Event details 

New for 2024, FSB Members will guest host providing you with a warm welcome. Join this friendly session to feel part of the local business community within Lancashire & Cumbria. This event is free and open to both FSB members and non-members.

Guest Host this month is FSB Member Stuart Holcroft BSc of Fearless Putting Ltd, which is a company fixated on helping people achieve and maintain peak mental and physical condition. The company, suitable for sports stars as well as ordinary people like you and me, offers mind coaching combined with drug-free biotech and neurotech. Stuart does not like pharmaceuticals!

Stuart has been part of the FSB for several years and understands the variety of benefits available for small businesses. He also hosts Milton Keynes FSB meetings, which focus on mutual collaboration. Those meetings are structured especially to suit an introverted personality.

Guest Speaker this month is FSB Member Steven Selway Save with Steven, talking about "Evaluating costs – saving money in business & at home".

Steven is motivated in helping you to achieve your financial goals and improve your financial wellbeing, both in your business and at home. He supports business owners to evaluate their outgoings and reflect on choices, to help them reduce costs. Steven will guide you through his top tips for how to save money in 2024.

At this event :

• FSB welcome and event housekeeping.
• FSB update and a summary of current actions.
• Hear and be inspired by a guest speaker,
• join a round-robin short introductions about your business,
• engage in topic discussions in breakout rooms.

Prepare and bring along your 30 seconds elevator pitch; see our useful guide on Elevator Pitch.

As for the topic of discussion this is flexible. It could be; wants/needs exchange, sharing lessons learnt, random business knowledge, social value actions, professional development and training, customer satisfaction, innovative ideas, much more.

Held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, this meeting is open to all businesses, so feel free to share with your networks.

Places at this event are limited so register early to avoid disappointment! 

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To enable FSB to deliver a high level of customer service at our events, and to tailor the content where appropriate, we will share your full name and business name with the host of the event you have registered to attend. The event hosts are representatives of FSB who irretrievably delete your details following the event.  Should you not consent your full name and business name being shared with the event host, please contact [email protected] within three working days of the event taking place, with details of the event.

Event contact

For more information about this event, and if you would like to be a guest speaker at any of the local networking events, please contact [email protected]

For general enquiries regarding the event, please telephone our dedicated events helpline 01253 336028 or email [email protected]