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4 September 2016

This year’s HD8 Business Show will be held on the 12th October 2016 at Emley Welfare Ground. For those of you that know of last year’s event, you will know ...

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26 August 2016

Under the annual national Heritage Open Days scheme, thousands of volunteers invite us to experience free of charge local history, architecture and culture. Two wonderful buildings in the HD8 area ...

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24 June 2016

On Thursday I spent a lovely long lunchtime in Springfield Mills in Denby Dale.  After my daughters Swinbabes swimming lesson at Inkermann Pool in Denby Dale, I thought I’d take ...

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10 May 2016

We are in the midst of organising the HD8 Business Show 2016 More details coming soon …. If you are interested in being an exhibitor or a speaker, hold breakout ...

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20 April 2016

Today I spend a lovely afternoon in Kirkburton putting a face to the business and making introductions.   I dropped in on shops and businesses and gave them a flyer, ...

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4 April 2016

Our speaker at the April HD8 Network Meet Up networking event will be Glyn Selway of Sandler Training This short presentation will address the reasons why so many people find selling ...

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28 March 2016

In the run up to our 3rd anniversary of networking events we are running a promotion, asking attendees to bring guests to the monthly meetings.  Attendees will be rewarded with ...

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7 March 2016

Matt Buckingham from VideoBizCentral.co.uk will be talking about how Video has not just become important to business, but essential. He will be divulging how video can drive sales in your ...

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24 February 2016

The HD8 Network was first created in April 2013, initially on Social Media. In July 2013 the HD8 Network offered a physical offline networking opportunity with the monthly Meet Up events ...

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1 February 2016

Helen Ashcroft from Purple Dog Ltd will be our speaker at this months Meet Up business networking event. Is first aid just for the workplace? Well it can be, but ...

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11 January 2016

Philip Gwynne from the Naked Marketing Company will be our speaker at this months Meet Up business networking event. He will be providing a short presentation that lifts the lid ...

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7 December 2015

“These all sound like unusual things to talk about in a business presentation. But maybe that’s what we should be doing more of! Most of us run our own businesses ...

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20 November 2015

This week we have offered that any events that we are informed of before the end of November will be listed on the website for free.  This will enable us to ...

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10 November 2015

The website is complemented with information about each town and village in the area, a business directory and an events calendar.  The aim is to continue the promotion and support ...

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4 November 2015

Tony Carter from Mutts and Moggs and a Utility Warehouse Distributor will be the speaker at our Meet Up in November. He will be discussing Network Marketing, comparing it to ...

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1 November 2015

In August this year we held our first HD8 Network Business Show! We’ve been asking everyone who attended what they thought of the event so that next year it can ...

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17 August 2015

Think Forensic Ltd, specialists in Forensic Science and Crime Investigation, are proud to be the headline sponsor for the HD8 Network Business Show on Wednesday 26th August 2015. Home to ...

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5 August 2015

Speakers at the HD8 Network Business Show will include Deborah Ogden from DO Positive Impact, Nigel Greenwood from Simply Customer and Kirklees Council amongst many more. The aim of the HD8 ...

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26 July 2015

Tuesday 21st July 2015 saw the HD8 Network celebrate two successful years of networking events. To celebrate the milestone, Think Forensic invited attendees into the networking room and talked through ...

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4 June 2015

The HD8 Network is calling for more local investment to help businesses across rural Kirklees realise the full potential of the digital economy. Speaking at a high-level round-table at the European ...

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