Future Factory has a scheme to subsidise 25% of salary (up to 1 year) for recent graduates employed by an SME in the East Midlands. Graduates can be employed in any sector but a component of their post must include working on environmental sustainability. This training course will give an outline of issues around environmental sustainbility within SME businesses, and how the graduates can act as agents for improvement within the business. No prior knowledge of sustainability is required. The aim of the session is to:
See the How to win business while being green! Are your customers demanding more sustainable practices? Could you become a supplier in a sustainable supply chain? Is your company “Tender Ready” to win new business? Future Factory, with Nottingham Trent University’s procurement team and procurement experts Action Sustainability, invite you to a workshop to help SMEs compete for business in the sustainable supply chain. Date: Wednesday 25th January 2012 Time: 9.30 registration for 10am start Ending 2pm, networking lunch included Venue: Nottingham Trent University - City Campus During the event you will: Hear from NTU’s catering department about how SMEs can help NTU and similar organisations achieve sustainability objectives. Learn about opportunities to be involved in NTU’s fruit & vegetable supply chain. Gain valuable knowledge about how to successfully participate in tendering and bid processes from Action Sustainability. Find out about the support that Future Factory can offer to East Midlands SMEs. For more information or to register contact [email protected]. After the event eligible businesses can benefit from free expert advice and consultancy to determine whether the SME is “Tender ready” and able to meet the requirements of the University and other public sector organizations. Future Factory support will focus on developing the business’s internal structures and compliance documentation to ensure that they become “Tender ready”, and are able to compete effectively. Nottingham Trent University’s Future Factory is supported by the European Regional Development Fund to help SMEs in the East Midlands to adopt more sustainable products and practices. Find more information at: www.ntu.ac.uk/futurefactory Nkono will be at a number of stalls throughout December, take a look below for where you can find him: · Sneinton Market Launch- 10th December 10am-6pm · Opening a permanent stall in the newly refurbished Victoria Centre Food Court- 17th January
The NBS Management Development Programme (November 2011 – March 2012) © Please download the above document for further details. Features and Benefits of the Integrated Programme Increase your knowledge and skills of leadership and management within your business Increase your self-awareness through diagnostics tools Adopt latest models and develop skills and strategies to drive your leadership and management capacity and capability Gain an NTU Certificate of Achievement Take part in a business simulation which develops your decision making skills, commercial acumen, financial, creativity and innovation and team management skills Take a step-by-step approach to managing people, the task and resources Be updated by relevant employment law legislation Find out about contemporary models of leadership and management; lean management; individual and team coaching and mentoring Experience structured learning from a university, known for its record on employability, leadership and management awards and industry links Identify your strengths, your brand and build a personal development plan Hear from guest speakers about other business Meet and share knowledge with your peers from different organisations Delivery will be at Nottingham Business School, City Centre, Nottingham. Workshop dates: Wednesday, 16 November 2011- Thursday 17 November 2012 Wednesday, 11 January 2012- Thursday 12 January 2012 Wednesday, 14 March 2012- Thursday 15 March 2012 Final networking and follow up event - 28 March 2012 £1950 + VAT Materials not WasteWednesday 2nd November, Robert Horne Group, NorthamptonFuture Factory, in conjunction with 4G Design and YoYo environmental services, will be hosting an event entitled "Materials not Waste". It is designed to show you the advancement of recycling waste streams which is enabling more and more products to be viewed as valuable resources not waste. The day will consist of a tour round a state of the art recycling facility enabling an understand how different waste streams are recycled, a showcase of products and materials made commercial "waste" and advice on cost effective closed-loop recycling options for SMEs. For further details or to book your place please contact [email protected] or phone 0115 848 8675 Would your company benefit from a carbon reduction report?? Does reducing your environmental impact and making some significant savings on energy bills appeal to you??? Would you like all this free of charge??? As part of one of NTUs final year business management degrees we are delivering a module called ‘The Sustainable Organisation’. One of the tasks that the students have been set is to pro...duce a carbon emission reduction plan for an SME. Would your company be interested in taking part and receiving this piece of work? The students will be working in groups of 4 – 5 and the project will begin in October and reports will be expected in January 2012. There will be no costs to the company all we need from you is copies of energy/gas bills. Future Factory will be incentivising the students with a prize for the most comprehensive report and we feel it could be extremely valuable for your business If you would like to take part please get in touch with Frankie on 0115 848 6018 or [email protected] Do you have a clean-tech business idea? Want support to get it off the ground and turn it into a thriving business? The 2011 Enviro-Entrepreneur Bootcamp will support aspiring and new entrepreneurs looking to start and grow a business in the Low Carbon and the Environmental goods and services sector. Whether you are already the owner of a small business, a recent graduate, a post-doc, or a researcher the programme will support your entrepreneurial career in this fast growing marketplace by taking you through an intense three-day programme delivered by seasoned CleanTech entrepreneurs, business experts and investors. Sessions include: CleanTech Industry Sector ● Business Models ● IP & Company Law ● Market Analysis ● Raising Finance & Investment ● Business Planning ● Networking Sales & Marketing ● Meet the CleanTech Entrepreneur ● Pitching Your Business .University business support. For a comprehensive schedule please contact Feedback from delegates who attended the 2010 programme; · “Inspiring! Thanks very much for a good day that has helped me focus and push forward issues on my business.” · “Energising, educative and thoughtfully put together” · “Thought-provoking and useful business leads from the day”. · “Lively, intriguing and useful to my environmental development”. · “Enjoyable and intriguing”. · “I found it stimulating thinking through different areas and ways of developing ideas and concepts-particularly with a team of people”. · “Empowering and energising” · “Definition and characterisation of my business concept/idea. Sometimes you know that you want to do something but you don't know how to define it”. · “Raised a lot of issues and ideas, made me realistic about a few things”. · “The whole idea is really useful event for our business and would be satisfied even if the first day was the total event”. · “Interesting and thought provoking”. · “Intense, interesting, provocative”. Prior registration is essential. If you or any of your colleagues would like to attend the Enviro-Entrepreneur Boot Camp please request an application form from Vanessa Corns at [email protected] or by calling 0115 876 4501 no later than 30th September 2011. A limited number of sponsored places are available at £50 per course on a first come basis. We expect the programme to be oversubscribed and there will be an application and selection process. BioCity Nottingham Ltd | Future FactoryPromoting the development of sustainable business and processes through creative design thinking. ArchivesAugust 2012 Categories |