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The support events we offer range from Workshops to Networking Events, Meet the Experts and much more!! We regularly host these events, covering a wide range of topics to provide you with everything you need to know to build and sustain a thriving business.

Thu, 9th October 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Business Development 121’s with Kieran Hooper-Warren

This week, Kieran Hooper-Warren Founder of Wahoo Services, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ B2B Sales & Marketing
✨ Exploring strategies for attracting, gaining, and retaining your ideal customers
✨ Practical ways to leverage automation tools to streamline workflows to save time
✨ Key considerations for growing your business sustainably without overextending resources
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Thu, 16th October 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Audience Reach 121’s with Ben Glover

Ben Glover, Community Entrepreneurship Coordinator at Welsh ICE will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ How to develop new/existing audiences
✨ Help defining ideal customers
✨ Practical knowledge audience messaging
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Thu, 16th October 2025 | 13:00 – 15:00 @ Rodney Parade

Newport Networking

Join us for Teas, Coffees, and Networking with the community!!☕

🤝Networking: Connect with a diverse community of professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Build relationships, exchange ideas, and pave the way for future collaborations.
🧊ICE Breakers: Get involved with an interactive ICE Breaker activity that gets you collaborating with your fellow networkers.
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Thu, 23rd October 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Contracts, IP & Data Protection 121’s with Dan Dowen

Dan Dowen, Partner and Commercial Contracts Solicitor at Berry Smith LLP, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨Commercial contracts (i.e. terms and conditions, supply agreements, procurement, distribution, agency, R&D)
✨Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
✨Data Protection & GDPR Compliance
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Thu, 23rd October 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Public Relations 121’s with Simon Collins

This week, Simon Collins, Director at Paperclip Public & Media Relations, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Effectively Communicating your Story
✨ Identifying your Target Audience
✨ Getting your News into the Public Domain
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Thu, 30th October 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Photography & Videography 121’s with GSD Media

This week, Jon Plimmer, Founder of GSD Media, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Personal & Product Photography
✨ Videography & Live Streaming your Events
✨ Event Scale Audio-Visual Setups
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Thu, Oct 30, 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Web/App Development 121’s with Rob Kinsella

This week, Rob Kinsella Founder of Arkay Digital will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Web Development
✨ Ecommerce Websites
✨ App Development
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Thu, Oct 30, 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Photography & Videography 121’s with GSD Media

This week, Jon Plimmer, Founder of GSD Media, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Personal & Product Photography
✨ Videography & Live Streaming your Events
✨ Event Scale Audio-Visual Setups
Reserve a Space!
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3PM @ Newport Market

Sales Funnels with Kelly Watts

What to Expect: In this interactive, beginner-friendly session, Kelly Watts from The Profitable Presence will guide you through:

🔎 What a sales funnel really is – and why you don’t need to overcomplicate it
📊 The 3 key stages of a funnel (Attract, Nurture, Convert) explained simply
🎯 Lead generation strategies that actually bring the right clients to you
🤳 Content & nurture tips that build trust (without you being online 24/7)
✨ Easy sales steps that feel natural, not pushy
📝 A clear action plan you can start implementing as soon as you leave
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Thu, Nov 6, 2025 | 10:00-12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Finance 121’s with Alexis Charkiw

This week, Alexis Chariw, Managing Director of Right Click Accounting will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Bookkeeping basics
✨ Legal stuff
✨ Xero and other software
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Thu, Nov 13, 2025 | 10:00-12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Squarespace Website 121’s with Emily Lewis

This week, Emily Lewis, Founder of TwoFold, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨Getting Customers For Your Website
✨Migrating my website to Squarespace
✨SEO or other opportunities to help improve my website
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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 | 10:00-12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Investment Support 121’s with Donna Strohmeyer

This week, Donna Strohmeyer, Micro Loan Investment Executive at Development Bank of Wales, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ What funding is available via Development Bank of Wales
✨ What the funds can be used for
✨ The process on how to apply for funding
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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 | 1:00-3:00

Newport Networking

The Session:
🤝Networking: Connect with a diverse community of professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Build relationships, exchange ideas, and pave the way for future collaborations.
🧊ICE Breakers: Get involved with an interactive ICE Breaker activity that gets you collaborating with your fellow networkers.

What to Expect: ✨ Exploring collaborations and making local connections
✨ Meeting up with other like-minded individuals
✨ Ice breakers to start
✨ News on upcoming courses, networking sessions and events
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Thu, Nov 27, 2025 | 10:00-12:00 @ Newport Market

Meet the Experts: Intellectual Property 121’s with Emma Richards

Emma Richards, Regional Policy Advisor at The Intellectual Property Office, will be available to answer your questions on:

✨ Identifying the creative assets of your business.
✨ How to protect your business assets with Copyright, Trade Marks and Designs.

✨ How to prevent others from copying the creative elements of your business.

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