Built to Achieve – The Conference

There is no date yet scheduled for the next Built to Achieve conference. Please contact businesslink@btob.co.uk to be kept up to date. Details of last years conference can be found below.

Date: Wednesday 28 April 2010
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham
Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm

A free Business Link event for social enterprises and voluntary and community organisations looking to succeed and grow in the North East.

Thank you to everyone who attended Built to Achieve - The Conference on Wednesday 28th April 2010. We hope you enjoyed the day and were able to gain information and advice during the day to help your organisation to succeed and grow.

Please find below links to materials from the event:

Conference Report

What Do Commissioners Want (Julie Ross - Strategic Head of Commissioning and Primary Care, NHS North East Strategic Health Authority)

- Playing for Change website (Stand By Me video played during Julie's presentation)

Seminar 1: Understanding Public Procurement in the North East (Malcolm Gallagher, BizVision)

Seminar 2: Collaborating for Growth: Partnerships in contracting (Graeme Oram, Five Lamps)

- Notes on the Presentation - Points to Consider

Seminar 3: The P's & Q's of PQQ's: Compliance issues in tendering (Linda Rutter, SES and John Raine, Equality North East)

- Web Links to Equality Documents (Used by John Raine during the seminar)

Social Enterprise 2010 and Beyond: The North East Social Enterprise Framework (Rhiannon Bearne - Social Enterprise Executive, Business & Enterprise North East)

Sustainability and Access to Investment & Loan Funding (Simon Thorrington - Regional Director North, Charity Bank)

For further information on Built to Achieve, call 0191 281 5777 or email businesslink@btob.co.uk

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