Stepclever is hosting a new event especially designed to help small companies make a successful pitch and win new businesses.

This is an ideal course for anyone who has to sell their company’s products or services in all business sectors. Business 2 Consumer is covered on the course but the key emphasis is Business 2 Business.

This course will help to refresh sales and principals and relate them into 2009 selling. It aims to help participants to introduce themselves as a manager or a seller and provide some techniques that will provide a new perspective on the customer. These techniques can be transferred to other members of staff and give a stronger sales and customer focus.

This seminar will allow up to four personal one on one confidential 15 minute appointments after the main workshop.

Some participants will be videoed to help improve their presentation techniques but this is not mandatory and will be used to develop and establish some of the course content.

This workshop is part of a series of free workshops to improve small companies chances of winning contracts in both the public and private sectors.

It takes place on 10th March at No 1 Old Hall Street, Liverpool.

Registration is at 9.15am. The course finishes at 12 noon.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Places are expected to be in demand, so book early, contact June Davies on 0151 224 1891 or email her here.

Stepclever is free for everyone that lives, or runs a business in the wards of Anfield, Everton, County, Kirkdale, Linacre and Derby.

Wednesday 25th February 2009 - 8.30 to 11.00am

“We’re running a seminar on pensions and employment law”, says the boss, “Write something up and make it sound exciting,” she says…

So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, let me introduce the death-defying, wing-walking, lion-taming event that is…

‘Employment Law, Employee Benefits & Pension Schemes (Including Impact Of Personal Accounts)

Cost - FREE

Registration 8.30am

Coffee and breakfast

9.00am Speaker 1 -  Martin Hinchliffe from Qdos

Employment Law Update & Top Tips On Weathering The Recession

A robust and practical approach to Employment Law, reviewing some of the more significant changes of 2009. This session will also include some top Employment Law tips to help your business survive the recession.

9.30 Questions

9.45am Break Coffee

10.00am Speaker 2 -  Steve Herbert, Head of Benefits Strategy, Origen

Benefits And Your Business

Steve will guide delegates through the recent changes to maternity rules (& the resultant impact on company supported benefits), and also take a detailed look at the significant impact of Personal Accounts legislation on business in the UK.

10.30am Questions

11.00am finish

So, whilst pensions and benefits may not exactly be the first 20 minutes of Empire Strikes Back, they can certainly help you, your business and your staff see through these testing times. Can you afford not to come?

Email our events team to book your free place.  Please include your company name and address, plus the names of attending delegates, in your email.

Don’t just book a hotel room - book a Suite!

Surprise your special someone with a Suite at Staybridge Suites Liverpool and really win their heart this Valentines Weekend.

Recently voted again as “No1 Hotel in Liverpool” by Trip Advisor, our contemporary-style suites offer more space and comfort than a traditional hotel room and offer you all the ingredients for a perfect Valentines celebration:

• Enjoy the peace and quiet of our Albert Dock location
• Cook a romantic meal in your private kitchen or…
• Have dinner at one of the great restaurants at the Albert Dock
• Enjoy a chilled botle of wine from your fridge
• Cuddle up on the sofa for a romantic movie on the flat-screen TV
• Enjoy a great night’s sleep in your king-size bed
• Cook your own “breakfast-in-bed” or …
• Come to the Hub Kitchen for our buffet breakfast and then…
• Go for a romantic work-out in our exercise room

Okay, so the exercise option may not be the most romantic suggestion we’ve made, but feel free to use it to burn off the complimentary box of chocolates you’ll find in your suite.

Enjoy all this for just £89 per suite per night, including a chilled bottle of wine and a box of Thorntons chocolates.

And, for just £30 more, why not upgrade to a one-bedroom suite?

Our rates exclude VAT but include our buffet breakfast and free wireless internet access.  Limited parking is also available at the hotel for a small charge.

Fancy a long leisurely lay in? For just £20, you can keep your suite until 4pm the following day. Perfect for breakfast in bed!

These special offers are available for the nights of 13th and 14th February but subject to availability.

To book ASAP and really earn some Brownie points, call Kerry or Nicola on  0151 703 9700 or email us at sales@liverpool.staybridge.com.