NEWS
Green Marketing Workshops announced in September
& October 2010 - link
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The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Region of the Federation
of Small Businesses (FSB) is holding a free event that will
give small businesses practical help and advice, as well as
dealing with the opportunities and challenges that small businesses
face. The event will cover topics such as; investment, preventing
business crime, tendering for public procurement opportunities
and the importance of having a good website. link
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Green Marketing Workshops announced in May &
June 2010 - link
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The next High Peak Business Network event is at Nat's Kitchen,
Market Street, Buxton SK17
6JY, on on Tuesday 9th March 2010 between 5.30 and 7.30pm.
There is a £5.00 entrance fee, payable on the door.
Drinks and a light snack will be
provided.
The event is open to anyone doing business in the High Peak
area who wishes to network
with like minded people in the business community.
To register to attend the event, please use the "Book
Online" form on
highpeaknetworking.com.
Hope to see you there,
Dave Golding,
07980 700558
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The next High Peak Business Network event is at Chapel en
le Frith Golf Club on Monday 8th February 2009 between 5.30
and 7.30pm.
There is a £5.00 entrance fee, payable on the door.
A beverage and a light snack will be
provided.
The event is open to anyone doing business in the High Peak
area who wishes to network
with like minded people in the business community.
To register to attend the event ,please
use the "Book Online" form on the website.
Hope to see you there,
Dave Golding, Turnstone Design, 07980 700558
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Leading the world in Advanced Manufacturing As world markets
change and become more competitive, developing commercial
advantage and using the latest, most up to date manufacturing
techniques and processes becomes critically important. This
means delivering high value added products and services and
exploiting new materials and Information and Communications
Technology. How can MAS East Midlands help your business?
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) in the East Midlands
is delivering an Advanced Manufacturing Initiative to help
small and medium sized manufacturers to maximise opportunities
in advanced manufacturing, to improve their business performance
and competitiveness and facilitate business growth. This initiative
will: ? Improve manufacturers’ ability to compete in
new markets ? Increase the use of advance manufacturing technologies/business
models to support competitiveness ? Help manufacturers to
take greater advantage of manufacturing techniques already
installed, and ? Support new product introduction/development
of advanced products. How does it work? Manufacturers can:
? Take part in one of the regional engagement seminars –
running throughout February and March 2010 ? Request a free
manufacturing review to identify opportunities for improvement
? Apply for a MAS East Midlands consultancy improvement grant
(subject to eligibility constraints MAS East Midlands is able
to support short technical projects of up to 10 days duration
of which 50% is grant funded. The maximum grant value is £3,000
excluding VAT). Support available may include assistance with:
? New product development and introduction ? Improving business
practices ? Introducing new technologies and processes ? Material
selection and testing ? Strategic business improvement. Who
can apply? Small and medium sized manufacturers based in the
East Midlands operating in any sector that wish to take advantage
of advanced manufacturing opportunities. Next steps To find
out more contact MAS East Midlands on 0845 270 7620, email
advman@mas-em.org.uk or visit www.mas-em.org.uk Exploiting
opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing
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Local Councils & VAT Workshops
HMRC in partnership with the Society of Local Council Clerks
(SLCC); the National Association of Local Councils (NALC)
and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is offering
a series of FREE one-day workshops to help town, parish and
community council clerks understand how VAT works for both
unregistered and VAT registered local councils.
• Places are strictly limited to 20 delegates per workshop.
• Only 1 delegate per local council, per workshop.
• One-day workshops start at 10am and finish at 4pm
with ½ hour lunch buffet.
• Workshop subjects include; VAT recovery on works to
village halls and leisure facilities; VAT recovery on grants
and donations; the VAT liability of supplies made; VAT registration
and much more…
Event Date Location Venue .
01 21 May 2009 London 22 Kingsway, WC2B 6NR
02 22 May 2009 London 22 Kingsway, WC2B 6NR
03 22 July 2009 Portsmouth Lynx House, PO6 3XA
04 23 July 2009 Portsmouth Lynx House, PO6 3XA
05 16 Sept 2009 Bristol Norfolk House, BS1 6HS
06 17 Sept 2009 Bristol Norfolk House, BS1 6HS
07 04 Nov 2009 Birmingham Norfolk House, B5 4LA
08 05 Nov 2009 Birmingham Norfolk House, B5 4LA
09 27 Jan 2010 Manchester Albert Bridge House, M60 9AF
10 28 Jan 2010 Manchester Albert Bridge House, M60 9AF
11 03 March 2010 Newcastle Dobson House, Gosforth NE3 3PF
12 04 March 2010 Newcastle Dobson House, Gosforth NE3 3PF
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
- if you wish to reserve a place please complete your details
below now and send to:
The Public Authorities Team, HMRC, 22 Kingsway, London WC2B
6NR
Successful applicants will receive confirmation of a place
by return.
