ActionCLUB
Group Coaching Programme
At ActionCOACH we have a belief that your business is there to serve you and not for you to serve it. In fact, our definition of a successful business is:
“A commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you”
In January, ActionCOACH Edinburgh is launching a CPD accredited programme for business owners with revenues of up to £400k with the goal of helping you to consciously create your future, inspiring self-belief and motivating you into action. It’s called ActionCLUB. (This is the second group to be launched having now filled the first group launched earlier this month).
ActionCLUB will give you education, clarity and focus on all aspects of your business. Over 12 fortnightly sessions during a 6 month period ActionCLUB will cover:
- Purpose
- Planning
- Financial Control
- Time Control
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer Service
- Building your Team
- Systemising your Business
- Mindset
There is a maximum of 10 spaces available on this programme so take action now and get in touch. You may be eligible for 50% funding through Skills Development Scotland.
Interested?
If you would like more information please call Alan Smith on 07972 310997 or email me at alansmith@actioncoach.com
Here’s to a successful 2015!
Event: Bauer Academy Executive Media Retreat
Location: Archerfield, East Lothian
Date: 11th – 12th March 2015
Cost: Edinburgh Chamber members 20% discount (£1,500)
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Bauer Academy to offer an exceptional corporate event for all members on 11th – 12th March 2015.
This two day executive event will cover a range of topics but will fundamentally explain how businesses increasingly need to function more like the media. Presented by experts from Sky, Bauer Media, BBC, ITV, Independent and Herald, this course offers practical exercises that develop key media and communication skills, build confidence to work closer with the media, and how to use these skills and transfer them into everyday business life.
With the landscape of media changing daily, this unique 2 day course looks at how to adapt to these changes – Bauer Academy will provide practical examples and case studies to illustrate how best to communicate key business messages in an ever evolving media world. The course will demonstrate that knowledge and understanding of the media is crucial for everyone – it can no longer be reserved for those purely working in the industry.
This course is suitable for all media facing personnel, senior executives; public and political figures and internal media teams but equally the skills learnt are key transferable communication skills suitable for all walks of life.
The location of Archerfield has been chosen as it boasts many inspirational locations on the estate, none other than the Marine Villa, where story has it that Robert Louis Stevenson was inspired to write Treasure Island whilst staying there.
The two day event includes accommodation on 11th March, all meals, drinks, snacks and conference literature for the full 2 days. Chamber members can benefit from 20% discount with a special price of £1,500.
To reserves your space or to find out more about the course content and structure please contact alison.melton@bauermedia.co.uk. To find out more about the luxury accommodation and the services and facilities at Archerfield, please contact Colette@archerfieldhouse.com.
Bauer Media Academy
Edinburgh’s Christmas is working in collaboration with our friends from Stocks Events, whose familiar faces appear at various festivals and events throughout the year. Spiegel Dining is a fantastic alternative Christmas night out, right in the heart of Edinburgh.
After being welcomed with drinks and canapés, you will have the chance to mingle with friends, family or colleagues, relax and celebrate the festive season.
Take your seat in the beautiful Paradiso Spiegeltent, where Stocks Event’s award-winning chefs bring you a tantalising festive supper. Here’s a sample from one of our delectable festive menus:
Main Courses
Duck confit
Confit duck leg cassoulet
Fish pie
East Neuk haddock, Arbroath smokies and prawns, free range eggs, leeks, spinach and creamy mash potato
Spiced vegetable bourguinon
Sweet potato, aubergine, onion, tomato, carrots, lentils with ras al hanout, lemon, olives, cardamom all slow baked in one pot topped with fresh mint and tarragon
Dessert
Rum and raisin ice cream
Homemade ice cream with muscat raisins and Havana club sauce
Stocks Sticky toffee pudding with pouring cream
All washed down with half a bottle of wine per head.
Then after this amazing and unique dinner, the stage is set for this year’s headline show, the UK premiere of the hit show Scotch & Soda.
