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The Brighton Media Centre invites you to our Christmas Do!

We will provide the food, a complimentary drink, entertainment and you will provide the company.

The date we have set aside is Thursday 10th December

5pm - till late

Brighton Media Centre Gallery @ 15-17 Middle Street.

We will also be selling cheap drinks, beers at £1.50, at the Bar.

Please RSVP: helen@mediacentre.org

CONGRATULATIONS TO HILLINGAR!

HILLINGAR had the privilege of winning Sussex Enterprise’s one to one meeting with Digby Jones at this year’s Really Useful Business Show at the Brighton Centre on October 13th. The Directors talked with Digby about the recession, recovery and breaking through the barriers as a growing business.

“It was great to have a chance to chat with such an experienced business leader. Digby was extremely approachable and offered some great advice for our company a

nd businesses in general.
In these tough times it was great to have Digby’s support, saying HILLINGAR filled a real business need which is particularly relevant as the country comes slowly out of recession and companies are actually at more risk of going bust.” Rob Little.

HILLINGAR enable companies to get the full benefits from one of their biggest assets and biggest potential liability - stock.  Too much wastes money, too little upsets your customers and hurts your revenue. HILLINGAR ensure you get the balance right, increase your profits and all without the cost, risk and hassle of doing it yourself.

HILLINGAR is a Brighton based company and was set up in June 2008 by Tim Griffiths and Rob Little. After nearly 20 years each at Parker Pens based in Newhaven, but working mainly in mainland Europe. Tim and Rob saw a gap in the SME market for an outsourced approach to the often costly and complex field of Sales Forecasting and stock control.

“A recession might not be the ideal time to start a company, but during times of financial constraints every pound counts. It can be shocking how much cash companies can save by fully planning and optimising their stocks.” Tim Griffiths.

Contact
WWW.HILLINGAR.COM
team@hillingar.com
01273 201161 /  0845 6434 463

Welcome Rittman Mead Consulting!

Rittman Mead Consulting have recently moved into our Friese-Greene House building. Formed by Mark Rittman and Jon Mead, and now with offices in the UK and United States of America, Rittman Mead works with clients, partners and Oracle Corporation to deliver world-class solutions based around Oracle technology.

Whether you require expert advice from one of their experienced consultants, training for your development team, or you'd like them to deliver your entire project, please contact Rittman Mead Consulting at info@rittmanmead.com to find out how they can help.

For more information on Rittman Mead Consulting, please visit their website: http://www.rittmanmead.com

Prose Writing Marathon with Shaun Levin

Want to get some writing done? This fun and intense workshop is guaranteed to get the ink flowing, whether it be creating new pieces or to keep going with what you’re working on. No excuses, no breaks, just the opportunity to write, write and write! The workshop is devised to suit writers of all levels and at all stages of their writing projects.

Dates: 9 November, 10 November, 11 November 2009 (6.30pm – 9pm).
Venue: Brighton Media Centre, Middle Street, Brighton. Cost: £25 (members), £35 (non-members).

**** EXCLUSIVE OFFER ****
Book for 3 sessions, pay for only 2! (£50 members, £75 non-members)

Shaun Levin is the author of A YEAR OF TWO SUMMERS, SEVEN SWEET THINGS, and most recently ISAAC ROSENBERG’S JOURNEY TO ARRAS: A MEDITATION. His stories appear in anthologies as diverse as MODERN SOUTH AFRICAN STORIES, BOYFRIENDS FROM HELL and THE POETRY OF MEN’S LIVES. Shaun has taught creative writing at several colleges in London, and run workshops over the past ten years in venues as diverse as The National Gallery, London Zoo, Richmond Park, a cemetery, and a restaurant.

For more information, visit www.newwritingsouth.com

or contact Mark on 01273 735353.

Dec 3rd 2009
7pm - 10pm
Brighton Media Centre Gallery
Friese-Greene House
15-17 Middle St

Unveiling a mixture of modern mythology and contemporary folklore, the Guerrilla Art Market presents the preview exhibition ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’. 

Opening on the 3rd December to music by local five-piece ‘Pytron’ to accompany the work of selected artists from this year’s Christmas market,  ‘Hungry like the Wolf’ is an invitation to explore our wilder sides.

www.tobehungrylikethewolf.blogspot.com

BMC have been invited to join the Plato:Sustain Initiative, which aims to further Business Sustainability across a number of crucial factors. These include Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the future for business here in the South East. Our M.D. Don Elwick attended the launch this week along with around 100 other local businesses, and heard reports from Plato as to how this 2-year Programme will be run.
There were illuminating presentations:

• David Grayson on Future Sustainability and whether we move toward the “Scramble” model (get what you can now, forget the future) or the “Blueprint” model (plan and develop best practice, collaboration, and built-in strategies). For him, we are all facing “The Biggest Challenge of Our Lifetime!”

• Jonathan Porrit, on the theme of the inevitability of improving how we in business create the wealth that is needed for all our livelihoods, and the responsibility we have to deliver that  with integrity. He spoke of the Direction of Travel as being clear and inevitable: ultra-efficient, low-carbon, customer and employee friendly – the only question is about the speed wit which we take action. He gave 5 reasons for taking such action, from Saving Money, to Irrational Passion (his favourite!)

Plato:Sustain looks to be making a real move to solid action for the future, and we are very pleased to be a Partner in this.

MADE09
Brighton’s Design and Craft Fair
20th  – 22nd November, 2009

Special offer for BMC ENews subscribers:
2 tickets for the price of 1!
If you would like to benefit from this offer, please email your name and address to 241@made09.co.uk.

The fourth year of MADE - Brighton's Design and Craft Fair returns to the beautiful Corn Exchange in the heart of the city.

Organisers Jon Tutton and Sarah Young say, “The fair was established to show our commitment to cutting edge design, as well as top quality hand-made craft.  We endeavour to select some of the best designer-makers in the UK, across all disciplines so that the public can purchase original, contemporary work direct from these makers”.

2009 has seen a record number of applicants of an extremely high standard which made the selection process for the organisers incredibly difficult. The upside though of course is that MADE should once again provide the public with a wide range of top quality and often quirky work.

Over 5000 buyers visit MADE over the course of the weekend. The fair is an exciting showcase for the very best in affordable craft, design and applied art and is becoming the most renowned event of its type in the south of England. From intricate glassware to vibrant knitted textiles, elegant ceramics to dazzling jewellery, this is the perfect opportunity for visitors to view and buy unique pieces in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Work is priced between £20 and £1500.

A café providing refreshments and light meals offers a resting place to relax while contemplating purchases.

To ensure an exciting and diverse show featuring the best of contemporary craft and design, over 100 makers will be exhibiting at MADE this year.