Office Space
Mungo Media have space in their office for a couple of creatives looking for somewhere affordable, convenient, and comfortable to work from. We're located on St Nicholas Circle, next to Maiyango at the end of the High Street, so the market, post office, and other local amenities are all very close. There's also an NCP car park over the road by Holiday Inn which could be handy for visitors. Each of the two desks offer a generous amount of space and include use of the basic kitchen facilities (including fridge), all heating and power bills, internet, and 24hr access. The rent is just £25 per week, all inclusive. Pictures are available through our website - www.mungo-media.co.uk . Please get in touch with Thom at thom@mungo-media.co.uk for more details or to arrange a time to come and have a look around.

Large Studio Space Available
Fosse Arts has a large artist space available (164sqm in total) see http://www.leicester.gov.uk/fossearts/ then artist workspace. This space becomes available very rarely. Please contact Kevan Grantham 0116 2221904 for more info or to have a look around.

The jobs page at www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk is updated regularly & includes job ads with short deadlines that don’t make it into the ebulletin

Consultant: Connecting City
Surtal Arts is a vibrant South Asian arts development agency based in Derby, with a proven track record of delivering a range of participatory arts opportunities, festivals, performances and events, both locally and throughout the East Midlands. Surtal is seeking to work alongside an inspirational and experienced consultant, with a background in arts and business, who can provide support and strategic guidance needed for the organisation to ‘vision’ and achieve the next stages of its development. If you would like to apply please supply us with your CV and a (brief) covering letter that highlights your relevant skills and experiences for the role. The deadline for applications is Monday 21st November; Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st December. Please email your applications to application@surtalarts.co.uk. For more information about the background to the research and the organisation, please contact Surtal Arts on 01332 294333/07861703508 or visit our website www.surtalarts.co.uk.

Mailout Appeal for Board Members
Following the recent changes to mailout.co and a number of long serving board members taking the opportunity to stand down, we are now looking to broaden the scope of our board to reflect our ambitions. We are looking for individuals with expertise in digital publishing, archiving, marketing, app development and social networking. We are also seeking board members to act as regional arts representatives.  Our arts representatives may be people who work for organisations engaged in participatory activity, freelance participatory arts practitioners, lecturers or teachers, local authority arts officers or people who use and engage with participatory arts on a regular basis. For more information view a full job description and application details here . If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lyndsey Wilson, Culturapede and Information Manager (Spot On and mailout.co), T: 01254 674777 E: lyndsey@culturapedia.co

Development Officer, Curve
Curve has an exciting opportunity for a Development Officer to join our rapidly growing Development Department. The Development Department undertakes a range of fundraising activities including developing contact networks, engaging business sponsors, gaining grants from trusts and foundations and running cultivation events.  As a team, the department is required to deliver the necessary tasks to accomplish the organisation's fundraising strategy. Within this the Development Officer is responsible for drafting copy and proposals, producing and distributing the donor newsletter, setting up and delivering events and conducting research. For more information and to apply go to www.curveonline.co.uk/careers . Deadline 13 November.

Consultance Opportunity for Big Dance & Foundation for Community Dance
FCD’s Board have commissioned this consultancy to provide a range of options about future organisational and operational models for FCD’s continued involvement with Big Dance, and consider how this can best support the legacy developed by Big Dance 2012. This will balance a range of diverse needs and creative tensions, and examine opportunities within the broader context of FCD’s vision, mission and strategic objectives (see document attached). The Board views this consultancy as a crucial part of the next stages of programme and operational planning. For more information go to FCD website

Graphic Designer - Car Electronics Ltd
As one of the UK’s leading distributors of mobile electronic products, due to relocation, we are looking for a replacement to take over as sole Graphic Designer in our IT department. This is an exciting opportunity for a Graphic Designer to join a dynamic company, as development of the IT and Graphic department plays a large part in the growth of future business within the company building on the industry established www.celtrade.com platform. We can offer very pleasant working conditions with great opportunity to develop personally as the company evolves, requiring a degree of flexibility and creativity. Your responsibilities as Graphic designer will include maintaining and developing a cohesive corporate image. A large part of the work involved will be designing and creating original advertising and marketing. For more infomation go to the Creative Leicestershire jobs page

