Making Connections

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.

The first Making Connections events will take place on:
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• Thu 25th April 2019– Intellectual Property
  Speaker: Shireen Smith founder of law firm Azrights ​​​- an award winning, niche Intellectual Property (IP) law firm
• Venue: This Time Next Year, Leyton - great co-working space in Leyton​​, E10
• Beers thanks to Wild Card Brewery! 

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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. 

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​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: 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.