People, and the way they're selected, managed and trained, are at the heart of every organisation, large or small.
On this line, we've co-ordinated a wide range of resources dedicated to people and performance, recruitment, coaching and motivation.
Workers from other countries make a vital contribution to the region's economy. Workers who come to this region, from overseas or elsewhere in the UK, fill local gaps in labour or skills. This helps businesses to grow and prevents them from failing or moving out of the region.
If your business is thinking of employing migrant workers or you already employ migrant workers this station will help you navigate through all you need to know.
Coaching and mentoring can be useful learning and development tools for both you and your staff. Coaches and mentors can offer help and practical advice that will increase your knowledge and understanding and, ultimately, can lead to improvements in performance in your business.
Stop here to find out more about the coaching and mentoring services available in the region.
Having the right people in your business can make the difference between success and failure. Finding and retaining the right people, with the right skills to grow your business, is a time consuming task.
This station outlines the help and support available to you.
The Rural Gateway offers a quick and easy route to advice for all farm, land based and rural enterprises including: finance and funding, managing and training your staff, information and communications technology, environmental advice, business mentoring, innovation and design, starting a business and trading internationally.
The Employment Bureau at Anglia Ruskin University works in partnership with industry and business across the East of England to provide employers with skilled, talented, work-ready graduates and deliver sustainable recruitment solutions.
They have a diverse applicant base and a successful track record of recruiting across business sectors spanning IT, Management, Engineering, Marketing, Science, Publishing, Design and Finance in both the public and private sectors. They are not commission driven, instead their objectives are to successfully match candidates to vacancies, taking care to support both clients and applicants throughout the recruitment process.
East of England Tourism's Quality and Skills Team offers a range of training opportunities for people working within the tourism industry.
One example is Welcome to Excellence - the country's leading customer service training initiative, which offers a range of one-day workshops.
Enterprising Women offers a comprehensive mentoring programme for women starting and growing businesses in the East of England.
Ongoing mentoring support is available through the Business Mentors service. Enterprising Women members can search the Mentor database for mentors that can provide information and advice.
Having the right people in your business can make the difference between success and failure. Finding and retaining the right people, with the right skills to grow your business, is a time consuming task.
This station outlines the help and support available to you.
GradsEast, run by i10, brings together all of the universities across the East of England to share recruitment opportunities and offers small businesses the chance to have first refusal on the region's graduating talent.
GradEast has increased the retention of graduates significantly through various programmes, including the innovative First Move initiative. First Move is a directory sent to every graduating student containing over 1,000 graduate opportunities from the region's small and medium-sized businesses.
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