 

 

Film Culture Fund
The Fund aims to ensure audiences have access to a wide and diverse range of film content, to deepen and enrich audiences’ experience through education opportunities, and to integrate the unique resources of regional screen heritage into wider film provision.  Funding is available for organisations in the English regions outside London such as cinemas, film archives, film festivals and the non-theatrical exhibition sector (mobile cinema and film societies), for project activity including: audience development, film education activities the acquisition, preservation and conservation of and access to regional screen heritage. The fund has £490,000 available in the first round of funding. Awards will range from £2,000 - £50,000. For more information visit the Creative England website. Deadline 28 November, 12pm

Sound Women Mentoring Scheme
Sound Women and the BBC Academy are working in partnership to provide a mentoring scheme for 30 women currently working in audio. Mentors will receive the correct training before going ahead, and many of the brightest and best women in the business have already volunteered to become mentors. This is an exceptional opportunity to draw on their experience and knowledge. For more information on becoming a mentor or mentee go to http://soundwomen.co.uk/mentoring/. Deadline for applications 12pm, 16 December.

BBC Academy - Fast Train
Fast Train - the hugely successful training and networking event for industry freelancers - is set to return on 7 February 2012, this time for the radio sector. Hosted by the BBC Academy in partnership with Skillset, the all-day event offering free training sessions and workshops will be produced in association with The Radio Academy, Radio Independents Group, RadioCentre and Community Media Association.Radio Fast Train will centre on four themes: ideas, technology, skills and business. Sessions and masterclasses will cover pitching, co-commissioning, developing your ideas, visualising radio, audience and social media, broadcasting with your iPhone, event radio, writing for radio, managing the talent, making money from audio, managing your business, what is your brand?, negotiating, networking and syndication. For more information go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/news/view/Radio-Fast-Train

Community Radio Fund
The Community Radio Fund has been established to help fund the core costs of running a community radio station. These not-for-profit radio stations have a social purpose, and work to involve their target community in running the service. Under the fund, Community Radio Stations are being invited to apply for funding to support their core running costs. The closing date for applications will be 5pm on 16 November 2011. For information visit: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/

Andrew Tanner – selling winning designs - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Tuesday 29 November 6pm for 6.30pm till 8pm. Courtyard Room, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1RE. Andrew is a designer of contemporary ceramics, whose awards include Design Entrepreneur of the Year from the British Council 2010 and author of BATCH, Craft, Design and Product which celebrates the work of the designer and maker. - see more at www.andrewtannerdesign.co.uk . Suitable for any designer/maker interested in promoting their work, Andrew will talk about how he has developed relationships with manufacturers and with retailers/stockists including Liberty’s and Paperchase. His work is regularly featured in press and publications and the talk will include top tips to maximise marketing and how to get your work out there. The event is free if you are based in Leicestershire/Rutland, £5 if based elsewhere. Book at http://sellingtanner.eventbrite.com

SOCK Fair 2012 Applications Are Now Open
SOCK, the art and craft purchase and commission fair - will take place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March 2012 from 10am – 4pm at Loughborough Town Hall. We are also offering a new platform within SOCK gallery for 2D artists – there is an exciting new package so if that applies to you make sure you don’t miss it! For more information and how to apply go to www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk/sock. Deadline 25 November.

The Interact Gallery
A new gallery for digital and interactive artworks has opened in Leicester at Fabrika on Humberstone Gate. Entry to The Interact Gallery is free and is currently showing work by digital artist Sean Clark. See interactgallery.co.uk for more information. Artists wishing to show their work at the gallery should contact interact@cuttlefish.com.

