Staff News

Business Connect are proud to announce that two members of staff, Ralph Gillies and Leanne Daniel have recently passed their ACCA accountancy final examinations.  A staff lunch was held on the 5th March to celebrate their achievements at the Llandarcy Sports Pavilion.  

Photo: Business Connect Staff 

Ralph and Leanne are both experienced Business Advisors who specialise in helping businesses to raise funding through the preparation of business plans.  For further information about the availability of funding in Neath Port Talbot please ring Business Connect on 01792 817575 or click to visit the Business Connect website

Successful Business Lunch in Melyn

We would like to thank all the businesses which attended our Business Lunch yesterday in Grandma’s Cafe in the Melyn.  Our thanks too to David Beddoes and Sarah from Communities First for all their hard work.  The event was attended by a team of Advisors from Business Connect who were on hand to chat to companies about a wide range of issues including funding, business plans, computers, retailing, book keeping, contracts, marketing and websites.  The event was such a success that we hope to repeat it in other areas of Neath Port Talbot soon!

     

ps our thanks to Sarah of Grandma’s Cafe for the delicious buffet!

Come and meet us!

We will be holding an informal FREE business lunch for local businesses on Tuesday 12th February 2008.  The lunch will be held at Grandma’s Cafe & Coffee Lounge in the Melyn near Neath. The event starts at 12.30pm and all local businesses are welcome.  Please let us know if you will be attending as we need to know numbers for catering. 

It will be an ideal opportunity to meet some of our team and have a friendly chat to find out more about the ways that we can help your business.  Everyone is welcome! To confirm a place please ring Rachel Case on 01639 895173 or email rcase@bcnpt.co.uk. 

We hope to see you there!

UK Economy - Update by the Bank of England

A breakfast briefing is going to be held by the Bank of England to update local businesses about the latest Inflation Report and the Bank’s assessment of the prospects for UK inflation over the next two years.  This briefing will be given by Andrew Sentance who is a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.  It will be held on Friday 23rd November 2007 at the Village Hotel in Swansea’s SA1.  This is a rare chance to hear the Bank’s latest view of the economy and a chance to ask questions.  Demand for tickets is expected to be high and places must be booked in advance.  For more details and to book a place ring the Bank of England’s Agency for Wales on 029 20 453600 or email them at wales@bankofengland.co.uk

New Learning Network Breakfast

On Tuesday we attended a breakfast meeting hosted by our friends at the Neath Port Talbot Community Learning Plan Team.  They are holding a series of breakfast meetings across the region and are inviting local businesses to attend.  The overall aim is to identify the issues which local employers may have concerning training & upskilling for their businesses along with the support of the agencies.  This week’s event was held in Crynant and was well attended.  The free delicious cooked breakfasts are very popular! 

We were asked to present a short talk explaining our services, along with Business Eye, Workways and a representative from the National Support Project for Basic Skills in the Workplace (Employer Pledge).  Our thanks to the team for inviting us along! If you have a business in Neath Port Talbot and you are interested in attending one of these breakfasts please email us and we can pass on your details.  Email rcase@bcnpt.co.uk

A visit to Amman Valley Enterprises

This morning we attended a breakfast meeting held at Amman Valley Enterprise’s centre in Tairgwaith near Gwaun cae Gurwen.  The purpose of the breakfast meeting was to identify the issues which local employers may have concerning training & upskilling for their businesses along with the support of the agencies.  It was organised by the Neath Port Talbot Community Learning Plan Team.

Amman Valley Enterprise is a non profit making organisation which delivers services for the benefit of the community including education and training. The Centre is shown below.

The breakfast meeting was very well attended and we were pleased to have the opportunity to speak to the businesses who came along.  We made many new contacts so it was very worthwhile.  Many thanks to Gina Cirillo for inviting us along!

Photo: Andrew Nisbet IT Advisor with Business Connect pictured with Gina Cirillio(centre) and Julie Hannam from Neath Port Talbot Community Learning Plan Team