Sep 13

Written by: Creative Northants
13 September 2011 

Finding and Winning Business through CompeteFor
A series of FREE events throughout the East Midlands to help you and your business

Next July, the UK will host the world's biggest sporting event, London 2012. This will bring enormous business opportunities both before, during and after the big event.
Hundreds of small and medium sized businesses across the East Midlands have already been successful in winning contracts to supply London 2012. As we count down to the Games, there are still numerous opportunities to supply a huge range of goods and services, including food and drink, security, transport, IT, training, medical and sporting goods, lighting, landscaping, support services, and much, much more.
If you want to find out how to win business from London 2012, then come along to one of our ten FREE Compete to Win events.
These will help you find out about available opportunities and will also provide you with top tips to help you perfect your bid.  Structured in two parts, you will have the option to attend the Compete to Win events in the morning, the afternoon or all day depending on the support you need.
Morning Session - Accessing Live Contract Opportunities
(9.00am-12.30pm)

With over £250 million pounds of contracts still to be awarded, CompeteFor is the place for you to access and bid for lucrative contract opportunities for London 2012 and a range of other high profile opportunities.
In this morning session, you will have personal access to a laptop to enable you to register and publish your business profile on the official London 2012 procurement portal - CompeteFor. Our experienced CompeteFor team will guide you through the process along the way offering practical tips to create and publish an eye catching profile.
Afternoon Session - Secret Ingredients to Perfect your Bid
(1.30-4.30pm)

This interactive  afternoon session will take a look at the key ingredients you need to increase your competitiveness when bidding for new business.
Our procurement experts, Larch Consulting, will share their extensive expertise, explaining how to write tenders and how to promote your key selling points and demonstrate value for money.
Cost

The events are free of charge and includes refreshments and lunch.
 
Events in September
20th September - Nottingham Belfry Hotel, Nottinghamshire
22nd September- Chesterfield Casa Hotel, Derbyshire
28th September - Lincoln Washingborough Hall, Lincolnshire
30th September- Best Western West Retford Hotel, Nottinghamshire

Events in October
5th October - Highgate House, Northamptonshire
10th October- Holywell Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire
13th October - Belton Woods, Grantham, Lincolnshire
14th October - Mickleover Court Hotel, Derbyshire
17th October - National Space Centre, Leicestershire
20th October - Rockingham Forest, Corby, Northamptonshire

For more details and booking visit http://emb.sym-online.com/competefor/default.htm