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South West folk! Roll up, roll up!

It’s that time again where WECA open up applications for the Business Support Programme, where grants of £2500 to help with mentorship or consultancy.

Have a click and a gander to see if this is for you 😊👍

Create Growth Programme - Growth Hub The West of England Combined Authority are one of 6 successful regions who have been awarded £1.275m from DCMS to support local creative businesses to unlock economic growth. The Create Growth Programme will build on the success of the Creative Scale Up Pilot (2019-2022) and aims to support high-gr...

Calling local Soletraders, Freelancers and Small Businesses. West of England Combined Authority /YTKO have some amazing fully funded upcoming bootcamps to support you in business.

If you're looking to scrub up your digital marketing skills or get to grips with sustainability, then check out the bootcamps!

https://westofengland.ytko.com/skills-bootcamp/digital-marketing/?fbclid=IwAR0Zte7DB1GsHLzEeMjQqMCSpKaYMmMSfInl-4zzWiqFpX-24ooGOquleZg

https://westofengland.ytko.com/skills-bootcamp/organisational-sustainability/?fbclid=IwAR3sHyVg3FowPehMUrNNF8L1h-0bo0JKhg3zJ3_jLcX_Exck23tOeW9xWdY

Digital Marketing - YTKO - West of England Are you looking to improve your digital marketing skills, or allow your business to benefit from an enhanced digital marketing strategy? Would new digital marketing skills help you to gain a new role within the organisation you currently work for, or begin a new career in this lucrative sector? Digi...

One of my wonderful clients SEND Advocacy Limited has been shortlisted for an amazing award. Get your votes in, voting closes tomorrow! 🥳

Delighted to share that our Director Alice has been shortlisted as a finalist in the BAPS blog awards 2022 Championing SEND category which celebrates individuals who have gone above and beyond for children and young people with SEND and their families. Vote for her here: https://www.myfamilyourneeds.co.uk/baps/championing-send-award/.

Looking to become more Sustainable in Business?

Check out this *FREE* programme starting September 2022 by Small Business Britain:

https://smallbusinessbritain.uk/sustainability-basics

For my fellow northerners that are Startups or SMEs. Check out this event by Small Business Britain:

https://cloud.forbusiness.ebay.com/roadshow-register?city=salford

Small Business Britain

Another fantastic opportunity for the self employed. Check out the Race to Recurring Revenue challenge, if youre looking at crafting yourself a way to semi-passive income:

Race to Recurring Revenue 2022 — Lisa Johnson It’s back! Join the free Monday 21st March 2022 - Thursday 24th March 2022It's more important than ever to add a recurring revenue stream into your business and over this four day challenge I will show you how, and set you tasks so that you can start right now. SIGN UP NOW RACE TO RECURRING REVENU...

Are you a South West based business and looking to become more sustainable?

Check out this FREE Business Support Programme co-delivered by UWE Bristol and NatWest, as part of the Workforce for the Future programme to give Skills for Clean Growth.

https://www.skillsforfutures.co.uk/cleangrowth?fbclid=IwAR1DNRdnXVKGlPH-PoOkUPig1A6zvBmNEBj9BbmzjNVlK_MFpfdGzirW2eU

Clean Growth Skills for Businesses | Mysite Skills for Clean Growth (SCG) is a free support programme for businesses in the West of England to help drive the region’s ambitions for clean growth. It provides the skills and workforce development needed to support businesses in their transition to a low carbon economy. Apply now to schedule a ...

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I look forward to a day when we don’t even ‘need’ to speak about equal rights, because it’s just the done thing.

I love that my little ones are so 'on it' with all the 'isms' and ‘ists’ (and so are their peers) that I feel the children of today are well and truly pathing the way to a more balanced future all round.

But until then, we should still keep beating that drum and raising awareness to help carve that fairer path for all. ❤️

A special thanks to all the fabulous women in Freelance Mum who support each other day in, day out and help keep each other sane!

How can you help Ukrainians with your website?

I never comment on political issues but there is something we can do to show support and help Ukranians right now.

You could add a badge to your website and link it to one of the following organisations which collect donations and directly funds Ukrainian citizens with much needed supplies.

If you’re a Wix website customer, you can add easily a badge or icon from the media library 👍 Cheers Wix! For any other platforms, you can do this by creating a badge or icon yourself or adding an image with a link.

Below is a list of URLs for organisations which are supporting Ukraine right now:

https://razomforukraine.org

https://novaukraine.org

https://www.comebackalive.in.ua

https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-rahunok-dlya-gumanitarnoyi-dopomogi-ukrayintsyam-postrajdalim-vid-rosiyskoyi-agresiyi

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What a fab article from NYT on Alt text – it’s not just for improved SEO 😉

Great to see more discussions on accessibility. ❤️ I think it’s clear that this job is better suited to humans for now though! Some of the AI generated ones are hilarious.

…I’ll be learning more about making my socials accessible after this read.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/18/arts/alt-text-images-descriptions.html?smid=url-share&fbclid=IwAR3S5jZBe584_TcYRZKGElT8A_WUgs5YLa3jVLsY6JE0POlPdNiSIm1m1H0

The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet Accessible The challenge of describing every image on the internet, and the people who are trying.

Calling all Bristol Based Startups and Small Businesses. This might just be the event for you!

StartUp Saturday: One day business class in Bristol A fun & friendly, one-day start-up workshop for people who want to start their own business.

Pretty sure MANY if not all of my fellow creatives can relate to this one 🤣

ASKING FOR FREE STUFF! (Hidden Camera Prank) - An Artist's Perspective on Being Paid ➨ Get my APP, Courses, eBooks, Brushes and more:http://www.jazzastudios.com/Shop.php➨ Check out my ART PRINTS and POSTERS!http://jazzastudios.com/Links/print...

🎉 *NEW CLIENT SITE LAUNCH*🎉

I’ve recently had the privilege of working with an amazing client and brand, Violeta of

Violeta came to me with the brief to rebuild her e-commerce website so that her customers could find products quickly and purchase with ease.

We kicked off the project with a Website a strategy workshop where we gained a deeper understanding of the business and customers, in order to plan and build a website that meets customer needs and goals.

Mini brand guides were created to ensure that we were singing off the same hymn sheet for the visual identity.

We then collaborated with our trusted Creative Copywriter, Jenny of Jenny Farrington Creative Copywriting to work some wordy wizardry. Great job!

Gorgeous photography by too!

Hope you enjoy. Happy shopping! 😊

Gah! How is it Christmas already!?! I swear time is speeding up.

It’s time for me to down tools for the festivities and enjoy some good old family time. 😊🎄🎉

Thanks for being part of Grounded Cloud in 2021, I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Have a great one 🥂🍾🎉x

First Christmas Party in over a decade!! Looking forward to seeing my fellow Freelance Mums later 🤩🍾🥂🎄🥳

For any of my Bristol based ‘Creative’ clients, feast your eyes on this!

Applications close on the 12 noon on Monday the 29th November. So be sure to apply soooooon!

https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/growth-hub/financial-business-support/creative-sector-growth-programme/?fbclid=IwAR1WQ9GvVxBMnEftxFuybN9oPpLz9z8a7_CMoq_L-9UhfdL-nFqkF_DFvkU

Creative Sector Growth programme - Growth Hub Pentagon Sport (South) Ltd. LED Lighting and Automatic Controls MSeis Ltd. LED Lighting, Radiant Heating & Roof Insulation Paneltech Industries Ltd. Variable Speed Extract & LED Lighting Viper Innovations Ltd. Air Conditioning and Solar Film Bodywork Ltd Air compressor Ambition Community Energy CIC....