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Business Link Resilience Workshops
These two workshops are intended to provide practical support in a difficult economic environment. The sessions will be interactive with a mixture of presentation, exercises and 1-2-1 support. You will finish the sessions with an action plan, linked to your business plan and with a selection of tools to help them prosper.
You will be expected to come prepared to work, being proactive to improve your organisation, this is not a sit and listen event it is an action planning workshop using new tools and approaches.
The areas to be covered include:
Day 1
- How Effective is Your Business Plan?
- Market Analysis
- Money
- Access to Finance
Day 2
- Vision for Change
- Driving Change
- Management and People
- Improving Quality
The training will be held in;
Bradford on the 4th & 11th November 9.30 a.m – 4.00 p.m
Leeds on 24th November & 2nd December 9.30 a.m – 4.00p.m.
This event is presented by SESC on behalf of Business Link. To book please contact Business Link on 08456 048 048 or email events@businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk
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Date for the Diary
The Social Enterprise Support Centre annual Networking Event and AGM will be on the 9th December 2009 at Manningham Mills Bradford. Further details will be announced shortly. To register you interest in attending please email debbie.yates@sesc.info
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Rural Grants
The RDPE is investing £63m in retaining, growing and attracting businesses which sustain rural communities—and you could be eligible for funding. 80% of our region is rural, so it’s vital that new and existing business outside of our towns and cities get the support they need to grow and succeed.
The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) is a ‘pot’ of money allocated to England from the EU and Defra via the European Fund for Rural Development. It has three aims:
• Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector
• Improving the environment and the countryside
• Improving the quality of life in rural areas, and encouraging diversification of the rural economy
There are 3 different types of funding schemes:
• If you’re starting a new business or growing an existing one, the Rural Enterprise Investment Programme (REIP) could provide grants of 50% when the projects costs are £50,000 or more.
• If you’re starting or expanding a new rural micro-enterprise (ie with less than 10 employees), the Rural Business Support Programme (RBSP) can provide grants of up to 50% when the project is worth up to £50,000 (through Business Link).
• If you’re introducing new technology to promote resource efficiency on a farm, the Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP) could provide grants of up to 50% (to a maximum of £25,000) for capital equipment projects such as renewable power, heat, rainwater harvesting or manure management for farming and horticultural businesses.
Many types of enterprises within a rural postcode could be eligible for funding—including those in tourism, food and drink, creative industries, forestry and woodland and renewable energy. For further information visit the Yorkshire Forward website
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Sustainable Facilities Fund
Round 2 26 October - 21 December 2009
The Sustainable Facilities Fund invests £10m a year of Lottery and Exchequer money into innovative projects capable of transforming the places where we play or take part in sport. It has just opened its second round of funding investing in sustainable facility projects. For further details please visit Sport England website
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Meet the Buyer- Wakefield
Wakefield Council is holding its sixth annual Meet the Buyer event at Pontefract Racecourse in Pontefract, half a mile from junction 32 of the M62.
Meet the Buyer 2009 will focus on the current economic climate, providing advice and support for businesses and promoting a ‘buy local’ campaign. The event will also provide information regarding sustainability and why this is important to businesses wishing to engage with the public sector.
This is your opportunity to come and meet buyers from across Wakefield Council and other local public sector organisations, obtain business advice, network with other organisations and find out how you could be winning business.
What to expect at Meet the Buyer 2009
Developing further on the success of Meet the Buyer 2008, this year’s event will offer the following opportunities:
• A range of Wakefield Council stands and buyers
• A variety of other public sector buyers
• Networking area with free wireless internet connectivity
• Networking information interchange to help facilitate networking
• Refreshments area with drinks and snacks for sale
• Interactive presentations
• Supplier & Contract Management System (SCMS) information and support
• A wide range of business support for all sectors
It is an informal drop-in event so booking is not essential however it is strongly recommended to reduce unnecessary delays during registration on the day. To book your place and see a list of confirmed exhibitors please visit:http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/mtb
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Tender Opportunities
Kirklees Council
Day Opportunities for Older People and their Carers
Kirklees Council wishes to commission a range of personalised and purposeful day opportunities for older people living in Kirklees which will promote social inclusion, decrease isolation, increase participation in local communities, thereby supporting people to stay in their own homes for longer.
Contract start date Mon 05 July 2010
Deadline Mon 16 November 2009 at 12:00
Contact for information
Tony Bacon
Kirklees Council Brokerage , Oldgate House , 2 Oldgate , Huddersfield, HD1 6QF
Phone 01484 416467
Email tony.bacon@kirklees.gov.uk
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Provision of Physiotherapy Services
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is procuring for a physiotherapy service to those ERYC employees or partner organisation employees that have been referred by the Occupational Health Unit (OHU) within either a 48 or a 72 hour response time.
