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Opportunities
The UK Social Enterprise Awards 2013
Your News
What Does Safeguarding Look Like In YOUR Organisation?
My name is Deborah SomersetMalia, I am an experienced and professionally qualified safeguarding Trainer. I am sure those of you working with children and vulnerable adults will be aware you should have some safeguarding knowledge and be able to recognise and respond to abuse and neglect. Exactly how an agency, organisation, project or group can do this might seem daunting and unclear. This is where I can offer a solution, answer your queries and provide clarity to your staff / team and help improve their knowledge, skills, confidence and practice. This can be achieved by a safeguarding audit, consultancy work, training, mentoring or a combination of these approaches. For more information contact 01909 509879, 07708 289 417 or email training.dsmalia@btinternet.com
This year there are new categories, as well as a new award that recognises five individual champions of the sector. All 10 main award categories are open to social enterprises, but some can be entered by investors, corporates, public sector bodies and charities from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Category 1 - UK Social EnterpriseCategory 2 - One to WatchCategory 3 - Innovation - product or serviceCategory 4 -Social ImpactCategory 5 - 'Buy Social' - Market BuilderCategory 6 - Social Investment DealCategory 7 - Health & Social Care Social Enterprise Category 8 - Consumer Facing Social EnterpriseCategory 9 - Education, Training & Jobs Social Enterprise Category 10 - Environmental Social Enterprise Enter the awards by downloading and filling in the application forms from www.socialenterprise.org.uk * The deadline for nominations is 6th August 2013.
Holistics
Handmade Little Treasures by AV Luxury Accessories
Crystals have been used for healing since ancient times by many different cultures and in the last years, there has been a great revival of this art. Crystals are highly powerful and effective tools for healing as they contain a number of special properties and interact with us in many different ways. One of these properties is the unique vibration of each crystal. This is a result of its colour frequency, chemical composition, inner atomic structure and outer form. Another property of crystals and gemstones is the distinct orderly structure which enables them to absorb, reflect, transform, transmute, balance, direct, amplify, clear, focus etc. energies. Essentially, crystals and gemstones can adapt healing energy in any imaginable way. Since crystals and gemstones are minerals make up most of the earths crust and also reside within the human body, it can be said that, in a sense, we are all part of and living on a crystal. We use the right crystal combination and adopt numerology to all our jewellery for positive energy. Find out more at: www.luxuryaccessories.co.uk/
Events
Boston Visitor Economy
Tuesday 6th August, from 10.00am at Boston Guildhall. Cost Free Free for all businesses in the Boston area interested in the Visitor economy. If you would like to attend please email emma.tatlow@lincs-chamber.co.uk
Your Books
50 Stress Management Tips by Liz
Makin If you are feeling stressed at work or in your business you may be interested in this free eBook - 50 Stress Management Tips for business owners, directors, managers and professionals. Visit makinithappen.co.uk or www.facebook.com/l/oAQF DGfj2/makinithappen.co.uk
Articles
How To Choose A Social Media Strategist
The world is suddenly full of Social media consultants, strategists, trainers and managers and this proliferation of specialist can end up causing more confusion for those wanting to dip their toes into the water than ever! So how do you decide who is the right person to help you and your business? Well first think about the size of your business and your desired market - do you want to reach local customers or are you looking at a national or even international market? How much of your business is or can be done online? Do you serve just the business community, sell directly to endusers, or do you help both? This way you can start looking for people that specialise in helping business like yours. Have a look at what your competitors are doing with social media - and more importantly look at the social media people that they are following on twitter (or connected to on LinkedIn or facebook!). They may be using them professionally or they may just be getting useful information from their blogs etc, either way it won't hurt for you to follow them too! Ask your fellow business people for recommendations, even those whose businesses are totally different from yours may be able to point you in the direction of a social media star you may not otherwise have found. Don't choose right away! Take your time and follow a selection, read their blogs, like their FaceBook page and really get to know them. You don't have to interact with them much at this stage, just observe what they are doing and saying. Do they walk the walk or just talk about it? Is the information they give away useful or is it just a sales pitch? Do they have a reasonable amount of followers on twitter etc ... after all if they can't use social media effectively for their own business they are not likely to be able to do much for yours! Lastly, when you are ready, start a dialogue with them; see if you feel you can trust them just as you would any other business supplier. A good strategist will ask you how else you promote your
