29 August 2023
NHBF Careers at The Cutting Edge – One Year On
Last year the NHBF published its landmark Careers at the Cutting Edge: tackling the skills shortage in the hair & beauty sector report, an independent report written by Pragmatix Advisory Ltd for NHBF. It was based on a survey of 570 businesses and interviews with businesses and education providers.
The report outlined a skills crisis in the hair & beauty sector based on a series of interlinked factors across qualifications and training, recruitment and retention and financial pressures. The report was covered extensively by the hair & beauty trade press.
One year on from report, the NHBF is calling on the hair, beauty and barbering industries to further unite to continue the progress that has been made after the initial report was published.
Read the full Press Release here.
Wales: Enterprise Nation Fund
Take your business to new heights with the Enterprise Nation Fund.
It will give three entrepreneurs the chance to win a year of mentoring from an experienced entrepreneur, a £5,000 grant and a bundle of prizes designed to support your small business.
The three categories are based on Enterprise Nation's values. Select the category based on the one that best applies to your business and the mentor who would be most beneficial to your growth:
- Entrepreneurial
- Trusted
- Community-led
Applications close at 11.59pm on 14 September 2023.
For further information please select the following link The Enterprise Nation Fund | Apply to win a small business grant | Enterprise Nation
Zero Waste Week
Ready to reduce your waste?
#ZeroWasteWeek, 4 to 8 September 2023, is an award-winning, grassroots annual awareness campaign that takes place online and on-the-ground.
It helps householders, businesses, organisations, schools, universities and community groups reduce landfill waste so you can save money, preserve resources and protect the environment.
Find out how your business can get involved and access free resources by selecting the following link Home - Zero Waste Week
Sign up for the Green Growth Pledge, and commit to positive actions that will help your business reduce its carbon footprint and impact on the environment while ensuring sustainable performance.
Loan Fee Fraud
This Summer the cost of living crisis is exerting more pressure than ever on people’s finances, with 55% of UK adults more worried about money this year than last year.
There are scammers out there looking to make it even harder. Loan fee fraud is an increasingly common scam, where people as asked to pay an upfront fee but then never receive the loan.
Now, it’s even more important to take a moment if you are looking for a loan.
Pause and do the 3-step check before you make any decision and avoid the scammers.
- Cold called?
- Asked to pay an upfront fee?
- Pressured to pay quickly or unusually?
Tick any of these? STOP
Protect yourself from loan fee fraud.
For further information and advice, please visit www.fca.org.uk/
NHS blood pressure checks at the barbers to prevent killer conditions
The NHS is expanding blood pressure checks available in local communities including barbershops, mosques and at dominoes clubs, as part of a major drive to prevent strokes and heart attacks.
Thanks to the learning from the NHS Covid vaccination programme, local teams are reaching out into their neighbourhoods to find potential health problems before they become more serious for patients at locations that are most convenient.
The lifesaving action by NHS staff comes alongside new figures showing that high street pharmacies delivered a total of 149,865 blood pressure checks to the over 40s in May 2023- more than double the amount delivered the year before (58,345 in May 2022).
More than 1,300 heart attacks and strokes could be prevented this year thanks to the high street checks.