A dusty bar. A rowdy mob of misfits. Lose yourself in the extraordinary beauty and power of Scotch and Soda – a whisky-soaked evening of raucous circus, dance and music.
With physical feats and gypsy beats, this evening’s entertainment features live music from The Crusty Suitcase Band, and sensational, gravity-defying circus from some of Australia’s finest acrobats. See St Andrew’s Square’s stunning Spiegeltent transformed into a jazz-soundtracked den of iniquity.
We welcome the circus to town once more following last year’s smash-hit LIMBO. Be transported this Christmas by a phenomenal cast whose previous appearances include Cantina, La Clique, Circa and Tom Tom Crew
A Christmas cocktail with a real kick.
Dates: Tuesdays – Fridays, 25 November – 24 December
Location: The Paradiso Spiegeltent, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
Time: 5.30pm: Festive reception and dining; 7.30pm: Scotch & Soda or Briefs.
Seating: Up to 8 people per booth; multiple booths available
Price: Tuesday to Thursday: £55pp; £440 per booth; Fridays: £60pp; £480 per booth.
To book: Rebecca Maclean, Sales Executive, Edinburgh’s Christmas
sales@edinburghschristmas.com 0844 545 8383.
Local business OmniSafe Limited has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.
Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.
OmniSafe Limited is principally involved in the Health and Safety sector, specialising in Electrical Safety, Inspection Testing and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Services. OmniSafe’s most recent clients have included major players such as The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, The Trump Turnberry Resort, Morrison Bowmore Distillers and Church of Scotland.
The company’s application for Safecontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
Emma Burnett, OmniSafe’s Business Development Manager, quoted ‘We pride ourself on our abillity to continually maintain the highest level of health and safety standards. This is one of the fundamental reasons that our customers appoint OmniSafe as their trusted safety testing contractor”
“Over the years, we have seen a significant increase in the number of reports of health and safety failures and incidents. Here at OmniSafe, we value the safety of all our cleints, their staff and their customers. Our thorough and detailed testing by our highly qualified electricians, along with our Safecontractor safety accreditation, gives our customers that extra peace of mind that they are fully complying with current health and safety legislation.”
Safecontractor accreditation will enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for renewal.
Safecontractor is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to food manufacture, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contracted services.
John Kinge, technical director of Safecontractor said, “Major organisations simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place.”
“More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that OmniSafe has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector.
Safecontractor plays a vital role in supporting our clients in meeting their compliance needs, whilst working with their contractors as they progress through the accreditation process.”
Under the Safecontractor scheme, businesses undergo a vetting process which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice. Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website.
Client-organisations who sign up to the scheme can access the database, enabling them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site. These clients agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.
Over 210 major, nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical and mechanical work.
Escape Mad Friday – add a touch of black and red action to your weekend and come and watch Edinburgh Rugby take on the Italians in this Friday’s festive fixture, enjoy a glass of mulled wine with friends and take in a great game of rugby at BT Murrayfield
To book tickets click on the following link: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishrugby/details/event.aspx?itemref=3828
Friday’s festive fixture, ko 7.35pm
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) today announced the appointment of Mark Adams to the position of Artistic Director.
Mark Adams has been Chief Film Critic for respected film trade magazine Screen International for four years and he is also the film critic for The Sunday Mirror. With over 25 years’ experience as a film programmer, journalist and reviewer, Adams has attended all the key international film festivals and has written for Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Moving Pictures International, as well as many national newspapers in the UK.
He was Head of Programming at the National Film Theatre in London, was Director of Cinema at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, and has programmed for numerous film festivals around the world.
Adams said;
“I’m thrilled to be helping the Edinburgh International Film Festival develop and grow and am looking forward to bringing new, challenging, entertaining and exciting cinema to the city. This is a great festival that deserves its recognition and can only get better and better.”
Ken Hay, CEO of EIFF commented;
“We are delighted to have Mark joining the team. His passion for film, his fantastic experience as a programmer, journalist and critic, along with his reputation in the UK and internationally, make him the ideal choice to drive the future success of the Festival.”
