January 2011 - 21st Edition
Introduction by Cllr George Beckett, Winchester City Council’s Leader and Portfolio Holder for the Local Economy and Tourism Welcome to the 21st edition of the Winchester Entrepreneur, the newsletter for local businesses. This edition includes: a last chance to sign up for our Rural Planning Workshop a Service Leavers Employment Fair the Hampshire Farming Conference change of date for South Hampshire Meet the Buyer Do let us know if there are any stories you would like us to cover so that we can make this magazine useful to you, our local business community. Best wishes and happy new year, Cllr George Beckett	Inside this edition Rural LEADER Funding Wired Wessex Winchester BID Solent Enterprise Partnership Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership
Winchester City Council's Rural Planning Workshop Rural Planning Seminar 2012 This is your last chance to sign up for Winchester City Council’s Rural Planning Workshop, which will take place on Thursday 19 January 2012 from 4pm to 6.30pm at Sparsholt College near Winchester. This event is designed to give specific advice to rural businesses who are thinking about applying for planning permission, are in the process of applying to further develop their existing business or are aspiring to start a new enterprise.  The key note speaker, George Hollingbery MP, the Member of Parliament for Meon Valley, will talk to rural businesses about what is happening at a national level to cut red tape to help local businesses prosper.  This workshop is one of a number of improvements Winchester City Council is introducing to help rural businesses with the planning process. The council has also identified two existing planners to act as Rural Business Advisors and is producing an easy to follow booklet entitled Planning Guidance for Rural Businesses. Spaces for the workshop are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.  Pre-booking is essential and can be done via email to Alison Woods at Winchester City Council at awoods@winchester.gov.uk or by telephone on 01962 848 563 by 12 January 2012. Service Leavers Employment Fair   The Service Leavers Employment Fair will take place on Thursday 16 February 2012 at HMS Nelson, Portsmouth.  Employers will have the opportunity to meet more than 500 highly skilled and motivated personnel who will be seeking employment.  There will be a charge to employers of £50 per stand. To participate, please complete and return the booking form as soon as possible. For further information please email daniel.ball947@mod.uk or telephone 023 9272 3165 / 023 9272 4595 The Hampshire Farming Conference This year’s Hampshire Farming Conference will be on Tuesday 26 June 2012 at Sparsholt college, near Winchester, sharing the day and venue with the Hampshire Rural Forum.   Change of date for South Hampshire Meet the Buyer The South Hampshire Meet the Buyer event will be held on Thursday 29 March 2012 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. This event enables major buying organisations within South Hampshire to meet local suppliers face-to-face. At last year’s event 120 suppliers pitched to 22 large buyers including Marwell Wildlife, Southern Water, Sparsholt College and the University of Winchester. The event helps to build local supply chains and is funded by the South Hampshire Meet the Buyer Partnership, which includes Eastleigh Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, New Forest District Council, Test Valley Borough Council and Winchester City Council. For more information, or to reserve your place, contact Janet Maxwell at janet.maxwell@hampshire.co.uk
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