The University of Derby has secured European Social Funds to offer subsidised short courses for SME businesses in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Running until the end of 2020 these cover subjects including Strategic Marketing, Leadership, Sustainability and Project Management. In the coming months, courses ran in conjunction with the University's Centre for Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism will include Event Planning and Customer Service Management.

Several courses in February and March are free-of-charge!

For the third year running we're inviting local artisans to apply for a place in our 

We'll be shining a spotlight on some of the most talented tourism businesses in the area at the

A Peak District sheep farmer is making healthy returns, calculated to be 16.6% gross, from a solar PV system that is reducing energy and solid fuel bills, by generating electricity, heating water and powering EV chargers!

Jeremy James is running two lino printmaking courses in 2020, in beautiful Derbyshire, one in May, another in September. You need have no prior experience, just a desire to have a go, two days of designing and printing, all in the setting of a beautiful herb garden. 

At the end of the weekend you will have made a small edition of hand crafted, original prints and importantly, the skills and knowledge to make more at home.

Event to be held at the following time, date and location:

Thursday, 12 March 2020 from 10:00 to 15:00 (GMT)

The Derby Conference Centre
London Road
Derby DE24 8UX
United Kingdom 

For more info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derby-business-show-spring-2020-tickets-75647605023 

Writing for Wellbeing workshop with Leonie Martin, Saturday 7th March 10:30 - 12:30 at Chesterfield Library. Try Writing for Wellbeing at this taster workshop at Chesterfield Library. Using a series of fun and engaging prompts based on the five senses and the theme of Journeys, you’ll be encouraged to unlock your imagination and put pen to paper.  Working within a safe and respectful space, therapeutic writing can open the door to new voices, ideas and points of view that widen and deepen our own perspective, as well as offering a sense of achievement.

Last chance to enter some the Axisweb Artists Awards 

More info here: https://www.axisweb.org/awards/

Sign up your business for a Careers Event in Buxton.  More info: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/UKDCC/2020/02/12/file_attachments/1378233/High%20Peak%20Careers%20Event%20Flyer.png