In partnership with the West London Mayors Air Quality Fund (MAQF) consortium Ricardo Energy & Environment are offering businesses across West London the opportunity to trial an electric van for free*. The trial is open to all businesses in the West London area and there are 4 Nissan eNV200 (100%) electric vans to offer to…
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The Government’s overhaul of the business rates system must be part of a package of reforms of local government finance that must incentivise local growth and drive forward the devolution agenda, London Councils has said.
The member organisation, which represents the 32 boroughs and the City of London, has spoken out after submitting its joint response with the Mayor of London to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s consultation on 100 percent business rates retention.
“It is of course vital that the Government gets business rates right, but there are major threats to their objective of incentivising growth unless they see this as part of overall package of reforms,” said Cllr Claire Kober OBE, Chair of London Councils.
Brentford Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it’s joined up with the campaign to make Greater London a National Park City and is the first Chamber of Commerce to do so.
The idea of declaring London a park may seem counter-intuitive but the aspiration is to make London greener and healthier, to help:
• Ensure 100% of Londoners have free and easy access to high-quality green space
• Connect 100% of London’s children to nature
• Make the majority of London physically green
• Improve London’s air and water quality, year on year
• Improve the richness, connectivity and biodiversity of London’s
habitats
• Inspire the building of affordable green homes
• Inspire new business activities
• Promote London as a Green World City
• Nurture a shared National Park City identity for Londoners
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Coming soon…..National Cycle Challenge
Welcome to the August issue. Now is the perfect time to register for September’s challenge. To help you get ready for the challenge, our Cycling Workplaces initiative is now offering discounted Santander Cycles Business Accounts. Also, find out why the London Cycling Campaign needs London’s businesses to help make its guided rides on Cycle to Work day on 14th September a success.
A Hounslow student who wrote and directed her own film, has seen her name and her production, go up in lights and several members from Brentford Chamber attended the film premiere.
Shane Santillin (pictured), 17, who attends St Marks RC School, Hounslow, saw her film called Jasmine, shown at the Watermans Art Centre, Brentford, earlier this month.
The film was funded by Hounslow Council and the Sky Academy as part of a £40,000 grant for the Sparks! Young Filmmakers Competition which is one many projects that looks to support young people gain opportunities in creative fields such as television, art and sport.
In support of the Government’s new initiative to develop the UK Work force’s higher skills, The Claude Littner Business School at the University of West London is offering a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA). This is part of the Degree Apprenticeship programme, a new government and industry scheme which offers the guarantee of a high quality degree, on-the job experience and a professional pathway for development.
Developed by a group of 20 businesses led by Serco, the CMDA produces managers with the management skills and qualities required by employers of all sizes and from all sectors. The programme is tailored to the needs of the working day, balancing education and business demands.
A new free training and mentoring support programme is being offered to local small businesses across Hounslow.
Funded by Hounslow Council and run in association with Branduin Business Support and Hounslow Chamber of Commerce, it is designed to help those that employ less than 10 people and are based in the borough.
The package which has a commercial value of £2,000 but is free for small local businesses to apply for and be part of, includes workshops offering advice aimed at helping to grow small businesses.
It will offer information on creating a business strategy and plan for individual businesses, advice and support on financial management, marketing and online presence and the role of women in business.
National Policy Developments UKAEA crowned apprentice team of the year (SFA) Engineering apprentices from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have been named the country’s apprentice team of the year.They battled off tough competition from seven other teams after proving their logistical, team building and communications skills and delivering a community project that involved…
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London Councils is urging the government to give careful consideration to the issue of appeals as it looks to move local government to 100 per cent business rates retention by the end of this Parliament. The cross-party organisation spoke out as the House of Commons’ Communities and Local Government Committee published the interim results of…
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