Business

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS SET TO DELIVER MORE LOCAL APPRENTICESHIPS
A NEW Academy Learning Hub was launched this week to act as a focal point for training youngsters in construction, especially targeting those firms who have won contracts to build or refurbish schools in the borough.

CAMBERWELL HOPING TO FLY THE PURPLE FLAG IN JUST THREE YEARS' TIME
07 Apr 11 - CAMBERWELL IS hoping to get a prestigious ‘Purple Flag’ in the next three years, after local businesses owners as well as officers from Southwark and Lambeth councils met with the organisers of the scheme at the end of last month...

BUSINESS BRIEFS
31 Mar 11 - THE NEW headquarters of PricewaterhouseCoopers at More London will be powered by 6,000 litres a week of recycled cooking oil...

BOOZE ECONOMY IS MORE THAN SMALL BEER
23 Mar 11 - A UNIQUE survey released this month to oppose government plans for a seven per cent hike on beer tax proves how big a player the pub industry is in Southwark’s economy...

BUSINESS BRIEFS
23 Mar 11 - BERMONDSEY ACCOUNTANTS Elan and Co are offering all Southwark Businesses a free half day introductory book-keeping course this month...

FROM CORPORATE TO NURSEY
10 Mar 11 - FIVE YEARS ago Caroline El Semman was living the life of a high powered executive working in south Kenningston, managing advertising budgets for the likes of John Lewis – this weekend she is a mother of two opening her own nursery in leafy Dulwich...

LONDON BRIDGE STATION - YOUR CHANCE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON
10 Mar 11 - LOCAL BUSINESSES will have the opportunity to find out more about the major changes to London?Bridge at a networking event this month...

GYM EXPANDS INTO SOUTHWARK OFFERING 15 NEW JOBS AND NO-FRILLS MEMBERSHIP
09 Mar 11 - A Windsor-based entrepreneur is set to create fifteen new jobs by opening his latest gym in Southwark, after securing a £3 million loan from Bank of Scotland...

SOUTHWARK DEFINITELY PART OF THE CITY SCRUM
09 Mar 11 - THERE IS one date in the corporate calendar that proves just how much the City has jumped across the river to the banks of Southwark - and that is the annual London City Scrum Rugby Tournament...

BUSINESS BRIEFS
03 Mar 11 - Bermondsey based City Cruises Plc was named Transport Provider of the Year at the UKinbound Awards 2011 this month...

WHAT'S PECKHAM'S FUTURE?
02 Mar 11 - THE ONGOING plans to transform Peckham Town Centre will be up for discussion this month at a meeting in one of the area’s success stories – the Bussey Building in Rye Lane...

CELEBRATING SOUTHWARK APPRENTICES
02 Mar 11 - Employers, training providers and apprentices came together to celebrate our hugely successful ‘100 in 100 challenge’ last week...

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GET PAID FOR TOP INTERNSHIP AT TOP CITY FIRM
02 Mar 11 - LOCAL YOUNGSTERS can now apply for a paid summer internship at top City firms. ..

WELCOME TO LONDON BRIDGE - BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
23 Feb 11 - MAJOR CHANGES are afoot at London Bridge Station, as The Shard continues to race towards the sky...

YOUNG MUM SETS UP OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY
17 Feb 11 - TWENTY-SEVEN-year-old Makalla Robotham from Rotherhithe was out of work for almost two years, before getting help from The Prince’s Trust to set up her own music video production company...

YOUNG PEOPLE COULD ADD £135,000TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY STARTING UP A BUSINESS
17 Feb 11 - AS ONE in three young people in the borough are struggling to find jobs, as a new report shows that given the right help they could add up to £135,000 to economy over the next three years...

LOCAL FIRM IS LEADING THE WORLD IN REVOLUTIONISING TICKET-LESS RAIL CARD
16 Feb 11 - A BOROUGH firm that is hoping to put an end to commuters queuing for tickets is part of a group of UK businesses opening up new markets worldwide in the mobile technology industry. ..

RECORD PASS RATE FOR WALWORTH PROVIDER THAT TAILORS TRAINING TO FIRM'S NEEDS
10 Feb 11 - ONE OF Southwark’s most successful learning providers is helping apprentices obtain their qualifications in record time...

BUSINESS NEED TO JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE REAL CHANGES IN CAMBERWELL
10 Feb 11 - THE PEOPLE behind a new Camberwell Business Forum have stated businesses must have a strong voice if they are going to affect how the area will change in the future...

CAMBERWELL BUSINESSES CLUB TOGETHER TO LOBBY COUNCILS FOR A DROP IN RATES
10 Feb 11 - CAMBERWELL BUSINSESSES are hoping a block lobby to both Southwark and Lambeth councils will see a reduction in their business rates...

CALLING ALL YOUNG BUSINESS TALENT
03 Feb 11 - A NEW Bermondsey based firm is looking for young business talent in the area – with successful candidates getting training and potentially a full time job...