1.0123 Reg Blog: Small business tips, insight and advicehttps://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog123 Reghttps://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/author/123-reg/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="n5jjdMm4ch"><a href="https://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/promotions/kick-start-business-2015/">Kick-start your business in 2015</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/promotions/kick-start-business-2015/embed/#?secret=n5jjdMm4ch" width="600" height="338" title="“Kick-start your business in 2015” — 123 Reg Blog: Small business tips, insight and advice" data-secret="n5jjdMm4ch" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/startup-2015.png950210Did you know that one in ten domestic properties in the UK is now home to a business and 2.9m “homepreneurs” are contributing £300bn to the British economy? Almost everyone has had a business idea come to them in some way or another. It may be simple or it may be complex but for many this moment of inspiration too often passes. For many a perceived lack of time, lack of resource or even knowing what to do next are the main reasons for this drop-off. It is for this reason that 123-reg has partnered with Enterprise Nation, the UK’s largest entrepreneurial community, to deliver a monthly series of events aimed at helping businesses bring their idea to life and to also help businesses who are already on their start-up journey. So if you are looking for advice, support and inspiration, our monthly event series is for you. The events are completely free and will take place at Enterprise Nation’s Somerset House HQ. Each month we will speak alongside another inspirational speaker to help you turbo charge your online business, with experts in digital marketing.   Here is what is coming up in the first half of 2015: Email Marketing Explained 11th February, 6.30pm-8pm Learn how to keep in contact with customers and turn subscribers into buyers – with Matt McNeil, Group Head of Professional Services, 123-reg   Understanding your Website Visitors 11th March, 6.30pm-8pm Get your business up-to-scratch with SEO and analytic tools – with Croud and 123-reg   Beginners guide to SEO 8th April, 6.30pm-8pm From domains to keywords to content to code and technical – with digital adviser Warren Knight and 123-reg   Getting started with advertising on social media 6th May, 6.30pm-8pm The platforms and prices to raise your business presence on social media – with Hootsuite and 123-reg   How to turn more visitors into customers 3rd June, 6.30pm-8pm Learn how to drive more visitors to your website and translate these visitors into paying customers – with Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation founder and 123-reg   To sign up to these events simply click here 123-reg is also going to be at Start-ups 2015 this coming Saturday at London’s Somerset House. We join sponsors including HSBC, Moo and Direct Line Business, for the biggest start-up show of the year. For more information visit the official Startup2015 site here We look forward to meeting you and helping you develop your business.