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LBWF in Business @LBWFinBusiness

Supporting and amplifying local business from the Employment, Business and Skills Team at Waltham Forest Council.

Joined June 2017
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Disability awareness for hirers in the film & TV industry. Talent managers - are you looking to engage with disabled talent to work on your production? Want to be more confident when discussing disability with potential hires? 👉Apply by 4 August bit.ly/3WoPDYK

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💡Thinking about a career in digital, site and office based roles, a construction trade or professional? The construction sector could be for you, with strong opportunities for progression and pay. Find out more about these fascinating and varied jobs. talentview.org/construction
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🍵🏈💇‍♀️Is your business customer facing - cafés and shops to leisure centres and cultural venues? New resources to ensure it is age friendly are now live, including case studies, image library, good practice examples more. bit.ly/4eZII0w

Age-friendly Businesses

Sectors and businesses are vital components of local communities with a huge role to play in our day-to-day lives.

ageing-better.org.uk
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4 Jul 2024
Paying the Living Wage is good for business: it improves staff productivity and motivation at work. Businesses see growth in customers and reductions in staff turnover. Hear from @BigPennySocial who're Living Wage accredited on 10/7/2024 at 9am. Book now bit.ly/3W8jDJn
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Learn about the benefits to employing and supporting disabled people in your business (and complying with the law). Get access to free guidance and resources from the Disability Business Forum bit.ly/3R3fpjt
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🏗️Construction businesses: Want to supply Council partners? Attend our Meet the Buyer event in Ilford on 23/5 and hear from our buyers, access business support understand our buying processes. Exhibitors incl Mulalley, The Hill Group, Lovell. Book at bit.ly/3Upg7II
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👷‍♀️Meet construction buyers at the upcoming Meet the Buyer event on 18 Apr. Join us for a dedicated 15-minute 1-2-1 meeting with influential high-profile decision-makers. Procurement Advisers will be available to provide guidance on how to win new contracts bit.ly/3PQQb7v
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High streets beyond waste Grants of between £2,500 – £5,000 are available to 20 businesses, to set up a new ‘beyond waste’, circular economy idea that will help tackle the stuff your customers buy, make, use and throw away. Deadline: 11am on 27 Feb. wfconnected.org/deadline-app…
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The February events listings for our business #startup and #businesssupport programme are now live! Register for any of the free events at 👉tr.ee/k8S31zzL2z and get your side or main hussle off the ground - the evidence shows that this advice works! #walthamforest
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🎥Did you spot local business @meanmail on #Channel4 last night? Vicky spoke about the OFCOM proposal to reduce #RoyalMail deliveries to 3 days a week. How would it affect your business? bit.ly/3u8vT1w

Royal Mail may cut deliveries to three days a week due to low demand

Royal Mail's postal service is "unsustainable" and "must modernise" according to the industry watchdog.

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Are you a business located on or near Clifford Road, E17? Take part in our short survey before 25 Jan to help us understand how you operate and manage servicing and delivery requirements for your business. For more info and to take part in the survey visit forms.office.com/e/HP9rfq8mP…
First image of a crowd of business people networking. One woman is in a red dress, talking to a man in a blue jumper. The second image is a satellite map of Clifford Road E17 and the streets around it.

ALT First image of a crowd of business people networking. One woman is in a red dress, talking to a man in a blue jumper. The second image is a satellite map of Clifford Road E17 and the streets around it.
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Calling all businesses! Side-hustle or know someone with a business? We’re looking for businesses of all sizes to join our wedding fair at Fellowship Square on Sunday 4 Feb. Packages from £100. 300 people attending. bit.ly/3u4FDts

Please fill out this form

forms.office.com
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Waltham Forest Council@wfcouncil
14 Jan 2024
We want to hear your views about culture and creativity in Waltham Forest, which will help shape our new Cultural Action Plan. Have your say and be in with a chance of winning a £100 voucher to spend at the William Morris Gallery shop. 👉 orlo.uk/iPUkV
The words Culture and Creativity for All.

ALT The words Culture and Creativity for All.
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Living Wage Foundation@LivingWageUK
10 Jan 2024
Confused about the difference between the real Living Wage as set by the Living Wage Foundation and the Government's National Living Wage? Let's take a look at 5 ways they differ. 🧵 #LivingWage #costoflivingcrisis #poverty #wages
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Join us online for Council procurement training, tailored for small to medium sized businesses. Are you looking to navigate how to tender to win contracts with the council? Look no further! Join our Supplier Support Workshop on Thurs 25 Jan, 10:30-12 noon bit.ly/3HxzKsd
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♻️Join us on Weds 10 Jan, for Creating a Greener Waltham Forest at Leytonstone Library, 9.30-11am. Hear from local businesses who have done great work to decarbonise and develop a circular economy, followed by round table discussions, and networking! bit.ly/3NWKCmL

ALT gif showing what the circular economy is: processing, manufacturing, selling, using, collecting, sorting, purifying and reprocessing
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Wishing all the freelancers, sole traders and businesses in Waltham Forest a fabulous festive season! 🎄 Visit @WFConnected for advice, guidance and support to help your business survive and thrive throughout 2024.
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Have you seen our business directory? It aims to foster connections and stimulate business growth within the local community. wfconnected.org/find-local-b…
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Waltham Forest Council@wfcouncil
5 Dec 2023
It’s time for Local Business of the Year. We received many nominations but @labourstone can only give out one prize. And the winner is…
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