Hounslow business programme: Innovate & Grow

Webinars coming up:

"It was informative and Lisa Rides really did well with organisation and reminders"

- Eddie Asare, KM door 2 door

Fit to Bid: Branduin Business Support 

Business Model Canvas - Innovation & Strategy

Tuesday 25^th May 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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Having successfully delivered this webinar as an interactive Business Sprint to several audiences over the past 5 years, we have had tremendous positive feedback to our approach. SMEs find the Business Model Canvas very useful to develop a strategy to adapt or launch new products and services, and improve their state of preparedness prior to bid submission.

We will help you develop a graphical, 1-page framework that allows an SME to design, describe and/or challenge their business model prior to bidding for contracts.

The individual elements prompt consideration of the full scope of a business, while the layout encourages thought about how the pieces fit together across nine essential components.

Speakers:

• Nauzar Manekshaw, Managing Director - Branduin
• Elsa Caleb - Business Development Specialist

Digital Wellbeing & cultures around new digital trends:

Health & Wellbeing

Tuesday 25^th May 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Assessing the team’s mental health. Having worked from home for over the past 12 months, re-entry into the office world could cause problems for some. We are adaptable, but we must not underestimate the effect that the pandemic has had on us.  Existing problems have only been exacerbated, especially for younger people, who have not been able to socialise for over a year. 

Keeping communication channels open, setting regular times to meet with the team, either via Zoom or Teams, or even the telephone for one to ones. Share screen is an invaluable tool for working on joint documents.

When offices begin to re-open, asses to see if hybrid working is possible. Listen to the concerns of employees but encourage them to return in part. Much peer group learning is lost working from home.

Speakers:

• Jacqueline McCouat, Anchor Counselling
• Vidya Netrakar, NKV Holistic Living
• Ed Hussey of Menzies: Director, People Solutions
• Julie Quinn, The Mulberry Centre, for anyone affected by cancer

Business programme

Landlord negotiation - How to Negotiate Your Rent

Thursday 27^th May 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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Learn tips for getting the most out of your negotiations. Understand your rights so you are calm and assertive



• Ask the landlord if rent price is open to discussion
• Highlight your strengths as a tenant
• Inquire about extending the lease
• Offer to end the lease in the summer
• Research the property's value
• Be open to compromise
• Negotiate directly, following up in writing
• Have a backup plan

Speakers:

• Simon Henton, Willmotts
• Further speakers tbc

May issue of Let's Talk Business out now

https://issuu.com/benham/docs/lets_talk_business_may_21

Develop your customer service skills with Hounslow Adult & Community Education.

Hounslow Adult & Community Education will run taster sessions for participants who would like to study towards a Customer Service Level 1 vocational course.

The taster sessions will provide insight on the vocational course and its delivery. The sessions will cover how to join a Google Classroom & on Google Meet, standard presentation & behaviours in customer service, the basics of customer service, knowledge to support professional & career development and the basic terms related to Customer Services.

The next series of taster sessions will take place on the 15^th and 22^nd June at 7pm to 9pm, online. If you would like to sign up onto the Customer Service taster session, call 020 8583 6000 to enrol today!

For more information, visit the Hounslow Adult & Community Education website

Work Hounslow are recruiting for a number of vacancies including carers, a business administration assistant, a site engineer to work on HS2 and more. Please click here to see all vacancies and details of how to apply.

Rivers Academy are recruiting for an administrator - closing date 24/05. Cedars Primary are also recruiting for an administrator - closing date for this one is 21/05.

Southville Primary are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant - closing date 08/06. Full job descriptions and details of how to apply can be found on our website.

Work Hounslow are recruiting for a volunteer ward helper and a volunteer responder for West Middlesex Hospital. Full role descriptions and details of how to apply can be found here

Start your own Business course - Are you aged 16-24 and want to be a start-up founder?

Then you need the free Start your own Business course from the team at You Can Start-up

• You will learn how to start up a business and receive mentoring from a real-life business owner on starting up your dream career as an entrepreneur.
• No need to have any previous experience - just an interest in being a business owner



Course runs from 10.00-13.00 on the 4^th June on Zoom. Book now as places are limited : click here to book 

West London Local Chambers & Hounslow Chamber of Commerce are the primary support, networking, and representation organisation in west London for SMEs.

We support the interests, the commercial aspirations and the investment from businesses in Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham - the Chamber is the voice for all businesses located in the borough.