Join RIBA East Midlands for a business development session and awards Q&A to find out how you can best communicate your skills to clients

Open to all members, but aimed at sole and small practices in the East Midlands, this is a great opportunity to take part in a practical workshop designed to help practices gain clarity around who they are, what they stand for and how they communicate that to the people they want to reach. You'll get to explore an iconic Leicester building and speak directly with our awards team. The co-working sessions are designed to build connections, share knowledge, and exchange best practice with fellow professionals and local experts.

09:00 participants are welcome to arrive and use the Innovation Centre (https://www.dmu.ac.uk/business/startups-room-hire-office-space/the-innovation-centre/index.aspx) co-working space

10:30 - 12:30 How to Showcase Your Practice's Value and Win More Business - run by local creative and content studio Created By Ten (https://createdbyten.com/what-we-do/)

The session looks at how people make decisions, how trust is built, and how practices can communicate their experience in a way that is clear, approachable and memorable.

By the end of the session, participants should:

• Better understand how potential clients make decisions.

• Feel more confident explaining the value of their work.

• Be able to communicate in language that is easier for clients to understand.

• Begin identifying the story behind their own practice.

• Leave with practical ideas they can apply to their website, social media and client communications

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break - thre are a few options near by, or bring your own pack up and continue working in the space with your fellow members

13:30-14:30 Tour of Vijay Patel Building by Nick Gregory from CPMG (https://www.cpmg-architects.com/projects/vijay-patel-building-de-montfort-university), including insights on the value of winning a RIBA award

14:30-15:30 Stephanie Johnson from the RIBA Awards team will explain how & why to enter your building into the 2027 Regional Awards (https://www.riba.org/explore/awards/awards-processes/) + she will host a Q&A to help members complete their awards applications

16:00 departure

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For comprehensive details on the Innovation Centre accessibility, please visit AccessAble - Your Accessibility Guide (https://www.accessable.co.uk/de-montfort-university/access-guides/the-innovation-centre)

Accessibility details for the afternoon visit to the Vijay Patel building can be found here AccessAble - Your Accessibility Guide (https://www.accessable.co.uk/de-montfort-university/access-guides/vijay-patel-building-design-wing)

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