The Chancellor has demonstrated he is listening to the concerns of our business communities and taking steps to get cash to the front line where it is needed.

It’s good to see the Chancellor listening to business, proving that where there’s a need to adjust schemes, he will do what it takes. It will be vital to maintain this approach in the months to come. Every job saved today will ensure a faster recovery tomorrow. The loans will be easy to apply for through a short, standardised online application. The loan should reach businesses within days- providing immediate support to those that need it as easily as possible. Sushang: Bailu told me you two heard me yelling before you showed up. Is that true? All thanks to Bailu looking for trouble... Your conference has given me renewed focus, great networking ideas and a solid understanding of the hiring climate in the RTP area.” -Kelly

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Workers will need different skills to thrive in the workplace of the future. We’ll see a growing demand for advanced technological skills such as programming. Social, emotional, and higher cognitive skills — such as creativity, critical thinking, and complex information processing — will also be in demand. Growing occupations, meanwhile, will include those with difficult-to-automate activities, such as managers and doctors, as well as care workers and teachers. Training and retraining mid-career workers and new generations for the coming challenges will be another imperative.”— James Manyika, senior vice president, Google-Alphabet [ read the full interview] Lenders should only offer finance through the Recovery Loan Scheme if they are unable to offer a facility on better terms without the guarantee. Eligibility Approach designated location) Mingxi: Ah, you're here. I'm the one who dragged you into all this — I must thank you again. Mingxi: Thank you for everything you've done for the guild and the Alley. That's too kind of you. The conference helped me to use job search time more wisely. I focused intensively on networking instead of blindly applying to employers. The week I accepted this offer I actually had 3 more interviews lined up because of this approach.” -Elizabeth D. If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”– Dhirubhai Ambani, founder, Reliance Industries

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This is a support programme for female employees returning from Maternity Leave. It is a dynamic re-boarding programme that enables women to return to their roles informed, energized, ready to influence and impact. Following this programme you will have renewed confidence as well as a suite of practical tools to ensure you have a successful return to work. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”– T.S. Eliot, author You and your team really have done it again! I truly enjoyed the conference and once more got tons of invaluable information in my job quest. This time around I’m more prepared and ready, and I’m actively seeking. The networking opportunity was great and I got some very good connections.”– Anneli UK immigration policy must be made to work for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as England.

The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.”– Sergey Brin, co-founder, Google

2023 CONNECTIONS LUNCH

Businesses] rarely come up for air to re-evaluate how they are selling. This means that current sales practices, process, and organizational structure may in fact be hindering their growth more than any external factor they believe they are facing.”– Tiffani Bova, growth and innovation evangelist, Salesforce Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.”– William Durant, co-founder, General Motors Your conference has given me renewed focus, great networking ideas and a solid understanding of the hiring climate in the RTP area.”– Kelly C. Twelve years ago, after obtaining my Green Card, I moved to San Diego, USA. I speak fluent English on a daily basis, and I now consider English to be my second language. However, when I have to present a report to the investors of my start-up, I always have a little anxiety that my English writing is not as polished as my spoken. I'm often afraid that I’m not using the right legal terms or that I've used expressions that are too colloquial. Sometimes I inadvertently use British English spellings or phrases that look strange to my American investors. Mingxi: No. Usually you just submit your bid and wait for the result. Mingxi: But Madam Yukong wants us to have a proper debate to better understand each other's points. She's not making it easy for us.