CHRIS Burling has given himself a head start when it comes to job hunting after being named Best Business Student at Peterborough Regional College.

The 18-year-old achieved the accolade at the end of his two year BTEC course in Business Studies. Now he’s planning on taking a gap year and gaining practical experience in the work place before heading to Northampton University to undertake an accountancy and finance degree.
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PETERBOROUGH-based fresh produce supplier, Produce World, is paving the way to environmental sustainability, positioning it alongside some of the world’s best-known companies.

Environmental stewardship is one of the four pillars of Produce World’s Growing Trust Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme and since the company began the programme in 2007, it has made considerable progress without excessive investment.

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NOMINATIONS are being sought for the 2010 business awards.

The awards recognise success and achievement within the city’s varied business community. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner to be held on November 19, 2010 at the East of England Showground.

If you have a great story to tell, share it with Peterborough Business and the rest of the city. Email news@peterboroughbusiness.co.uk

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BUSINESSES need to take a more targeted approach to e-learning, according to an industry round table.

As the e-learning market becomes saturated with mobile applications, businesses need to provide employees with more focused learning opportunities to see greater benefits.

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EXPANDING the current loan scheme for small businesses and providing incentives for firms to green their buildings are just two of the measures that Government must look at in order to achieve the UK’s tough carbon emission reduction targets, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today.

The report, ‘Making sense of going green – small businesses and low carbon economy’, looks at the many opportunities which will allow small businesses to play their part. Continue reading…

Businesses in the East of England believe the recruitment of more staff will be key to driving future commercial growth, according to the latest research from Clydesdale Bank.

More than 40% of businesses identified an enlarged workforce as the top priority, given a more flexible approach from their lender, followed by acquisitions and mergers, and expansion of their premises (both 26%). Continue reading…

THIS summer office workers have spent more than eight hours researching and booking holidays at their desks – costing UK businesses up to £3billion.

A new study by employment law specialists ELAS revealed that the average British worker spends as much as 8hrs 24mins at their office computer researching and booking their next holiday.

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Local businesses and budding entrepreneurs from across the East of England can secure up to £20,000 to help test the commercial potential of new products or processes, thanks to the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) opening a new and final round of its Proof of Market funding today.

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PETERBOROUGH businesses that would like to expand or who have issues they need to resolve are being invited to attend new monthly surgeries being organised by Peterborough City Council Leader, councillor Marco Cereste (left).

Councillor Cereste, is organising a series of business surgeries, in partnership with Opportunity Peterborough, to assist established city companies to cut through the red tape and overcome those issues that are hindering their development plans. Continue reading…