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THE BMC'S CHRISTMAS PARTY!
That time is upon us again when party preparations are in full flow, time to dig out your glad rags, get glittered up and join in the festivities!
Thursday 8th December at Sumo Bar between 6.30pm-1pm
Due to the success of last years charity raffle and the generosity of local companies donating the prizes, we will again this year be holding a raffle with the prize draw taking place at our Xmas party before the serious partying gets underway.
BMC Staff will be visiting all your office's soon to hand out party invites which also entitle you to a complimentary drink on your arrival (so don't lose them!) Raffle tickets will be available, £1 per ticket, from the reception points at 15-17 Middle Street and 21-22 Old Steyne. We've had some fantastic prizes in the past and I'm sure you will not be disappointed this year but more importantly all proceeds will be going to the "Asian Earthquake Appeal". So please dig deep into your pockets and buy generously!
The entertainment this year comes from "The Cadillacs" a five man band consisting of lead & rhythm guitars, bass, drums & vocals, who's play list cover a great repertoire of songs.
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To find out more about The Cadillacs, visit their web site at www.thecadillacs.co.uk
This is a must see and we at the BMC defy anyone that will be able to sit this one out!
THE BMC WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO NEW CLIENTS
Houglass studio have taken up two spaces at our 68 Middle Street Site. Estabilished in 2003, Hourglass are a CGI Animation Studio specialising in feature film animation. Look out for their latest project Mirrormask the movie which is on general release in America and will be coming to UK screens soon. Watch this space!
Also, at our 68 Middle Street Site are Directline Holidays who were established in 1993 and are an independent travel agency selling holidays worldwide both online and from their call centre in Croydon.
SME LOAN SCHEME TARGETS NEW BUSINESSES
The Government has announced sweeping changes to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) scheme, which will switch the focus of the scheme to start-ups and younger businesses. Barry Gardiner, Competitiveness Minister, confirmed that the Government will be implementing in full the recommendations of the Graham Review. The SFLG scheme guarantees loans from banks and specialist lenders for small businesses which would otherwise be unable to obtain a loan, because of a lack of security.
With effect from 1 December, eligibility for the SFLG will be limited to those SMEs which have been running for less than five years. The new scheme will also see an expansion of the lending limits, and an increase in the turnover limit for SMEs.
The forthcoming changes include:·the application of a single £250,000 lending limit to all eligible SMEs; ·increasing the turnover limit for all eligible SMEs to £5.6m; ·reserving resources to enable additional SFLG lending by banks that demonstrate a 'clear focus' on high-growth SMEs; ·reserving resources to incentivise a range of new lenders to join the scheme; ·removing the limit on the level of borrowing that individuals can be associated with (the 'connected persons' rule), so that lending is based on the business case rather than the borrowing history of individuals. Businesses eligible for the existing scheme under the current criteria are advised that all documents must be with lenders by the cut-off date of 28 October.
To download a copy of the DTI booklet (in PDF format) giving further information on the scheme: click here
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RECOMMENDED BUSINESS NETWORK
Are you moving in the right circles?....or is your current Business Network just an illusion?
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96.4% of all businesses in the UK employ 5 people or less! Therefore the majority of people that run these businesses have to spend
most of their time working in their businesses which leaves little or no time to attend networking events or create new business. The Recommended Business Network (RBN) was estabilished to enable UK businesses to refer, and be referred nationally without regional or local boundaries or the need to personally know the business for which they have a referral - other than to know that the business is reputable and worthy of referral.
For less than £20 per month menbership fee the RBN do all that for you, as well as gaining exclusive access to all referrals for your products and services
you will receive a finder's fee for RBN members that you introduce. |
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Exhibition Space
FG Basement Gallery
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The Friese Greene House Gallery is an industrial-style basement space with flexible lighting options at 15-17 Middle Street. It has attracted innovative shows over the last 12 months from local artists and students as well as exhibitors from further afield. The gallery is listed in many local publications partly due to the successful run of shows during the Brighton Fringe Festival which in turn has increased the profile of the space. |
If you would like to find out more about exhibiting in our Gallery, please contact Helene Taylor on 01273 201371, or gallery@mediacentre.org.
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dScape 2005 - Digital Creative Showcase
Animation, interactive design, graphics, digital film and much more - the ultimate annual event for designers returns to Brighton this November and is already looking to be bigger and more exciting than ever. Now in its third year, dSCAPE is the UK's largest creative showcase and takes place at Fabrica in central Brighton.
Experts from successful local companies will give multimedia students, graduates and freelancers advice on what they look for in employees and give guidance on portfolio presentation.
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Portfolio Clinic - Tues 8 November between 6-10.30pm Tickets from £7.50 online - student discount available. Animation Workshop - Wed 8 November between 6.30-10.30pm Tickets from £7.50 online An opportunity for Sussex based animators, designers and students to attend an interactive workshop exploring the process of creating and developing short and feature-length animations. Designers Night: Six of the Best - Fri 11 November between 7 - 11pm - Tickets from £7.50 online A chance for the cream of local design talent to present short showcases of their most creative and innovative works to an audience of multimedia creatives, students and freelancers. For online booking and more information visit : www.wiredsussex.com dSCAPE/05 is part of the Brighton Digital Festival: www.brightondigitalfestival.co.uk |
THE BRIGHTON DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - 19-20 NOVEMBER 2005
The SEE festival is taking place at The Sussex Arts Club, located in the Lanes between Brighton Pier and The Brighton Centre.
