Business Advice
Aston University to deliver prestigious support programme for small businesses in the Midlands
Professor Mark Hart, Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at Aston Business School, will be leading a team of academics to deliver the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme starting in the Midlands in November 2011. 10,000 Small Businesses is designed to unlock the economic and job creation potential of small businesses and social enterprises [...]
Best practice for Internships
Graduate Advantage are always keen to assist both employers and graduates to get the best out of their internships. In July, the government backed Gateways to the Professions Collaborative Forum published their Common Best Practice Code for High-Quality Internships. It’s a good read and we’re sure that it will both answer questions and reinforce the [...]
Tech Wednesday adds a new ‘Show and Tell’ section
Entrepreneurs for the Future based at the Birmingham Science Park are hosting their next monthly networking event for anyone interested in tech and/or start-ups on Wednesday, 20 July. Tech Wednesday has recently been growing its numbers and picking up lots of regular attendees. Inevitably, the problem with any formal ‘just chatting’ networking event is that, even [...]
Recruiting in hard times…
Recruiting in hard times… by Julie Stonall Placements Manager at Graduate Advantage With over 12 years employment in the recruitment industry to include: high street, niche and graduate focused I have experienced many businesses with a need to recruit, but a plethora of reasons not to. I want to take this opportunity to show you [...]