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AGE 16 & 17 Grant for Employers to Take on Apprentices
Apprenticeship grants of £2,500, announced in the Employment
White Paper Building Britain's Recovery (reported on POLICYfinder),
are now available to encourage employers to take on 16 and
17 year old apprentices.
The AGE 16 & 17 grant is in addition to the costs of
training, which are met by the National Apprenticeship Service
(NAS).
Employers in England who are able to offer a job opportunity
to an unemployed young person aged 16 or 17 are invited to
apply for support. The NAS particularly wants to support small
and medium-sized employers interested in employing an apprentice
for the first time, or wishing to employ an additional apprentice
over their traditional level of recruitment. It can support
larger employers where they can demonstrate that they are
over-training to support smaller employers in their supply
chain/the wider sector or recruiting in excess of their traditional
levels of apprentice recruitment.
Payments will be administered by the NAS through its approved
training provider network. Employers will receive the grants
in two payments - £1,000 when the young person starts
the Apprenticeship and a further £1,500 after three
months.
The NAS will help employers in finding a training provider
to deliver the training programme and to recruit an apprentice.
The initiative is short-term and only available until the
end of March 2010.
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East Midlands Carbon Positive Awards: Notice of Imminent
Deadline
The Carbon Positive Awards is an East Midlands regional scheme
that recognises businesses, organisations and communities
taking a proactive and innovative low carbon approach to their
operations.
Details are on the BITC website. See:
http://www.bitc.org.uk/east_midlands/programmes/environment/index.html
Entries into one or more of the following categories are
now being accepted under the 2010 round:
Carbon Positive Footprints - for entrants who are successfully
cutting their carbon emissions and internally managing their
carbon footprint.
Carbon Positive Cutting Edge - for entrants who are developing
innovative carbon cutting solutions.
Carbon Positive Pioneer – the winner of this award will
be selected from the winners of the above categories.
Winners will benefit from the opportunity to make customers,
clients, suppliers and employees aware of the positive impact
they have on the environment.
Businesses and organisations across all sectors that are
actively pursuing and promoting a low carbon, sustainable
approach are eligible to enter.
Winners will be announced during the week commencing 3 May
2010 and presented with their awards at the East Midlands
Annual Awards for Excellence Event in June 2010.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 18 February 2010.
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The next High Peak Business Network event is at the Dome,
at the University of Derby in
Buxton on Monday 25th January 2009 between 5.30 and 7.30pm.
There is a £5.00 entrance fee, payable on the door.
A beverage and a light snack will be
provided.
The event is open to anyone doing business in the High Peak
area who wishes to network
with like minded people in the business community.
To register to attend the event , please use the "Book
Online " form on the website.
I look forward to seeing you there,
Dave Golding,
Turnstone Design,
07980 700558
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The next High Peak Business Networking Event will be held
at Chapel en le Frith Golf Club
on Monday 28th September, between 5.30 and 7.30pm. The event
is open to any business
trading in the High Peak area, and is a great opportunity
to widen your circle of local
business contacts. Your first drink and a light snack or "nibbles"
will be provided by the
venue. There is a £5.00 charge on the door.
To book, please use the simple form on the High Peak Business
Network website. "Book
Online"
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The next High Peak Business Network event will be on Monday
22nd June at the Chequers Inn, Froggatt Edge, near Calver
(S32 3ZJ for your sat. nav./googlemap) between 5:30 and 7:30
pm. There will be a £5 charge per person, payable on
the door to cover the venue's costs, and the Chequers Inn
will be supply the first drink of the evening and complimentary
"nibbles".
This event is open to all businesses who trade in the High
Peak area. To book, please use
the "Book Online" form on this website - you will
receive an email confirming you have
sucessfully booked.
Look forward to seeing you there,
Dave Golding
Turnstone Web Design
07980 700558
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Evening Networking Event
The next Vision Buxton evening networking event will be held
on Tuesday 26th May at
Brierlow Bar Bookshop. This event will be held in conjuction
with Vision Buxton, so you
are invited to come along and widen your circle of business
contacts. Brierlow Bar
Bookshop is situated 3 miles and 5 minutes South of Buxton
on the A515 road to Ashbourne,
overlooking the beautiful Peak District countryside.
The event will run from 5.30p.m. to 7.30p.m.There will be
the usual £5.00 charge on the
door and light refreshments will be provided.
To book, please use the Booking Form on the High Peak Business
Network website
www.highpeaknetworking.com.
Do Business in Buxton
First Impression is running a free business event to encourage
everyone to ?do business?
at the Dome on Tuesday 19th May.
It?s a unique opportunity for local businesses, large or
small, whether they are in
retail, services or manufacturing to meet up, network, swap
ideas and do business! There?s
a great line up of businesses who are already exhibiting and
there?s just a few stands
left. If anyone is interested they can find out more information
on the Do Business
website www.do-business.co.uk
There are FREE workshops throughout the day.
Register online for FREE and the workshops you would like
to attend. See
www.do-business.co.uk or for more information contact Martin
at 01298 73200.