Business, Creativity and Curating Courses
Held during the evenings, weekends and holidays these short courses are taught by experts from Nottingham Trent University and give an introduction or intermediate experience into the business skills for the creative industries. There are courses in curating contemporary art and how to improve your creative process skills, in addition to digital and sustainable marketing, how to launch a new product and the basic business skills required for new entrepreneurs. For further information please view Creative Short Courses brouchure

Printmaking workshops
 

• Saturday 12 November – Create a range of one off prints at Leicester Print Workshop’s Mini Mono Print offsite workshop at Leicester’s Guildhall, on Guildhall Lane, Leicester.  £55 (£50 concessions)
• Sunday 13 November – A day of Heat Press techniques on Textiles for artists and designers with printmaking experience. £75 (£67.50)

 

To book contact Leicester Print Workshop on 0116 2553634 or email info@leicesterprintworkshop.com

Wiggle Jiggle Arts Christmas Craft & Gift Fair
Friday 23 December, 10am-1.30pm. Robjohn Hall, School Lane, Narborough, Leicestersire, LE19 2GS. Wiggle Jiggle Arts have 20 stalls available for their Christmas craft fair. There is no charge to have a stall at this event however we do ask that you will be kind enough to give us a discretionary donation. You will have to provide your own tables (one per person) but no commission will be taken on sales. For more information and a booking form email wiggle-jigglearts@hotmail.co.uk

Ceramic Review writing prize
This year Ceramic Review is launching a new prize inspired by the British Ceramics Biennial to discover and stimulate new writing on ceramics. Entrants should write a short text that explores the BCB, Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic heritage, or ceramics in general. Entrants are encouraged to be critical, theoretical, or experimental in their approach, and can submit up to 650 words. Writers, makers and artists from all backgrounds are invited to submit their text to writingprize@ceramicreview.com by Sunday 13 November. For more information go to http://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/

Design Factory's next membership deadline 1st December
Design Factory is recognised for promoting the very best design talent and is helping hundreds of crafts and design businesses through these tough economic times. Getting involved is easy ... simply select which membership level suits you and apply! Join now and become a part of an exciting future! For more information go to http://www.designfactory.org.uk/membership.php

‘Secrets of Effective Copywriting’ one day course
Tues 24 Jan 2012, 9.30am – 4.30pm, Leicestershire
Discover secrets of effective copywriting on this information-packed, one-day course with a highly experienced copywriter. The agenda will include looking at: planning to make copywriting easier; writing for your target market, common copywriting mistakes; choosing features or benefits; ideas for headlines.…and more. To find out more about the special offers for this course, please ring 0116 286 9800, e-mail gillian@inspiringwords.co.uk or visit www.inspiringwords.co.uk/courses. (special offer prices available)

Write Exposure Monthly Writing Competition
Write Exposure has launched an exciting new competition for the promotion of budding writers of any age. It is open to anyone who loves to write. Winning entries will be published on the website every month, but will also feature in a potted biography, providing a promotional platform for their work. Prize money depends entirely upon how many people enter the competition, which will be judged by professional writers and guest judges. There are three categories - short fiction, poetry and flash fiction and each section costs £4 entry fee, or you can enter all three for a total fee of £9. For more information go to the Write Exposure website. The deadline line for the first competition 30 November

Music articles required
Help for Bands (www.helpforbands.co.uk) is a new site that writes blogs / articles about topics that effect every day musicians and bands.  Our aim is to be impartial, honest, helpful, correct misguided information and cover a wide variety of topics that could be useful to any musician regardless of genre or how high their public profile is.  This is not just about the music industry or business.  We are looking for writers who are involved in music or have an active interest / knowledge in music and are happy to share that with the outside world. Contact: nick.dunn@horusmusic.co.uk if you have an idea for an article.

