A talk entitled Fine Tuning Your Instinct for People will be delivered to Swindon networking group Business Village at its meeting on March 3. Avril Porter, pictured, who runs Wiltshire-based HR consultancy The Human Resource, will deliver the presentation at the group’s weekly breakfast meeting. Avril, who has more than 30 years’ experience in...
Funding and finance for small business will be explained at a free event for women in business tomorrow. Speaker Debbie Neale, pictured, senior business manager at Inspire by Wessex Chamber, will give a 30-minute overview and introduction to the various ways of raising cash for a business before opening the meeting to questions. While...
Coffee Republic founder Sahar Hashemi OBE has been named as the keynote speaker at next month’s Wiltshire and Swindon Women in Business Conference. Sahar Hashemi is one of UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs and a powerful speaker on innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset. Hosted by The Enterprise Network (TEN), the conference is timed to...
Business Showcase South West, the region’s largest free business event, returns for a third year in May following its huge success in 2014 and 2015. After two years at Bristol’s Colston Hall, this year’s Business Showcase (BSSW) will take place at the newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium in South Bristol on May 17. A...
Wiltshire businesses that support staff with caring responsibilities will be celebrated at a gala evening and awards ceremony later this month. The event is hosted by the Working for Carers programme to celebrate the commitment employers have made to those in their workforce with caring responsibilities. It is also a chance for employers who’ve...
Would-be entrepreneurs can take part in a major event in Swindon this Saturday to get expert advice to help them start their own business. StartUp 2016 is staged by fast-growth small business network Enterprise Nation and is one of a series of satellite gatherings across the country. It coincides with a national event in...
A talk called ‘What’s in your financial bucket?’ will be delivered next week to Swindon networking group Business Village. Alice Douglass from independent financial advisers Grosvenor Consultancy will use the theme for her presentation at Business Village’s weekly breakfast meeting on Thursday December 3. Alice, pictured, who works in Grosvenor’s Highworth office, said: “Everyone...
Swindon firms are to be given the chance to explore doing business in more than 70 countries worldwide when an international delegation visits the region next week. ExploreExport 2015 is aimed at all companies keen to expand overseas and is staged against a backdrop of rising exports from the South West. Latest figures show that...
Employers in Swindon are being encouraged to support the future employability of young people in the town by becoming school governors. Hi-tech giant Intel Corporation is hosting an event on Thursday November 10 at its head office to highlight the benefits school governing boards can bring to both young people and businesses themselves. There...
Charity managers and trustees will be offered expert advice on mitigating risk and building-in resilience at a breakfast seminar staged by chartered accountancy firm Monahans next month. The firm, which has a specialist team dedicated to supporting and advising charities, not-for-profits and academy schools, has lined up a range of speakers, including several of...
