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

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We're here to support?"your business."

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Nottingham Jobs - For Employers
Employment support tailored to your needs

Nottingham Jobs are an established and trusted service, our knowledge of the local labour market means we can offer?impartial recruitment and skills support for businesses of all sizes.


* Do you need to manage, motivate or support your workforce?
* Do you have problems recruiting?
* Are you getting the right skills for your company??
* Do you need advice about inclusive recruitment?
* Do you want to develop the skills of your existing staff?
* Do you need business support or funding?

Register with us to create a business profile and?benefit from the support we can offer you as an employer.?You can also use your business profile to submit your latest vacancies to be included in our job listings, for free.

Register your business with Nottingham Jobs [ [link removed] ]
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UK Community Renewal Fund events:

Help to Grow programme

The twelve-week Help to Grow programme from East Midlands Chamber is ideal for businesses employing between 5 and 249 people that are seeking to benefit from leadership or management training.

The project is part-funded by the UK Government, with the remaining 10% paid by participating businesses as a one-off upfront fee of ?750. In order to help businesses most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the Chamber is subsidising the ?750 training fee, on a first-come, first-served basis, for 100 eligible businesses located in UK Community Renewal Fund areas.

Visit the East Midlands Chamber website for more information [ [link removed] ].
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Net zero

If you feel that you need to do something to get you started on your journey to combat climate change and are working for or with an SME, then through these courses you will get the knowledge and tools to set you off on the right path.

Two courses are currently available:

* 1 hour - Carbon Reduction Introductory Session for SMEs
* 2 x half day - Carbon Literacy Training for SMEs?

No previous environmental knowledge is needed.

Find out more on the East Midlands Chamber website [ [link removed] ].
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Food and Drink Forum SALSA peer to peer programme

Starts 4 May 2022

Food manufacturers employing up to 250 people can benefit from Food and Drink Forum support in areas such as: sustainable products and packaging; improving production efficiencies through more efficient equipment and production lines, reduced waste and energy use; as well as innovative approaches to production.

For any small food or drink manufacturer, the SALSA accreditation is often seen as the standard to achieve to increase sales of their product beyond the local area.

A total of twelve producers are being invited to join the SALSA Peer to Peer programme taking place virtually as four sessions, beginning on Wednesday, 4 May.

Sign up for the SALSA Support Peer to Peer programme on the Food and Drink Forum website [ [link removed] ].

These projects are part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund.

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How to use influencers to grow your business

Thursday 5 May from 3:30 to 5pm (online)
B-Global How to use Influencers

Building and maintaining a relevant audience for your business is one of the hardest things to do online and offline. Join *B-Global* [ [link removed] ]and Status Social to find out how can use influencers in social media to grow your business.

You will be shown how to engage with them in the right way and encourage them to amplify their message to as many people as possible.

During the workshop you will be given practical examples of how influencer marketing can be done for free.

Find out more and book your place [ [link removed] ].

This support is being delivered as part of the East Midlands Accelerator project; a collaborative partnership led by East Midlands Chamber and including our region?s universities and business support agencies. East Midlands Accelerator is part-funded by the UK Government through the?UK Community Renewal Fund.

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Subsidised skills and training support

The skills landscape is complex, and it?s often difficult to know how to access the right training and support for your business. The D2N2 Skills Access Hub understands this and aims to be a ?one stop shop? for local businesses?in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?wishing to close skills gaps through training, recruitment, apprenticeships and placements.

Visit the D2N2 Skills Access Hub website [ [link removed] ]
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The D2N2 Skills Access Hub is part-funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund (ESF).

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Join the Electric Van Experience
Ross Kemp - EVE project [ [link removed] ]

We?re offering businesses, as well as voluntary and public sector organisations in the city the chance to try one of 50 electric vans to suit their needs, including provision of a charge point at the business premises.

Find out more on the Transport Strategy webpage [ [link removed] ].
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Carbon Management Programme

Starts Wednesday 18 May

Are you an SMEs in the Nottinghamshire region?

Come and take part in our Carbon Management Programme, this series of practical workshops will help you to acquire the skills needed to manage your business emissions.

Visit the NTU website for more details [ [link removed] ].

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*Sustainability basics?**?*

Nottingham BID and Nottingham Trent University have partnered to provide Carbon Literacy Training for Nottingham BID members. This course will give individuals the knowledge and tools to become ?Green Champions? within their businesses and introduce new ways to reduce carbon emissions and waste. You will learn the best high impact climate solutions to be embedded in your line of work - which could see financial benefits by reducing your company?s bills.

To check if you qualify, and to book onto this course please contact Kory?*[email protected]*

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