Making Tracks - a Theatre Writing Bursary
Theatre Writing Partnership (TWP) is looking to light the touch paper under another raft of great new theatre shows by offering a bursary, which allow theatre writers or theatre writers and collaborators to make a journey which will inform a new piece of work. In offering this bursary during these lean times we hope to support theatre writers and those who work with them, by meeting the costs or some of the costs of a research trip which they wouldnʼt be able to make otherwise. For more information go to http://twp2009.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/making-tracks/. Deadline for application 13 November

Theories of the Modern Stage with David Kershaw
Nottingham Writers’ Studio, Broadway Business Centre, 3rd floor 32a Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1LL. This course will explore the extent to which modern theories of the stage affect how a playwright works. David Kershaw has had extensive experience of the theatre, both as a practitioner and a teacher. Every Monday for 10 weeks from 9 January 2012 to 19 March. Cost £100. For more information email admin@nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk

Channel 4 Drama Presents 4Screenwriting
Channel 4 will again be running the screenwriting course for drama, running from January to June 2012. They are looking for 12 talented, original and diverse writers who currently have no broadcast credit but wish to write for television drama. The course will give you a chance to find out how TV drama, particularly Channel 4 TV drama, works, and to write, over a 5 month period, your own 1 hour pilot script for an original series or serial, working with an experienced script editor. You will also attend two weekends of talks and script meetings at Channel 4’s Horseferry Rd building. Writers will be paid a small fee for attending the course. For more information go to http://4talent.channel4.com/extra/4SC

Give a writing course for Christmas
Writing School Leicester has a choice of January courses priced from as little as £55.  Writing Poetry, Stage Plays, and TV Drama are all at introductory level.  Or there is a novel writing workshop for experienced writers who are hungry for publication. For details and to book, go to www.writingschoolleicester.co.uk or email val.moore@writingschoolleicester.co.uk for more information.  All our courses take place at Leicester Adult Education College in the city centre.

Ceramic Review writing prize
This year Ceramic Review is launching a new prize inspired by the British Ceramics Biennial to discover and stimulate new writing on ceramics. Entrants should write a short text that explores the BCB, Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic heritage, or ceramics in general. Entrants are encouraged to be critical, theoretical, or experimental in their approach, and can submit up to 650 words. Writers, makers and artists from all backgrounds are invited to submit their text to writingprize@ceramicreview.com by Sunday 13 November. For more information go to http://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/

Music and Movement Workshops
Thursday 10 November, 7pm-9pm. Kimbles Music and Movement Studio, Moira Furnace , DE12 6AT. For practitioners working with children under 5. Cost £10. For more info go to http://www.kimblesfun.com/

Leicester College Music Production Courses
 

• Logic and Computer Music Production - starts 16th November, 6pm-8pm for 5 Wednesdays £85. Basic through intermediate techniques on Logic Pro 9. Course Code B0305
• Introduction to Ableton Live - starts 17th November, 6pm-8pm for for 5 Thursdays £100. For newbies and those who need some more solid foundations on the program. Course Code B0297
• The Recording Engineer - starts 17th November, 6pm-8pm for 5 Thursdays £86. You’ll cover micing, mixing, effects, compression and all other techniques which will demystify the recording studio! Course Code : B0302

 

For more information go to www.leicestercollege.ac.uk or call 0116 2242240, quoting the course code

 

Music at the Crossroads: Leicestershire Music Teachers’ Conference
Friday 18 November. Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, Loughborough, LE12 8TX. A day of creative music-making and training for all involved in music education. For more information and to book email Jacqui Taylor jat@beauchamp.org.uk. Cost £95

Setting up a dance company - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Thursday 8 December, 5pm-7pm. Seminar Room B, Curve, Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1SB. This autumn’s Performing Arts Network features 2 speakers who have recently set up their own dance companies: Christopher Moore is Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre UK, who are doing their first national tour this autumn. Turned on Its Head is a collaboration between Liz Clark and Oksana Tyminska which makes interactive performance work and has recently toured their show for under 4s, "And then... there was two", to Midlands venues. Chris and Liz will describe why and how they have done it, and answer your questions before general chat and networking. The event is free if you are based in Leicestershire/Rutland, £5 if based elsewhere. Book at http://panautumn11.eventbrite.co.uk

Music and Early Years Networking Event(s)
MusicLeader are pleased to give you early notice of regional gatherings around the theme of Music and Early Years.  Please note that the venues, dates and times are yet to be confirmed however, these are expected to take place January 2012.
Visit http://www.musicleader.net/trainingcourses_details.asp?TPID=4741 for further details and contact us to register your interest in attending an event.

