Masterclass Session – Equality and Diversity – June 7th 2023

This month we are delighted to welcome Emma Shepherd and Luke Peters (AKA Still Shadey) to talk on the subject of equality and diversity.

The Equality and Diversity Masterclass will look at: –

• How improving your understanding of Inclusion and Diversity will pay huge dividends to even the smallest of businesses
• How making your website more accessible can help you tap into £274b worth of ‘purple’ spending power
• How you can find disabled talent and how it won’t cost you a penny to recruit and retain them as you grow your business
• The wider equality, diversity and inclusion agenda
• Windrush anniversary
• Luke’s Story

The speakers are:

Emma Shepherd, an award-winning HR specialist in Diversity and Belonging.

Emma brings almost 30 years of experience working in HR and with disabled people in employment. Let’s Talk Disability is a B2B Consultancy, Auditing and Training business. It provides an outsourced service that specialises in disability and mental health conditions.

Luke Peters, AKA Still Shadey

Luke will talk about inclusion and share his story of growing up in South London and, in particular, New Addington. Luke has turned his life around through hard work and determination and is now on a mission to enable young people in our area the opportunity to change their lives for the better. He is the lead director of Ment4 as well as an up-and-coming rap artist known as Still Shadey and a fantastic role model for our local young people.

Join us to network with other small business owners to connect and grow your business as well keeping up your continued professional development.

Agenda:
12.30 pm: Networking
1 pm: Presentation
1.45 pm: Q&A
2 pm: Networking
2.30 pm: Close

StartUp Croydon’s Masterclass series is designed to support leaders of small businesses as they navigate their journey to become established.

We are engaging with local providers to bring sessions that will educate and inspire you to continually evolve your business and reach for the next level.