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eshot - 01 March 2010
* Business Members and the Media * Red Recruitment Charity Donation * Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society Charity Golf Tournament * The Greater Lincoln Business Resilience Forum * Supply2Gov * LEAN Workshop * £1000 Grant for Training * Improve your Resource Efficiency * Free online training for SME’s * No to Employer National Insurance Contributions Increase *
Business Members and the Media
The British Chamber of Commerce is always looking for members who are happy to be contacted by the media. If you have been faced with specific issues, i.e with access to finance, employment burdens etc, and would be interested in sharing your experiences with the press, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send your contact details and website address to Lisa Morrison, along with a short summary of your particular issue. Thank you.
Red Recruitment Charity Donation
Red Recruitment has over 30 years experience of recruiting staff. Their current offer is that if they cannot beat your current recruiter/agency supplier, they will donate £50 to a charity of your choice! Please click here for more information – and the first 5 people to reply to Ady at Red Recruitment will receive a pack of luxury biscuits delivered to your office.
Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society
Charity Golf Tournament & Presentation Dinner
Forest Pines Golf & Country Club
Wednesday 14th April 2010
The Society’s Charity Golf Tournament will take place at Forest Pines Golf Club, Broughton, followed by dinner with evening entertainment on Wednesday 14th April 2010. A local, independent organisation, we fundraise to provide specialist aids and equipment for 2600 blind and partially sighted clients in Lincolnshire. The cost of entering the tournament is £200.00 per team of four and sponsorship is £100.00 to include advertising, and auction prizes welcomed!
Please call Julie Baines on 01507 605604 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email Julie. Please support us.
The Greater Lincoln Business Resilience Forum
The University of Lincoln Business Continuity manager would like to invite you to a free meeting where a discussion will take place to investigate the potential for a Greater Lincoln Business Resiliency Forum.
Potential benefits to be realised by the establishment of such a forum could come in the form of:
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Potential income generation
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Improved Value for Money
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Better local options for resiliency contracts/assistance
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An environment within which to openly discuss and develop knowledge on business continuity and resiliency measures
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An environment within which to undergo business continuity exercises and to test your plans free of charge
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An environment within which to discuss and understand the measures provided by our local civil emergency category 1 responders e.g. local authorities, the emergency planning unit and emergency services and category 2 responders e.g. utility companies, plus assess how those measures will assist you and your organisation.
The free meeting will take place on 29th April 2010 in the boardroom of the EnterpriseLincoln building, starting 10.00am for 10.30am and concluding with a buffet lunch at 12.30pm. Refreshments will be provided on arrival.
Please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email Lynda McMullan to register your interest, stating any dietary or access requirements, by Wednesday 21st April 2010. Thank you.
Supply2Gov
Over 195,000 SMEs can now access UK-wide public sector tenders quickly, easily and, more importantly, free of charge. Please click here to benefit from access to SME-friendly tender opportunities - nationwide.
LEAN Workshop - Learn how to cut waste and reduce costs
24th March 2010, 9.30am - 1.00pm
Free* to attend, lunch is provided
LEAN thinking enhances customer service by eliminating all forms of waste, reducing costs and improving quality and deliver of products / services in your business. It is a proven strategy for enhancing customer value in all types of businesses.
Workshop objectives:
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Learn the principles of LEAN
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Apply the key tools to drive business improvements
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Know where to apply LEAN within your business
Delivered in partnership with Nurture 4 Growth and SEMTA.
*(normally £95 + VAT)
Don’t miss out on a £1000 Grant for Training
The Government’s Leaders First grant is still available for a leader or manager in a business or organisation who wants to access training for their own development. Lincolnshire Chamber has already assisted many people in successfully accessing this funding, which can be for accredited or non-accredited training. To find out more please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email Neil Brown (Learning Broker) or call 01522 846925.
Improve your Resource Efficiency
emda is offering support to help businesses access up to £500,000 from the Carbon Trust. The Carbon Trust is offering a loan to eligible companies, to purchase equipment that significantly reduces energy costs and cuts carbon emissions.
The Lincolnshire event is taking place on the 8th of March at the Lincolnshire Events Centre from 1.00pm until 3.30pm. If you would like to attend, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send an email with your name, company details and the event you are interested in. Alternatively call 01788 538 150 for further details or click here.
Free online training for SME’s: “Winning the Contract”
Procurement Lincolnshire continues to develop its online portal helping SME’s to access contracts with Lincolnshire local authorities. The latest addition is a link to a free online “Winning the Contract” course hosted by Learn Direct. This course offers an alternative to SME suppliers who are unable to attend Procurement Lincolnshire’s own Training in Procurement Partnership (TIPP’s) events. For more information please click here.
Business coalition: “Say no to employer National Insurance Contributions increase”
The UK’s leading business groups have formed a unique coalition promoting an internet petition that calls for the 1% employer National Insurance Contributions increase - planned for April 2011 - to be scrapped.
The petition, found in full at the dedicated website www.no-nics-rise.co.uk, says:
“We, the undersigned, call upon the Government to reverse the 1 percentage-point employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) increase planned for April 2011.
“Businesses across the country know that it is imperative for the Government to begin the difficult job of repairing the public finances. But this NICs increase is a 'tax on jobs' - and will discourage companies of all sizes from taking on new staff at a critical point in our economic recovery.
“We urge the Government to work with business groups to find alternative ways to close the UK's budget deficit - beginning with a credible plan to reduce inefficiency in public sector spending. Any Government has to realise that additional taxes on businesses, especially small-and medium-sized companies, must be a last resort, not an easy way forward.
“The respected and independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has commented that 'employer [NI] contributions bear no relation to benefits provided under the NI scheme. These contributions are in effect simply a payroll tax'. From our perspective, further rises in NI mean fewer jobs, more people signing on, and a slower recovery for UK plc.
The case is clear. No NICs increase - no tax on jobs.”
The petition was signed by the leaders of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), British Retail Consortium (BRC), Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Forum of Private Business (FPB), Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Institute of Directors (IOD), and the Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC).
