Newsletter April 2008 - QED Consulting

This Month...

Welcome to our April edition of the E bulletin and also to the start of the official British summertime. This month we aim to help you chase away any clouds that may have formed as a result of last month’s budget, with a range of topical and uplifting articles including: How innovative is your organisation? Innovation is a crucial facet for all organisations, regardless of industry and sector, in order to stay ahead of the game. As part of the government’s plan to streamline Business Link Services across the UK, Yorkshire and the Humber are the latest region to adopt a regional Business Link Service covering the whole of the sub region. - QED Consulting reflects on the implications for business customers across the UK of these major changes to business support. Recruitment issues - the heat is on for the energy industry to recruit and retain ‘talent’ like never before.

Innovation – not for me? ‘Innovation’ for many is a term solely associated with either new enterprise (start up companies) or research and development within multi national organisations. This article aims to dispel such myths based on the understanding that innovation is something much more real and practical, not just an isolated department tucked away in a large organisation. Indeed innovation is a crucial business activity for all organisations regardless of size and sector. Read more...

Public Sector changes Some 3 years ago the government set out to simplify business support provision which resulted in significant changes being made to the structure of the UK’s Business Links. The Regional Development Agencies now have devolved control of Business Link services for their region and most have appointed one organisation to run the operation on a regional basis. Yorkshire and the Humber is the latest region to adopt a regional Business Link Service, which is being managed by Y&H IDB Ltd, a joint venture between Exemplas and Reed in Partnership. The new organisation aims to bring about improved business support for the region although the changes have not been very visible to customers ‘at the front end’ yet. QED Consulting have excellent working relationships with most of the organisations involved in delivering business support and we would love to hear about your experiences and views on the new structure and services in your Region. Please send us your thoughts, to do this you can call Rebecca Hughes on 01302 767896 or email us at rebecca@qedconsulting.co.uk

The Energy Industry and Recruitment Following last months article on the debate over the recruitment industry and methods of robust recruitment, further research into one of our client group’s sector has revealed that new opportunities in the utilities and energy industry are presenting real recruitment issues… Read more...

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Innovation – not for me?

Public Sector changes

The Energy Industry and Recruitment