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eshot - 14 September 2009
Join us for a Webinar on 30th September
11.00am – 12.15pm
Chamber Members – Free
Non-Members – £10.00 +VAT
Online sales continue to grow and trading online is proving an important part of business in 2009. Join the webinar and learn about the benefits of trading online.
Space is limited, so please click here to book your place now!
* Access Innovation Programme * Investment at the Heart of Rural England * Global Entrepreneurship Week * IT Breakfast Briefing: Microsoft Event * The Family Services Directory * Ideal Office Exhibition * Guidance on the Employment of Children * Lincolnshire Day Limerick Competition * Free Planning Events * Request for Information on Flexible Working * The Oasis Project * Lincolnshire Businesses Receiving Bogus Patent Invoices * Nicholsons Events *
Access Innovation Programme
The Lincolnshire Chamber is a partner in the Access Innovation programme run through the Business School at the University of Lincoln. Access Innovation links SMEs who have specific projects that need undertaking with students or graduates who have the appropriate skill set to help.
Students are shortly due back for the start of a new academic year and many will be looking for live projects in organisations as part of their course of study. Also, many students are on the look out for experiences that can enhance their CVs, so your company may be able to benefit from this by contacting Access Innovation to discuss your thoughts and ideas.
We expect to have a surge of students within the next few weeks that need to find live projects in businesses in the following areas:
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Web design and implementation
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E-commerce
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Marketing
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Advertising
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PR
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Media
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Design
This is not an exhaustive list of course, so if you are interested in having a student do a project for your company, work part time for your company in either a paid or placement capacity, or maybe even consider taking on a year-out student, staff at Access Innovation would be delighted to hear from you for an informal discussion.
Examples of current projects can be found by clicking on example one, example two, example three, and example four. For more information and an informal chat please call Caroline Hodgson on (01522) 837006 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Drive to Push Investment to Heart of Rural England
Rural and business leaders are holding major talks on understanding the full impact of the recession on rural communities and ways of driving business investment right to the heart of rural England. Click here for more information.
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 16th – 22nd November 2009
In preparation for the forthcoming GEW (the new name for Enterprise Week), which aims to see millions of people unleashing their enterprising ideas and turning them into reality, a pre-GEW event is taking place at Highpoint, Leicester, on 23rd September. Unleashing Enterprise (UE) is an emda-funded three year programme to support the development of enterprise skills and culture across the region.
IT Breakfast Briefing: Microsoft Event
10th November 2009, 8.30am - 10.30am
Bentley Hotel, Lincoln
Booking fast!
Join SCS Technology Solutions & Microsoft for the regional launch of Microsoft Windows 7, plus hear the latest on Microsoft Licensing and the business benefits of Small Business Server 2008. The event is suitable for all organisations with a networked IT infrastructure.
You can learn more about the event and book your place here. Otherwise, please contact SCS for more details.
The Family Services Directory
This new on line resource, live on the 14th of September, aims to support parents and carers, and those working with families in Lincolnshire to access information, advise and support. The Directory has been developed in consultation with parents, carers, practitioners and providers. The FSD can help with advise and support around parenting and childcare, plus on the Home Page there is an Events and Activities diary, so you can see at a glance what’s happening in Lincolnshire for families to access. Practitioners can also benefit from the Directory with their own information page, with a specific page also, for our Partners and Providers. For more information, please visit Lincolnshire Family Services Directory at http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/fsd .
Lincoln office equipment firm TBSL is holding the Ideal Office Exhibition for business owners and office managers who want to know how to save time and reduce costs by creating the ideal office. The event is free to attend and will include exhibits and information from leading office technology suppliers such as Canon, Hewlett Packard, OKI, Philips, Fujitsu, Martin Yale and DocuWare, as well as Lincoln-based companies Camamile Ltd, TPS Office Furniture, Best of Lincoln, Keep It Lincoln and Shooting Star PR. For more information please visit www.tbsl.net or
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Ideal Office Exhibition
Branston Hall Hotel
7th and 8th October 2009
Guidance on the Employment of Children
The Department for Children Schools and Families has recently re-issued guidance on the regulations that relate to school children who are employed in part time work. This is not new law, but new guidance only on existing laws. Please click here for more information.
