Being Better at Managing People with Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

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Published: Friday, 31 January 2014 00:00

"Very enjoyabe session."

"Good event and subjects!"

"I think the Chamber Sessions are an excellent idea, I look forward to attending future Sessions on wider topics."

"A thought provoking session on Managing People. Useful tools provided to use."

"Very informative and relevant."

"Really informative and excellent delivery of the topic, very helpful."

"Very good, informative session. Well presented."

"Really interesting concepts and ideas were presented by a trainer I'd never come across before, but who was really good at motivating me to do new things in the office."

These are some of the comments from Rachel Blackburn’s session which focused on Staff engagement, Adapting your leadership style, Dealing with difficult conversations and Coaching to raise standards of performance.

Inspiring the Future

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Published: Friday, 20 December 2013 00:00

We were pleased to attend the Sheringham High School 'Inspiring the Future' Careers event on Thursday 19 December. The event was designed as part of the School's Careers Education programme for Year 9 students who will be choosing their GCSE subjects in March next year. They are trying to give them a flavour of the kind of skills they need for today's job market. They also want to motivate them to work hard and achieve their best results in order to maximise their choices and opportunities.

"The initial feedback from the students and School staff was very positive," said Rachel Blackburn.

Supporting Red Balloon

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Published: Friday, 20 December 2013 00:00

For the second year running we were pleased to support Red Balloon Learner Centres charity with their fundraising event in Norwich.

The aim of Red Balloon is the recovery of bullied children. They provide an 'intensive care' full-time education for children aged between 9-18 who are unable to go to school because they have been severely bullied or who have suffered trauma, such as the death of a parent, abuse, rape or some other experience that makes them particularly vulnerable. At least half of the students they take have attempted or seriously considered suicide.

US2U Consulting donated the use of a urn for the mulled wine and Rachel Blackburn read a poem she had written, titled 'The Festive Season in Norfolk'.

"We were pleased that US2U Consulting were able to support us and we really liked the poem!" said Dan Kelly, Chair of Trustees.

US2U Visits Middle East with UKTI

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Published: Monday, 16 December 2013 00:00

US2U Consulting's Rachel Blackburn went on a recent UK Trade and Investment Trade Mission, focussing on education and learning, to Qatar, Oman and Abu Dhabi. The aim of the trip was to develop the US2U Consulting business across the Middle East, with a view to taking its core competencies and assisting business across the region. The delegation comprised staff from universities as well as privately owned learning and development companies.

"We met many interesting people who appeared enthusiastic to develop business and partnerships during 2014", said Rachel Blackburn.

US2U Consulting supports the James Milner Foundation

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Published: Monday, 16 December 2013 00:00

US2U Consulting were proud to attend the James Milner Foundation's Come Fly With Me charity ball, held in Manchester. It was a great evening having dinner underneath Concorde and enjoying a wide range of entertainment and activities.

Most importantly, the event raised over £100,000 for charities Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, the NSPCC and Help for Heroes.

Pictured are US2U Consulting's Rachel and Kerwin Blackburn.

Vacancy - Head of Research and Development

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Published: Friday, 15 November 2013 00:00

An Opportunity to Make a Real Difference - Package: £85k salary, OTE £100k plus benefits Location: Cambridgeshire

Queen's Award for International Trade for PCME

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Published: Wednesday, 09 October 2013 00:00

As a supplier, Rachel Blackburn was proud to attend the presentation on behalf of the US2U Consulting Team, when the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire presented The Queen’s Award for International Trade to William Averdieck, MD of PCME, based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

It is the second Queen’s Award presented to the company; the previous award was in the Innovation category.

Commenting on the award William said “I am delighted that PCME’s record in working with major industrial companies in the metals, minerals, chemicals and combustion sectors have been recognised with this prestigious award. Winning a Queen’s Award for a second time is a great honour and a reflection of the hard work and commitment of our team at PCME and PCME’s long standing distribution partners around the world. PCME is proud to be recognised for innovation and growth in the field of particulate emission monitoring.”

Pictured (from left to right):

Mrs Deborah Reynolds, Councillor Kevin Reynolds: Chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council, The Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Mr William Averdieck: Managing Director of PCME Ltd, Mr John Gallucci: Sales Director of PCME Ltd, Mr Mark Llloyd: Clerk to the Lieutenancy & Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire County Council and Councillor Nick Dibben: Town Mayor of St Ives.

Norfolk Food and Drink Awards 2013

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Published: Friday, 27 September 2013 00:00

It was great to have been part of this celebration of the fabulous food and drink Norfolk has to offer as we support so many clients as part of the supply chain for this sector.

Green Award for client ABC Taxis from Norwich

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Published: Friday, 27 September 2013 00:00

We were proud to attend the Rev Active Awards ceremony with Simon Callender, Director of ABC Taxis, as he was presented with the award as the winner of the Green Product or Process Award.

US2U Consulting brought Rev Active and ABC Taxis together to achieve the environmental goals that we had agreed as part of the ABC Taxis strategic business plan. Established in Norwich in 1994, ABC Taxis received REV ACTIVE grant support to invest in eco‐cars, significantly reducing their carbon footprint and dramatically reducing costs. ABC have gone further though, acting as champions for low carbon business, encouraging their own customers and rebranding themselves from “ABC Taxis: Going to Gold” to “ABC Taxis: Going Greener”. The Company has launched a new low-carbon product and successfully differentiated itself in a competitive market through its exemplary green credentials.

It’s up! Norwich Theatre Royal

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Published: Saturday, 07 September 2013 00:00

For the next year you will be able to see the US2U Consulting logo, as well as that of US2U client ABC Taxis, on the safety curtain each time you visit.

Laetitia Webb, Development Director at Norwich Theatre Royal said “We are delighted to get this financial support from US2U Consulting which means that we can continue to build on our education programme providing learning opportunities across the community.”