I’ll be speaking at the eBusiness Club Internet Marketing conference taking place on 14 December at the lovely Nottingham Belfry Hotel.

It’s going to be a brand new Search Engine Optimisation presentation – so you won’t be seeing any of those same old slides (but you may hear the same old jokes…)

Topics to be covered on the day include:

• Online Branding (mystery speaker, but somebody awesome)
• Getting the most out of your Pay Per Click budget (Ann Stanley)
• Getting other people to sell your stuff using Affiliate Marketing (John Kirk)
• Improving Your Search Engine Rankings: what’s new, what works (Susan Hallam)

• Could the use of Internet Marketing transform your business performance?
• Do you want grant assistance to help to pay for training, consultancy, or equipment?
• Are you looking to develop new markets, implement online marketing technologies, or improve your overall business efficiency?

Click here for Update July 2009:  Grants available to businesses in the East Midlands

Business Link are offering the Business Transformation Grant which is available to small businesses across the East Midlands region. The grant can provide 50% funding for both consultancy and capital projects up to a value of £10,000. The capital grant will usually be in conjunction with mentoring, training, or consultancy.

Of course the grant funding isn’t limited to Internet marketing. But this is my company marketing blog, after all. And as a Business Link Quality Assured supplier, you may be able to get grant funding for my consultancy and training services.

The process involves meeting with a Business Link Business Support Adviser. After an initial review, if your business is likely to qualify, then you will carry out an in-depth diagnostic which results in an Action Plan. Appropriate elements of your Action Plan can generally be funded on a 50/50 basis.

Get in touch if you want to discuss your project with me.

You can contact Business Link East Midlands:

phone: 0845 058 6644
web: www.businesslink.gov.uk/eastmidlands