The importance of apprenticeships and vocational training in advanced engineering will be the theme of accountants Monahans’ next manufacturing breakfast in Swindon. The event, the latest to be staged in support of Swindon’s manufacturing sector by Monahans, takes place at UTC Swindon, Bristol Street, on April 16, starting at 7.30am. BMW head of apprentice...
Ahead of this Sunday’s International Women’s Day, the Association of Women in Property (WiP) is this evening hosting an event to highlight the work of Concern Universal, the charity aiming to bring opportunities to communities worldwide and help to beat poverty. The drinks and tapas reception at The Lido, Clifton, Bristol, which starts at...
Barclays has become the latest blue-chip company to sponsor Business Showcase South West 2015 – the region’s biggest business exhibition which returns for a second year in May. Barclays joins First Great Western and Enterprise Rent-a-car in sponsoring the event staged again at Bristol’s Colston Hall. Swindon businesses are being urged to make the...
The spotlight will be turned on crowd funding next week when expert Anthony Lovell de Souza talks to Swindon networking group Business Village. Crowd funding is an emerging online concept, which anyone can use to raise money for a project or idea. In the last four years, more than 170 crowd funding websites have sprung...
Swindon entrepreneurs and small business owners are being offered a rare chance to meet some of the region’s most-active dealmakers at an event aimed at demystifying private equity and highlighting finance options for growth, succession and exit. The ‘Inside Private Equity’ event is being staged by accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson’s...
Swindon firms will get the chance to learn about new opportunities, network and attend workshops next month when the Building Business Connections Forum takes place in the town. The forum has been created to provide business owners and decision makers with an opportunity to meet new suppliers and network with Swindon’s growing business community. It...
Monahans, the regional accountancy firm with its main office in Swindon, continues its series of webinars next month with a look at health and safety. Debbie Anstis, the firm’s health and safety consultant, will give a step-by-step guide on how to review health and safety systems and what firms need to consider to ensure...
The issues faced by charities and their finances will be put under the microscope at a special seminar to be staged by accountants Monahans next month. The Monahans Charity Seminar, which takes place at Chippenham Golf Club on November 13, will examine a range of relevant topics including the latest charity SORPs (Statements of...
One of Swindon’s leading employment lawyers will be on hand to answer questions about recent and imminent changes in legislation at a business networking event in the town next week. Kerrie Hunt, pictured, partner and head of employment at Thrings, will update attendees on a range of key employment law issues including flexible working...
Businesses will be shown how to save money on print hardware and supplies by rolling them into a managed service at a free event staged next week by Bechtle, the leading IT provider for businesses and public-sector customers. The event, which takes place on Thursday at Bechtle’s office at Methuen Park, Chippenham, be an...
