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An event hosted by Havering Council, in partnership with BIZphit, East London Business Place and Enterprise Nation titled "Open for Business, are you ready to win?" is being held on Thursday (24 November).
Local firms are being encouraged to
tap the expertise of a number of business support organisations at a free event
designed to encourage them to bid for, and win, local government and public
sector work.
The early evening event starts at
5.30pm. Emma Jones MBE from Enterprise Nation (pictured above), the recently appointed
Small Business Crown Representative, will be giving the key note speech at the
event. Emma commented: "I've seen at first hand that the Borough of Havering
has an impressive and ambitious small business community. Helping them
get involved with the kind of Government contracts that are available to
them locally is vitally important - and there's never been a better time to
sell to government with a target to spend £1 in every £3 with small businesses
by 2020. This event will introduce businesses to buyers and experts who can
help you get tender ready.”
To book a place at this free event please register at https://haveringopenforbusiness.eventbrite.co.uk.
Havering has a secret army of makers, bakers and artisans producing a fantastic array of homemade and handmade products and there's an opportunity to sell them at the Makers Market held in Romford Market from 30 November - 3 December. The event culminates on Small Business Saturday. To find out more or apply for a pitch go to www.romfordevents.co.uk. If you know someone who you think could benefit by being involved with the Makers Market please send in their details.
 Are you looking for affordable workspace?
The Workary at Rainham Library is in a central location just two minutes from the train station, offers high speed Wi-Fi, unlimited free tea and coffee with fixed, flexi and breakout space plus a supportive community. Email here for more details.
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The Retailery, a new place for makers, doers and thinkers officially opens in Romford Market Place tomorrow (Saturday 19 November). Find out more about this exciting new hub for start up businesses with a particular focus on entrepreneurs looking to start trading in Romford Market.
See www.retailery.co.uk or call 07801 575435.
The Retailery was also the venue on Tuesday 15 November for the launch of the new Romford Town Management Partnership. This group is a new not-for-profit business-led organisation that has been formed to represent the needs of the Romford town centre business community. The group will be leading on the development of a Business Improvement District (BID) for Romford Town Centre. To find out more go to www.romfordtmp.co.uk or check out the Romford BIC website here.
Havering
Council, in partnership with Transport for London, has unveiled plans
to transform Gidea Park station as part of a series of major improvements on
the eastern section of the Crossrail route between Stratford and Shenfield.
Businesses who use the station are invited to take
part in a public consultation to express their views on the proposals that runs until 23 November at Gidea Park Library, Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, RM2 6BS.
Work on the project is expected to commence
in the Spring of 2017.
The Council's Economic Development team and Job Centre Plus held a very
successful Disability Confident jobs fair at the Town Hall on 10
November.
84 disabled job seekers people attended and had access to
a number of employers and support services including Breyer Group,
Babcock, and the Civil Service and organisations such as Richmond
Fellowship, Havering Adult College, Havering Independent Living were also
present to provide support and training to job seekers. This generated a
possible 143 opportunities for those seeking jobs and/or training.
61% of job
seekers reported that the event was good or excellent so a larger scale event is now being considered.
Have your say
The Mayor of London has launched the second
phase of consultation on proposals to improve air quality in London.
He is now seeking
views on the Emissions Surcharge proposal (a £10 daily charge for cars, vans, minibuses and heavy vehicles driving in Central London that do not meet the emissions standards mostly for vehicles registered in 2005 and older) and options for enhancing the Ultra
Low Emission Zone including extending it up to the North Circular Road.
Please visit the TfL website tfl.gov.uk/airquality-consultation
for further detailed information about the proposals. The consultation closes on 18 December.
And finally.....
If you are feeling festive don't miss the Christmas at the Queen's event – taking place on Tuesday 6 December. It's a lively Christmas sing-along at the Queen's Theatre with all proceeds going to charity.
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