business and want you to use social media as part of a marketing mix that is complementary, for example if you use a PR firm to get you into glossy magazines the social media part of your campaign should be ready to pick that up and promote it too. I hope this helps you find your way through the maze, it'd be great if it led you to working with me but whoever you choose or even if you stick to going it alone I wish you every success! Gemma Thompson is a communicator and endlessly curious. Use of Facebook & Twitter led to excellent brand awareness for her start-up business a few years ago. In less than a year she had a substantial ROI 4,083 of business for 950 hours spend, and was being asked to teach others how she was doing it! She is now a full time social media consultant. For help growing your business through twitter, facebook, blogging or LinkedIn get in touch www.socialmediailluminaton.co.uk
Networking
Link4Coffee - Spalding
Wednesday 7th August, 9.30am 11.00am at The Maple Leaf, 20 Bridge Street, Spalding, PE11 1XG. Free. Link4Coffee events are informal morning drop-in sessions, created to provide a regular opportunity to unwind, share knowledge and connect with not just local business people but all kinds of interesting individuals from your local community. There are no attendance fees; just come along, buy your own tea/coffee and prepare to engage! For more information www.link4growth.biz or contact Nikki Pepper on 07887 747820 .
WiRE Lincoln
Monday 19th August, 10.00am - 12.00pm at Lincolnshire Events Centre, LN2 2NA. Cost: 5 for members, 10.00 for non-members. Part of the national network Women In Rural Enterprise. We are a womens business networking group that meets once a month. We like to keep things fairly informal with the emphasis on being supportive. Networks provide the opportunity to share knowledge, ideas, expertise and generate business growth through getting to know about each other and our businesses in a relaxed and friendly environment If youd like to come to one of our Lincoln meetings, contact Sandra at sandra@anshenacupuncture.co.uk or visit www.wirelincoln.co.uk
Link4Coffee - Spalding
Wednesday 28th August, 9:30am 11:00am at The Maple Leaf, 20 Bridge Street, Spalding, PE11 1XG Link4Coffee events are informal morning drop-in sessions, created to provide a regular opportunity to unwind, share knowledge and connect with not just local business people but all kinds of interesting individuals from your local community. There are no attendance fees; just come along, buy your own tea/coffee and prepare to engage! For more information www.link4growth.biz or contact Nikki Pepper on 07887 747820 .
Ignite Networking
Every six weeks at Enterprise@Lincoln Building, Rope Walk, Lincoln LN6 7DQ. Free. Ignite is a business to business networking event organised by Enterprise@Lincoln providing an opportunity to meet with like-minded, enthusiastic new-starts and more established, experienced businesses. Chat about how to move your business forward and how to better target your market, how others like you got started and became successful. If you would like more information or to be added to our mailing list please e-mail us at mailto:enterprise@lincoln.ac.uk or call on 01522 837200.
Training
Get Grant Ready
Are you a beginner when it comes to writing winning funding applications? If you are interested in learning how to compile successful funding applications,you will be pleased to hear that Idox Information Solutions has launched an online version of its popular Get Grant Ready A Beginner's Course in Funding Applications training course. This elearning programme offers the same content as the face-to-face training, but can be followed anytime, anywhere. Covering everything from Different Types of Funder, to Why Applications Fail, the programme includes many practical exercises to ensure trainees fully immerse themselves in the course material. Get Grant Ready is a comprehensive introduction to funding applications and is available to organisations across the UK for an introductory offer of 55 plus VAT per person. For more information, visit: www.j4bcommunity.co.uk
Useful Information
www.is4profit.com
The website highlights a wide range of business services for SMEs, entrepreneurs and start-ups looking to enhance their business. Providing practical business advice and free information.
Your Websites
www.pomolumi.com
Kids activity packs for boys and girls age 3-11, for whenever you are at a loose end or away from home. High quality products selected by children and approved of by adults!
Deadline
September 2013 Edition
Please send your information no later than 12 noon on Monday 26th August. To make life easier please send your information to us as soon as possible at simplesolutions4business@talktalk.net Take care and speak to you again soon,
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