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As of Monday 9th February we will have reception cover for the front office at 15-17 Middle Street from 9.00am to 1.00pm Monday to Friday.

Nicky Smith will be manning reception during those hours, greeting guests, signing for deliveries and keeping clients informed of any deliveries or visitors.

Nicky will also be running her company 'Oddball Training' from the office which she will do during the afternoon.

So please stop and introduce yourself so she can familiarise herself with you all and make her feel welcome!
 

DON’T LET THE RECESSION GET YOU DOWN – go out and find the customers you want!

On Tuesday 10th February 2009 with guest speaker Jacky Misson of Nido Marketing

Jacky Misson set up Nido Marketing 6 years ago with a loan from the Prince’s Trust and was voted Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2005/06 Sussex Business Awards.  Nido now employs 16 people who help companies grow by finding them their ideal clients through targeted, conversation led marketing.

At this event Jacky will be sharing tips to help you proactively go out and find your ideal client in the same way you might choose your suppliers or employees.  Working with the right clients is too important to leave to chance, come along on Tuesday (10th) to hear about topics such as:

• Defining your ideal client
• Targeting and buying a relevant database
• Tailoring your message
• Setting up and running an effective marketing plan

We have replaced our old photocopiers with 2 new colour / monochrome copiers, with built in fax machine.

They are situated in the main reception of 15-17 Middle Street & Old Steine site.

The client codes are still the same which works for the copier and fax machine.

MEETING ROOMS:

• 2x2 = Free: Licence Holders get 2 hours free per month for Feb and March
• 1x2 = Free: Subbers and Virtual Office get 1 hour free per month for Feb and March

BREAKOUT ROOM:

• In our 68 building we now have 2 Breakout Rooms to augment our existing Conference Space. The free hours can be used against the smaller rooms and the usual client 15% discount applies.
  

BrightonJobSearch.com is expanding its online Careers Advice section and is looking for local business to get involved. In addition to listing jobs in the local area, BrightonJobSearch.com also offers a growing Careers Advice section where jobseekers can find information on a wide range of issues from redundancy to CV writing tips.

The company plans to create short advice videos which jobseekers can view for free. The videos will feature local business figureheads offering advice related to their field of expertise.

“Our short video interviews will be featuring people from Brighton’s business community. For example a local solicitor might want to discuss what they look for when recruiting graduates, or the manager of a local hair salon might want to give advice on how the NVQ training programme works.” says Mr Way, “Jobseekers will be able to gain important insight into topics such as interview skills and local businesses will receive some great PR in return”.

Boost for new media job seekers in Brighton

Wired Sussex, an independent, not-for-profit organization which works with digital media companies based in Brighton and beyond, is running the Wired Sussex Digital Media Jobs + Skills Fair for its second successful year on February 26 2009.  The Fair will be held from 12 – 8pm at Brighton’s Corn Exchange and will bring together the cream of the city’s digital media companies, plus colleges, universities and digital media course providers under one roof to meet and talk to those looking to start or develop their careers in games and digital media.

Companies exhibiting include Cogapp, WPM Internet, Relentless, and Leapfrogg; and digital media course providers such as the Universities of Brighton and Sussex and Northbrook, Hove, South Downs and City Colleges.   The fair will be extensively promoted through The Argus and through Wired Sussex and exhibiting companies’ own networks.  The initiative is supported by SEEDA, SEMN, Brighton & Hove City Council and The Argus.

Brighton is the fastest-growing hub for digital media in the UK, with over 750 games, web, animation, technology and digital media companies employing thousands of people in many different roles and positions. The Fair will be the premier event in the region for:

Framed cork notice board 183cm H x 122 W, it cost £180 new and is in very good condition. On sale for £50 ono.

If you are interested please email Nicky at different@oddball.co.uk

TV Company are looking for Australian's that are living in the UK that have either done, or are about to do the British Citizenship exam.

Its for a brand, spanking new programme to be aired both in the UK and Australia.

They are looking for people from all walks of life.

They want to hear all about your comedy of errors, or your plain sailing success at passing the exam.

 

As mentioned in last month's enews we are displaying the work of local artist Jacqueline Hammond in our meeting rooms and Reception areas.

Many clients have commented positively on Jacqeline's work, so why not read in more detail the inspiration behind her work.

Jacqueline Hammond is a Brighton-based artist and illustrator who takes inspiration from “life's rich tapestry and the constant flow of images absorbed by a discerning eye”. The themes found in Jacqueline’s diverse and acclaimed work vary from Cuban street scenes depicting 1950's cars; a colourful, comic strip take on Venice; characterful portraits; highly populated and finely detailed studies of beach activities; sunsets, sky and cloud formations; imagined worlds and creatures; and more thought-provoking pieces that make a statement or prompt discussion.

Using the medium of acrylic, as well as watercolour, pen and ink, Jacqueline produces paintings that often have a noticeably graphic feel. Rich-in-colour canvases dominate her collection and the ‘hyper reality’ of images is brought out in many of the works.

Recent projects range from capturing the height of summer by depicting the kids who play on Brighton’s sea groynes to Jacqueline’s recent exhibition at Brighton Jubilee Library which combined the traditional beauty of a field of poppies with the symbolic role of the poppy in association with war throughout history.

How the Wall Street Bailout works in layman's terms:

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a Donkey from a farmer for $100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the Donkey the next day.              

The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news, your donkey died.'

Chuck replied, 'Well, then just give me my money back.'
The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I went and spent it already.'
Chuck said, 'Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'
The farmer asked, 'What ya gonna do with him?'
Chuck said, 'I'm going to raffle him off. 'The farmer said: 'You can't raffle off a dead donkey!'
Chuck said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'