Tuesday November 24, 2009

Step Up Enterprise Network Event

Step Up Enterprise Network Event, 3rd December 2009
07.30- 09.30 Hilton Hotel Bradford

The Step Up Enterprise Team works in partnership to provide high quality enterprise support and activities to raise expectations, secure economic well-being for young people and help improve community cohesion.

The event will be opened by Trevor Higgins, Bt Partnership Director and Chair of the Bradford Employment and Skills Board.

There will be several zones to focus discussions, with the opportunity to exchange ideas, needs wants and offers in a very informal setting. The Zones Include;

• Community and Social Enterprise
• Business Engagement
• NEET
• Enterprise with the primary curriculum
• Enterprise with the secondary curriculum
• 4-19 Entitlement
• Capturing Enterprise
• Step Up Enterprise Market Challenge

To register please contact Toni Wilson on 01274 385538 or email toni.wilson@bradford.gov.uk

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Capacitybuilders capital investment programme

The Capacitybuilders Capital Investment Programme was launched in 2008 to support the improvement and development of local third sector resource centres. Capacitybuilders has now been given an extra £2m of capital investment from the Office for the Third Sector.

Capacitybuilders defines third sector local resource centres as a building or an area within a building which is used as a base for providing development and support services to frontline third sector organisations within a local area, and specifically:

• offers accommodation or shared services and facilities to frontline third sector organisations with a local area
• offers services accessible to all frontline third sector organisations within a local area.

Capital Strand A 2010 grants of up to £30,000 enable local resource centres to make small-scale improvements to their premises, which result in improved availability or quality and accessibility of accommodation or shared facilities for local third sector organisations. Priority will be given to projects which have specific relevance to the challenges facing the sector during the recession.

Strand A 2010 is an open programme, with online applications welcome from existing local resource centres, including those which have previously had an application to the programme declined. The closing date for applications is midday on Thursday 24 December 2009, but early applications are more likely to succeed. In particular, priority will be given to applications received by Monday 14 December.

For further information and to submit an online application, visit http://www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/programmes/our-programmes/capital-investment-programme

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CHANGEit Awards 2010

CHANGEit Awards 2010
Deadline - 11 December 2009
CHANGEit, run by Common Purpose and supported by Deutsche Bank, is an awards scheme that is designed to recognise, support, reward and inspire 11 to 18 year olds throughout the UK who are volunteering, campaigning or taking action to create change in their local area. Nominations for the 2010 awards are now being accepted until 11 December 2009.
CHANGEit is offering training, support and cash prizes of up to £750 for finalists in three categories:
• Innovation - for people who have an idea to improve their community but need training or support to get started;
• Performance - to celebrate the achievements of young people who have already taken positive action in their local areas;
• Photography - young people’s photos that capture campaigning in action or images that illustrate the change they see in the world around them.

For more information see the CHANGEit website at www.changeit.org.uk

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The Online Retailer - Trading on the Internet, ATL

25/11/2009 12.00pm - 3.00pm, ATL 114-116 Manningham Lane, Bradford, BD8 7JF

Online purchasing is a massive growth area and retailers of all sizes need to be aware of the opportunities presented by selling online. E-commerce is not just a substitute; it can provide a different route to market for existing retailers. This is a Kickstart funded workshop primarily aimed at Bradford based individuals/businesses.

To book please contact Fiyaz Mamaniat at ATL on 0800 587 5874 or email info@atlenterprise.co.uk

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Tender Reuse, Recycling & Disposal of Waste Electrical, Electronic Equipment & Batteries

Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Reuse Recycling and Disposal of Waste Electrical, Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking a suitably experienced and licensed contractor to undertake a cost effective, economically and environmentally advantageous WEEE Management Service whilst complying with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ("EPA"), EU Regulation 2037/2000, the EU Battery Directive 91/157/EEC and any other relevant legislation.

The letting of the Contract is an important means of achieving the Authority's objective of promoting and establishing Management Services, for reuse and recycling of Waste Electrical, Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Further information of the requirements that contractors need to fulfil and the specification of the service are available in the tender documents which can be downloaded from this page once you have registered for this tender using the tender registration link on this page. Any questions relating to the contract should be addressed to the named contact officer in the tender documents only after downloading the tender pack. Contract start date Sat 13 February 2010 Contract duration (months)
36. Deadline Wed 06 January 2010 at 14:00.

Contact for information
David McLaren
Address 1st Floor, Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1HY
Email david.mclaren@bradford.gov.uk

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Tools For Enterprise Day and SESC AGM

The famous quote we don’t know what we don’t know is particularly relevant to business development. Come along to our half day event to test a range of business tools - the Tender Readiness Toolkit, the Acid Test, the Selling Added Value tools and if there’s anything missing from the toolbox tell us and we’ll find it for you.

Table themes and hosts;

1) Finance- Matt Smith Key Fund, Test Tool: Acid Test
2) SROI - Dave Smith SESC, Test Tool: Selling Added Value
3) Get Tender Ready–David Morrissey SESC, Test Tool: Tender Readiness Tool Kit
4) Business Planning – Linda Widdop SESC, Test Tool: Business planning
5) Health Opportunities – Tracey Cannell Department of Health, Bridget Gill Strategic Health Authority Test Tool: Balanced Scorecard
6) Governance – Andy Peers Love Enterprise and Chris Low
Huddersfield University Test Tool: TBC
7) Marketing and Sales- Rachel Oddie SESC, Test Tool: Lift Test

To book your place or for more information please contact Debbie Yates at debbie.yates@sesc.info or 0845 257 8027

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