HSBC
supporting the Small Business Bureau.
Please visit the HSBC Small Business news feed at www.ukbusiness.hsbc.com
"Sponsors
of the Women Into Business Conference and Awards 2003"
Bank of Scotland Business Banking
Bank of Scotland Business Banking recognises the significant contribution that women make to the small business sector and economy as a whole and has a dedicated Women and Business programme.
As part of our programme we have dedicated website pages for women in business which can be at accessed via the above link. The pages provide customer case studies, research findings, practical support and guidance, useful websites and a contact facility for questions/feedback.
You will also find a PDF copy of our women in business magazine, Big Fish, which features a range of articles, research findings, a customer case study and useful website links. For a hard copy please email us at womenandbusiness@bankofscotland.co.uk.
For further information on our Women and Business programme, please email us at womenandbusiness@bankofscotland.co.uk.
The National Association of Ladies Circle (NALC) was founded in 1936 and is an international, forward-thinking organisation for enthusiastic young women between the ages of 18 and 45 years. The association is a non profit making organisation and is geared towards serving the community and making friends, whilst enjoying varied social activities, sports and lively discussions. One of the main charities supported is Cancer research UK for whom we have raised in excess of £1 million.
Our motto is 'Friendship and Service' - (The service being to the community).
Our Head Office is situated in Keighly, West Yorkshire, and we currently hold a membership of Four Thousand.
For further information please contact our web site at www.ladies-circle.org.uk
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR ARMY FAMILIES
The Army Families Federation Training Centre provides computer training for army dependants to help them return to work, often after a career break. Our students are usually either updating their existing skills or retraining in order to improve their employment prospects. We also help army families to find jobs, and employers are always very impressed by the calibre of our people.
We are always interested in hearing from employers who want to know more about how we can help them find the right staff, whether to work in their offices or from home. We have access to thousands of potential employees, so whether your recruitment requirements are for one or one hundred employees, we can help.
We run about 45 courses a year and have over 250 students. We constantly review courses so that we continue to offer relevant training for the demands of the job market. Courses offered include IT courses for the very beginner up to advanced level, Bookkeeping and Sage (Computerised Accounts) and Basic Skills.. Along with this professional development training, we also hold personal development courses in assertiveness and job hunting skills.
The Army Families Federation Training Centre provides a very high level of training. The fully tutored courses are structured to give every student enough time to thoroughly understand the subject. All core courses have national accreditation, giving recognised qualifications. Our pass rate for these examinations is extremely high, with a 98.5% pass rate compared to the national average of 69.4%.
We currently have Training Centres in Bulford (near Salisbury) and Warminster, with three further sites due to open before Christmas 2003.
Please Contact: Jane Colthup, Director, The Army Families Federation Training Centre, 8 – 9 Kandy Road, Bulford Camp, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 9AA. Tel 01980 632800 – director@afftrainingcentre.co.uk
Frances Canham, Employment Team Leader, AFF Central Office, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 6BE
Tel: 01980 615525 – frances@thecanhams.co.uk
Izzy Warren
Smith is the Founder Director of WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) tel:
01952 815368 or email izzy@wireuk.org.
WiRE is a dynamic networking and business members club aimed at helping
rural women in every way possible, towards starting and maintaining their
own rural enterprise. WiRE is particularly aimed at active promotion
of business startups, and support for rural micro business. In addition
existing business can benefit from access to expert advice, business mentors
and financial packages. Based around WiRE's long standing research
of 'what works' there is a need for the provision of rural specific training,
mentoring, access to finance and furthermore the comfort of a network
of 'likeminded people'. Rural isolation and lack of confidence can
prevent women starting a new business in rural areas however the WiRE
provisions have proved a means to overcome these barriers and build on
business opportunities.
WiRE is a nationwide business membership club and is able to offer its
central services to members all around the country, as listed below.
Annual membership of WiRE costs just £20, and nationally, includes;
· HSBC preferential Business Banking Package
· Business Mentoring
· Grant signposting
· Phone support
· Newsletters
· WiRE website facilities (www.wireuk.org)
· Business listing in the WiRE directory
· Umbrella Marketing (web based)
· National Conferences
WiRE
Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
hlrobinson@harper-adams.ac.uk
Tel: 01952 815407
Fax: 01952 825849
The National Council of Women GB website is www.ncwgb.org
NCW is an educational charity, with links to 74 different countries through our International Councils. NCWGB is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations. We are an umbrella organisations with over 80 affiliated societies and women's organisations, and with a branch and regional structure throughout GB for our own membership.
