Rodney Stoke Parish Council

MDC Business Bulletin

Wednesday 29^th September 2021

 

 

Dear Members and Parishes,

 

Please share the following with your communities and networks.

 

Note that this bulletin also features an *email attachment, which relates to the STEP-UP Somerset content (see final feature).

 

Thank you for spreading the word, and for helping Mendip support our business community.

 

 

 

• Free workshop for small and medium sized hospitality businesses

Learn how to successfully recruit new staff for your business and keep your team engaged and motivated.

Date and time: 

Follow the link for more information and to book your place. 

Recruitment and skills workshop for Hospitality businesses in the SW & WoE - Growth Hub (heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk)

 

• Business Revitalisation Grant for Mendip launched

 

Commercial businesses in Mendip are being invited to apply for funding to help them face the challenges and opportunities of the emerging economy, post COVID-19 and Brexit. Grants ranging between £5k and £20K are available. The grant is aimed at businesses employing between 5 and 49 people in Mendip.? 

Applications close

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Mendip District Council has many grants available to support businesses, local organisations, voluntary and green groups.

Discover more here:

www.mendip.gov.uk/article/10350/Grants-and-Funding-Information

 

 

STEP-UP Somerset – virtual careers, employment and skills event

 

STEP-UP Somerset is offering an opportunity to promote your vacancies to the thousands of people who will be accessing this year’s Virtual Careers, Employment and Skills event on, and after, the 14^th October 2021.  Around 5000 individuals registered for last year’s event, so this is a great way to connect with current and future jobseekers.  We also encourage you to sign-up to reach more people during the month-long ‘STEP into Jobs’ campaign that follows.

 

There are a number of ways in which to get involved:

 

• Work with Event Co-Ordinator, Sarah Johnson, to create your own virtual exhibitor booth.  It’s a great opportunity for you to talk to thousands of young people and jobseekers about current and future career opportunities within your organisation, and let them know the skills, personal attributes and training pathways you expect to see in your ideal candidate. 

Apply by 10^th October.

OR 

• Supply details of your current job vacancies to feature, FOR FREE, in our ‘Step into Jobs’ virtual booth.  The booth will feature a range of live job vacancies from across the area.  This can generate applications on the day and in the week that follows the virtual Careers Fair.  Complete/return the attached *Job Vacancy Template to admin@somersetcareersfair.co.uk by 10^th October.

AND

• Sign-up to take part in our STEP into Jobs open doors event, a further opportunity to connect with local talent in the run up to Christmas.  This is a countywide campaign to bring employers and jobseekers together in their communities, by inviting organisations to open the doors of their workplace for a limited period, once or twice a week, between 21^st October and 20^th November.  You may choose to accept CVs, provide a tour of your workplace, conduct informal interviews or trial candidates for an evening.  We will promote your STEP into Jobs open event for you and provide support to make the most of this opportunity to connect with local talent. 

Sign-up by 5pm on 21^st October via the online form: forms.office.com/r/DFHvDZ4TjD

 

For more information and to take-up any, or all, of the above opportunities, please get in touch with Sarah Johnson, Event Coordinator admin@somersetcareersfair.co.uk

 

Thank you…