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SUMMARY:AI Automation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:How AI Can Save Your Business 10+ Hours a Week \n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Overview \nA hands-on\, practical workshop designed for early-stage and small business owners who want to understand how AI can automate repetitive tasks\, save time\, and grow their business – without needing any technical background. This is not a lecture about what AI is. Through live demos and real-world case studies\, participants will see exactly how AI automation works in practice – and leave with a clear action plan for their own business. \nDate Friday 8 May 2026\nLocation Vulcan Works\, Northampton\nDuration 1-hour group session (presentation + live demos) + 30-minute individual consultation slots\nAudience Vulcan Creatives cohort — early-stage business owners.\nRequirements Just turn up — no laptop or setup needed\nFacilitator Olushola Oladipupo — Founder\, WorkCrew Ltd; Solutions Architect\, AWS \nWhat’s Covered: Group Session (60 minutes) \n• AI Tools That Actually Matter — A no-jargon tour of the tools that save real businesses real time: ChatGPT\, Claude\, Google Gemini\, and automation platforms. What each one does best\, and which one fits your business. \n• Live Demo: AI in Action — Watch a real AI system take a customer order via WhatsApp\, write it to a spreadsheet\, calculate the total\, and notify the business owner — all automatically. Built by WorkCrew for a real UK food business. \n• Live Demo: From Idea to Automation in Minutes — See how a simple business task (email replies\, social media posts\, lead follow-ups) gets automated live on screen — start to finish\, no coding. \n• The 10-Hour Framework — A simple method to audit your week\, identify the tasks AI can handle\, and prioritise which to automate first. Most business owners find 10+ hours of automatable work they didn’t realise they had. \nIndividual Consultations (30 minutes each) After the group session\, each participant gets a private 30-minute slot with Shola to discuss their specific business challenges and get a personalised AI action plan. This is where the real value lands — tailored advice for your exact situation. \nWhat Participants Walk Away With \n• A clear understanding of which AI tools actually matter for their business (and which are hype)\n• A personalised AI action plan from the 1:1 consultation\n• The 10-Hour Framework worksheet — a reusable template for identifying automatable tasks\n• A curated resource list of free and low-cost AI tools relevant to small businesses\n• Clarity on which AI tools are worth paying for and which are free\n• Confidence to experiment with AI independently after the session \nIdeal For\n• Business owners who have heard about AI but don’t know where to start\n• Founders spending hours on repetitive tasks (emails\, social media\, admin\, customer queries)\n• Anyone who has used ChatGPT for blog writing but wants to go further\n• Businesses that want to look and operate like a much bigger company — using AI as the multiplier
URL:https://vulcanworks.co.uk/event/how-ai-can-save-your-business-10-hours-a-week/
LOCATION:Vulcan Works\, 34-38 Guildhall Road\, Northampton\, Northampton\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Intellectual property litigation for start-ups WEBINAR
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the steps you can take if you find your intellectual property has been infringed. \n\n\n\n\nIP litigation can be a daunting thought but this session will provide an introduction to the steps a business can take if they find their intellectual property has been infringed. \nHosted by Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire and delivered by Franks & Co European Patent & Trademark Attorneys. \nThis webinar is for people living in the UK only. \nPrior to the webinar you will receive an email with webinar link and details. Please add bipc@westnorthants.gov.uk to your contact’s list to avoid our email going into your junk mail. \nFollowing the event Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire will send a feedback form which we would be grateful if you could complete to allow us to monitor the success of our events. This is facilitated by our third party processor Reason Digital Limited.
