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From the Centre for Innovation and Partnerships at Newham College... Hello and welcome to the September '07 edition of Innovation eNews.  This month's newsletter is packed, as usual, with news, courses and events designed to help you achieve maximum success with your career or small business.
So if you want to know how to go green, take advantage of redevelopment in east London or take advantage of new technology, read on.
Newham Events | London Events | News | Technology | Websites |
| Newham Events |
Upcoming ZiP short courses for fashion and textile industry professionals
Photoshop for fashion & textile designers
Illustrator for fashion & textile designers
Lectra Prima Print
Drawing for fashion designers ZiP courses take place at the Fashion & Textile Museum at London Bridge. Courses are based on NewCAD qualifications, accredited by OCN (the Open College Network). All course fees are £89 (subject to confirmation), but individuals in receipt of benefits may qualify for fee remission – please enquire. For more information or to book a place please contact: 0845 650 42 44 or email info@cipsonline.com |
5th/6th November 2007 Get the measure of London's fashion manufacturing and design talent. On 5/6 November 2007 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, FashionExpo will bring together London-based manufacturers and designers to showcase the talent and quality of products available to retailer buyers. It will be the place for retailers to make links to help reduce their carbon footprint and to source quick supply for topping off collections with in-season buying. Simultaneously, FashionExpo will be a great opportunity for designers to source manufacturers. Nicholas Samuel, MD of Hobbs said: "The Fashion Expo event provides a new way forward for fashion and we are sincerely looking forward to viewing this season’s latest designers and manufacturers. We would like to wish all participants the greatest of success on November 5th and 6th at the Business Design Centre." FashionExpo is funded by the London Development Agency with additional support from Newham College's Cutting IT programme For more info see http://www.fashion-expo.com |
Creative Clusters is an independent policy conference examining the growth of the creative economy. We are interested in initiatives from around the world that are designed to have an impact in both cultural and economic terms. Creative Clusters believes that creativity is the key factor driving development. Across the world, enterprises based on individual creativity are booming. Furthermore, knowledge and culture-based activities now play a central role in the activities of all businesses. This is the era of the creative economy. These changes are having a dramatic impact on global culture and on the economy. Our goal is to help people engaged in the development of the creative economy to communicate and share resources with one another. |
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New Newham - Opportunities for Creative Businesses and Cultural Organisations Have you considered what effect the regeneration of Newham could have on your Creative Business or Cultural Organisation? Are you aware of what is planned, and how to take advantage of the opportunities? Thursday 13 September 2007, 6-9pm Adding together Stratford City, Canning Town, Royal Docks and of course the Olympics, the borough is expecting to provide 95,000 new jobs, attract 70,000 new residents and 30,000 new homes over the next decade or so. CIDA, The Cultural Industries Development Agency has arranged a briefing event with all you need to know to prepare for a New Newham on Thursday 13 September 2007, 6-9pm at Stratford Circus. The event is free for Creative individuals, businesses and cultural organisations based in East London and registered for over 18 months. In addition to presentations from leading decision-makers, there will be a Q & A session and the opportunity to network with a glass of wine. To book a place at this FREE event please visit http://www.cida.co.uk or contact Jessica Green, CIDA's Project Administrator on 020 7247 4710 / contact@cida.co.uk. |
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Own It: 'First the UK and then the World... Exploiting your IP internationally' 'First the UK and then the world...' will look at how you can exploit and reinforce your intellectual property internationally.