A short history of our organisation can be found on our website, together with information on the work of our committees.
Hilary Sillars, President. My email is enquiries@ncwgb.org
Established in 1990, Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) is a membership
organisation open to women with at least one year's professional experience
in the film, television and/or digital new media industries. WFTV exists
to protect and enhance the status interests and diversity of women working
at all levels. Since its inception WFTV has established itself as a respected
industry body that has gone from strength to strength.
Our aims are;
to provide information and career support for our members
to offer an educational forum for our members
to promote and safeguard the interests of women in the industry
to champion and recognise women's achievements in the industry
to campaign for equal opportunities and diversity in the industry
Women Film & Television, 6 Langley Street, London WC2H 9JA
Tel: 020 7240 4875 Fax: 020 7379 1625 email Emily@wftv.org.uk
THE LONDON THERAPISTS FORUM
Launched 1st October 2002
The London Therapists' Forum meets the need for an innovative organisation to provide a support network for professional therapists. The Forum, which is unique in the UK, encompasses a range of disciplines, works to disseminate knowledge, promote good practice and on-going education and tackle issues of shared concern.
The original idea was a simple idea, and as you know action follows thought! The idea was to help therapists working in the complementary field meet other like-minded people, exchange ideas, and out of the networking get referrals. However, the London Therapists' Forum offers so much more.
The Forum will offer an introduction to complementary medicine to practitioners of conventional medicines, have tie-ins with scientific members of the University of East London, workshops and demonstrations of different practices, and even mentoring for therapists to discuss ‘problem cases’ thereby offering their clients the best services. Members could do joint ventures and joint advertising.
The Forum will offer far more than just networking events to members. We are considering the following options:
* Website – one page already up.
* Notice board of events/promotions/joint venture/news
* Special events
* Workshops
* Education Programme
* Professional supervision Networking and mentoring Scheme
* Therapists of Excellent’ Director
* Charter for Members
But The London Therapists' Forum also recognises self-employed therapists can sometimes be lonely and frequently lack the encouragement and support of colleagues from other disciplines. At last, this looks set to change with the advent of the Forum.
For further information please contact:
Anna Moffatt, Founder Director, C/o Kall Kwik Printing, 9 – 11 Harbour Exchange Square,London E14 9GE. Tel: 0870 741 9129
email: info@londontherapistsforum.com www.londontherapistsforum.com
Mission Statement : Encourage the exchange of information and communication with like-minded people from multi-discipline therapies thereby increasing referrals and knowledge.
The Women in Docklands Network is a non-profit organisation set up in 1991 as a network for businesswomen working or living in Docklands and East London, however, we do welcome women in business from all areas of London and beyond who wish to expand their contacts into the area - the fastest growing, most dynamic part of London. In fact, we now offer national and international membership. Our membership ranges from sole traders to senior level corporate women drawn from the public, private and voluntary sectors
Our evening events are hosted by local companies and members. The evenings (6.30pm – 8.30 pm) feature a high profile guest speaker followed by an informal reception, when members and guests can network and broaden their contact base. We also organise a monthly informal First Tuesday ‘Drop In’ Breakfast’ at Riverside Café, Holmes Place, Canary Riverside. which has proved very successful indeed.
As a responsible business organisation we like to put something back into our community and two years ago launched two annual projects. The first was a Charity Ball, held at the new Four Seasons Hotel at Canary Riverside where we raised £12,000 for two worthy causes – London’s first children’s hospice at the Royal Docks, and early readers’ scheme and after school study centre in local schools. The second was an essay competition for 11 – 13 year olds run in conjunction with local schools and youth clubs across the Borough of Tower Hamlets. Both of these events were successfully repeated last year and similar projects are envisaged for 2002.
You may be interested to know in March 2002 we launched the WID Businesswomen Awards Scheme, an exciting new project to recognise and reward excellence, innovation and best practice within the membership.
To keep members in touch we have established our own website at www.womenindocklands.org.uk.
Some of the benefits of joining the Network:
§ Personal copy of the Membership Directory
§ Networking at events to broaden contact base
§ Business to Business breakfasts and lunches
§ Discounted distribution of promotional fliers and advertising in the Newsletter.