Music and Children in Challenging Circumstances Conference
Thursday 23 February 2012, 9.30am-4pm. Derby QUAD, Derby, DE1 3AS. Working with Soft Touch Community Arts, MusicLeader East Midlands will deliver a day long conference, networking event for music teachers, workshop leaders, participatory workers, music and participatory arts organisations, local authority personnel (youth service, PRU's, schools, academies, music projects, charities, voluntary sector youth organisations. The event includes key note speakers, best practice, critical information, careers/coaching sessions as well as practical skills-sharing demonstrations and sharings. For more information and to book email erin.meehan@musicleader.net

Action Learning Set
Dance4 is keen to explore new ways of working and we are excited about Action Learning as a new professional development opportunity for Northamptonshire and Leicestershire based practitioners. We are inviting applications from practitioners who are keen to develop their reflective learning, and to invest in their leadership and facilitation skills, to participate in an Action Learning Leadership programme. Dance4 is working with experienced consultants and trainers Sue Pike and Morag Ballantyne to develop the programme and to provide course participants with a variety of rich resources. Morag Ballantyne will lead the Action Learning training and sets. For more information go to http://www.dance4.co.uk/2011/10/professional-development-programme-applications-open/

Music articles required
Help for Bands (www.helpforbands.co.uk) is a new site that writes blogs / articles about topics that effect every day musicians and bands.  Our aim is to be impartial, honest, helpful, correct misguided information and cover a wide variety of topics that could be useful to any musician regardless of genre or how high their public profile is.  This is not just about the music industry or business.  We are looking for writers who are involved in music or have an active interest / knowledge in music and are happy to share that with the outside world. Contact: nick.dunn@horusmusic.co.uk if you have an idea for an article.

MusicLeader East Midlands Survey
MusicLeader are asking people to complete a survey that will help inform them and allow them to design and develop a programme which will be useful to the widest number of people. This survey will allow you to think about the professional development and training needs you may have over the coming months and years AND also to consider what sort of networks and structures may be valuable to you to continue to deliver music learning which is useful. Please complete the 10 minute survey by Friday November 11th. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FPP8D2R

MusicLeader East Midlands Training and Events
Nottingham Trent University have opened their Secondary Music PGCE sessions to our MusicLeader members.
This is a great opportunity to access expertise, training and information on a range of different areas. It also provides music leaders with an opportunity to find out more about issues relating to secondary school music teaching. All sessions take place at Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, GYM001 (Music Studio). Visit http://www.musicleader.net/content.asp?CategoryID=1400 for further details.

Making Tracks - a Theatre Writing Bursary
Theatre Writing Partnership (TWP) is looking to light the touch paper under another raft of great new theatre shows by offering a bursary, which allow theatre writers or theatre writers and collaborators to make a journey which will inform a new piece of work. In offering this bursary during these lean times we hope to support theatre writers and those who work with them, by meeting the costs or some of the costs of a research trip which they wouldnʼt be able to make otherwise. For more information go to http://twp2009.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/making-tracks/. Deadline for application 13 November

Theories of the Modern Stage with David Kershaw
Nottingham Writers’ Studio, Broadway Business Centre, 3rd floor 32a Stoney Street, Nottingham, NG1 1LL. This course will explore the extent to which modern theories of the stage affect how a playwright works. David Kershaw has had extensive experience of the theatre, both as a practitioner and a teacher. Every Monday for 10 weeks from 9 January 2012 to 19 March. Cost £100. For more information email admin@nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk

Youth Music Programme
The main aim of the new programme is to support music-making opportunities for children and young people in England and, in particular, for those in challenging circumstances. Not for profit organisations (and schools for projects that are out of school hours) can apply for grants through nine separate funding modules that meet more of the following priority areas; early years; encouraging talent and potential; and workforce development. The maximum level of funding that can be applied for in one year is up to £250,000. There will be two application rounds per calendar year and the application deadline for first stage applications is the 1st December 2011. For more information visit: http://network.youthmusic.org.uk/funding

