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The newsletter of the *Nottingham team* of the *D2N2 Growth Hub*



We're here to support"your business."






Digital marketing webinars

***August sessions filled up fast, don't miss these!***

Nottingham's black-led network for businesses of African heritage and the wider black and BAME business community, *B-Global [ [link removed] ]*, presents two 90-minute webinars with David Prescod (Digital Marketing Mentor) to help your business to succeed with digital marketing through and post COVID-19.**

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Crafting Creative Content. 10 September at 2pm

You may have a well-established online presence or be seeking to establish one. Whatever the case, the content that you publish on those channels will determine how engaging your customers become and will enable you to nurture them to paying customers.*Book here [ [link removed] ]*.



Free Software for Your Business. 24 September at 2pm

Setting up a business can be expensive and commercial software to assist in your day to day activities can add to this expense. There are, however, some excellent cloud based software packages that are more than suitable as an alternative and do not come with an expensive monthly or annual licence.*Book here* [ [link removed] ].



Join the B-Global network [ [link removed] ] to connect with other black and BAME businesses.
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Next course starts Autumn 2020
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An analysis of businesses that have enrolled on the programme up to December 2019 shows that nearly 50% of SMEs across the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) area do not have a sustainability policy. While this is just one indicator of practice, it represents a significant area of development and opportunity for local small and medium-sized businesses.

This course has been developed to support managers and employees within local small businesses. Participants will learn how to enhance their personal appreciation and become a change-maker, post-COVID-19, in their own life and work.

By taking part in this training, you will gain an understanding of:


* how climate and COVID-19 bounce off one another
* how business is affected by the climate, and vice versa
* the impact different sectors such as food and drink have on our climate, and vice versa
* climate change mitigation tools for your role at work or/and business function
* recovery and change strategies
* solutions with the highest impact: in your personal life and in your role at work
* the different options with regards to contemporary economic theories on how SMEs and individuals can rebuild post-COVID-19 by doing things differently and adopting a more sustainable approach

To express an interest for you or your colleagues to take part, email *[email protected]* <[email protected]> for information on securing a place on upcoming dates.

*Read more on the NTU website* [ [link removed] ].

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Are you recruiting?

If you're looking to fill positions this autumn or for Xmas, watch this space...



Every September, Nottingham Jobs and our partners Futures and the Department for Work & Pensions usually hold our big annual jobs fair, but with things being a bit different this year, we're doing something different too.

We're busy securing premises in Nottingham city centre to set up a 'pop-up' shop where job seekers can safely pop in for advice and to find "your" vacancies.

*Would you like to join us? *

You're invited to book in to come along to the venue to meet potential candidates, safely of course, speak to people about your needs and your business, or simply make use of the venue to advertise your current vacancies and upcoming job roles. There will also be opportunities to take part in social media events, tailored to your needs as an employer.

We'd love to tell you more but we're busy working on the details so all we need from you right now is to let us know if you're interested in joining us.

We'll share more information when we can but if you want to get in quick, or you've got a question for us, email*[email protected]* <[email protected]>or call *07483 391562*.

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Level-up with a Business Investment Grant

The D2N2 Growth Hub has announced TQC Ltd have been awarded a grant from the organisations Business Investment Fund.

The grant will allow investment into developing their existing mechanical and electrical CAD systems including the purchase of software and hardware.

The Business Investment Fund enables the D2N2 Growth Hub to issue grants of between 3,500 and 20,000, which can contribute up to a maximum of 35% of an eligible projects costs.

The scheme is open to small and medium-sized businesses across the region who are looking to make a step-change in their business with projects that will improve productivity, efficiency, or result in job creation.

*Read more on the D2N2 GrowthHub website* [ [link removed] ].

*TQC Ltd [ [link removed] ]*is a privately owned company based in Nottingham, who for over 35 years have beenproviding innovative turnkey solutions to special engineering applications.

TQC were successfully awarded a grant from the D2N2 Growth Hub*Business Investment Fund* [ [link removed] ]. The grant will allow investment into developing existing mechanical and electrical CAD systems including the purchase of software and hardware.

""TQC is really excited about the grant assistance that the D2N2 ERDF has given. In the new work reality of remote working, this project will extend our capability to supply hi-tech machines whilst enabling safe working for our staff""

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Carbon Neutral Challenge*#CarbonNeutral2028 [ [link removed] ]*

*There's still time to get involved...*

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Climate change has become a cause for concern across the world. The last 4-year period has been the warmest on record, extreme weather events are becoming more severe and common, where July 2019 recorded the highest UK temperature of 38.7C.



The 28 Day Challenge is part of a priority push by Nottingham City Council to make the city carbon neutral by 2028 and teaches people about how to reduce their environmental impact.*Find out more* [ [link removed] ].

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