USEFUL INFORMATION
Fresh Ways to Work
Free funding and advice is available for up to 80 businesses in Ipswich and the wider Suffolk area over the next few weeks to help reduce car dependence and its associated costs, be they financial, environmental or staff health/wellbeing
For more information please visit Fresh Ways To Work or telephone 01473 265 256
E-Privacy and Cookies
If you are concerned about the use of cookies in advertising, especially behaviourally targeted ads, check out the Internet Advertising Bureau's self regulatory approach at iabuk and youronlinechoices
Suffolk Trading Standards Warn of Olympics Lottery Ticket Scam
Bogus Olympic lottery letters are being sent to unsuspecting Suffolk residents.
Suffolk Trading Standards is warning people to look out for the scam letters which illegally use the Olympic and London 2012 logos and tell recipients they have won a prize of £525,000.
The letters claim that all recipients have to do is return a payment processing form, by fax, with their personal details to receive the full sum of money. However, these personal details are actually being forwarded to criminal gangs operating abroad.
Any information residents send to claim their non-existent prize is used to carry out identification theft. The letters use false names and addresses, usually of large office blocks, and 0207 telephone numbers purchased to give the impression they are based in London.
Read the advice and guidelines issued by Suffolk Trading Standards.
Drought Advice Leaflet
Download the Drought Information leaflet from Anglian Water for information and advice about the drought
Protect Your Business Phone Systems From Fraud
Please download a fact sheet from Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies detailing two case studies of businesses whose telephone systems have been subject of fraud, also included are details from the ‘Action Fraud' website. Within is advice concerning preventative measures that can be adopted.
Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion 2012
Do you know someone you would like to nominate for this Award. Full details available or telephone 020 7215 6880. Entries close 31st October 2011.
European Small Business Association (ESBA) Guide
ESBA has produced A Guide for businesses in the EU explaining what the EU can do for small businesses.
External Funding News for Waveney and Suffolk Coastal
The June issue of External Funding News is now available from Waveney and Suffolk Coastal
Norfolk Trusted Trader
Norfolk Trusted Trader is a directory of businesses, checked by Norfolk Trading Standards and supported by customer references
Battery Thefts
Suffolk Constabulary have issued a Factsheet regarding Battery Thefts
ERWIN - Everything Regulation Whenever It's Needed
An informative website for your business is ERWIN, the one stop shop for Trading Standard Advice, Local Authority News, and much more.
Suffolk Police Direct
A useful website for all your day to day crime information for both home and business is Police Direct
APPRENTICESHIPS
Apprenticeships are work based learning programmes that are designed for and by employers. Developed by business in conjunction with sector skills councils, the training is relevant and tailored for specific industry sectors. With over 200 types of Apprenticeship there will be one that is relevant to your industry and that can help boost your business.
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has responsibility for apprenticeships in England. They provide a dedicated responsive service for employers and learners and they have simplified the process of recruiting an apprentice through their online vacancy matching service. This is a free recruiting tool for employers to use and NAS can support you to recruit an apprentice and identify an Apprenticeship provider who can work in partnership with you to delivery the learning.
For more information please visit the Apprenticeships Website
Did you know that there are New Tax Rules and Penalities.
The East Anglia Region have produced A GUIDE to help you.