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Barclays Trading Places Awards 2009
Barclays Trading Places awards are for anyone who has changed their life for the better by setting up a business. In 2008 a number of RTS entrepreneurs did really well in the Barclays Trading Places awards especially in the regional finals. Categories include Truimph Over Disability, Success After Unemployment and Spirit of Inspiration. Total prize fund in excess of £45,000.
Find out more by clicking the link below or visiting www.barclays.co.uk/tradingplaces .
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Weathering the Storm in Wales
The Welsh Assembly Government is running a series of business advice & support events aiming to help businesses in Wales during the financial crisis.
The ‘Weathering the Storm’ events allow attendees to drop into sessions throughout the day, which will include:
- Workshops on business funding, skills, and innovation
- Keynote speaker Richard Watson, founder of www.nowandnext.com
- Question & answer session
- Knowledge fair with business support services
The events will be held at the following venues:
Tuesday 31st March National Library of Wales 8:00am -12:30pm
Tuesday 31st March Maesmawr Hall Hotel, Caersws. 4:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 1st April Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 8:00am - 5:30pm
Thursday 2nd April SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff 8:00am - 5:30pm
For further information or register an interest, visit http://www.business-support-wales.gov.uk/weathering_the_storm.aspx or call 03000 6 03000
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Experience Kilimanjaro!
Why not tune into BBC1 on 12th March at 8pm for a documentary about the recent Kilimanjaro Challenge for comic relief;
“The cameras follow a host of celebrities as they attempt to scale Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest in Africa. Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Alesha Dixon lines up with fellow singers Gary Barlow and Ronan Keating of Take That and Boyzone fame, and Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh as they join forces with TV and radio presenters Ben Shephard, Denise Van Outen, Fearne Cotton and Chris Moyles in a `Summit Funny for Money’ Comic Relief fund-raising challenge”
Leonard Cheshire Disability are currently promoting our own Kilimanjaro Challenges on the 2-11 October 2009 and the 5-14th February 2010, why not take up the challenge yourself or tell someone you know about how they can get involved!
Details can be found on the Leonard Cheshire Disability website;
http://www.lcdisability.org/?lid=4157
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Woman Aloud - the C in me
Tracy de Gietelink
Pierced earrings, tweezers, tattoos, body piercings, toothbrush, the metal teeth on a cling film box… my blood is highly infectious, but everyone around me is safe… because I know I carry the virus and I make things safe. Approximately 20% of sufferers in this country know they are infected - that leaves 80% gaily unaware, and therefore not taking appropriate precautions.
My goal, pure and simple, is to raise awareness of Hepatitis C. Once you understand the virus you can take simple, yet life saving steps/precautions to prevent cross-infection - either way.
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The Power of Radio
The Power of Media
I was listening to BBC Essex online and they were asking for responses to retiring. I sent an e-mail to say I had been made redundant, had no intention of being put out to pasture, went to Exeter and did the clock course and set up my own business servicing and repairing clocks
Good old Graham Bannerman said on air he received my e-mail and mentioned Tiptree Clocks and the web address several times. To pay for that sought of exposure on air would normally cost a fortune but to get the company mentioned several times in less than a minute was an excellent piece of free advertising?? Now wait and see if anything comes of it.
Less than two hours after being mentioned on BBC Essex I had a phone call from a potential Client who has a striking clock (that doesn’t strike at the right time?) he wants repaired. He will phone me next week
So try getting your name mentioned on the radio. Getting just one customer from it makes it worthwhile.
Jim
Tiptree Clocks
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Computer Training Courses
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Visit the website www.DigiStudy.co.uk or email us for more information at info@digistudy.co.uk
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Increased late filing penalties for annual company accounts
Increased late filing penalties for annual company accounts
The penalties for the late filing of annual company accounts rose as of 1 February 2009. The Companies Act 2006 provides that all companies must deliver annual accounts to the Registrar of Companies by the due date and that a late filing penalty will be payable if the accounts are delivered late. These penalties were introduced in 1992 to encourage limited company directors to file their accounts on time as this statutory information is required for the public record.
The February 2009 changes include an increase in penalties generally, a faster rate of increase for companies filing more than one month late and a doubling of the penalty when filing late two years in a row. Penalties now run to
- £150 for filing up to a month late
- £375 for 1-3 months
- £750 for 3-6 months
- and £1500 for more than 6 months late.
Penalties apply to flat management and dormant companies as well as trading companies.
It is vital that you make sure you allow enough time for your accounts to be filed within the period stated in the Companies Act and remember that penalties will not be waived for papers delayed in the post.
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Board Development Opportunity
Gain Board Development Programme.
Gain is a fantastic professional development opportunity and offers disabled people who may not have considered serving on a board of governors the opportunity to do this in a supported way. Participants on the programme receive free training in governance issues and networking opportunities.
Taking part in the programme is a great way to become one of the people that influences London’s creative and sporting life.
Organisations seeking to diversify their boards include The Crafts Council, London Transport Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, Unicorn Theatre, and Artichoke (of The Sultan’s Elephant fame)
The deadline for applications is 30 March 09.
For further information, please visit the website: www.itc-arts.org/gain
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Make Your Business Succeed event London Thursday 12 March
Make your Business Succeed Thursday 12 March 2009 This is a one-day conference for people with a disability who are interested in setting up a business or working for themselves, run by the British Library Business & IP Centre and Leonard Cheshire Disability. The event includes a tailored programme of workshops and one-to-one advice sessions to help you get started. It will give you an overview of the different aspects of running a business which you need to be aware of, and the opportunities and support available to you, such as the Ready to Start programme. You will have the chance to network and make contact with like-minded people with similar aspirations and concerns. You might also find potential customers, business partners and suppliers. Bring business cards and leaflets advertising your own business. There will be display space for you. During the event you can attend a workshop and have a one-to-one advice session with business and information experts from the British Library, Business Link for London, HM Revenue & Customs and the Ready to Start programme, which will give you the chance to ask specific questions and gain expert advice. Jobcentre Plus will be giving advice about in-work benefits and how they can help you make the transition from benefits to work. |
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Help Business Link in London shape their service to disabled entrepreneurs
Help us to shape our services
Business Link in London offers free and impartial business advice to Deaf and Disabled business people in the Capital.
We are developing our advice and information for Deaf and Disabled entrepreneurs. To help us improve the way we help Deaf and Disabled people start up and run their own business, we are establishing a ‘Deaf and Disabled Entrepreneurs Advisory Group’.
The Group will have a role in helping to shape and deliver our services across the board, so that our work continues to be of benefit to Deaf and Disabled people.
Do you want to be part of this exciting new initiative?
Sign up now
To sign up, please contact us either by phone, typetalk or email. Be prepared to tell us why you want to be involved and why you think you are suitable.
Phone 0845 6000 787 (18001 BT Typetalk)
Email at info@bllondon.co.uk
This opportunity is for London based businesses only. If you are not a London based business call 0845 600 9 006 or visit www.businesslink.gov.uk to find out how your local Business Link can help you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Find out more detailed information about who we are looking for
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