Natalie Usher, Director of Film and Media at Creative Scotland, said:
“We are delighted by the news of Mark’s appointment. EIFF is a key event in Scotland’s cultural calendar, delivering inspirational, world-class cinema experiences to audiences and providing an excellent platform for emerging and established filmmakers. Mark has the commitment, vision and drive to build on the festival’s strengths and ensure its continuing success.”
Ben Roberts, Director, BFI Film Fund said;
“Congratulations to both Mark and the Festival on this appointment. He has the experience, the charm and the passion for film festivals to make a big impact at EIFF. I’m excited to see his first edition in 2015”
Mark will begin his role as Artistic Director in March next year.
For press enquiries, please contact: Organic Publicity: emma.mccorkell@organic-publicity.co.uk / becky.palmer@organic-publicity.co.uk /0203 372 0970
For sponsorship or advertising enquiries for the Edinburgh International Film Festival please contact: Julianne Reddin, Development Manager julianne.reddin@cmi-scotland.co.uk
The Mattioli Woods Employee Benefits team have received an early Christmas present from the 2015 Corporate Adviser awards judging panel after being shortlisted for two awards – Healthcare Adviser of the year and Pension Adviser of the year.
To view the full article please click the link below: http://www.mattioli-woods.com/latest-news/2014/mattioli-woods-shortlisted-for-corporate-adviser-awards-2015.php#.VJAihiusWOC
What a year for Scotland and Scotland’s Capital City. As we continue to punch above our weight in an increasingly competitive and complex global market, we need to step back from any internal city competition and all join forces to create a truly world famous Capital City. Our Country, our Capital City.
Our Capital is home to our government whose new powers provide new opportunities. Our transport and digital connectivity both within Scotland and internationally, go from strength to strength, blurring the edges of traditional geographical boundaries. We also continue to develop stronger relationships with many international governments, complementing UK and European government activities which has resulted in the number of Consular offices growing in our Capital City.
Edinburgh provides a natural gateway to nurture and grow our international partnerships which complements developments right across Scotland. Not only does this help facilitate inward investment, the growing Consular base continues to support the strong growth in international education and extend the global reach of our arts and culture. It is no coincidence that we continue to experience the growth in status of Capital Cities across the world, particularly in the emerging economies, as this is a key benchmark in the status and profile of any country.
We have, across Scotland, enjoyed one of our highest global profiles as a country this year which we must try to harness as much as possible in 2015. This includes taking joint ownership in the future to market our Capital City and aligning scarce government resources to promote Edinburgh more effectively in a highly fragmented media market place. Our tourism sector has demonstrated how it can manage a unique event in one location and ensure economic benefit is distributed more widely across the country. The same effect can be delivered with a step change in marketing our Capital City, with greater alignment and coordination across several government agencies already making a difference.
Within Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, the New Year will see the launch of the Capital City Ambassador program, providing the business community across Scotland with an opportunity to engage and support their Capital. This will include working closely with government at all levels, agreeing formal partnerships with several foreign governments already based in the Capital City and working closely with many other institutions who have the same strategic intent.
As global TV audiences welcome in 2015 across the world, following Capital City time zones, they will eventually reach Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh. Of course it says goodbye to a very famous year in Scotland’s recent history but it also reminds everyone across the world that Scotland is not only here to stay and grow, but also knows how to party!
David Birrell Chief Executive Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
For the first time, industry delegates have the opportunity to join a select number of week-long MBA options courses.
Joining the current MBA cohort, participants will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the subject area, refresh their skills and find out what it’s like to be part of the MBA.
The available course options are as follows:
New venture creation 16 March – 20 March 2015
Managing stakeholder communications 23 March – 29 March 2015
Negotiation skills 27 April – 1 May 2015
Project management 4 May – 8 May 2015
Each course fee is £1505 and includes all tuition and course materials but excludes any textbooks and accommodation.
There is a 20% discount for University of Edinburgh Alumni and staff.
For more information and details on the application process, please see: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/executive or contact: executive@business-school.ed.ac.uk
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