Events

Forthcoming Events 2010

All you need to know about becoming an academy - Moore and Smalley are hosting a free workshop for schools looking to gain academy status. The free workshop will be held on Thursday 23rd September, contact us for more details.

Joined up business thinking seminar: Business Expansion - Getting it Right Taking place in Kendal on Thursday 30 September 2010 our business planning seminar, which we are running in conjunction with Temple Heelis Solicitors, will give business leaders the knowledge and confidence to take their business to the next level. Click on the image below to review the items for presentation and discussion at this free event.

The White Paper and its strategic impact on your practice - Moore and Smalley are holding three free seminars for GPs and Practice Managers to discuss the effects of the Governments White Paper. Events are being held in Preston (Tuesday 5th October), Nottingham (Thursday 14th October) and Kendal (Tuesday 19th October) from 6.30pm.

Tales from Sky Sports Soccer Saturday - a Sportsman's lunch with Phil Thompson
An unmissable business luncheon with special guest Phil Thompson who will be telling tales about the team at Sky Sports and their off camera antics as well as stories about his career in football. This special event is being held on 8 October 2010 in Preston.

Previous Events

2010

Charity Seminar - The charitable sector has undergone significant change in the last year, and this process of change seems set to continue throughout 2010. To keep our contacts within the sector up to date with the latest developments, as well as the impact they will have on the role of a trustee, we held two free seminars for our charity contacts.

Summer Seminar in Blackpool Over 40 local business owners joined us on Tuesday 6 July 2010 for our summer seminar. A practical upbeat couple of hours with sound advice provided on the following:

- Access to grants and finance by Wendy Bowers of So Business Solutions

- Essential employment law by Tina Clayton of Moore and Smalley

- Facing the challenge; pure inspiration from Rachel Haslam of Team Academy

Lancashire and The Fylde Tourism Roundtable- on 29 June 2010. Moore and Smalley hosted a special event that brought together regional leisure sector business owners and tourism representatives to talk about the future of tourism in the area and discuss ways to boost the visitor economy.

Race Night for CancerCare - 10 June 2010. Moore and Smalley co-hosted a charity 'wacky races' night and raised £2,095 for CancerCare.

Opportunity or Risk? What does the Legal Services Act mean for your firm? - 8th June 2010. The legal profession is facing profound change which emanates from a variety of sources. Moore and Smalley joined together with Preston Law Society and St Johns Buildings to discuss the future shape of the legal profession and provide some practical steps firms can take to survive and prosper from these changes.

Knowledge is Power- 9 June 2010. Creative Lancashire hosted a second event specifically aimed at the Digital and Creative Sector. The event was held at the New Continental in Preston.

Charity Quiz Night in Kendal - 27 April 2010, in the Beer Hall at Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley. Teams from local businesses put their general knowledge to the test in a fun evening raising £289 for Nurture Lakeland.

Charity Quiz Night on The Fylde - 2010 is the 15th anniversary of the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA). To celebrate this we held a charity quiz night and raised over £550 for Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors without Borders) on Wednesday 21 April at the Glendower Hotel in Lytham.

Top Tips to Improve your Bottom Line - Moore and Smalley directors, Judith Dugdale and Rachel Marsdin, gave a presentation at the Bay Tourism Association's AGM. On 14 March 2010 at Lancaster House Hotel the two leisure and tourism specialists advised business owners not only how to improve their bottom line but also how to minimise their tax bill so that the maximum amount of profit was retained.

Knowledge is Power - This event was specifically for businesses in the digital and creative sector. It was held at the Storey Creative Industries Centre in Lancaster on 11 March 2010 and gave 25 local businesses an opportunity to meet and put their questions to specialist advisors to the sector. Representatives from Creative Lancashire, Business Link, North West Vision & Media, Moore and Smalley Digital & Creative team, Lancaster University's InfoLab21 and Jobling and Knape Solicitors were on hand to advise on issues such as intellectual property rights, raising finance, claiming research and development tax credits, business growth, business structures and innovation vouchers.

Key to Success - On the 9 March 2010 we held a free seminar for hotel owners and managers at Windermere Yacht Club. This seminar brought together specialists who understand the current hotel economic environment, they provided an outlook for the sector in 2010 and gave useful tips and advice on business planning, saving tax and maximising profitability to 50 delegates.

Free GP Seminar - In March we teamed up with George Davies Solicitors and Royal Bank of Scotland and organised a fantastic free seminar, focusing on the issues facing GPs when retiring from partnerships. The seminar was held at the Farington Lodge in Preston on Wednesday 3rd March.

Cumbrian Tourism Roundtable Event - we held a roundtable event in Kendal on 3 February bringing several regional tourism representatives together to discuss the current and future issues affecting the sector including how the North West can build on the relative success of 2009, the impact of the devastating floods in November 2009 and the prospects for 2010 and beyond. Read more

Charity Quiz Night in Lancaster - 27 January 2010, at the Dukes Theatre. Teams from local businesses put their general knowledge to the test in fun evening which rasied over £500 for cancer charities.

Property & Enterprise Forum - On the 28 January, Stewart Case made a presentation at this event which looked at how businesses in the property sector can prepare for the upturn as we come out of the recession.

2009

Care Home Round Table - We held an event specifically for the care home sector on 25 November 2009. The event focused on the impact of the recession on funding and the need to diversify.

Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Cricket Dinner - This years awards dinner was held at Ribby Hall on Friday 6 November 2009.

Charity Update Seminar - On 24 September 2009 Moore and Smalley held a charity seminar in our Lancaster office updating clients and contacts of the latest developments within the sector.

Charity Quiz Night in Kendal - 22 September 2009

Bank of England Presentation - On 15 September 2009 John Young from the Bank of England presented at the Kendal Office on the current state of the economy.

Care Home Roundtable Event - Several regional care home representatives were brought together on 17 June 2009 to discuss the current and future issues affecting the sector.

Cumbrian Tourism Roundtable Event - Moore and Smalley held an event on 13 May 2009 bringing several regional tourism representatives together to discuss the current and future issues affecting the sector.

Charity Quiz Night in Lancaster - raises £426 for CancerCare- April 2009

St George's Festival April 23 2009 -A celebration of all things English hosted by David Haythornwaite

Charity Quiz Night in Kendal - raises £600 for Friends of the Lake District- March 2009

Managing your hotel during the economic downturn - February 2009