Lancashire Digital Hub: Powered by Innovate Lancashire and Barclays Eagle Labs

Get ready for Start-Up Saturday! If you want to turn your tech idea into a thriving business, this is your chance Held on 25th January, Start-Up Saturday is an immersive day of expert-led workshops, masterclasses, and actionable advice tailored to first-time entrepreneurs Whether you're pre-start or just taking your first steps, we'll help you: ✅ Define your vision ✅ Nail your business basics ✅ Build your MVP ✅ Create a winning go-to-market strategy Join us on Saturday 25th January for this fully-funded opportunity to make your business ideas a reality! Save your spot now 🎟️: https://lnkd.in/gFrdvT2k Organised in partnership with Chorley Council Hosted at Strawberry Fields Digital Hub - Chorley by Helen Crowther Supported by Barclays Eagle Labs, Innovate Lancashire and Northern Reach Facilitated by Chimera Startups and Health Steps #StartUpSaturday #ChorleyBusiness #LancashireBusiness #LancashireEvents #ChooseChorley

Back to work? Break the first week back with some great tech events... Here are TWO events we're running this week on Thursday 👇 Techy Thursday with Burnley Tech Network 📆 Thursday at 12pm - 1pm 📍 The Landmark, Burnley Chorley Tech Lunch and Learn 📆 Thursday at 12:30pm - 1:30pm 📍 Strawberry Fields Digital Hub - Chorley Get your free ticket and come along: https://lnkd.in/eZMBQWgr Powered by Innovate Lancashire and Barclays Eagle Labs #Lancashire #TechCommunity #Chorley #Burnley #LancashireBusiness #LancashireEvents

🎉 Wrapping Up an Amazing Year! 🎉 As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect and express my gratitude. To my incredible team: thank you all for your the countless ways we’ve supported each other throughout this year. Every milestone we’ve hit and every challenge we’ve overcome has been a true team effort, and I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve accomplished together. A special thank you to Dan Knowles for your guidance and support. Your insights and leadership have been invaluable, and I’ve learned so much from you this year. I’m truly grateful for your mentorship and for always having my back. Here’s to all the growth, success, and lessons of this year—and to an even brighter year ahead. Let’s keep building, learning, and achieving together. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year! 🎊 🏵️ Cat Mawdsley Helen Crowther Katherine Bell Stuart Lee Amanda Robinson Tasmin Lofthouse Kathleen (Kay) P. #2024wrapup #newyearnewgoals #northernreach

Thank YOU all for a fantastic year! This year, we've had the joy of organising an array of events and workshops for Lancashire digital and tech founders and business leaders including... 🎉 fhunded Live 💡 Investment Readiness Workshop 🤝 How To Get Your First Customers workshop 🤖 Cyber Resilience Workshop with Lancaster University 💥 LOTS of meet-ups and events across Lancashire EVERY month Thank you Barclays Eagle Labs and Innovate Lancashire for powering Lancashire Digital Hub Thanks to our community coordinators for keeping everyone connected 🏵️ Cat Mawdsley, Helen Crowther, Stuart Lee, and Amanda Robinson Thanks to South Ribble Borough Council, Rossendale Borough Council, Chorley Council, Burnley Borough Council for partnering with us And, of course, thank YOU to everyone who supports, attends, and shouts about our events 💛 We're now signing out for the festive period for a well-deserved rest 🎄 We look forward to seeing you all at more events in 2025!

Do you dream of starting your own tech business? If so, clear your diary for 25th January 2025 and watch this space 📅! We're hosting an all-day event for budding or early-stage tech entrepreneurs to learn everything they need to know to make their big ideas a reality. Mark your calendars and keep your eyes peeled! We'll be revealing everything you need to know in the New Year 👀 Tag your friend/colleague/family member that's always talking about their tech ideas! #StartUpSaturday #ChorleyBusiness #LancashireBusiness #LancashireEvents #ChooseChorley Chorley Council Barclays Eagle Labs Innovate Lancashire Northern Reach Chimera Startups Health Steps Strawberry Fields Digital Hub - Chorley Choose Chorley for Business

We've already got an impressive 8 events lined up for January 👀 Covering Burnley, Rossendale, Chorley, Leyland and Kirkham, there's lots of techy meet-ups for you to get stuck into Want to be kept in the know? Sign up for our newsletter ✉️ https://lnkd.in/eFWRuR5A We'll never spam you. Just 2 event round-ups each month. And the occasional bonus update when we've got a *really* good event happening! Simple 👏 #Lancashire #LancashireEvents #LancashireBusiness #TechCommunity

Yesterday's WILD event was all about building inclusive digital communities And the conversation sure was flowing! There were some pivotal conversations about belonging, ownership, and asking questions If there's one thing this panel demonstrated it's that community really is at the heart of Lancashire's tech scene More than that, it showed the importance of building communities that are open and accessible for all 👏

Do you plan to attend more business events and meet-ups in 2025? We run events all around the red rose county (with EVEN more Lancashire locations planned for 2025 👀) Whether it's a tech lunch and learn in Chorley, a Digital Tech Talk in Kirkham, or a Tech Coffee Collab in South Ribble, we've already got lots of events planned for January 2025 Want to hear what events are happening? Join the Lancashire Digital Hub newsletter here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eFWRuR5A

fhunded plays a core role in putting Lancashire on the map as a place to invest The region is overflowing with entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses and it's well-connected to other business hotspots like Manchester and London We're proud to be able to collaborate with fhunded in supporting the growth journey of many Lancashire founders 👏 Congratulations on a great year, Rory Southworth and Team fhunded!

Do you want to know how to build a truly inclusive digital community? If so, join us at the next WILD network event by Digital Heard Hosted by Dr Alice Ashcroft on Wednesday next week, this even will be a valuable panel discussion on "Inclusive Digital Communities" Alice will be joined by digital community builders and leaders who will share their journeys, challenges, and successes... 🔹 Kally Draycott from Society1 🔹 Dan Knowles from Northern Reach (AKA the people behind Lancashire Digital Hub!) 🔹 Rory Southworth from fhunded 🔹 Caitlin Bourne from CODE Lancashire / CODE Cumbria Get your tickets now 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/efNQaz3r 📸 Photo by Dr Alice Ashcroft from the last WILD event featuring Dr Zoe Detko #Lancaster #Lancashire #Inclusivity #DigitalCommunity