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Job Vacancies at the GRID

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Do You have what it takes?
MOTIVATE     INSPIRE    CONNECT
Closing DATE: February 10th 2009
ABL ltd is looking to fill 2 exciting roles at the Howarth Rd, Girlington and Manningham GRID by April 1st 2009. 

THE GRID BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADER: Do you have excellent people skills?
Do you have experience working in a sales role?
Can you see and make connections to help people?
Can you inspire and motivate people?
Do you want to work with local business people and the community?  
Salary: £25K

THE GRID HOST: Are you a great communicator?
Are you a naturally organised person?
Do you have excellent administration and IT skills?
Want to look after a small centre for entrepreneurs and run a networking club?
Salary: £16-18K
If you are interested send your C.V. to  recruitment@cause-an-effect.co.uk by 5pm on February 10th 2009.  Flexible roles considered.

EVENTS: District Women's Networking Event

We would like to invite you to attend a FREE networking event which gives women in business a chance to meet in an informal and friendly setting to gather information and share experiences. A buffet will be provided and there will be structured networking to help you make those all-important contacts to help you in your business. There will be a presentation and an expert on hand to give business advice and information.

The next event is:
WHEN – Tuesday 24th February; 11.30am-2.30pm
WHERE – Great Victoria Hotel, Bridge Street, Bradford, BD1 1JX
GUEST SPEAKER – Jane Vincent, Horizon Recruitment: ‘Acorns to Trees’

Interested in growing your business? Find out how Jane Vincent grew her business from £0 – 28 million in 11 years and won a variety of business and personal awards. Jane, the founder and MD of Horizon Recruitment, will talk about the challenges, pitfalls and successes of growing her business.

To register for either of these events ring 08456 048 048 or visit: www.yhevents.com and choose women’s events as the type.

These events are free of charge

Register early to avoid disappointment

We look forward to seeing you there.

EVENT: Business Made Simple!

Hi – I am Annemarie

 ‘Frightening deterioration…’ ‘Economic downturn…’ ‘very serious recession…’ ‘…ominous…’ ‘…truly awful…’ ‘…more job cuts expected…’

These are words used by the British Chamber of Commerce and other experts in the UK and abroad and are born out in the news every day. Locally, in Bradford and Halifax job losses are mounting! Really solid businesses like Grattan and Hallmark through no fault of their own are feeling the effects of the unprecedented economic downturn and are having to let people go. Smaller businesses are not immune to these developments. Many employees either know someone who has now been made redundant or is afraid of being next. Are you one of those 'statistics'?

The credit crunch is affecting most everyone and we are pressured into higher and higher payments on outstanding loans…

What can we do to preserve our standard of living – our livelihood even?

How can we add another income stream perhaps even before our income becomes critical?

Are you flexible enough to turn this situation to your advantage?

Instead of living in fear could you quietly add a financial safety net without endangering your current situation?

Do you have a dream?

A hobby you wanted to make profitable?

Something you always wanted to try but never had the time for?

Could you use what is in your house or hands already and create a small – or large – business?

Is it really as complicated as you think?

Could you actually do it?

The employers I talked to care deeply about their community and about the people they themselves can no longer employ. Some banks are still able to assist financially. International and small local business people have got together to support this seminar, to answer these questions and to see how they can assist you even in this dangerous climate on your way to a new prosperous life.

Attend this seminar and find out what help is available– nothing to lose and much to gain – you are not hopeless – you have a dream! Have a look on the poster below for directions to the venue and to contact me for information or to book ----------or just call!: Annemarie Tel:01274 413 749 -----------Mob: 07811 292 883 annemarie@club40.net www.club40.net

TRAINING: Enjoy a special training day to benefit your business!

Happy New Year!

2009 is looking to be a difficult year for the economy, but some businesses will buck the trend and thrive while others fall by the wayside.  To help you make that crucial difference to your business Yorkshire Business Services and Ology and have devised a series of high quality one day skills workshops. 

Each of these one day business improvement workshops has been designed for small groups of business owners. They are both educational as well as being filled with practical tips, ideas and actions you can implement in your business immediately. Your business will benefit and you get to make new contacts that matter.  The workshops are hosted by Yorkshire Business Services and we are able to offer them at no cost to you.

Give Nick Sturgeon a call on 07591 766505 or 01943 607851 or email nick@yorkshirebusinessservices.com to learn more about these events and venues. I am sure you would also like to find out why our offerings have such a strong impact on you, your people, your clients and of course on your bottom line numbers!

You may attend one of the following skill days in January:

Jan 13th    Comunicating Effectively
Jan 14th    Creating Powerful Teams
Jan 20th    Cash, Credit and Accessing Funding
Jan 21st    Successful Selling
Jan 27th    Professional Networking Skills
Jan 28th    Effective Marketing

Look forward to seeing you soon!