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Save the date for awards


Event The date for the 2013 Glasgow Business Awards is Thursday 3 October.


Planning for Glasgow’s largest and most prestigious awards event is again under way, looking for innovative businesses and organisations to compete to be recognised as the best in the city. The Glasgow Business Awards 2013 Dinner and glittering Awards Ceremony, once again sponsored by Bank of Scotland, will take place at the Thistle Glasgow Hotel, so make sure you save the date in your diary. Attracting high-profile industry support and involvement, the event promotes Glasgow business and enterprise by awarding major achievements and celebrating success. Around 500 guests representing


the top innovators and influencers from Glasgow business will attend the Awards Ceremony and Dinner.


Sir Willie Haughey OBE


Hope on the small screen


The winners of the Glasgow Business Awards 2012 Category information and


entry details will be sent out to members shortly and further information on categories, entries and sponsors will be available on our website: www.glasgowchamberof commerce.com


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If you are interested in sponsoring a category or would like to provide a raffle prize, table gift or any other item, please contact Anne Marie Hughes on 0141 204 8325 or annemarie.hughes@ glasgowchamberofcommerce.com


Employment On 27 November 2012, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce featured on the BBC’s One Show, hosting a dinner to launch business tycoon Willie Haughey’s Youth With Hope initiative. The project encourages businesses and organisations in the UK to take on an unemployed young person. As of November 2010, there


Recruitment


Service is just the job


Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has launched a new “one-stop shop” to support businesses which are looking to increase their workforce through recruitment. Workforce Solutions aims to simplify the overall process for businesses wishing to take on new staff, helping to reduce the confusion and uncertainly which can often exist among employers in relation to the distribution of recruitment services across multiple different organisations. Working in partnership with


Local Service Authorities in the city, including Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Regeneration Agency, Jobcentre Plus and Skills Development Scotland, the project has consolidated a wide range of services which are offered on an individual basis throughout Glasgow. Workforce Solutions aims to establish itself as a single point of contact for members promoting the


were 2.9 million private limited companies in the UK and more than one million young people out of work. Targeting under-24s,


the project aims to take on youngsters as ‘green champions’, helping save money by boosting energy costs and boost environmental credentials. Champions operate on a


cost-neutral basis with salaries over a year offset by energy savings and money otherwise earmarked for tax. Sir Willie set up the scheme along with other entrepreneurs after seeing the damaging effects which large-scale youth unemployment can have, and the wide range of problems it can cause. Your Chamber supports


services that are currently available within the city. The initiative will offer advice and


guidance on the services which are available for the many companies within the city who are keen to grow their business, but are unsure how to proceed, whether that is looking to up-skill existing staff or expand a team.


This includes offering a tailored approach to recruitment needs,


information on funding and training initiatives as well as large-scale recruitment campaigns.


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For more information about Workforce Solutions, please contact Shona MacPherson on 0141 204 8364 or email: shona.macpherson@ glasgowchamberofcommerce.com


this extremely worthwhile programme and would recommend that members find out how their business can benefit from the scheme, while doing their bit to reduce youth unemployment across the UK.


Employers wishing to get


involved can visit the campaign’s website: www.youthwithhope. co.uk/get-involved


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