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Managing Business Functions
Workshop
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Date: 8th November
Location: Ravensbourne, Greenwich
Peninsula, 6 Penrose Way, London SE10 0EW. Ravensbourne is adjacent to
the O2 arena.
Cost: £30 (arc members), £60 (non-arc
members) – costs include VAT.
In this interactive full day workshop you
will increase your knowledge and ability to develop strategies for
creating and managing effective business functions. Topics include:
- How
to manage functions and their interfaces
- HR
- IT
- Accounting
- Purchasing
- Research
& Development
- Legal
- Marketing
This workshop is being run as
part of BITC’s arc project for social enterprises in east London.
Anyone can attend this workshop – to buy tickets visit http://redochre-mbf.eventbrite.com/.
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Negotiating Skills Workshop
Negotiating is
something we all do; it is 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 techniques of successful negotiators by attending this high
intensity compressed programme that will
• Define negotiating and suggest when to use it
• Provide insights into the psychology of negotiating
• Provide the basic rules and strategies – the dos and don'ts
• Provide the opportunity to practice
The course has
evolved over a period of 25 years of international business and this
abridged version focuses on individual negotiating.
Red Ochre have
a training session on negotiation skills listed on the BitC ARC website
and if enough organisations register an interest by voting we will run
the course.
Click here for further details and vote for the
course.
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Free workshop: Balance the
World Views – Understanding and Practicing Your Values as a Social
Entrepreneur
Date: Monday
15th October 2012 – 4pm – 6pm
Location: CAN
Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, Old Street, London, N1 6AH
Red Ochre is
pleased to support Elaine France who is offering a free workshop for
Social Entrepreneurs. Becoming a social entrepreneur means more than
having an idea and a passion for changing the world. Knowing your
values is the key to making this personal journey with its highs, lows,
set-backs and triumphs as you turn your vision into reality. You’ll
leave the workshop:
• Knowing your
values
• Understanding what inspires and motivates you to be
a change-maker
• Practising techniques to help you to become more resilient as you
make the ‘entrepreneur’s’ journey
• Gaining an invaluable network of contacts to share learning and
support
Places are
limited, so please reserve your place by emailing elaine@balanceverbier.com by the 11th October.
Balance the World Values
Workshop is brought to you by Elaine France. Elaine has had a long
career working to improve and promote civil society in the UK and was
latterly at Partnerships UK/Local Partnerships supporting the creation
of health and social care social enterprises. She is now based in
Switzerland, running Balance Verbier – providing leadership coaching
and mentoring for people seeking to create social impact.
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Free advice sessions for Social
Entrepreneurs
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Social entrepreneurs who
have started a new enterprise or are considering starting up can now
get free advice at The Doughnut Factory in Acton W3. Subject areas
covered include: market research, business modelling, Identifying
competitive advantages, USPs and IP, pricing, finance, marketing,
business development and customer acquisition strategies. The Doughnut
Factory also offers low cost desk space, offices, virtual offices and
meeting rooms.
The one-to-one advice sessions are held on
the last Friday of every month.
To make an appointment call 020 8600 9500
or e-mail Monaleesa.mohajerin@actionacton.com
Location: The Doughnut Factory, 10 Warple
Mews, Warple Way, Acton W3 0RF
Website: www.thedoughnutfactory.co.uk
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Calling all
Hounslow third sector organisations: Hounslow Community Resource Centre
Project
Red
Ochre, are working with CAN, who have been contracted by Hounslow
Council, as part of the ‘West London Collaborating for Change
Programme’, to
undertake a feasibility study to find out if there is a need for a
third sector resource centre in the West London borough. If you are a
social enterprise, voluntary organisation or other third sector body in
Hounslow CAN and Red Ochre will be sending out a survey in the coming
weeks, and running face to face events in Hounslow to learn more about
your office space and premises challenges and requirements.
For
more information please contact Kirstin Ross on tel: 020 7250 8039 or
email: can.advise@can-online.org.uk
Has
your group joined the new Hounslow Community Network (HCN)? If not it
is free and easy- just visit the new HCN website at www.hounslownetwork.org.uk
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Stelios Award
for Disabled Entrepreneurs - applications now open!
Applications are now open
for the sixth annual Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the
UK. In order to apply and be in with a chance of winning £50,000 for
your business, you must meet the following criteria:
- You
have a recognised disability or long term health condition
- You
own at least 25% management stake in your company
- Your
business has a turnover in excess of £10,000
- You
own a UK registered business
- Your
business has been trading for between 1 and 5 years
For further information please
visit www.lcdisability.org/stelios.
The deadline for entries is
5pm on Friday 26th October. Please pass this onto your friends or
clients if they meet the criteria.
If you would like the
application form sent to you in large print, please innovation@LCDisability.org
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