NSCCI PROJECT TEAM
Business Round-up 12 November 2010
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issues to support the local community and your business!
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Let's Do Business
Have you registered to attend yet? It is free and easy to do and only takes a minute.
Click here to register – it saves you time on the day!
Tuesday 16 November 2010 from 09:30 to 16:30
at Best Western Stoke-on-Trent Moat House, Festival Park, ST1 5BQ
It will be the fourth time this highly successful exhibition is being held in Stoke-on-Trent, and it
offers a fantastic opportunity to bring the North Staffordshire business community together under
one roof for one day. Free to visit.
95 exhibition stands sold out – well over 500 delegates already registered
more details - book now
Business Volunteers required for Words for Work Project
1 in 6 people in the UK struggle with literacy. 92% of the British public say literacy is vital to the
economy and essential for getting a good job* Young people who enter the workforce need to be
good communicators. Effective speaking and listening are critical skills.
Would you like to be involved in changing this statistic? Let's help our young people in Stoke on
Trent develop these skills! more
Business Boost Winners Announced
The winners of the annual Business Boost Competition were recently announced at a prestigious
awards ceremony ... more
Plans for city regeneration go on display
The plan, which pulls together all of the city’s regeneration projects, will be on display in the City
Central Library, Bethesda Street, until 22 November. more
WREN funding
WREN Announces Next Application Deadline (UK). WREN which provides funding for
community, heritage and environmental projects in areas close to landfill sites by awarding grants
for environmental, heritage and community projects has announced the next application
deadlines for 2010. more
780 million Euros EU funding up for grabs for technology companies
The West Midlands ICT Cluster is alerting the region’s ICT companies to the latest EU funding
opportunity in ICT under FP7, which was launched at the end of September.
The European Commission announced, on 28 September, one of the biggest calls ever for
information and communications technology (ICT) research proposals under the EU's research
framework programmes. The announcement was made at Europe's largest event for ICT
research and innovation, ICT 2010-Digitally Driven. more
Work experience and placements
Whether it is for you, or you know people who are looking to update their skills, meet new people,
and grow in work experience, then this is a superb opportunity to find the answers to all your
career-related questions, all under one roof. more
Thank you for your interest! We welcome any comments, suggestions and feedback on our
website.
Kind Regards
Andrea Pedersen
On behalf of the NSCCI Project Team
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