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Red Ochre News
Red Ochre is a Crowdfunder partner
Red
Ochre is proud to partner with Crowdfunder to help you fund your social
projects. Crowdfunding gives you the platform to raise money and generate
support for individual projects and gives the crowd the opportunity to
invest in an idea they believe in.
Want to
know more? Red Ochre is here to help you understanding if crowdfunding is
a right funding route for your social project. To have an initial chat
about crowdfunding and your project, contact Federica
Click here to read
more.
Red Ochre client wins the FSB London Best New Business
Award
Red
Ochre client Flying
Fantastic has won the FSB London Best New Business Award. The company
uses circus settings to create a different and more interesting form of
fitness training. Click here to
read more about this project and the “Innovating
for Growth” business support programme.
Congratulations
also to FUSE ODG and its new hit
Following their hit with Azonto, former Red Ochre
client FUSE ODG latest single is in the charts
Click here to hear it!
New Hounslow Resource Centre
Red Ochre was involved with a feasibility
study conducted by CAN that lead Hounslow Council to approve plans for
the development of a Community Resource Centre in Hounslow town centre. Click here to
know more.
New Workshops at
the City Business Library
Red ochre ran a number of new
workshops in June & July at the City Business Library. The workshops
were very well received. See below:
Collaboration
and Collaborative working, comments included:
Information
provided allowed me to review a potential collaboration and avoid a
potential mistake.
Clear,
concise, positive & specific excellent visual aids.
Motivation,
Comments included:
Very
energising and inspirational
Quite
a realisation
Reminder - Red
Ochre and the Co-op Enterprise Hub
Red Ochre are officially a co-op development agency.
We have been working with existing and aspiring co-operatives for a
number of years and we have made our commitment to the co-op cause
official.
If you would like to know more about the advantages of being a
co-operative or how to become one please feel free to contact Robert
Foster or Uday Thakkar.
Reminder - Red Ochre are a Big Assist provider
Red
Ochre has been accepted by the Big Lottery as a Big Assist delivery
organisation. If you are an infrastructure organisation you may be
eligible for funding and business support through his programme.
For more information click here.
More News
Entry
for Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2013 is open!
Application for
Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK is now open. For
further information on how to apply to have a chance of winning £50k, www.lcdisability.org/stelios
Special offer - FREE Hot Desk Trials
During the summer, the Doughnut Factory Business/Social enterprise hub
runs a special offer of FREE hot desk trials for individuals and social
enterprises. For further information visit the Doughnut Factory website or contact
Anusha Nandi, Olga Astaniotis or Joe Fisher at info@doughnutfactory.co.uk
Bringing Communities Together Online
Last month, Stickyboard launched the first and only UK-wide network of Community
Noticeboards. They provide space for people to post and share local
information; letting people come together in a free and fun way. Click here to find out about this
exciting project and potential partnership opportunities.
Training
Training - Negotiating your way to success, 28th August
When: 28th
August, 10:00 to 16:30
Where: Freshfields, Northcliffe House, 28 Tudor Street, EC4Y 0BQ
Negotiating is
something we all do: its fundamental to business success. Yet very few of
us have ever had any training and tend to learn the hard way, giving cash
away needlessly. Learn the rules and techiniques of successful
negotiators by attending this high intensity compressed programme.
To find out more
click here. To book click here.
Additional Training
Smarter runs a series of
training interventions to help improve participants' business development
skills, tools and confidence, in order to win and retain more long term
business that is underpinned by strong and stable business relationships.
For more information on the Sales and Business Development Training
offered, click here.