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

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Nottingham Jobs Fair

Nottingham Jobs are preparing for their next jobs fair and would like to invite local employers to join them on 28 March in the Old Market Square, Nottingham.

This free-to-attend jobs fair will attract a wide range of job seekers, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet candidates and find the right people to join your teams.

Places are limited so don't miss out, email your interest to?*[email protected]* <[email protected]>?or call *0115 876 4508*
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Digital Marketing Conference

Wednesday 9 March from 7:45am to 3:15pm
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Is your SME looking to utilise the latest digital marketing tools to facilitate growth in 2022? If so join us at our digital marketing conference.

The digital conference is a unique opportunity to learn more about the latest trends in digital marketing, crucial to helping your business grow, all in one day. We'll hear from a selection of expert digital consultants covering brand new, cutting edge topics, as well as an engaging keynote speaker providing food for thought for the digital marketing landscape.?

*This event is delivered as part of the Derbyshire Festival of Business which aims to showcase Derbyshire?s extensive business capability to future clients, customers, and investors, as well as aiding post-Covid recovery in the region*.

Who should attend this event?

This event is aimed at trading SMEs in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire who want to learn about the latest digital marketing trends.

Book your place through the D2N2 Growth Hub webpage [ [link removed] ].
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#TakeOff22

Thursday 24 March from 8 to 9:30am

Antenna, 9A Beck Street, Nottingham NG1 1EQ
TakeOff22

Take your business further in 2022 and beyond, with funding, finance and business support, plus access to talent, training, networks and more for Creative, Digital & Tech Businesses in the D2N2 area.

Take Off events have supported 100s of Creative, Digital & Tech businesses so be ready on the launch pad for our next one, it'll be your opportunity to network and find out about the many areas of business support, and funding available.

Our latest breakfast networking event sees us returning to face to face sessions so we hope you'll join us? This is your opportunity to meet other businesses and support providers to find out about recruitment and skills development support, access to interns, graduates, student placements, digital technology support, student challenges and innovation plus funding.

Book your place on the TakeOff22 Eventbrite page [ [link removed] ].
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D2N2 Skills Access Hub - Partner Profile

Working as one of the partners within the D2N2 SAH project, West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield aims to provide bespoke training options to employers.?

Our vision is to provide skills for all students, employer partners and our community to thrive.

As an FE college, we?re able to offer employers access to a ready-made bank of talent and options that allow them to work with the college to shape the curriculum.

Our target audience has no age boundary, we are keen to work with anyone looking to enhance their existing skills or learn new ones

*Our constantly evolving products and services include:*


* Apprenticeships
* Work Placement and Extended Work Placement
* Commercial training packages
* Adult Education programmes?
* Community Courses
* Part time courses
* Free online distance learning courses

We?d like to encourage employers to challenge us and to work with us to shape the future of local learning.

With four sites within Mansfield & Ashfield, our learners have access to some of the best learning facilities available and our high performing staff encourage students to stretch the boundaries of their potential at every opportunity.?

Having recently partnered with NTU, we are able to support employers and their employees through develop plans from level 2 to level 7.

To discuss any element of the college services and how they could be beneficial to you, please contact Karen Millward, Head of Employer Engagement on* 01623 579 690* or by email *[email protected]?*

*Find out more about the D2N2 Skills Access Hub [ [link removed] ].*
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Grants to help businesses reduce energy bills

Businesses are currently facing a number of inflationary pressures, not least the rising cost of energy. The Federation of Small Businesses? latest quarterly survey reports that 45% of firms said their costs had increased in the past three months because of rising utility bills, driven by the price of energy.

It may seem like a simple solution to combat rising energy prices, but by using less energy you?ll pay less each year. Improving your premises? energy performance is an effective way to reduce your energy usage and costs. For example, changing lighting to LED can reduce the costs of powering your premises lighting by more than 50% and upgrading to more energy efficient heating or cooling systems can make a significant difference.

Making energy-efficient changes can reap tangible benefits for a small business. A recent Nat West survey revealed that almost a fifth (19%) of businesses are saving between ?2,000 and ?3,000 a year after introducing energy efficiency measures, while 35% are saving between ?1,000 and ?1,999. In a time when energy costs are on the rise, SMEs can really benefit from making such an investment.

To help with the cost of investing in energy efficiency measures, Nottingham City Council are offering grants to small and medium-sized businesses in Greater Nottingham through the Accelerating Reduction in Carbon project. The grant can provide 35% of the net costs of their purchase and installation.

Information on the support available can be found at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/arc [ [link removed] ]

Alternatively, please contact David Kelly, the Project Manager on?*?**0115 876 4271 or by email at?**[email protected]*

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Way to Work

Way to Work is a national push to help even more people benefit from the record number of vacancies available in the jobs market, including many in sectors vital to national recovery.

At the same time as record vacancies, we have hundreds of thousands of people on Universal Credit who are actively looking to make a fresh start in work. This means there are many talented, work-ready people on our books who are eager to take on your roles.



If you?re looking to fill a vacancy, we will offer you a named employer adviser in your local Jobcentre to support your journey with us, or a dedicated national account manager if you?re a national employer.

We have a range of recruitment services that can help you as an employer, including:


* The opportunity to be introduced to people looking for work through a variety of platforms, including recruitment days and other events
* Working closely with you to simplify and shorten the recruitment process, so we can put forward better matched candidates to interview
* Help setting up work trials to give you the opportunity to see what potential recruits have to offer
* Advice about offering work experience and apprenticeships
* Support from other employment schemes including sector-based work academy programmes and business mentoring
* Support if you employ someone with a disability (Access to Work)
* Advice and guidance on employing someone with a disability or health condition

Find out more about how Way to Work can help you [ [link removed] ].
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Could an electric van be right for your business??

Try before you buy with the Electric Van Experience
Electric Van Experience

More than 40 electric vehicles are available to provide a fully funded electric van loan to Nottingham City businesses and public and voluntary sectors. We are entering the final year of the scheme and aiming to provide the service to even more organisations during this period. ?

We have ten different models of van available in a range of sizes, models, including drop side vans and a mini bus. We can offer vehicles in varying ranges and battery sizes.

As part of the hire scheme you can apply for a fully-funded workplace charge point?which can be arranged at the expression of interest stage.?The service will include vehicle handovers and support to help organisations cut through the myths and barriers to electric vehicle adoption.

Our charge points have app security so they can only be used by authorised people within your business. If you don?t have access to a workplace charge point, rest assured the region has more than 450 fast and rapid electric vehicle charge points you can use.

Make an expression of interest [ [link removed] ]?to find out more about how Nottingham?s Workplace Travel Service can help your organisation.
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