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Inquiry to investigate lack of independent female film directors

Summary of story from BTL News (http://www.btlnews.com/community/sundance-institute-and-women-in-film-spotlight-challenges-facing-women-filmmakers/), January 24, 2012 The Sundance Institute yesterday announced a collaborative inquiry with Women in Film, Los Angeles, into the lack of independent women filmmakers. “Sundance...
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Don't forget to do your tax returns/self-assessments on-line before 31st January 2012!

This is just a quick post from Women In Business to remind you all about your self assessments / tax returns! Yes it’s that time of year again and if you...
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Women In Business are helping the franchise development Centre to help you

Women In Business are helping the franchise development Centre to help you. Elaine Owen, Director of Women In Business and MD of Designated Associates (http://www.designatedassociates.com) said, "Skills and knowledge empower leaders...
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Number of women in top advertising jobs falls by over a quarter

Summary of story from The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/12/women-top-ad-agency-jobs?newsfeed=true), January 12, 2012 The number of women at managing director level or above in UK advertising agencies has fallen to the lowest proportions since...
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The Deborah Hutton Campaign launches national short films competition for young people

The Deborah Hutton Campaign has just launched its brilliant national short films competition for young people – Cut Films. Cut Films is a peer-to-peer film and social media project educating young...
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Latest Events

Open Surgery with Women In Business
07-02-2012 09:30 AM
Category:  Women In Business Event
Lunch Time Link Up
08-02-2012 11:00 AM
Category:  Non WIB Event
Sales Skills for Telesales
21-02-2012 09:30 AM
Category:  Non WIB Event

Women In Business

Women In Business (NW) brings together and supports women who are in business. We provide a creative environment in which to help you develop your business, find solutions to problems and facilitate opportunities for  business to business interaction. Women In Business provides training that is relevant to helping you and your business grow and assist you with the challenges that starting and running a business can bring.

Women In Business works to promote the business needs of women and recognises that women manage businesses differently and accommodates those needs.  We do not have feminist, social or political agendas .  Meetings are held in a positive and friendly environment and Members are from a wide range of businesses.  Some are just starting out with the seed of an idea and others have been in business for a number of years and are looking for a new way of making business contacts.

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Services

Women In Business services include :

  • Meetings every six weeks which are a mix of facilitated networking and training events at venues with safe parking in Wirral and Liverpool
  • Fun, informative, informal, business focussed structured meetings
  • Workshops covering various relevant business and personal topics
  • Opportunities to share best practice
  • Advertising and promotional opportunities
  • Research into business women’s issues, needs and up to date changes in legislation
  • Information on other relevant events, conferences and workshops
  • Information about other Networks across the area
  • Advice on career change and confidence building
  • Mentoring on an individual or in a group environment
  • Signposting to local Government initiatives for business support and funding
  • Specialist accountancy and VAT assistance
  • Innovation and strategy assistance

Merseyside Women of the Year Ambition Realised In Partnership with LJMU

Jean Gadsby and Ellie Kerr handed over a cheque to Jo Ives and Deborah Pownall from LJMU’s Graduate Development Centre, who will with the help of the Student Bursary Team make the decision who will receive the awards in September when the new academic year starts. Jo and Deborah said they were thrilled to be able to help their students with such funding and it will make a huge difference to the students who are eligible for the award.

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Women In Business NW @WIB_NW are proud to be one of the partners with @TheWomensOrg in the GEC festival of events. Further festival details http://t.co/AhR7LRCJ
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Women In Business NW 250 top-grossing films released 2010 only 7% directed by women, 10% written by women & 24% produced by women http://t.co/CzP8tnqU equality
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