The Waltham Forest Business Network is partnered with
Creative United to organise Making Connections events as
part of the Forge creative business support programme. 

​Each Making Connections event is at a local Waltham Forest venue, and provides an opportunity for the community of creative and cultural people and businesses in and around Blackhorse Lane to meet and form new connections with people from a range of industries across the borough and beyond. 

These events also offer the opportunity for other local community groups to meet the Forge businesses, find things in common, and create new connections.  Our fourth Making Connections event will take place on: ​

The Waltham Forest Business Network is partnered with
Creative United to organise Making Connections events as
part of the Forge creative business support programme. 

​Each Making Connections event is at a local Waltham Forest venue, and provides an opportunity for the community of creative and cultural people and businesses in and around Blackhorse Lane to meet and form new connections with people from a range of industries across the borough and beyond. 

These events also offer the opportunity for other local community groups to meet the Forge businesses, find things in common, and create new connections.  Our third Making Connections events will take place on: 

An evening packed with information from Patricia Van Den Akker of The Design Trust and networking with a true variety of creative businesses - and those in other sectors - from around the borough and beyond!  Thanks to everyone who attended the Forge Making Connections evening and made this a fun and relaxed few hours!  Our next event on 26th September will feature Sarah Hardy of Edible Museum who will be talking about her successful crowdfunding experience - join our mailing list to receive your invitation.  Find out more about the Forge business support programme here.                        
                                                                                                                                                                 Images Credit: Penny Dampier

 
​The Waltham Forest Business Network is partnered with Creative United to organise 8 Making Connections events as part of the Forge creative business support programme. 
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Each event will be at a local Waltham Forest venue, and provide an opportunity for the community of creative and cultural people and businesses in and around Blackhorse Lane to meet and form new connections with people from a range of industries across the borough and beyond.

These events will also offer the opportunity for other local community groups to meet the Forge businesses, find things in common, and create new connections.

If you are interested in attending this event,   you can complete an application for the programme here ​or via the WFBN mailing list sign up here.  ​

​Additional Making Connections events will take place on the following dates:
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• Thu 26 Sept 2019 – Crowdfunding
• Speaker  – Successful crowdfunder Sarah Hardy of The Edible Museum and Channel 4's Extreme Chocolate Makers
• Thu 21 Nov 2019 – Accessing Large Retailers
  Speaker: Sara Gatoff of Buying Vision 

Interested Creative United's Forge Programme?  Complete an application form here. 
The Forge business support programme is funded by Waltham Forest Council, supported by 
the Mayor of London, and delivered by Creative United in partnership with 
Slingshot Simple Venture Design and local partners.

Thanks to everyone that attended the Forge Making Connections event last week (25.4.19) at This Time Next Year in Leyton.  Our speaker Shireen Smith of Azrights left everyone better informed and new links and connections were made!   Our next Making Connections event will be on 13th June - join our mailing list to receive your invitation.     Image credit:  Penny Dampier

​Additional Making Connections events will take place on the following dates:
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• Thu 13 June 2019 – Developing Creative Practice
  Speaker: Patricia van den Akker of The Design Trust 
• Thu 26 Sept 2019 – Crowdfunding
  Speaker 1 to be confirmed, Speaker 2 – Sarah Hardy (successful crowdfunder, The Edible Museum) 
• Thu 21 Nov 2019 – Accessing Large Retailers
  Speaker: Paul Durrant of PDT Sales Consultancy

             Interested Creative United's Forge Programme?  Complete an application form here.