Inspiring & informative free Business Workshops and Networking Session at Halton and Warrington Business Fair

Halton and Warrington Business Fair includes a programme of thought-provoking and enlightening free seminars and workshops from expert speakers. All sessions are designed to support businesses in the Widnes, Runcorn, Warrington and wider area to develop and grow.

Andy Guile and Jan Kearney will also be hosting a free Networking Session at 1pm, offering a great opportunity to pitch your products and services and make connections with members of the local business community.

2025 Workshops and Networking

10.45-11.10am: Do You Want Your Organisation to be An Even Better Place to Work?

Roger McCartney, MD, Performance Inspired Ltd

Roger-McCartney-Speaker

Do you want your organisation to move from being in a reactive, problem-solving mindset, to a proactive culture of continuous improvement, where engaged people drive performance.

Engagement, wellbeing and motivation, are the consequences of your people’s needs being met. Low morale, disengagement and poor performance are the consequences of their needs not being met.

This session provides insights into a simple, time-efficient and sustainable rhythm, for growing leadership and creating a culture of openness, trust and collaboration at every level – resulting in a better engaged and more productive workforce.

Key Benefits

– Boost employee engagement & retention
– Reduce absenteeism and conflict
– Improve performance and profitability
– Scale nationally and globally with ease

As the Managing Director of Performance Inspired, Roger develops and supports future leaders and managers through professional and career development.


11.15-11.45am: How To Turn Your Social Media Content Into Clients

Steve Devaney, Founder, H.D Creative Ltd / The Content Room

Steve-Devaney-Speaker

In this practical session, content creation expert Steve Devaney will show you how to turn your social media into high paying clients, and will cover:

–  Personal branding

–  Audience growth

–  Generating leads and sales from your social media

And more…

Steve is the founder of H D Creative Ltd, helping B2B businesses craft compelling video content and paid social media ads that generate leads and sales whilst saving them time AND increasing their visibility and impact on Social Media.


12.30-12.55pm: Time Management: How to turn your day from busy to productive, overnight

Andy Guile, Business Coach & Trainer, Ask Andy Guile

Andy-Guile-Speaker

A look at how you can master time management and concentrate on the things that really matter.

Andy Guile aka the Business Duck Herder is the go to International business coach and trainer for small business.

Read more about Andy


1.00-1.30pm: #HaltonHour Live – Free Networking Session

Hosted by Andy Guile (Ask Andy Guile) & Jan Kearney (#HaltonHour)

HaltonHour-logo-mersey-gateway-bridge

Come along and join Andy & Jan for this free networking session.

A great opportunity to pitch your business, put faces to #HaltonHour names, make lots of new contacts, and perhaps catch up with some familiar faces too!


1.35pm-2.00pm: SME’s don’t struggle with tech – tech is struggling with them!

Annie Mbako, Senior Change & Transition Consultant, Beetroot Consulting

Annie-Mbako-Speaker

Earlier this year, Beetroot Consulting in partnership with Liverpool BA commissioned The Listening: SMEs, a community-powered research project exploring the lived experiences of SMEs around technology and change.

Join Annie for this informal session in which she will talk through some of the key findings from the research, looking at what the main issues for SMEs are, and presenting some helpful tips and guides to help address them.

Annie is Senior Change & Transition Consultant at Beetroot Consulting, helping to empower SMEs and Mission-Driven Organisations to thrive in a Changing World.

Read more about Annie


2.05pm-2.30pm: How To Grow Your Current Business with UW

Sauren Ghosh, Utility Warehouse (UW) Partner, Trainer and Coach

Sauren-Ghosh-Speaker

During these challenging economic times there has never been a better time to explore other options.

So, how would running UW alongside what you do now benefit you?

– Transferable Skills
– More Sales Success
– Be Part of a Positive Community
– Personal and Professional Development

So, what else could you achieve?

– More Money! £££
– More Free Time!
– Increased Pension!

There is no doubt that being a Multiple Income Individual is the way forward!

Curious about how you can get paid month after month after month, for doing something once?

Come along and find out more!

Sauren has been a UW Partner, Trainer and Coach since 2007.


Book your complimentary places at the Halton & Warrington Business Fair Workshops

Attending the event and as many of the workshops as you wish to is completely free of charge.

Please use the form below to register as an event visitor and book your workshop places. You will be able to indicate which sessions you wish to attend as you go through the booking process.