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This winter is packed with events and support to help your business grow, read on!
As we approach the end of another year, we find ourselves reflecting on the positive journey we've shared together. It's with immense gratitude and joy that we extend our heartfelt thanks to each one of you for being an integral part of our community.
At the beginning of this year, we embarked on a journey with the launch of the UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) project and an interactive showcase event attended by many of our partners and businesses.
The UKSPF project has proven to be a resounding success. We were able to build on our experience from ERDF and ESF programmes and our collaborative efforts with partners have played a pivotal role in shaping the project's impact. The collective dedication and hard work of our community, alongside the support of our partners, have allowed the UKSPF project to grow and continue to flourish.
As we look forward to the coming year, we do so with a deep sense of optimism and a renewed commitment to building a future of business support and sustainability together.
Thank you for being a part of this journey and for your continued support.
We are excited to continue working together to meet local, regional and national needs.
On 7 December the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched a ?25.5 million funding package to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in England improve their energy efficiency.
Eligible organisations will be able to apply for:
1) An independent energy assessment.
2) Capital grants to install energy efficiency measures.
To apply for the second element, organisations not owning their premises will need to ask for their landlords? permission. As many VCSE organisations lease their premises from councils, councils are encouraged to support their tenants in applying.
The two-day workshops are led by one of our experienced business trainers who will guide you through the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business February 2024 Programme dates.
Group 7 ? 8th & 9th February Online 09:30 ? 15:30
Group 8 ? 29th February & 1st March NBV Enterprise Centre 09:30 ? 15:30
*This programme is available to individuals based in Nottingham City
Over the course of the programme, we will cover:
- Knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed by successful business owners
- Sole trader, limited company, partnership ? which is best for you?
- Your legal responsibilities as a business owner
- Marketing your business
- Understanding tax, National Insurance and VAT
- Record keeping and business banking
- Start up and running costs
- Planning your personal survival budget
- How to price your product or service
- Importance of cash flow forecasting for your business
Register now at: https://tinyurl.com/bbjtmmz4
What affect does wellbeing and sleep deprivation have on business leadership performance and team productivity?
Lost sleep is estimated to cost the UK a huge ?30 billion per year!
There are many reasons why you might get less sleep than the recommended 7 - 9 hours a night.?? Work-related stress, checking work emails late at night, anti-social working hours, illness and injury, getting older, money worries and personal loss are just a few of the issues that can keep us awake at night.
Sleep is essential for maintaining cognitive skills such as communicating well, being creative and flexible thought. Lack of sleep can cause poor memory, poor concentration and low mood and greater risk taking. There is also a strong relationship between sleep and physical and mental health and not getting enough sleep has a profound impact on our ability to function.
About Giles Watkins, Positive Sleep
Giles is an author, speaker, coach and facilitator, Giles wrote Positive Sleep based on his own struggles with insomnia, how he overcame these, why sleep matters and what you can do to sleep better at an individual and organisational level.
An accredited Vistage Speaker and past Vistage Chair, Giles now works with individuals and groups, primarily at the C-suite level, to gain the positive benefits of improved sleep. Giles applies his 35 years of business knowledge and leadership experience with Shell International, McKinsey & Company and Coats plc gained primarily in Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa, to enable business decision-makers to make better decisions, achieve balance, deliver superior results and sleep better at night!
About Dr Suzanne Ross
Suzanne is a Senior Lecturer in Executive Education at Nottingham Business School (NBS) and owner of 2thrive Consultancy. At NBS she facilitates on programmes such as the Executive MBA, the MSc in Global Business, Women in Leadership and is also a facilitator and Business Coach for the NBS SME provision, facilitating on the government funded Help to Grow Management programme and previously the NBS UpScaler programme for SME?s growing their business.
Suzanne leads consultancy projects across public, private and third sector organisations focussed on organisational design and behaviour, coaching culture and leadership and talent development. She is a qualified, experienced Executive Coach, a Member of the International Coaching Federation and a Master Practitioner Member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Co Suzanne?s research interests are Leadership resilience, resilience in entrepreneurship, leadership behaviours, emotional intelligence, the ?dark side? of leadership, leadership derailment.
Suzanne is responsible for the HR Forum, a platform to engage HR professional with latest thinking in the HR field. She is a previous member of the Executive Education Advisory Board. She also provides expert commentary for the Press.
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/2m9wn7ev
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