Business events
22/04/2026
Founder's Visibility Lab | The Personal Brand Refresh
Patch Twickenham is proud to launch the Founder's Visibility Lab - a new series designed to help local founders show up with clarity, confidence, and compelling visuals.
Our first session, The Personal Brand Refresh, is a hands-on morning where you'll dig into what makes your business special, walk away with fresh brand photography, and leave with actual posts ready to share. No fluff, just focused work on the parts of your business that often get pushed aside.
27/04/2026
Money Management for Business Owners
Running your own business is exciting but managing the money side can often feel overwhelming. From irregular income to tax planning, many entrepreneurs struggle to confidently stay on top of their finances. This practical workshop will equip you with the clarity, systems, and mindset you need to manage money with confidence and set your business up for lasting success.
28/04/2026
How to master the art of grant fundraising
As the famous adage goes, ‘If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail’. Having a fundraising strategy and plan is crucial for successfully winning grants. A fundraising strategy will help you optimise resources, target the right funders, bring on board supporters and put forward a clear case for funding.
Join business advisor and fundraising trainer Yemisi Mokuolu, Founder & CEO of Hatch Ideas, who will share information and tools to help you develop comprehensive grant fundraising strategies and plans. You will walk away from this session with a much better understanding of:
30/04/2026
Start using social media for my small business
Everyone seems to talk about social media these days, but how can Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and blogging actually help your business?
The potential to reach new customers through social media has never been greater and is constantly growing.
With £5.67 billion attributed to online purchases annually and website visitors being ten times more likely to make a purchase if they are directed from social media, you could be missing out on valuable promotion and sales.
30/04/2026
How to build a winning website
In today's digital world, your website is the face of your business. For start-ups and small enterprises, a compelling online presence is essential for success. Join industry expert Helen Ambler, Customer Manager at ChampagneWebs Ltd, to master WordPress fundamentals, design dynamics, SEO optimisation and more. Through hands-on learning, attendees will gain actionable insights to enhance their online presence and achieve business goals.
05/05/2026
How to raise capital for business growth
Funding is essential for start-ups and small businesses aiming to expand or grow their initiatives. Dive into tailored strategies designed to drive sustained growth and navigate funding challenges effectively. By participating, entrepreneurs will gain invaluable insights to propel their ventures forward and achieve long-term success.
In this workshop led by Paul Grant, Founder of The Funding Game, you will explore key topics such as risk management, short-term funding options, financial target setting and crowdfunding evaluation, and develop a compelling ‘investor pitch deck’. Gain actionable strategies and expert guidance to draft a personalised roadmap for acquiring capital that fuels your venture's growth.
07/05/2026
How to develop a PR strategy for growth
Are you ready to propel your business to new heights? Dive deep into the nuances of Public Relations (PR) with strategic insights from industry experts who aim to help empower entrepreneurs and business leaders with essential PR skills to drive unparalleled growth.
In this workshop, led by Nicola Millington, CO of FP Comms & Founder of an award-winning boutique PR agency, you will cover the foundational and advanced PR tactics. Learn unique strategies to enhance brand visibility, drive growth, and connect with like-minded professionals and PR experts to build a network that supports your business growth.
12/05/2026
How to master social media for your business
Social media is an essential part of today’s business landscape. With a successful social media presence, you can increase your brand’s visibility and reach a whole new audience of potential customers.
This interactive session led by Vee Roberts, founder of Insight2Marketing, will explore the many ways you can use social media to boost and grow your business. You will learn how to develop, build and extend your brand’s social media presence to reach your target audience and grow your client base.
14/05/2026
Investor-ready: How to deliver a pitch investors can’t ignore
Learn what angels and VCs really look for, how early-stage and growth-stage pitches differ and which metrics matter most.
The workshop covers storytelling techniques, building a compelling pitch deck, communicating traction, team and market and showing your route to ROI.
Walk away with a clear framework, practical tips and the confidence to present your start-up persuasively. Includes a live Q&A to get your questions answered.
18/05/2026
How to create captivating videos for lead-generation
Video content is the most impactful form of marketing tool today, and you can harness its power with a device you already own – your smartphone. This workshop is a must for small businesses looking to boost their online presence and generate leads through engaging video content.
Led by Rebecca Thomson, Director of Local Marketing Made Easy, you’ll learn how to produce high-quality videos that captivate your audience using just your smartphone. This workshop covers everything from Instagram Reels and TikTok to leveraging affordable editing apps and strategic planning for lead generation. Gain hands-on experience and expert advice to take your video marketing to the next level.
19/05/2026
How to build a brand story for your business
Crafting a compelling brand narrative is key to capturing your audience's attention. This workshop, led by Michael Murdoch, Founder of Story Cube, provides the insights needed to enhance your brand’s visibility and customer engagement. You'll learn how to communicate effectively and attract the right audience, ultimately driving business growth.
Join us to discover how to craft a powerful brand story and master the art of storytelling. This interactive session will cover brand strategy, sales techniques, and the six key questions that define your brand. Gain practical tips to improve your communications, attract customers, and pitch confidently to investors.
22/05/2026
Women Founding Differently | Informal Female Founder Meet-Up
Patch Twickenham is proud to host Women Founding Differently, a free, informal meet-up for women who are building, exploring, or returning to ideas of entrepreneurship - in ways that fit real life. This monthly gathering is part of our “Second Last Friday” community series, designed to help local founders connect, share openly, and build momentum together.
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.
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.
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.
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.