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🌟 October Events 🌟 We’ve got a host of different events happening across all of our regions next month for you to get involved in… North West Family Business Conference  📆 1 October 📍INNSiDE Meliá, Manchester  🎟️ https://familybusiness.thebusinessdesk.com/ ✨ Sponsored by Beyond Corporate, Shaw & Co Networking Lunch with Julie Twist - The woman who brought life back to Manchester  📆 2 October 📍Manchester Hall 🎟️ https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/events/networking-lunch-with-julie-twist-the-woman-who-brought-life-back-to-the-city ✨ Sponsored by JMW Solicitors LLP Health and Wellbeing Networking Lunch 📆 3 October 📍Cosy Club, Nottingham 🎟️ https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/eastmidlands/events/health-and-wellbeing-networking-lunch ✨ Sponsored by NG Chartered Surveyors East Midlands Business Masters 2024 📆 3 October 📍Crowne Plaza, Nottingham  🎟️ https://businessmasters.uk/ ✨ Sponsored by Abstrakt | B Corp, Freeman Clarke, MHA, Shawbrook, Ward Recycling & Campaigner Rainmakers Forum - ready for the upturn?  📆 8 October 📍Squire Patton Boggs, Manchester 🎟️ https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/events/rainmakers-forum ✨ Sponsored by Claritas Tax, Squire Patton Boggs Property Lunch: Regenerating the Midlands, 1,000 homes at a time 📆 10 October 📍Bank, Birmingham 🎟️ https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/events/property-lunch-regenerating-the-midlands-1000-homes-at-a-time ✨ Sponsored by Searchland North West Business of the Year Awards 2024 📆 10 October 📍Midland Hotel, Manchester 🎟️ SOLD OUT ✨ Headline sponsors CMS UK, PwC, RBC Brewin Dolphin, Robert Walters & category sponsors Bedspace, Campaigner, Freeman Clarke, Harold Sharp Limited Wine Sampling 📆 17 October 📍Corney and Barrow, Leeds 🎟️ SOLD OUT ✨ Sponsored by Corney and Barrow LTD We hope to see you there!

Thanks to all of our guests who joined us at Bank in Birmingham yesterday for our latest Property lunch, hear from James Dickens the managing director of Wavensmere Homes James shared insights into Wavensmere's stellar year and how they're looking to ramp things up even further, with plans to build 1,000 homes a year and double its turnover to £250m. Thank you to sponsors Searchland.

Discover the future of urban regeneration with Maggie Grogan, Managing Director at Muse, as she shares her insights on leading some of the Midlands’ most impactful redevelopment projects. 📆 Thursday 21 November 📍 Fazenda, Birmingham Grab your tickets 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eTm_zRse

North West Business of the Year Awards 2024 sees big wins for Together - loans, mortgages & finance, Marnie Millard and Dave Stevinson of QBS Technology Group 👏 🏆 More than 400 guests attended the awards ceremony at The Midland in Manchester yesterday evening. The Ambassador award went to Marnie Jane Millard OBE, who is currently chair of UA92 Global, Pura Foods, and Marks Electrical Group plc, and on the board of Applied Nutrition. Congrats to all of our winners, see the full list here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eFjVARZG Guests had the opportunity to hear from Paralympic gold medalist Gregg Stevenson who shared insight into his winning mentality 🥇 Thank you to our judges and headline sponsors CMS UK, PwC, RBC Brewin Dolphin and Robert Walters. The rigorous judging process puts all of those shortlisted through their paces and the judges faced really tough calls in not only choosing winners, but selecting who would make it onto the shortlist. Take a look at more images from the evening here 📸 https://lnkd.in/eZfKNzNQ Thank you to our category sponsors Bedspace, Freeman Clarke and Harold Sharp Limited and event partner Campaigner. And thank you to everyone who donated to our charity partner: St Ann's Hospice ✨ See you at next year's awards!

🎤 Last week our Managing Director, Julie Twist Manchester City Centre Property Specialist, was the special guest at TheBusinessDesk.com lunch at Manchester Hall. 💬 Talking to editor Michael Taylor, Julie shared her in-depth knowledge of the Manchester residential property scene and the changes she has witnessed over the last 30 years. This included residential trends, styles of new homes and buying trends. 💡 Julie also gave guests a fascinating insight into how the market is likely to continue to flourish and what we can expect over the next few years.