Rutland Business Breakfast
Wednesday 16 November, 7.15am-9am. Falcon Hotel, 7 High Street East, Uppingham,  LE15 9PY. Speaker Carl Smith Vice Principal at Rutland County College. Following Government legislation, the school leaving age will increase to 18 in 2014.  Carl will be speaking to local businesses about how Rutland County College is leading the way in Rutland to ensure that his students have the opportunity to integrate and learn essential skills from working with local businesses through work experience and pprenticeship programmes. There will be an information table to display your company literature also you can bring along a pull up banner and please make sure to bring plenty of business cards to hand out. To book go to http://rutlandbusinessbreakfastnov.eventbrite.co.uk

AMA Tweet Meet
Wednesday 23 November, 4pm-6pm. Studio 1, Embrace Arts, Leicester, LE1 7HA. Join your local member reps Gillian Garratt, Embrace Arts and Neil Bennison, Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall plus other arts professionals from your area to network, exchange ideas and share news, views and experiences. The AMA is having a nationwide Tweet meet on 23 November 4-6pm with 'actual' network meetings happening across the country. £5 admin fee is charged on arrival

North West Leicestershire Showcase Event
Thursday 26 January, OMS in Coalville, Leicestershire. A great opportunity in these uncertain times for you to to network, make new contacts and attend a FREE information session on Health & Safety. For more information and to book go to the Chamber of Commerce website

Managing Partners in Projects
Weds 16 November, 9.30am – 4.30pm at LCB Depot. This practical one-day workshop focuses on finding effective ways of working together when managing projects with partners and stakeholders, establishing the most effective ways of communicating and solving problems within projects, and keeping track of progress. Book at:  http://managingpartnersinprojects.eventbrite.com/ Workshops are free of charge but eligibility criteria applies. Attendees will need to complete registration and eligibility forms before the booking is secure. For info contact Cheryl Gill on 0116 242 2955 Email cheryl.gill@lcbdepot.co.uk

Managing Creative Projects - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Thursday 17 November, 6pm-8pm Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire  LE10 1QU. Clare Hudson of Creative Leicestershire leads a free workshop/presentation covering setting objectives, roles & responsibilities, basic budgeting, monitoring & risk assessing, subcontracting and evaluation. The session will be relevant to any size of project and will include some presentation and some workshop tasks for attendees. Please book at http://creativeprojects.eventbrite.com. The event is free if you are based in Leicestershire/Rutland, £5 if based elsewhere.

Closer collaboration
Thursday 24 November, 10am-12pm. Voluntary Action LeicesterShire, LE1 5SN. In the current economic climate the need for groups to work in partnership with each other is more urgent than ever. From joint working around projects and funding bids to mergers, this session provides an introduction to the skills and challenges of collaborative working. To book, fill in our online booking form

An introduction to market research
Thursday 24 November, 6.30pm-8.45pm. Phoenix Square, Leicester, LE1 1TG. This Chartered Institute of Marketing session will give you an overview of how to set research objectives and then undertake data collection and analysis using a range of common qualitative and quantitative research methods. It will also give you insight into some of the new methods used to collect data from customers. For more information go to http://bit.ly/oISJgh. Cost: CIM Members £10, Non member £15. Price includes a buffet

Running successful workshops - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Thurs 24 November 6pm-8pm. LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1RE. Rachael Phelps, former teacher and Arts in Education Coordinator for Leicestershire, leads a session looking at how to plan an arts workshop or learning session for adults or children. This session will help you understand the learning process and plan more effective, inclusive workshops. Please book at http://runworkshops.eventbrite.com. The event is free if you are based in Leicestershire/Rutland, £5 if based elsewhere.

