eshot - 16 December 2008 - Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UK

Business Savings

Don't forget to take advantage of our Business Savings, exclusively for our Chamber Members. Click here to read more on these valuable deals. For further details, contact the Lincolnshire Chamber on 01522 523333.

Green energy – Chamber service Points the Way

Government figures suggest 20 per cent of energy used by all organisations is wasted, so it is crucially important for organisations to raise their environmental performance and reduce waste to save money.  This is especially important given new regulations such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Carbon Reduction Commitment which penalise poor energy performers. Click here to read more.

Performing Rights Society

Many companies are unaware that it is a legal requirement to hold a PRS Music Licence if playing copyright music to their staff or customers. PRS is a not-for-profit membership organisation which collects licence fees from music users, and distributes these as royalties to writers and publishers of music from the UK and around the world.

When a song or piece of music is written, the person who wrote it owns the copyright and therefore has the right to decode how and when it should be played. PRS was set up in 1914 by songwriters, composers and music publishers to manage their rights on their behalf, which means a PRS music Licence grants you the legal permission to use that copyright music. We also have agreements in place with societies from all over the world, allowing us to collect royalties on each others behalf. Therefore no matter what the country the music played in a business originated from, a PRS Music Licence is needed.

For more information about PRS visit http://www.prs.co.uk/, or for more general information on licensing requirements and copyright law visit http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/ or http://www.ipo.gov.uk/.

Just over a year has passed since East Midlands Development Agency (emda) launched a £5 million fund to reinvigorate the region's waterways and realise their economic potential. 22 projects are now in progress, covering a wide range of areas, from land remediation for future employment uses to infrastructure improvements to stimulate wider developments. Also included are waterways transport schemes, restoration projects and riverside mixed use developments. Click here for more information.