Physiotherapy will consist of a maximum of five sessions (including the initial assessment). A session will last 30 minutes. The course of treatment would be expected to conclude within 6-8 weeks. All consultations will take place at premises supplied by the Provider.
Contract start date Mon 01 March 2010
Mon 16 November 2009 at 12:00
Contact for information
Will Monk
East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall , East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA
Phone 01482 395341
Email will.monk@eastriding.gov.uk
Tender for provision of Connexions Tier 1 NEET Service (Bradford North)
Tender for provision of Connexions Tier 1 NEET Service (Bradford South)
Tender for provision of Connexions Tier 1 NEET Service (Bradford West)
Tender for provision of Connexions Tier 1 NEET Service (Shipley)
Tender for provision of Connexions Tier 1 NEET Service (Keighley)
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council are seeking a suitably experienced organisation to undertake the provision of a Connexions PA service to NEET young people aged 16-19 (up to 24 if the young person has LDD) in order to support them to fulfil their potential to meet the Every Child Matters outcomes.
For this contract, mulit-agency partnership bids are sought with a clearly identified lead partner with whom the Council can establish a contract. Contract start date Thu 01 April 2010 Contract duration (months) 36. Deadline Wed 18 November 2009 at 14:00
Contact for information
James Purdie
Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Strategic Commisioning, Olicana House, BD1 1HY
Phone 01274 433981
Email james.purdie@bradford.gov.uk
Approved Provider List for Supporting People Programme Framework
Bradford Metropolitan District Council, on behalf of the Supporting People Partnership, invites suitably experienced organisations to apply to join an Approved List of Suppliers that is being formed to provide a pool of pre qualified suppliers who meet the requirements of Bradford Council?s accreditation scheme, from which the council will go to tender with. It is intended that this list will operate on an open ended basis.
Bradford Council currently has a sector that provides a range of services of housing related support to a wide range of vulnerable client groups including for example, the homeless, elderly, refugees, young people, people with mental health problems and people with substance abuse problems.Contract start date Thu 30 October 2008 Deadline Wed 31 March 2010 at 16:00
Contact for information
Supporting People Team
Bradford Metropolitan District Council 6th Floor , 35 Chapel Street, BD1 5RE
Phone 01274 434500
Email supporting.people@bradford.gov.uk
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PERS Forthcoming Training Events
PERS provides a range of free and affordable pay & employment rights services to individuals and employers in West Yorkshire. Details of there forthcoming events can be found below;
Managing People, Full Day 10 – 4 pm
This OCN accredited course combines our popoular Basic Employment Rights and Model Policies and Types of Contracts courses. The former gives you a basic understanding of the fundamental rights of employees and the obligations these place on employers and employees. It includes the rights and responsibilities conferred by law and contract and how to use these to promote good practice and an effective organisation. Essential information for all managers whether paid staff or trustees.
The latter concentrates on developing effective, workable employment policies that ensure your organisation is operating within the law and is following best practice. Each participant will be given a CD Rom of Model Policies to adapt and use in their organisation. They also look at types of employment contract and advise on the suitability of each. NB £15.00. Separate booking conditions apply. For further information or to book please contact alison.brophy@wylc.org.uk
10th November, Voluntary Action Calderdale, Halifax
Equality and Diversity, Full Day 10 – 4pm
You will look at a range of policies and other measures to ensure that your organisation is not only aware of its legal obligations, but goes further in valuing difference and promotes equality of access in all its forms. You will look at practical issues such as sickness management and flexible working and think about how good practice can improve on newer obligations outlawing discrimination on grounds of age, sexuality and religion. For further information or to book please contact admin@pers.org.uk
17th Nov 2009, Voluntary Action Calderdale, Halifax
Absence/Performance Management, Full Day 10 - 4 pm
All managers have to deal with staff absence, authorised or unauthorised. You will examine ways of dealing with this sensitively and fairly whilst maintaining service delivery and an effective staff team. Some of the common causes of staff absence – holidays, sickness, parental leave, compassionate leave are discussed plus minimising disruption whilst supporting staff and keeping within the law. You will also examine the best ways to motivate, supervise and support staff, mainly through effective supervision and appraisal policies. It will look at ways of encouraging good practice and also at ways of dealing with performance which falls below acceptable expectations. For further information or to book please contact admin@pers.org.uk
3rd Dec, Bradford Resource Centre, Bradford
This training is funded by Bradford Council and free to B’ford VCSs. Other fees on application.
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