Business events
27/05/2026
Claude for Founders: Build Your AI Stack in One Evening
The format is simple. Three or four founders kick us off with quick "here's how I'm actually using Claude" lightning shares — five minutes each, no slides, real screens. Then we open the room: bring a workflow you're proud of, swap prompts and project files with the founder next to you, and leave with someone else's playbook running on your laptop.
03/06/2026
The New Voice Of Business: Live Workshop
Cover landscape, readiness, use cases and live build from the Amazon #1 bestseller.
In four focused hours, we move through the entire book as active application to your business. You arrive with questions. You leave with answers, a strategy, and a working voice AI agent.
Your ticket includes your first month of voice AI software, meaning the workshop itself is practically free. You leave with a live system, a complete strategic education and the confidence to grow it.
This workshop has limited places (24).
04/06/2026
How to start a charity
Do you want to have a positive impact and change lives? Starting a charity could be for you. This practical workshop is designed for community leaders, aspiring social entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to make a difference through their work. Whether you have an idea for a cause already or are just interested in exploring social impact, this session is for you.
04/06/2026
How to Understand Your Lease and Business Rates Bill
Navigating commercial leases and business rates can be tricky even for experienced business owners. Our expert-led webinar is designed to give you practical, actionable advice to protect your business and your budget.
Taking on a commercial property for your business is a big step, and there is more to consider than just location and price. Whether you already have a commercial premises or are looking to take one on, this session will cover key lease considerations, Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations, and essential business rates information that you need to be aware of.
09/06/2026
Industry Showcase - Creative Industries & Innovation: From Ideas to Impact
Kingston School of Art (KSA) is delighted to invite industry partners, businesses, and public-sector organisations to our Industry Showcase 2026 — a dynamic, cross-disciplinary event connecting creative expertise with real-world challenges and opportunities.
This event is designed to foster practical, outcome-focused connections between industry and academia, providing opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and share expertise.
09/06/2026
Creative Industries & Innovation: From Ideas to Impact
Kingston School of Art (KSA) is delighted to invite industry partners, businesses and public-sector organisations to our Industry Showcase 2026 – a dynamic, cross-disciplinary event connecting creative expertise with real-world challenges and opportunities.
Whether you are an SME, corporate organisation, or public-sector partner, this is a unique opportunity to connect with Kingston School of Art as a partner for creative innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact. Discover how we can work together to develop solutions and explore new opportunities.
10/06/2026
Books Mean Business
Why write a book? If you’re a business owner, writing a book can help you with: getting your brand better known, engaging with your customers to turn them into your fans and having something to share on social and traditional media. As a consultant or professional mentor, having a book to your name will help you be seen as an expert and make more clients want to work with you.
In this workshop we’ll go through more detail about why writing a book makes good business sense, cover the main elements to include in a successful book and get you started on your own book. You’ll take away an action plan, lots of useful ideas and contacts to help your book be a success, from formatting eBooks, paperbacks and audiobooks, through to using your book as a promotional tool for your business.
11/06/2026
Building a strong team to unlock early-stage investment
Building a strong team is a critical part of unlocking early stage investment. Discover strategies to find the right co-founder, build a resilient team, and cultivate a culture that strengthens your startup’s values and mission on your path to pre-seed and seed investment.
11/06/2026
How to start a Community Interest Company
If you want to create social impact while running a sustainable business, a Community Interest Company (CIC) could be the right structure for you. Designed for aspiring social entrepreneurs, community leaders and purpose driven founders, this workshop will give you clear, jargon-free guidance on how to set up a CIC.
15/06/2026
Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Against the Odds
Join our Inspiring Entrepreneurs special this June as we celebrate National Women’s Enterprise Week, spotlighting remarkable women who have built thriving businesses through resilience and determination.
Our speakers will be announced soon, so keep your eyes peeled for our incredible line-up!
19/06/2026
How to make your startup more attractive to buyers
Learn how to get exit-ready, clean up your cap table, present confident terms with Heads of Terms and simplify due diligence for buyers.
The workshops also covers listing your business, finding serious buyers, closing deals efficiently with legal documents and avoiding common pitfalls.
Walk away with actionable strategies to make your startup more acquirable and close your exit faster, plus a live Q&A for tailored advice.
24/06/2026
The Power of YOU (Standing out in an AI World)
Patch Twickenham is proud to host the next Founders Visibility Lab, featuring Emma Peries (Digital Mother). This session is designed to help you move past the overwhelm of "chasing trends" and focus on what actually works: building a personal brand that AI cannot replicate. You'll spend the morning refining your message, getting fresh professional headshots, and creating real content ready for your channels.
25/06/2026
Scaling with Google Cloud series: serverless AI – using Gemini with Cloud Run
In the fourth of our Scaling with Google Cloud series, we’ll be joined by Felipe Catalano, Cloud Customer Engineer at Google, to show you how to combine your Gemini-powered logic into containers and deploy and scale them using Cloud Run. It’s the fastest way to get your AI features into the hands of users with minimal overheads.
This will be followed by a Q&A.
We won’t be recording this webinar, so the only opportunity to watch it will be live. Please register so you don’t miss out.
15/07/2026
Scaling with Google Cloud series: deploying AI agents
The fifth session in our Scaling with Google Cloud series focuses on the operations of AI. We’ll be joined by Fabian Desnoes, Startup Architect at Google Cloud, to discuss strategies for deploying your AI agents.
This will be followed by a Q&A.
We won’t be recording this webinar, so the only opportunity to watch it will be live. Please register so you don’t miss out.
22/07/2026
Scale your start-up like a pro: Tips, tricks and tactics
Learn how to structure your company for growth, protect your IP and team, raise funds strategically and keep investors onside.
The workshop covers the essential contracts and documents every scaling business needs, common founder mistakes that slow growth and insider tactics for future exits or acquisitions.
Includes a live Q&A where you can get tailored advice.
11/08/2026
Public Sector Procurement for Beginners
Do you want to learn more about how you can bid for public sector contracts ? – this is the workshop for you.
We focus on the process and cut through the jargon to give you an overview of the process and clarify any issues you may have about how to apply and bid for local authority, regional and national government contracts and other public bodies, such as the NHS, Transport for London and others.
17/09/2026
Break free from burnout: A survival guide for startup founders
Learn why burnout happens, recognise early warning signs and discover strategies to reduce stress while scaling your business.
The workshop covers legal and structural foundations to ease pressure, practical tools to stay focused and energised, and tactics to maintain resilience.
Includes a live Q&A for tailored advice so you can protect your wellbeing, lead effectively and grow your startup sustainably without sacrificing your health.
22/10/2026
Side hustle success: Juggling your startup and full-time job
Learn how to structure your startup for efficiency, protect yourself legally and apply productivity hacks that work with limited time. Join Michael Buckworth, founder of Buckworths, who will also share tips on attracting investors and scaling strategically.
Includes a live Q&A, giving founders actionable guidance to balance work, life and startup growth while progressing meaningfully toward their entrepreneurial goals.