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Apprenticeship Scheme for West Suffolk and East Babergh
Apprenticeships can help businesses across all sectors by offering a route to harness fresh new talent. They ensure that your workforce has the practical skills and qualifications your organisation needs now and in the future. The mixture of on and off job learning ensures they learn the skills that work best for your business. Other benefits include increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent work-force.
Do you have a business that could benefit from an apprentice? Would you like more information? If so, contact Michelle using the details below.
Michelle Gibson, Scheme Coordinator (whose role is to create placements with employers and then help agencies such as Connexions, Jobcentre Plus and training providers match young people with the placement).
Phone: 01284 716388 or 07966 638969
Email: michelle.gibson@wsc.ac.uk
You can also look at www.apprenticeships.org.uk
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Suffolkbusiness.info website
This website provides a guide to business support advice available in Suffolk. During these difficult economic times, every possible means of promoting local businesses is vital to both protecting and developing our local economy.
To visit the website, please follow the link below:
www.suffolkbusiness.info
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Suffolk Resilience Team advice for businesses regarding Swine Flu Their website has been updated with information on pandemic flu. Please go to the left hand side menu, click on 'pandemic flu' from the 'business continuity' drop down menu. Here you will find links and downloads, including posters from the NHS to put up around the workplace. More information: www.suffolkresilience.com/
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VentureNavigator VentureNavigator is a free and impartial online business support service for start ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. If you have a new idea or an existing company ready for growth, VentureNavigator can help you steer a course to success! Please see: www.venturenavigator.co.uk
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Downloadable Ecopack Developed by the Federation of Small Business, this pack helps you reduce the environmental impact of your business while saving money. For more information and to download the pack please see: http://www.fsb.org.uk/default.aspx?id=681&loc=policy
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Finance for innovation The East of England Development Agency have developed a number of services for businesses. For further information, visit www.eeda.org.uk/financeforinnovation
For information about the range of support to businesses in the East of England, visit EEDA's Business Map - an online tool which highlights how more than £30m of public money is available for business support. The web address is www.bizmapeast.co.uk
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Train to Gain Train to Gain is a national service, launched by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), to help businesses get the training they need to improve their productivity and competitiveness. For more information, please see: www.traintogaineast.co.uk/
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East of England Development Agency's Take IT on campaign IT benefits businesses of any shape or size to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. The takeITon campaign offers free business IT support and advice to businesses in the East of England. For more information please see: www.takeiton.org.uk/default.asp
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Environmental Management Systems Are you seeking to improve your environmental performance? Are you looking for ways of becoming more attractive to potential customers? One of the most effective ways to minimise environmental risks, meet legislative requirements and demonstrate corporate governance, is through the implementation of an environmental management system (EMS). Defra has recently reinforced this message by publicly endorsing the view that UKAS-accredited certification of an EMS is the best aid to companies in the management of their environmental risks, liabilities and legal compliance.
For more information please see: UKAS accreditation guidance leaflet on Environmental Management Systems (PDF 374Kb)
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New business start-up pack This is available via your local chamber and includes IT solutions fully tailored to your needs, business network online, business banking made simple and three years free business banking. For more information please see:
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Nearbuyou This is a national trading network for social enterprises and those that wish to trade with them. To find tenders, offers and requests or search for social enterprises near you please see: www.nearbuyou.co.uk
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