Date: Tuesday 11th September 2007 The event, organised by Own It and Ideas21, will look at:
• How to move into international markets to grow your business. 'First the UK and then World…' will look at how you can exploit and reinforce your IP internationally by looking at the ins and out of trading abroad and what you should be aware of before beginning. A panel of speakers will include:
• A representative of the UKTI who will talk through the assistance that is available to help you understand international trade procedures and guidance on developing overseas relationships to exploit your IP. This seminar will help you develop and grow and protect your business internationally. |
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Carbon Footprint Construction Summit A summit aimed at helping the construction industry reduce its carbon footprint. 17th-18th September. Clients in the public and commercial sector are looking to reduce their carbon footprint by setting key carbon emission requirements and KPI’s for contractors and their supply chain to meet and where possible exceed. The Carbon Footprint Construction Summit brings together key contractor perspectives with innovative case-studies and transport and waste solutions from the materials, products and sub-contract supply chain in order to establish exactly how to maximise the business benefit of good carbon management. |
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CIDA - support for the creative industries If you want to take your creative project or business further CIDA's fullest ever training season offers inspirational support programmes and professional development and networking opportunities helping you develop your ideas and achieve success! There's something for everyone with First Steps getting freelancers and new businesses moving in the right direction, Focus on Growth exploring essential topics to develop your business, the Creative Space Agency connecting people to creative spaces in London, Fresh Perspectives supporting women-led businesses, Maker to Market and Making the Most of Your Stand or Stall giving London's designer-makers the edge, How to Sell Your Film for filmmakers and production companies, Focus on the Visual Arts supporting galleries and artists and Sustain to Gain and Focus on Funding helping arts organisations and cultural groups become more sustainable. Discussion and networking events such as the Creative Business Club, New Newham, Entrepreneurs - The Next Generation and Building a Business on Free will feature a range of high-profile speakers and your chance to question the experts. There's also a whole host of other events and programmes not to be missed including CIDA's 5th Creative Links Expo featuring exhibition stands, one-to-one advice sessions, a high-profile discussion panel packed with industry experts, workshops offering 'Top tips', the Film Café and an East London Design Show installation. For the full programme, see http://www.cida.co.uk |
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Green Growth London Wednesdays, 12th September to 17th October - 9.45am-4.00pm London Remade is hosting a series of six workshops to help develop businesses in East London. The workshops will provide training on making your business more sustainable, improving business efficiency, accessing finance and taking advantage of tender opportunities for the London 2012 Olympics. Preference will be given to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Newham and Tower Hamlets, but businesses from all areas of London can apply. This is a great opportunity to keep up with the competition and attract more business by becoming more efficient and sustainable. For further information or to register see http://www.greengrowthlondon.co.uk |
| News |
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How you can benefit from the Olympics - Mayor publishes guide Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has published 'Your 2012', a guide explaining how Londoners can become involved in the lasting legacy that will come from staging the 2012 Olympic Games. New training and business opportunities have already been created as a result of the games and the Mayor said "we want to ensure everyone from the business and local communities can get involved". 'Your 2012' can be downloaded from http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/publications/economy.jsp |
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Speedy replies crucial for business Nine out of ten consumers say they are more brand-loyal and are likely to spend more with businesses who respond to emails in a speedy manner. Meanwhile, a similar proportion say they have chosen one company over another as a result of poor email response time. Mark Jeffries, of Fasthosts internet, warned that most firms "remain misinformed about the kind of effects that poor email practices can have on their business”. |
| Technology News |
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Internet-enabled firms twice as confident about growth Small firms that exist purely in the world of bricks and mortar are much less confident about growth than those that make use of the world wide web to do business, according to new research. On average, web-savvy firms expect their business to grow by 41% in the next year compared to 20% amongst firms not making use of the internet. The statistics suggest that firms not making use of technology may be missing a trick. Sixteen percent of office supply companies said that the internet held no potential for their business, yet some firms in the same industry reported that they made 20% of their sales in this way. |
The Branson space-tourism venture Virgin Galactic has unveiled plans for a futuristic space terminal, designed in part my Sir Norman Foster, the architect behind the London 'Gherkin' and the Millennium Bridge. Based in New Mexico, USA, the spaceport will provide facilities for visitors and wealthy tourists, who will pay upwards of $200,000 for a trip into space. |
| Websites of the Month |
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Avid readers of Innovation eNews may remember us featuring iSketch as our month's top web pick. This online version of a certain picture-based board game requires you to sketch out words from the dictionary while your opponents try to work out which word you are depicting. If you enjoy board games you may also be interested to hear about the online word making game Scrabulous. Play in real time via Scrabulous.com or install the Facebook app. Tip: players lumbered with a Q but no U may do well to note such words as QI and QAID, both of which appear in the official Scrabble dictionary. |
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Advanced Photoshop and Illustrator for fashion & textile designers
FashionExpo
Creative Clusters
Virgin Galactic spaceport design unveiled