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Just a quick update on how things are going. It’s now almost two months since we launched the WNF. Things are really taking shape and I have already met some fantastic people. The skills, spirit and warmth of our local business people is amazing. As is the ingenuity and resilience being shown in the face of the current economic turmoil. I have placed my first few people into work and am looking forward to working with them over the coming months to sustain employment and encourage further growth. I can’t recall a more rewarding experience in my professional life.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
The Working Neighbourhoods Fund - One Month In
Delivering the Working Neighbourhoods Fund for SASDA has been a great challenge in these first few weeks.
As the Marketing specialist I have been tasked with getting the WNF message out there in the business community. Telling businesses in Sedgefield Borough (or what once was Sedgefield Borough in these days of our unitary council) that we are here to provide employer engagement.
So what on earth is employer engagement? I hear you cry! Well I've been asking myself that too.
Where we have settled is that the WNF is about giving businesses a boost. The full WNF team is here to provide the advice and support loads of small businesses need. We can talk through our specialist areas and see if we can help their business. Be that through growth, expansion, consolidation or diversification. All these "Managementisms", for us, basically means that we need to help businesses identify job opportunities. Hard times to create employment I know, but that’s our task. Once identified we need to work with businesses to get them into a position where they can actually create that new job. Taking someone from the Sedgefield district off benefits and getting them back into work and giving the business all they need to make it happen. The offer of financial help is there too. If the job creation lasts 6 months the company will be awarded a fund which they can use in their business.
We can lend a hand when times are hard too. If a firm is facing the possibility of making staff redundant we can offer the kind of support only available to larger organisations. The support is still on offer as well, and if we can safeguard some of those 'in-danger' jobs then we'll be proud of our achievement. Me and the team are out in the business community now and are getting loads of positive experiences to give us confidence.
If you feel we might be able to help your business, just call us and we can see what we can do.
Check back for updates on how we are getting on.
Steven Robson - Marketing Specialist Business Advisor
As the Marketing specialist I have been tasked with getting the WNF message out there in the business community. Telling businesses in Sedgefield Borough (or what once was Sedgefield Borough in these days of our unitary council) that we are here to provide employer engagement.
So what on earth is employer engagement? I hear you cry! Well I've been asking myself that too.
Where we have settled is that the WNF is about giving businesses a boost. The full WNF team is here to provide the advice and support loads of small businesses need. We can talk through our specialist areas and see if we can help their business. Be that through growth, expansion, consolidation or diversification. All these "Managementisms", for us, basically means that we need to help businesses identify job opportunities. Hard times to create employment I know, but that’s our task. Once identified we need to work with businesses to get them into a position where they can actually create that new job. Taking someone from the Sedgefield district off benefits and getting them back into work and giving the business all they need to make it happen. The offer of financial help is there too. If the job creation lasts 6 months the company will be awarded a fund which they can use in their business.
We can lend a hand when times are hard too. If a firm is facing the possibility of making staff redundant we can offer the kind of support only available to larger organisations. The support is still on offer as well, and if we can safeguard some of those 'in-danger' jobs then we'll be proud of our achievement. Me and the team are out in the business community now and are getting loads of positive experiences to give us confidence.
If you feel we might be able to help your business, just call us and we can see what we can do.
Check back for updates on how we are getting on.
Steven Robson - Marketing Specialist Business Advisor
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