Christine Brown & Associates Ltd

06/05/2013

Well done boys and now the school is going to open the competition to their younger year groups .This is a particular challenging competition but all children would benefit from basic financial education at school to help plan for their financial futures, information on the basics such as ,higher education costs, mortgage's,savings, insurance all the normal things they will face after they leave school.So any plans for schools to introduce this information either through competitions such as this or normal daily lessons is to be applauded.

A team of four students from the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, The Flash Crash Algos, have been crowned the winners of the Mail on Sunday's Student Investor Challenge.

01/05/2013

Having worked with SFEDI over the past couple of years, I am really pleased at the new opportunities and infomation available for new and exsisting small business funding and support.

Spring has sprung, and Mentoring Monthly has had a new burst of life too. As well as a new look, it's also got a new name, 'Mentoring and Enterprise Monthly'. Read on to find out why.

21/04/2013

If you need help in explaining to employers and candidates about the different levels of qualifications that are available this might help.
https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean

There are 4 main frameworks that group all qualifications into the same levels from entry to level 8.The frameworks in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are:National Qualifications Framework (NQF)Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) in England and Northern IrelandCredit and Qualifications Fram...

11/04/2013

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/300-million-boost-for-sme-lending

Press release£300 million boost for SME lendingOrganisation:Department for BusinessInnovation & SkillsPublished:10 April 2013Policies:Using Industrial Strategy to help the UK economy and business compete and grow and Making it easier to set up and grow a businessSmall and medium sized businesses str...

08/04/2013

This is good reading for anyone who chose the Apprenticeship path
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22058648

Employers in England rate qualified apprentices as 15% more employable than those with other qualifications, a survey of 500 firms suggests.

29/03/2013

This is something I feel very strongly about ,children should not be going hungry,in fact there should be free school meals for all under 18 school children ,I know that pilots are taking place in various parts of the country , I hope this is supported by local business and councils and the government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21699098

A children's charity says more than a million children living in poverty in England are missing out on free school meals.

25/03/2013

Good News for Employers! Get involved and be encouraged to develop your own apprentiships!
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/employers-to-design-their-own-apprenticeships

Press releaseEmployers to design their own apprenticeshipsOrgnisations:Department for BusinessInnovation & SkillsDepartment for EducationPublished:14 March 2013Ministers:The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP and Matthew Hancock MPGovernment responds to th...

25/03/2013

Interesting Reading.....

To close our coverage of apprenticeship week (6-10 Feb), Sue Skinner reveals what she will be thinking about as her company launches its 2012 programme and shares her tips to making an apprentice scheme work for businesses of all sizes.

25/03/2013

I recently attended a workshop in Luton - Very impressed! What I learned encouraged me to start my own Social media marketing campaign - Christine Brown.

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25/03/2013

Christine Brown has established a network of clients with whom we work. We represent a number of national awarding bodies and offer an extensive knowledge of becoming accredited centres. We also specialise in Business Development - offering advice and guidance to Small and medium sized companies. Our work with Sector Skills council for business enterprise (SFEDI) enables us to advise specifically on qualifications which help your company grow and maximise government funded opportunities.