“There was a young man called Ray
Whose writing was vaguely risqué
He wrote a neat ditty
So clever and witty
And was a winner on Lincolnshire day”
Enter the Lincolnshire Day Limerick competition and you could win 4 tickets to the Taste of Lincolnshire Christmas Food and Drink Fair. Click here for more information.
Free Planning Events
The regional plan for the East Midlands is being reviewed, and you can go along and have your say. Find out how to understand the planning system, have your say and understand the options being put forward by the Regional Assembly, and influence local and regional planning documents. A buffet is included. The Lincoln event is taking place on the 16th of September at the Drill Hall from 5.30pm - 9.00pm. For further events, please visit www.eastmidlands-getinvolved.org.uk
Request for Information on Flexible Working
The British Chambers of Commerce has been asked to submit evidence to an inquiry regarding the burden of flexible working and equality legislation on SMEs. It would be really useful for them to have some case studies in the following areas:
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Businesses that implement flexible working effectively;
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Businesses that struggle to implement the ‘right to request’ regulation; and
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Businesses that have a number of high skilled, or high level jobs, that are worked on a part time basis.
Other case studies around these themes would also be appreciated. Please send any comments or information by September the 23rd by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The Oasis Project
The Oasis Project is a county wide charity offering support for the families and carers of substance misusers - they are a small charity in size but have a large heart. Their HQ is in Mint Lane in the centre of our beautiful city of Lincoln. Chrissie Chapman is new to the county and new to her post as Oasis Project Manager, and she is thoroughly enjoying both. Their only fundraising event for 2009 will be on Saturday the 10th of October at 10.00am - 10/10 at 10.00am.
They shall be meeting at the North Shore Hotel in Skegness from where they will adjourn to the beach and at around 11.00am, they will release balloons up and away as dedications to those they love, whether as a memorial or as wishes and dreams. The cost is just £3.50 per dedication or 3 balloons for £10.00, which can be purchased in advance or on the day. For more information, please contact Allison Carroll on 07932 311867 or Linda Bradley of Oasis 07887 621585. Please join them.
Warning: Lincolnshire Businesses Receiving Bogus Invoices.
Please be on alert that a number of bogus companies are sending letters and invoices to the owners of trade marks, patents and designs. The letters are cleverly designed to look as though they have come from an official organisation and are often presented in the form of an invoice requesting payment for publication or registration fees for Registers that do not exist.
If you have received any letters or invoices such as those described above and you are unsure whether or not it comes from an official source, LOVEN Patents & Trademarks will be pleased to offer any Chamber of Commerce members a FREE consultation to advise you.
LOVEN Patents & Trademarks have a comprehensive list of organisations that are known to be bogus and can therefore quickly reassure you whether the letter has come from an official organisation or not.
LOVEN Patents & Trademarks are a firm of Chartered Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys based here in Lincoln and can be reached on 01522 801111.
Nicholsons Events - Solid brand or digital schizophrenic?
Tuesday 15th September 2009
From business logo to company mug-shots, from email to the dreaded powerpoint, your business image inspires feelings and makes critical emotional connections whether you like it or not. Your customers need to see you and your brand before they develop the trust for you to do business. You are seen through all of your communication, and this can be a great help or an enormous hindrance. New media and communication tools are popping up all over the place, and traditional ways of keeping in touch now feel clunky and dated. Some of the biggest brands are changing the way they are seen and how they get their message across. From one-man band to global corporate - this is less about 'brand' and more about 'identity.' Your customer's first question, whether across the counter or over the digital divide is, 'So, who are you?'
On Tuesday 15th September in conjunction with Steve Marshall from reflexion consulting Nicholsons are holding a seminar where we hope to help guide you to find the answer. So join us for some ideas on exploiting new media and an update on how your competitors might answer. For more information, please contact Jeannine Peta Thornley on 01522 815144, or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Alternatively, please click here to book online
Protecting You, Your Loved Ones and Your Business
24th September 2009
No-one likes to talk about it, but what would happen if you, or an integral member of your organisation were no longer around? This free seminar will explore the different solutions and options available to you, providing you with personalised peace of mind. So instead of sticking your head in the sand why not come along and see just how little time and money it would cost to protect the important things in your life.
Please arrive at 5.15pm to start the seminar at 5.45pm. The seminar will finish at 7.00pm, and refreshments will be provided. It is at Nicholsons, and for more information, please contact Jeannine Peta Thornley on 01522 815144, or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Alternatively, please click here to book online.
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