New FREE Peer-to-Peer Networking Programme for SMEs

West London Business has been selected by London Business Hub to deliver the Government’s new Peer Networks programme locally.

This programme will establish diverse groups of business leaders from across West London to work collaboratively through business issues and widen professional networks.

Each network will use interactive action learning to enable you to discuss your own challenges, gain and reflect on valuable feedback from your peers, and implement practical solutions to overcome problems and challenges.

From finance and HR to sales, marketing and more, expert facilitators will work with you to give you the flexibility to create a trusted support network – helping you to build and strengthen your business and improve its overall performance.

Peer Networks is a free programme delivered through a series of high-impact group sessions, with each cohort led by a trained facilitator. Click here

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Affordable, Flexible Working Solutions

Our working environments have radically changed, with many now working from home, or partly from home/ partly office.

Sobus can offer affordable and flexible office solutions with short-term licensed office space (one month minimum), pay as you go full day/ half day hot desks plus printing and laminating services. We can also offer tailor made packages to suit your needs.

Please direct enquiries to: carita.magnani@sobus.org.uk / 020 7952 1230.

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Preparation for work

Are you a refugee or non-EU migrant living in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea or Hammersmith
& Fulham?

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An Amazing and Free Programme Run By O’Kody Arts

Why not get your young ones involved in something new and exciting.
O’Kody Arts have an amazing and free programme for young people aged 13-18 starting Thursday 22nd Oct 20.
To sign up or for more information click here 
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Upcoming Youth Opportunity

The Photojournalism Hub has been awarded funding from W12Together to run a project for youths (16+) in White City and Wormholt starting from the 7th November.

Following on the success of the JustZine magazine (see all the issues on the site) produced with youths in White City, I am very pleased to continue to offer this incredible opportunity where participants will, under the guidance of a professional media facilitator, produce and publish their work in an online news zine covering local stories in the community of White City and Wormholt.  The project will equip participants with a working portfolio, mentorship and working experience in the publishing and creative industry that can assist them in gaining access to further education and/or work placements. I would love to reach out to as many youths as possible in the local area.

Register to the project here

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A Year in Our Lives Project

Centre for Mental Health’s A Year in Our Lives project is asking members of the public to write a bit about how 2020 has affected them. The project is building a digital archive to record and research people’s experiences in their own words, and it’s not just for people with mental problems.

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Alcohol Awareness Week

Join us at CGL The Alcohol Service to mark this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week which runs from 16-22 November on the theme of ‘Alcohol and mental health’. The campaign provides an ideal opportunity to highlight the link between alcohol and mental health and how by making changes to our drinking behaviour we can reduce our risk of developing or worsening mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.

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The Community Business Trade Up Programme

The Community Business Trade Up programme includes a free learning programme and a Trade Back grant of up to £10,000. Trade Up gives community businesses the skills to grow your income from trading and have more impact. This programme is designed to help people gain the head-space, support network and funding needed to grow a stronger, more sustainable community business.

Priority places will be given to community businesses that are:

  • BAME-led (with over 51% BAME leadership in staff or Trustees/Directors), or,
  • Located in and giving support to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) local communities, or,
  • Located in and giving support to very deprived or disadvantaged local communities.

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Learning & Development Opportunities

Please see the Learning and Development opportunities below and feel free to share them:

 

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National Business Response Network

Over the past 7 months, we have created 2400 matches of items of and business skills to local community groups. These have included but have not been limited to:

  • Food donations from Nestle, Greggs, McVities, LNER plus much more
  • Clothing donations
  • Donations of items such as thermal backpacks to transport hot meals
  • Smartphones with pre-loaded data from Tesco
  • Laptops from BP
  • Linking business skills such as app development support, risk mitigation, marketing, website development etc. with community groups.

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