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Documentary fever will be hitting the streets of Brighton and Hove in November when the city welcomes its first dedicated documentary film festival.
Ex-BMC Client Back2back Productions has set up SEE: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival. The two day event is taking place on November 19th & 20th in conjuction with Cinecity, Brighton's established film festival. The SEE Festival provides an opportunuity to view the work of some of the UK's leading documentary film-makers in relaxed surroundings over one weekend. Nick Broomfield, Molly Dineen, Luke Holland, Luke Issacs, Angus McQueen and David Notman-Watt amongst others, will be showing and discussing their work, with some films being screened for the first time. For further information on this event click here or call The Sussex Arts Club on 01273 709709 to book tickets. |
Back2back Productions was set up in 2000 by director/cameraman David Notman-Watt. (Click here to read his biography). "Leo & Ze", the film being shown as part of the SEE Festival was produced and filmed by Brighton based documentary film maker,David. It tells the story of one man’s struggle for salvation and his efforts to rescue his nephew from the drug-traffickers of the Brazilian slums.
The film was first broadcast on Channel 4 as part of the highly acclaimed cocaine series.
NEW MERIDIAN ONLINE TV CHANNEL
On Monday 17th October ITV Meridian launched their new pilot online TV channel in Brighton and Hastings. ITV Local is a brand new raft of city and community channels available through broadband, television on your computer. It will feature news, sport, headlines, weather and travel information, films, events and classified ads
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It's a great way of catching up on local news and events while still in the office that you may otherwise miss. You will also be able to upload your own content and make your own advertisements selling anything from your car to your horse! To watch online click here |
BRIGHTON ART FAIR 2005
At the Corn Exchange from Friday 25th through to Sunday 27th November
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Following the sell-out success of last year's inaugural event, Brighton Art Fair returns to the Corn Exchange for a three day celebration
of the best of the UK's visual arts. Brighton Art Fair is the largest visual art exhibition on the South Coast and showcases the work of around 150 carefully selected painters, printmakers, sculptors and photographers from all over the country, as well as artist groups and Sussex based galleries.
Brighton Art Fair is a perfect opportunity to view and buy a wide variety of high quality original artwork direct from artists in an informal and friendly setting.
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FIRE PRECAUTIONS
We are all obliged, legally and from common sense, to take all the right precautions to prevent fire, and to know what to do if a fire breaks out. Apart from the measures BMC take directly to comply with these obligations, there are notices put up around the Media Centre to remind people further about what to do about fire.
It has been brought to our attention that there could be a problem with the suggestion made about tackling a small fire yourself, as the CO2 extinguishers have delivery horns or nozzles which can freeze your fingers on to them if you were to hold that part while operating the device. There is a notice about that hazard on the relevant extinguishers, of course.
In order to make sure that problem never happens, we want to emphasise that it is really important to read the instructions on any of the fire-fighting equipment before using it. This could be difficult when under pressure to deal with a fire! - but you MUST take the time to read those instructions. It is also important to determine which type of extinguisher is used for which type of fire, so again, please read the instructions BEFORE starting to use one.
There are 2 types around the buildings:
) WATER - safe for wood, paper and textiles
2) CARBON DIOXIDE - safe for electrical fires and flammable liquids
As there is generally a lot of electrical equipment in all the offices, this can be taken to indicate that the Carbon Dioxide type of extinguisher would usually be preferred, as you won't get shorting-out of electrical circuits, sockets and cables and it doesn't make such a mess of your stuff! However, please still read the instructions first!
We all hope that warnings like this will never need to be used for real, but we do have to play safe.
Looking for work?
Freelance financial public relations account executive wanted for fast growing Brighton agency. First class financial services PR track record essential - may suit former financial journalist with top writing and creative skills. High end rates for the right person.
Email CVs to cathy@davidandrewsmedia.co.uk
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Tell all your friends!
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammograms in exchange for advertising.
Click here for the website and pass it on to people you know.
Coffee Break Sites!
Click here to zoom in from space to anywhere on the planet!
And one for the guys, visit: www.virgingalatic.com to reserve your flight into space.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY - SOUND STUDIO TO RENT @ Brighton Media Centre
View of office space through to sound studio - see details below for further information
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Professionally designed sound studio in basement, with inner sound-proof booth approx.130 sq.ft, office area approx.150
sq.ft and separate machine room approx. 60 sq.ft. The Sound Booth has approx. 35dB sound reduction, all surfaces angled
to reduce standing waves, having baffled ventilation and cable access to machine room. Space considered suitable for post-production, acoustic sound recording, voice-overs, digital editing etc. (The existing internal sound absorbing fittings may be available by negotiation with the previous user.) Please contact Carla Avery on 01273 201374 or carla@mediacentre.org for more information or to arrange a viewing. |
BMC clients always receive priority on new space. For details about some of the current availability, click here.
Alternatively, contact sales@mediacentre.org or call Carla Avery on 201374
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