughout 2019 with trusted digital advisers. Sign up to the workshops below to improve your digital skills and grow your business.
All workshops are free to attend and take place at the O2 store at
24 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RQ.
The O2 keynote workshop in store with Joel Blake was really insightful to engage with the importance of leadership, finance, efficiency and most importantly, customers and how Hair Popp will influence what people are going to say about the business.
Dominique Founder of Hair Popp
10 social media fundamentals & accounting advice
Wednesday 27 March, hosted by Jack McGaughtrie
In this interactive workshop, we will cover the 10 fundamental areas that all organisations should consider before using social media and review on a regular basis, including understanding your audience, creating engaging content, setting SMART goals and measuring your efforts. The event is hosted by Jack McCaughtrie, founder of social media agency Core Tree.
Find out which social media platform works best for your business
Tuesday 29 April, hosted by David Glenwright
Jodie Cook is the founder of award-winning social media agency JC Social Media. She'll be sharing her top tips on how social media can work for your small business, and how it can help you generate sales, build your online presence and have a lasting impact on your consumers' minds.
Overview of the funding scene in Birmingham
Thursday 30 May, hosted by Dr Steve Walker
Dr Steve Walker is the founder of ART Business Loans and will be sharing his views on how the funding scene in Birmingham is changing, and how your small business can take advantage.
How to set up and run a successful digital business
Monday 24 June, hosted by Dr Mike Bandar
Mike Bandar, co-founder of Hopper HQ, is an award-winning entrepreneur determined to make a difference. He'll be sharing his experience of how you can start your own digital business, grow it on a small-scale budget and make a success out of it.
How to incorporate video into your sales strategy
Tuesday 09 July, hosted by Adam Snelleksz
Adam Snelleksz is a Director of CMA Video and has been involved with the business for seven years. With a background in marketing and PR, Adam will be sharing his expertise on how incorporating video can help you reach your target audience with a memorable message.
How we created Brum's most successful online charity platform
Thursday 29 August, hosted by PJ Ellis
LoveBrum is a Birmingham Charity that engages with and supports local people and businesses to build an even better Birmingham. Their founder, PJ Ellis, will be sharing their business journey on how they launched and grew their online charity platform.
How to convert more of your web traffic into customers
Wednesday 25 September, hosted by Matthew Fowell
Matthew Fowell is the founder of digital marketing agency, Engage First Page, focusing on improving your pay-per-click (PPC) strategy. Join us for an afternoon where they'll be sharing their top tips on how you can take advantage of PPC to convert browsers into buyers.
How to manage your business' reputation online
Wednesday 30 October, hosted by Tara Tomes
In this session, Tara Tomes, managing director of PR agency EAST VILLAGE, will look at the importance of creating and maintaining your brand online. She'll outline what digital PR is, effective ways to manage your reputation, how social media can be both a friend and foe, and why you need to be part of the conversation online.
How to grow your brand on a budget
Thursday 28 November, hosted by Naeem Alvi
Naeem Alvi is an award-winning brand strategist and the founder of Notepad. After years of helping fast-growth SMEs and big brands like Nike, Adidas and RBS Natwest, to better leverage their brand, Naeem founded Notepad to connect big brand experience with ambitious start-ups that want to define and grow their brands effectively and affordably.
How to maximise your e-commerce potential
Thursday 12 December, hosted by Chris Thomas
Chris has spent the last 18 years in e-commerce. Running a successful e-commerce operation of his own for 16 years before exiting to JD Sports, Chris went on to found Digital Cake in 2016. As a digital strategy consultant, he'll look into how you can get the right plan in place to grow and maximise your online potential.