We Didn’t Win. We’ll Still Be Back Next Year. 

Two smiling women posing together at an awards dinner. They are seated among other guests and tables at the Excellence Awards 2026 event.

We spend a lot of time encouraging other businesses to stop for a minute, look at how far they’ve come, pull together the evidence, give themselves some credit and be brave enough to put their work in front of independent judges.  Every now and then, we have to take our own advice.  Last year, that […]

When the Wigan Business Awards Win Awards 

Two women smiling at the Wigan Business Awards 2025, holding a Certificate of Excellence awarded to Launch Events NW, alongside a photo of the award trophy.

We spend a lot of time, when organising the Wigan Business Awards, encouraging other businesspeople to tell their story.   It’s part of what we do.  Stopping to look back at how far you’ve come is something you almost have to do on purpose. Giving praise where it’s due, being brave enough to put yourself forward and […]

Five Lessons I’ve Learned About Effective Networking

Discussing the business to an on looker

Introduction I’m relatively new to networking and have been working with Launch for the past three months. During that time, I feel like I’ve gained enough experience through my own interactions, what I’ve observed from others, and the research I’ve had to do along the way to understand what makes networking effective.  Here are five tips I’ve picked up that I think can genuinely help anyone looking to […]