Tender applications made easy!
Wednesday 30 November, 1am-1pm. Loughborough. The course will offer insider knowledge into successful tender application, how to showcase your work & business to non-creatives, first impressions (face-to-face interviews), general do's and don'ts, how to identify your USP (Unique selling point), project costings, timelines, project management and making a business case for your project.  This is offered to creative practioners and craft makers across the East Midlands. It is suitable for first time applicants, through to those applying for tenders regularly. £50 (including refreshments). To register please contact : The Cloud Factory - info@cloud-factory.com (Please send : name, address, company name, tel)

Arts Marketing Association Skills Toolkit
The AMA has adapted the marketing National Occupational Standards (NOS) to contextualise them for those working in the arts and cultural sector.  This means that for the first time the industry has a set of standards which explain what skills and knowledge marketers should have at each stage of their arts marketing career. The AMA has also launched an online suite of Training Needs Analysis tools to enable people to compare their current skills and knowledge against the marketing standards. Tailored for the different levels of marketing these will have relevance for arts marketers throughout their career. For more infomation on the toolkit and NOS go to http://www.a-m-a.co.uk/tna

Training Support for Creative Businesses
Apricot, a local training and development company, has funding available from Leicester City Council as part of the LA Consortium and ESF Co-Financing programme, to provide creative industry businesses based in the City with free and funded redundancy and outplacement support services, and training to first Level 3. If you think this could help your business please call 0845 201 2595 or visit their website for further information: www.apricot-ltd.co.uk/futureprospects

Leicestershire Rural Business Web Training Programme
INSPIRE Leicestershire (Investment Support
in the Rural Economy) understands how important the Internet is to the profitability of rural businesses. INSPIRE has developed a FREE training programme to help rural businesses in Leicestershire develop or improve their business websites and use social media websites to make important business contacts. The Rural Business Web Training Programme comprises three compact courses. Each course will be delivered in plain English and will help total beginners as well as people who already have some subject knowledge. For more information email sally@retailrevival.org.uk

Free Creative Leicestershire Business Advice
Creative Leicestershire offers a free service to creative enterprises from our business adviser, Fred Brookes, who normally works Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. The one-to-one advice sessions are informal and customised to the needs of individual enterprises. To contact Fred, e-mail fred.brookes@leics.gov.uk.  

Can you recommend a support service? - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Creative Leicestershire will updating our Back-office services section to be included on our new website. This section will enable providers of business services which assist creative enterprises to make what they offer known to our users. Providers will be included on a recommended basis. We expect to include the likes of accountancy and book-keeping, tax returns, legal advice, virtual assistant services, marketing and market research, event management, fundraising and any other ‘back office’ services our creative enterprises and practitioners would find potentially useful. If you are prepared to recommend a provider to others, please let Fred Brookes, Creative Leicestershire’s business adviser, know on fred.brookes@leics.gov.uk . Give us a contact and we will invite your recommended provider to be included in the new page.

Village SOS Live in the East Midlands
Friday 18 November, 10am-4pm. Pera Conference Centre, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE13 OPB. Village SOS is an exciting initiative by Big Lottery Fund and the BBC to launch a rural revival and inspire people to start community businesses that will breathe new life into their areas and create jobs. This event is part of a campaign that includes a nationwide advice line, where people can get expert advice about setting up and running community enterprises from business, social enterprise and rural specialists, and a pot of £5.3 million in awards of between £10,000 and £30,000 to help communities kick-start their ideas. For more information and to book go to http://www.villagesos.org.uk/news-events/booking

Melton Creative Business Surgery Day - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
Monday 5 December, 10am-4pm. Melton Library, Wilton Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0UJ. Book an advice session with Fred Brookes our business adviser. These are informal sessions open to those based in Leicestershire or Rutland, tailored to you as an artist or creative business.  Book here http://meltonsurgery.eventbrite.com

Harborough Creative Business Surgery Day - Promted by Creative Leicestershire
Tuesday 17 January, 10am-4pm. Market Harbrough Library. Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7LT. Book an advice session with Fred Brookes our business adviser. These are informal sessions open to those based in Leicestershire or Rutland, tailored to you as an artist or creative business.  Book here http://harbsurgery.eventbrite.com

Working with Vulnerable Adults & their Personal Budgets - Promoted by Creative Leicestershire
This briefing is for those from the arts, sports and leisure sector who work with vulnerable adults (older people, people with mental health issues or disabilities). This free event will let you know how personalisation is working in Leicester County Council Adult Social Care and how you can target your work at those people with personal budgets. It focuses on Hinckley & Bosworth area in particular but will relate to Leicestershire as a whole. The event is free if you are based in Leicestershire/Rutland, £5 if based elsewhere. Book at: http://personalbudgets.eventbrite.co.uk

