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Dear [name of contact]
Welcome to the first edition of the F4B - the Falkirk for Business monthly e-zine to keep you informed about our training courses, networking events and latest business news.
We hope you will like the new format and would very much appreciate your feedback or comments. If there are topics you would like to see covered then please email info@falkirkforbusiness.org and we'll do our best to oblige.
If you do not want to receive this e-zine, then please click at the bottom of the page to unsubscribe.
We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you at one of our events.
Best regards
Michelle |
| What's On? |
 Thinking of starting up in business, growing your business, developing your skills or just want to meet other entrepreneurs? We deliver a wide range of Business Gateway courses, as well as specialised training on request.
Our Business Growth Club and Business Lunch Club have their last event on June 16th - a networking breakfast with speaker Amrit Dhillon, and our Healthy Working Lives programme has several events running throughout the month. To find out more about what's on at Falkirk for Business this month,click HERE |
| Falkirk Business Panel |
Business Panel Leadership Group |
Falkirk Business Panel is a private and public sector partnership, open to all businesses in the Falkirk Council area. Steered by a Leadership Group, the panel is a voice for the business community, delivering networking events and a wide range of business contacts. To meet the Leadership Group and read more, click HERE |
| Spotlight on..The Kidz Stop nursery |
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The Kidz Stop nursery opened in Bo'ness in 2003 after owner Caroline Gormley attended a series of business start-up courses at Falkirk for Business. Spotting a gap in the market, she set up her business and has grown it to employ 27 staff and care for over 160 children. This year the nursery was runner-up in the whole of Scotland in the NDNA Nursery of the Year Awards.
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| Business news...news...news... |
 Supplier Development Programme
Falkirk Council has recently signed up as partners with the Supplier Development Programme to provide businesses with support in tendering and procurement in the public sector. Register with the SDP for FREE and receive invitations to events such as the Meet the Buyer event being held as part of Business Scotland on June 10th. To read more, click HERE.
Healthy Working Lives
 In partnership with Healthy Working Lives, Falkirk for Businesss can offer FREE health and mental health checks to SMEs in the Falkirk area. Find out how to reduce absenteeism in the workplace through a range of courses and seminars aimed at cutting stress and promoting healthy lifestyles. To read more click HERE
Budget 2010  The government will announce its first budget on June 22nd 2010. To find out the implications for your business, come to our post-budget breakfast event on June 24th where financial analysts from Tenon Group and our business advisors will guide you through any new legislation. To register for this event click HERE
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| Falkirk for Business |
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The team at Falkirk for Business are here to support local businesses and to promote the Falkirk area through a range of enterprise initiatives and partnerships. Please contact us if we can be of assistance or if you have any suggestions about the kind of support you would like us to deliver.
Telephone: 01324 665 500
email: info@falkirkforbusiness.org |
