Leaders of the region’s thriving social enterprise sector are heading back to the classroom later this year for the second West Midlands ‘Summer School’ to learn from some of the most influential people in UK business.
The two-day residential programme organised by Social Enterprise West Midlands, will give 40 senior delegates the chance to hone their skills in specialist areas, such as leadership development, performance management, managing growth and strategic marketing.
Entitled ‘Developing Your Social Enterprise’, the programme will be facilitated by Jon Argent, chief executive of Halo Leisure, one of the region’s flagship social enterprises. Interactive sessions will be run by leading experts Oliver Nymbhu (Caret) and Dr Catherine Sandler (Sandler Lanz) and other workshops will cover succession planning, dealing with public sector cuts, collaborative working and increasing private sector business.
The two day residential, which takes place at Woodland Grange Conference Centre in Leamington Spa 29th & 30th September, will strengthen the position of organisations that keep social and environmental goals at their core by exchanging best practice and helping them secure future sustainability.
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010
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An important step forward for the meeting industry
Conference Centres of Excellence says that the recent meeting between the Business Visits & Events Partnership and the new Minister for Tourism is an important step forward for the meeting industry generally, and potentially for specialist conference venues in particular.
BVEP is a key ‘voice’ within the event industry, a leader in the effort to develop a competitive, high quality and more profitable business visits and events sector in Britain. Conference Centres of Excellence joined the group in 2007 to help represent the specialist conference venues sector.
BVEP’s chairman Michael Hirst met with Minister for Tourism John Penrose in July to discuss a number of issues. Mr Hirst said: "We had a good meeting and the minister was very switched on to the sector.” The minister agreed that bilateral meetings should continue to take place with his officials and BVEP on a regular basis.
“The meeting provided encouraging evidence that the Government understands the real significance of business tourism and the role of conference and events providers such as our members,” said Conference Centres of Excellence’s Executive Director Anthony Lishman (pictured), who represents the consortium at BVEP meetings: “ We hope it will come to recognise fully that, as the public sector comes even more pressure to cut costs, specialist venues provide a high value method of optimising expenditure on events and the receptiveness of those involved.”
Mr Lishman emphasised that its participation in the BVEP initiatives was not the only way in which Conference Centres of Excellence and its members were responding to the business challenge of economic pressures on the public and corporate sectors. “We are already capitalising on the versatility of the specialist venue concept in responding to changing patterns in demand and the nature of events,” he added: “ For example, our members are perfectly placed to respond to the increased need for training and teambuilding facilities, as organisations of all kinds seek to get the most out of a reducing workforce.”
BVEP is a key ‘voice’ within the event industry, a leader in the effort to develop a competitive, high quality and more profitable business visits and events sector in Britain. Conference Centres of Excellence joined the group in 2007 to help represent the specialist conference venues sector.
BVEP’s chairman Michael Hirst met with Minister for Tourism John Penrose in July to discuss a number of issues. Mr Hirst said: "We had a good meeting and the minister was very switched on to the sector.” The minister agreed that bilateral meetings should continue to take place with his officials and BVEP on a regular basis.
Mr Lishman emphasised that its participation in the BVEP initiatives was not the only way in which Conference Centres of Excellence and its members were responding to the business challenge of economic pressures on the public and corporate sectors. “We are already capitalising on the versatility of the specialist venue concept in responding to changing patterns in demand and the nature of events,” he added: “ For example, our members are perfectly placed to respond to the increased need for training and teambuilding facilities, as organisations of all kinds seek to get the most out of a reducing workforce.”
Monday, 9 August 2010
Dining with Conference Centres of Excellence - Menu selections
Recipe of the month August 2010 - Herb Crusted Fillet of Lamb with Potato Gratin and a Minted Pea Puree from Ashley Holt at Wellcome Trust Conference Centre Dining with Conference Centres of Excellence - Menu selections
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