Arts Development UK
Arts Development UK is the leading professional association for people working in the arts. Whether your are an arts officer, consultant, artist, policy maker or work in an arts or cultural organisation, AD:uk offers a unique way to joining over 400 colleagues, to support your professional development and raise the profile of your work. To find out how you can benefit as a member of Arts Development UK and for more information go to http://artsdevelopmentuk.org/

Funding Available for Activities for Supporting Children & Families in North West Leicestershire
The NWL Locality Partnership Group has identified a number of priorities for improving outcomes for children and families. Funding is available to organisations wishing to work alongside the core Sure Start Children’s Centre team to
improve the lives of those families most in need of intervention and support. For further details on fundable activities and how to apply e-mail ccsupport@nwleicestershire.gov.uk or telephone 01530 454 681. Deadline for application 30 November, 12pm

Choose My Support
Choose My Support is an on-line market place for care and support services and care products where Service Users of Adult Social Care in Leicester and Leicestershire can use to find and buy the services they need. If you provide a product or service such as classes or workshops to Adult Social Care Service Users, then you can register to as a provider on the market place. For more information and to register go to https://www.choosemysupport.org.uk/providerquestions.jsp

Voluntary Arts: Epic Awards
Voluntary Arts presents the UK-wide Epic Awards 2011, designed to shine a spotlight on the excellent work taking place within more than 70,000 voluntary and amateur art and craft groups around the country. The Epic Awards give groups an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of their work as well as the chance to win a package of prizes including training, equipment and publicity. There will also be a winners’ reception in early 2012. For more information and to apply go to www.epicawards.co.uk

Third Sector Research Centre
TSRC offers third sector organisations and policy-makers access and input into robust research, aiming to bridge the gap between research and the third sector. TSRC is committed to making research available to all who need it. We will publish our research on our website and elsewhere, and keep people informed of our work via regular updates. The Centre also reviews existing research, and is building a library of relevant research for those in the sector to utilise. Go to http://www.tsrc.ac.uk/ for more information

Woodward Charitable Trust
The scheme is intended to support small scale organisations that work for the benefit of their local area. Applications are accepted from UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £300,000. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are willing to consider funding running costs, including core cost and salaries. For more information visit: www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk

Do you have an idea which needs funding?
Fund 'R Venture is a new fundraising platform for creatives, social organisations, charities and private businesses. We utilise a concept known as crowdfunding whereby a large number of people contribute relatively small amounts of money to a particular idea/ venture in return for a non-financial reward. The best thing - it's free to put your venture on the site and there are no fees payable unless you reach your specified fundraising target! In addition, we can also help organisations raise public funds, as well as equity capital for private businesses. Visit Fund 'R Venture to discover how you can raise the funds for your great idea! www.fundrventure.com

ESF Community Learning and Skills Grants
The ESF Community Learning and Skills Grants programme will provide grants of up to £10,000, and is designed to assist small not-for-profit groups based in and run by people from the community that they support. The aim of providing small grants is to give community groups an opportunity to access funding through a simplified process, in order to undertake activity that helps engage and progress individuals that are considered 'hard to reach'. Projects should provide an opportunity for people to engage with learning, to develop their confidence and skills, and be more able to take advantage of further opportunities that help them progress towards the labour market. Contact Melanie Phythian discuss your project proposal and to receive an application form on Tel: 0115 9349505 or Email: melaniep@enable.net.uk

Leicester Business Awards
The Leicestershire Business Awards celebrate the achievements of businesses in the county. Recognising and promoting the talent that make Leicestershire the business capital of the East Midlands. In their 19th year the awards have become a recognised stamp of business excellence and success. These Awards are designed to accommodate small and medium to large businesses, new or old, in the private and public sectors. If you believe you’ve got a success story worth sharing enter the Leicestershire Business Awards today and celebrate your achievements. For more information go to http://www.bizawards.co.uk/