CARBON TRUST GREEN FINANCE FUND

Companies can apply for a share of £550m fund to cover energy efficiency upgrades in private sector version of Green Deal Businesses can today apply for a share of a £550m fund backed by the Carbon Trust and Siemens designed to help companies install energy efficient and low carbon technologies. The green finance initiative was…

FREE SMALL BUSINESS FOCUSED EVENT

Keep your business ahead of your competitors – Part 2 Theres no doubt that business is difficult for all of us at the moment.. To help you when you need it the most, four local businesses have donated their time and energy to hosting this FREE business event for you to attend.. The speakers from…

ADVERTISING SCAM

Businesses are being warned about a scam where advertising space is offered in a bogus police magazine. The words of caution come after a Nottingham business was contacted by someone claiming to be a Nottinghamshire police officer on 8 June. The bogus caller said he represented a police publication called Streetwise and tried to sell…

SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE 1990’S? NO REALLY!

(Post by MD Claire Curzon – Brighter Directions) Back in the late 1990’s, I was regularly taking part in discussions on the web through what was then, social networking sites. At the time, I was working my way to the top of a worldwide publishing firm with nothing more than a dial-up connection within limited…

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICE

Leadership Funding There’s now another chance to improve your business skills through funding which has just been announced by EMB Ltd Leadership & Management Advisory Service. It’s especially for businesses that want to grow, have the potential to grow and make the most of leadership and management skills. By working with us, this matched funding…

BESMA AWARD WINNERS 2011

DERBYSHIRE COMPANY WINNERS OF NATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDSManagement and staff of local Chesterfield based Marketing company Brighter Directions joined over two-hundred of the most elite business professionals from across the UK at the prestigious award ceremony for BESMA (The British Excellence in Sales & Marketing) held at the stylish venue ‘The Lancaster London’ in Hyde Park,…

NEW RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GRANT

A new grant is now available (from 4th April) around Derbyshire offering funding to small businesses for researching and developing new products, processors and services. Funding is upto a maximum of £25,000 for proof market grants. This new grant replaces previous regional development funding and more information can be found at www.innovateuk.org

BRIGHTER DIRECTIONS STAFF NEWS

We are currently looking to recruit a new addition to the friendly sales and customer service team at Brighter Directions. Are you looking for a career and not just a job?Do you want to work as part of an award winning, friendly team? Then you may be just what we’re looking for!Brighter Directions are looking…

REP TAPE CHALLENGE

The Government has set up a new website online so that businesses can now challenge any regulations that affect their lives and business. Red Tape was recently announced by businesses around Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire to be the most challenging aspect to running a business! This new website can be found at www.redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk Make sure you…