SERVICES
BUSINESS SUPPORT AND SERVICES
We work with micro and small to medium enterprises in the East London Area, Essex and the East of England. Offering a one stop shop for support and assistance in all areas of business development these include:
Services:
◦Identification of opportunities
◦Helping to connect SMEs with other businesses
◦Helping SMEs connect with the public sector
◦Assistance with PQQ and ITT development and submission
◦Networking Development
◦Business Health Checks
◦Accountancy Services
◦Website design & development
◦Research
◦Organisational Review & Development
◦Resource support.
Courtenay Connect also work with other Support Programmes and local Chambers of Commerce including; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Chamber of Commerce London Borough of Havering Chamber of Commerce
Employment and Career Development
In the ever changing work environment its always good to have a Plan B, a job is not for life and many of us will be working not only in one job but a few, that’s where we can help... “We coach and support individuals and businesses to help them decide what to do and how to get there, to enable them to feel in control of their career/business, with the tools they need to move forward and not back.”
About Paula Arkell Waller M.A:
Business & Careers Manager
Paula has spent 20 years of her working life in fashion and sportswear design following on from four years as a fashion undergraduate and then worked initially with Speedo and Decathlon. Paula was a surf wear and product designer before moving into Visual Merchandising in UK, working with Gap, and Oxbow, where she was responsible for overseeing wholesale accounts for French Surf Wear Company Oxbow in the UK, France and Channel Islands.
Paula established herself as a Retail and Business Consultant in 2004, using her experience to help others to achieve their personal goals. Paula has worked with in most sectors including fashion, retail, and manufacturing. Paula is a fully trained Career & Employment Advisor having completed Level 4, Advice & Guidance Qualification, along with Level 3 Assessor & PTTLS Teaching Course. Paula provides advice in:
• Career advice and guidance
• Career opportunities
• Going from Public to Private Sector
• Job/career development & enhancement
• Working for yourself
• What next after redundancy
• Back to work parents
• Graduates and International Students.
Specialist Sectors:
• Fashion/Creative/Manufacture
• Retail
• Education (FE and Higher)
• NEETS
• Construction.
• Public/Private and Third sector (Voluntary)
Find out more about our fees for our employment and career development services or call Paula direct on 0774 374 4005.
Training and Development
Courtenay Connect offer a range of workshops and training seminars to suit your needs and can be tailored accordingly:
Workshops include:
Five key Policy Workshops
◦Health and Safety
◦Business Continuity Planning
◦Equal Opportunity
◦Environmental
◦Quality Assurance
From this workshop you will gain an action plan to help you understand what is required and a structure for you to work on.
Other workshops:
◦Understanding the public sector
◦Understanding Public Procurement
◦Policy Health Checks
◦Business Management & Diagnostic
◦E-procurement
◦Understanding your customer’s requirements
◦Getting to Market
◦Marketing and promotion
◦Opportunities from the Green deal
◦Where to find more opportunities
◦Retrofit and your business
◦Consortia and Partnerships
◦Equality & Diversity
◦Introducing innovation and improved methods of working
◦Networking
Conformance and Compliance
We understand the public and private sector procurement requirements and can help you make sure that your policies and procedures are up to date and acceptable to potential buyers. We can:
◦Review systems and procedures
◦Assist with policy development
◦Undertake a Compliance Health check
◦Assist with pre accreditation audits
◦Undertake best practice reviews
◦Develop a Business Continuity Plan
◦Help with CHAS/SafeContractor/Constructionline submissions
◦Carry out ISO pre-audits checks.
We can undertake:
◦first stage business health check/cursory business needs analysis
◦a preliminary Sector analysis
◦to review policies in respect of health & safety, equality and diversity, quality assurance, business continuity and environmental/sustainability
◦an assessment of preparedness for accreditations and compliance certifications
◦assist in the evaluation of the usefulness of certifications within your businesses
◦an examination of the systems and procedures in place prior to external ISO audit.
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