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A total of Four events are taking place in Derbyshire including
the
23rd June event at Losehill House Hotel, in Hope. The event
is free to
both Chamber members and non-members alike.
Draft Programme:
12.30pm Registration and Networking
12.45pm Networking buffet lunch served
1.45pm Welcome and introduction, Derby and Derbyshire Economic
Partnership
2.00 - 3.00pm "How to Get Giant Returns From Your Marketing
Budget"
(even in a tough climate)........receive a free marketing
kick-start
pack
Worth over £500! Steve Megson and John Copeman, Quiet
Storm Solutions
3.00 - 3.30pm Coffee Break and Networking
3.30 - 4.10pm Improve your tendering and WOW your Buyer!
Jenny Beech,
OCUREM
4.10 - 4.15pm Closing remarks - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Chamber
of Commerce
To secure your free place at this event or to apply for one
of the
limited exhibition stand spaces, please email your details
to
showcase@dncc.co.uk indicating which venue you wish to attend.
Or,
for further
information telephone 01332 851296. NOTE: * Exhibition stand
spaces
will be allocated via a lottery draw system
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Business Link, in partnership with Derby and Derbyshire Economic
Partnership, are hosting a series of, 10 FREE, half day events
across Derbyshire during April and May, featuring experts
from the business recovery, employment law, sales and marketing
world. They will share their advice and top tips on what measures
businesses can take to weather the storm and potentially gain
a competitive edge.
Events in High Peak are taking place:
30th April Barcelo Palace Hotel, Buxton 08.30-13.00
18th May Bradbury Community Hall 08.30 -13.00
What’s covered
The FREE events are designed to cover ‘Top Tips’
on how to survive
and prosper during the current economic
downturn and include:
? Business turnaround and cash flow management
? Employment Law and Managing Staff
? Marketing through an economic downturn
? How to cut costs using technology
? Local business support and advice available through Business
Link
How to book: To secure your place, please email your details
to
events@businesslinkem.co.uk or call 0845 058 6644
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The next High Peak Networking Event will be held at Project
X in Buxton on Monday 30th
March between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. This will be a joint event
with Vision Buxton members, so do come along and make the
most of the stylish and relaxed ambiance at Project X, and
widen you circle of business contacts.
There will be the usual £5 on the door to cover venue
costs, and I think (but am not sure)
that Project X will throw in a drink and nibbles.
Book online on the High Peak Business Network website as
usual.
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Hello All,
As you may know I have now commenced my Maternity Leave and
am due to have my first baby at the end of this month. I have
a few things to tell you about before the baby arrives……………
Online Shop
I have opened my online shop, ‘MadambertraM’ 100%
Recycled Interior Crafts. Here you will find handmade items,
created using waste and junk materials, transformed into clever
tactile pieces. MadambertraM is open within www.etsy.com,
an online international craft community and shops and a great
place to find unique, one off gifts, artwork and craft items
Website
I have today updated my website with some exciting information
about MadambertraM, you can visit the site by clicking on
the link at the bottom of this email. I will be continuing
to update my website whilst I am on Maternity Leave and hope
to return to freelance projects fairly soon I will keep you
up to date with new projects.
Groundwork Gamesley
Finally those of you who are linked with Groundwork Gamesley,
Big Lottery Project, please contact amanda.brown@derbyshire.gov.uk
or call the office on 01457 858035 in my absence
Kind Regards,
Kerry Bertram
Outdoor, Recycled and Contemporary Crafts
a. www.kerrybertram.webeden.co.uk
NEW! visit my online Etsy shop, 'MadamebertraM' to view and
purchace my collection of unique crafts, click
here
t. 0791 506 2205
e. ladykerryb@hotmail.com
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The next High Peak Networking Event will be at the Old Manse
Guest House in Buxton on
Monday 26th January , 5.30 - 7.30p.m.
The event will be held in conjunction with Vision Buxton,
so provides a great opportunity
to meet and network with an extended group of like minded
business people.
The Old Manse Guest House is located at 6 Clifton Road,
Silverlands, Buxton, SK17 6QL,
and directions are here www.oldmanse.co.uk .
As usual, there will be a £5.00 charge on the door
- Sally and Simon from the Old Manse
will be providing a drink and "nibbles".
To book please use the Book Online facility on the High Peak
Business Network website -
www.highpeaknetworking.com
I look forward to seeing you at the Old Manse.
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HIGH PEAK BUSINESS NETWORK
The next High Peak networking event is between 5.30 and 7.30
on Monday 8th December at the
Moorside Grange Hotel & Spa, near Disley.
There will be a charge of £5.00 on the door which includes
your first drink and "nibbles".
Additional drinks may be purchased at the bar.
If you want to book for this event, please book using the
BOOK ONLINE form on the website,
or contact Annette Boden, aboden1053 @ btinternet.com. Annette
has kindly offered to
co-ordinate the guest list for this event.
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