URL:https://vulcanworks.co.uk/event/intellectual-property-litigation-for-start-ups-webinar/
LOCATION:Northampton
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SUMMARY:Cashflow Control: Strengthening Your Business for Sustainable Growth
DESCRIPTION:Join Barclays Eagle Labs and Michael Price Associates for a practical\, insight-led session designed for scaling and established businesses. \n\n\n\n\nCashflow is one of the most powerful\, and often misunderstood\, levers in a growing business. While many established businesses are generating revenue and even profit\, cash can still feel tight. Growth\, rising costs\, and slower payment cycles are putting increasing pressure on working capital – and without clear visibility and control\, even strong businesses can find themselves constrained. Through a real-life case study\, we’ll explore how cashflow challenges develop\, where control is often lost\, and what business owners can do to strengthen their financial position. \nSession Schedule: \n\n10:30-11:00 – Arrival\, coffee & networking\n11:00 – 11:45 – Cashflow Workshop (MPA)\n11:45-12:30 – Lunch (Provided by event organisers)\n\nWhat we’ll cover: \n\nUnderstanding cashflow in a scaling business\nWhy growth increases pressure on cash — and how to stay in control.\nA real business scenario\nStep through a case study to see how cashflow challenges build over time and how they can be identified earlier.\nRevenue\, profit and cash — the critical differences\nMake better decisions by understanding what your numbers are really telling you.\nWhere cash gets tied up\nFrom invoicing and payment terms to stock\, staffing and overheads.\nStrengthening your financial position\nPractical ways to improve working capital and create more stability.\nBuilding confidence in your numbers\nHow to use cashflow insight to support better planning and decision-making.\n\nWhy attend: \n\nGain greater control and visibility over your cashflow.\nUnderstand how to support sustainable\, confident growth.\nLearn from real-world scenarios\, not just theory.\nWalk away with practical actions you can apply immediately.\nConnect with other local business owners.\n\nBonus: \nAll attendees will have the opportunity to book a free 30-minute 1-2-1 session with an MPA expert to discuss their business and next steps. \nMeet the speaker: \nSamantha Wildman (Director – MPA) Samantha is a highly experienced business adviser and Group Client Director at MPA\, where she also sits on the Board. She works closely with established and scaling businesses to help them strengthen financial control\, improve visibility\, and support sustainable growth. With over a decade of experience advising senior leaders across a range of sectors\, Samantha brings a practical\, commercially focused perspective to the challenges business owners face\, particularly around cashflow\, funding\, and managing growth without unnecessary risk. Known for her clear\, results-driven approach\, Samantha helps business owners move beyond reactive decision-making\, giving them the confidence and control needed to plan ahead and scale effectively.
URL:https://vulcanworks.co.uk/event/cashflow-control-strengthening-your-business-for-sustainable-growth-tickets/
LOCATION:Vulcan Works\, 34-38 Guildhall Road\, Northampton\, Northampton\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:#12: "Resilient Payment Systems: How bank transfers actually work (most of the time)" by Jacek Miloszewski and "There's No Such Thing As Plain Text" by Dylan Beattie
DESCRIPTION:Schedule #\n\n\n18:00 – 18:30\nMeet and Greet\n\n\n18:30 – 19:00\n“Resilient Payment Systems: How bank transfers actually work (most of the time)” by Jacek Miloszewski \nEver wondered what happens behind the scenes when you send money? In this talk\, I’ll take you under the hood of how Form3 helps banks handle inter-bank transfers at scale. We’ll dive into the high-stakes world of security\, compliance\, and volume\, and how we’ve built the architecture (and the teams) to handle it all. I’ll cover the practical side of running a mission-critical system\, including: scaling teams\, regulatory hurdles and hardened security. \n\n\n\n19:00 – 19:15\nBreak\n\n\n19:15 – 19:45\n“There’s No Such Thing As Plain Text” by Dylan Beattie \nWhen we say something is a plain text file\, we’re relying on a huge number of assumptions – about operating systems\, editors\, file formats\, language\, culture\, history… and\, most of the time\, that’s OK. But when it goes wrong\, good old plain text can lead to some of the weirdest bugs you’ve ever seen. Join Dylan Beattie for a fascinating look into the hidden world of text files – from the history of mechanical teletypes\, to how emoji skin tones actually work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility #\nOur venue is wheelchair accessible\, and we provide on-site assistance for anyone requiring additional support during the meetup. While we currently do not offer live captioning for talks\, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome all participants. Please contact the organisers with any specific accessibility requirements. \n\n\nFood and drinks #\nLearning new things and socialising with others is a lot easier when you are properly energised. Pizza\, some sweets and beverages are on us. There is something for everyone: pepperoni pizza\, vegan ones\, fizzy drinks\, water and a selection of beers. You are welcome!
URL:https://vulcanworks.co.uk/event/nndev-12/
LOCATION:Vulcan Works\, 34-38 Guildhall Road\, Northampton\, Northampton\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
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