The next in our series of 'Residential-led regeneration' round tables with Phoenix Group was held at Shakespeare Martineau's office in Birmingham yesterday. The insights will be pulled together into a report that will be published on TheBusinessDesk.com. Thanks to our participants... 👤 Chair: Anna Cooper - TheBusinessDesk.com 👤 Anand Kwatra FIA - Phoenix Group 👤 Ben Myrtle, CFA - Phoenix Group 👤 Prabjot Mann - Phoenix Group 👤 Eleanor Deeley - Deeley Group 👤 Michael Moore - Vistry 👤 Natalie Owen - Shakespeare Martineau 👤 Ben Leather - Keepmoat 👤 Carol gibbs - Stoke-on-Trent City Council 👤 Jake Fellows - EQUANS 👤 John Wood - Grainger PLC 👤 Artemis Ansell AoU - Lichfield District Council 👤 Martin Edwards - Places for People 👤 Adam Willetts - Urban Splash 👤 Mark Barrow - Shropshire Council

Don't miss out on this year's Business of Yorkshire Conference 🤝 We're excited to announce new speakers joining our lineup for this year's event... 👤 Angela Barnicle MRICS CMgr MCMI - Leeds City Council 👤 Cllr Sarah Courtney - Calderdale Council / WYCA Place committee 👤 Nick Glynne - Buy It Direct Group 👤 Adam Hildreth - Crisp 👤 Lisa Littlefair - Mott MacDonald 👤 Katrina Ritchie - Gripple UK & Ireland 👤 Dr Jonathan Straight FRSA - Planet Straight Advisory 👤 Simon Warburton - West Yorkshire Combined Authority Join us on November 28th - secure your spot now and be part of the conversation shaping Yorkshire's business landscape. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dik6TEJw Supported by British Business Bank, Leeds Trinity University, Lloyds Banking Group & Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and event partner Campaigner

First in a new event series, featuring Jo Sellick. A new business event series, with Kuits, will explore the life stories and challenges of some of our most inspirational business leaders. 📆 Thursday 21 November | 5:00 - 7:00pm 📍 Blackfriars House, Manchester, M3 2JA In our first event entrepreneur Jo Sellick will share his remarkable story, building up Sellick Partnership, selling it to a successful trade buyer, but then finding himself in a dark place. Register your free place here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejJ53f7Z

We held our final round table in the 'Regional Growth' series yesterday in Leeds. In collaboration with EY, the discussion focused on regional strengths, growth opportunities and international trade in a post-Brexit environment. Thank you to our participants... 👤 Chair: Alex Turner - TheBusinessDesk.com 👤 Michael Clifford - EY 👤 Stephen Church - EY 👤 Alexandra Fogal - EY 👤 Natalie Boswell - Lloyds Banking Group 👤 Médéric Payne - AIREA PLC 👤 Andrew McPhillips - The Northern Powerhouse Partnership 👤 Rachel Alexander - Sure Group 👤 Sharon Kaur Jandu OBE - NPH Ethnic Minority Business and Policy Forum 👤 Mike Wilkinson - Schneider Electric 👤 James Wheelwright - J&C Joel Ltd 👤 Dan Spencer - Torsion Group 👤 Michael Hodgson - Gripple UK & Ireland and LOADHOG 👤 Ben Balfour - Advanced Supply Chain Group Ltd Group 👤 Angie Cusworth - T3C Group Ltd 👤 Olga Watterich - CBI 👤 Joanne Sykes - Markel 👤 Mark Flanagan - TheBusinessDesk.com Make sure you're following our LinkedIn, or subscribed to TheBusinessDesk.com's newsletter to read the write-up when it's released.

THE CAT’S OUT THE BAG! Black Cat Club has just opened its doors in Leeds, come and check out the city’s newest cocktail and entertainment bar for our latest Yorkshire Mixer. We created our mixer series to bring together the region’s young professionals. Come along to build meaningful connections, play some darts or tuck into some tapas. Ticket includes: 🍹 Welcome Cocktail/Mocktail 🥂 Two Drinks Tokens 🌮 Tapas/Canapes 🎯 Unlimited Shuffleboard and Interactive Darts Click here to grab your ticket for yourself or your team 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ekmjiHYx Sponsored by FB FASHION BALL/NATIONAL BUSINESS HER0 AWARDS