Rural Business - Business Support & Training
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HATTS OFF TO FREE TRAINING!
Free or subsidised training is being offered to small
or medium sized businesses, across many parts of the
Derbyshire Dales and East Staffordshire through both
the Hatts Project and Rural.Net Project. The Hatts Project
specifically caters for people who manage or work for
a tourism related business, including many shops. Both
projects require that you either work for a small to
medium sized company (2 - 250 employees), and for Derbyshire
beneficiaries, that the company is based in one of the
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- Ashford & Longstone
- Bradwell
- Brassington & Parwich
- Eyam & Stoney Middleton
- Hartington & Dovedal
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- Hathersage
- Stanton
- Taddington
- Tideswell
- Youlgreave
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HATTS PROJECT
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Basic Food Hygiene
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Intermediate Food Hygiene
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Customer Service
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NVQ Food Service
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NVQ Food Preparation
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Labelling and Packaging
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Welcome Farmer
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Train the Trainer
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BIIAB National Licensee
On Licence
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BIIAB Drugs Awareness
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BIIAB Door Supervisor
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RURAL.NET PROJECT
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Computers for Beginners
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European Computer
Driving Licence (ECDL)
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CLAIT Plus
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Introduction to Heath
and Safety On-line
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Intermediate Food
Hygiene On-line
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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SAGE Computerised
Accounting
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Word Processing Levels
1,2 & 3
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Web Creation
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Electronic Communication
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Introductory Certificate
to First Line Management
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Entrepreneurship
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INLAND REVENUE BUSINESS SUPPORT TEAMS
The Inland Revenue has a network of specifically trained
Business Advisers throughout the UK to help and advise
you on tax and National Insurance matters. The service
is FREE and suitable for everyone in business, especially
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Advice is offered by:
- a series of specially designed half-day workshops
that are local to you
- one-to-one visits by Business Advisors at your
business premises or home.
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They are a dedicated team trained to provide help
and advice to employers and the self-employed and
are willing to talk you through:
- how to keep good records and the forms you need
to fill in
- when to send in information and keeping to deadlines
- taking on employees
- what you need to do to process your payroll
- answer any questions that you may have regarding
Tax and National Insurance
- what you need to do to process your payroll
- answer any questions that you may have regarding
Tax and National Insurance
- answer any queries on personal expenses
- budget changes
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Linda explained that from 2004/05 businesses are
being encouraged to file their returns electronically
on-line. Financial incentives are being offered over
the next five years in order to modernize and simplify
the process of tax returns. For further details, the
Business Support Team contact details are listed below.
If you have any queries or problems regarding any
tax or NI issue, you can seek advice by contacting:
- Self employed helpline 08459 15 45 15
- New employers helpline 0845 60 70 143
- Your local tax office
- Business Support Team
Inland Revenue, Northgate House, Agard Street, Derby
DE1 1QP
Phone: 01332 724410
Fax: 01332 724433
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/bst
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Forthcoming Inland Revenue clinics and
workshops in the area are listed at the back of this
newsletter. If you would like further information, or
to book a place on one of these workshops please Telephone
01332 724436,
or send your request to Richard Payne, Business Support
Team, Inland Revenue, Northgate House, Agard Street,
Derby DE1 1US. |
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HOW TO GET A RETIREMENT PENSION FORECAST
If you would like to have a forecast of your state
Retirement Pension, based on your National Insurance
contributions or credits accrued during your working
life, you can apply with a Social Security form BR19.
You can get a Retirement Pension forecast if you
are more than 4 months away from state Retirement
Pension age when your application is processed. If
you are within 4 months of state Retirement Pension
age and you have not had a Retirement Pension claim
pack, get in touch with your social security office
straight away.
Completed forms to be sent to, or if you need any
help in filling in form BR19, contact the:
Pension Service
RPFT, Tyneview Park
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE98 1BA
Tel: 0191 21 87585
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Business Volunteer Mentoring
The Business Voluntary Mentors project was set up
four years ago by the DTI, and is run in Derbyshire
through the BMS from Nottinghamshire Business Venture
(NBV). The service provides voluntary mentors (11
of whom are in Derbyshire) who are experienced businessmen
and women, either retired or still working, willing
to give their time to help others succeed in today's
difficult business environment.
The service is free to those starting up or running
a small business and pairs you with a suitable business
mentor who will support and help you for as long as
necessary.
Clients can apply directly to NBV or are referred
to NBV by Business Link, their Bank, or other support
services.
The initial meeting is an opportunity for the parties
to understand respectively the role of the Mentor
and the issues within the business.
The role of the Mentor is to listen, guide, explore,
suggest options, empower, show 'how to', support and
encourage. The Mentor has knowledge, experience, expertise
and can suggest other sources of help and ways of
finding out information. The Mentor will not tell
you what to do, be an expert on everything, make assumptions,
create false expectations or be judgemental. The Mentor
provides objective, informative and understanding
support.
Business Link has been working with BMS in its programme
of assistance to the small business community. Business
Link is an advisory service for small businesses offered
by the DTI. In Derbyshire this is delivered through
the newly formed single Chamber of Commerce.
Business Link provides one to one meetings, a variety
of workshops dealing with all aspects of running a
small business (see Dates for Your Diary on page 3),
advice and help with attaining funding, help with
developing business plans together with many other
valuable services. The services, on the whole, are
delivered free and in confidence with a professional
business advisor.
You can contact the Business Mentor Service on 0115
970 5550 and Business Link on 0845 6011038 or by visiting
www.businesslinkderbyshire.co.uk
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