Last night 260 guests helped to raise over £8000 for Merseyside’s CrimeStoppers Charity.

They enjoyed a James Bond themed night at The Liner Hotel, hosted by Coronation Street’s ‘Jerry’ , AKA well known local actor Michael Starke and guests of honour Tim and Kirsty Craig, parents of James Bond Actor Daniel Craig, who supplied autographed items for the charity auction.

Chief Constable, Bernard Hogan-Howe who attended the event bid strongly for several coveted items in the charity auction, praised the word of Crimestoppers in helping to solve crimes by providing a conduit for people to provide information and remain anonymous.

Organiser, Peter Jones of Liverpool Chamber’s Business Crime Direct Team said: “This was an incredibly successful evening which has helped to raise the profile of CrimeStoppers and bring in funds for this vitally important charity.”

You are a burning little star of heat! It’s your job to make as much popcorn as you can in the time allotted. Do this by whizzing around the screen to pop the kernels. But watch out for the sticky butter and the water.

Sounds easy enough, but from level 14 on it’s a swine!

Play Hotcorn here.

Liverpool Chamber is currently recruiting for the following posts:

Telesales Advisor - Trident Training
Closing Date - 05/10/2007

Training and Development Manager - Trident Training
Closing Date - 05/10/2007

Learner Support Officer - Trident Training
Closing Date - 05/10/2007

Tutor / Assessor - Trident Training
Closing Date - 05/10/2007

Seminar Co-ordinator - Liverpool Chamber
Closing Date - 05/10/2007

Database Administrator/ICT Support Technician - Liverpool Chamber
Closing Date - 30/09/2007

Follow the links above for more information and how to apply.

A limited number of places are available for businesses, budding entrepreneurs and journalists to join the audience at a unique Regional Business Question Time event, hosted by the highly respected television presenter and journalist Rob McGloughlin.

The event, on Tuesday 16 October at the Reebok Stadium is organised by Chambers of Commerce North West, and promises an honest and lively discussion on a range of issues affecting our business community.

The panel includes movers and shakers within the North West and nationally recognisable figures:

Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham - Minister of State for Trade Promotion & Investment

Janet Street Porter - Regular TV Contributor, Journalist and Writer

Adam Hosker - Star of BBC 1’s The Apprentice

Paul Rowley- Group Managing Director of Rowland Homes

Steve Broomhead - Chief Executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA)

All are renowned for expressing their hard hitting and frank opinions on a whole range of issues affecting business in our region. Whatever your political opinion or whatever type of business you own or manage we’re sure that you’ll find the event stimulating and entertaining.

This FREE event will be staged at The Reebok Stadium, Horwich, on Tuesday 16 October starting at 6pm and finishing at 8pm with a buffet supper.

To book your place call North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce on 01772 653000.

Birkenhead School for Boys is having an open day on Saturday 29th September from  10.00am to 2.00pm.

For further information visit the website on http://www.birkenheadschool.co.uk/about/openday.htm

Or call Mrs Mary Butterworth on 0151 651 3009

Have you ever asked yourself why companies like Tesco and Toyota are so successful? The answer is that their employees improve their organisation every day. This is your chance to make big savings in your organisation by doing the same.

But hurry…it starts on 5th October and is limited to 12 places. . . .

The course takes senior managers and public and private sector business owners through the process of making a big impact on their organisation by using continuous improvement, Lean and Six Sigma techniques. The programme includes two hours 1-2-1 coaching and an actual project on each delegate’s organisation.

It will focus on forming a supportive team of delegates, demystifying some the jargon, doing practical examples and then coaching delegates through making changes to their organisation by the end of the course - it will be a lot of fun and make a big difference to the performance of their organisation.

It’s a three day course on Friday 5 October 2007, Friday 19 October 2007 and Friday 2 November 2007. It is £695 + VAT with up to 60% off through Skillworks funding. Chamber members can also get an extra 10% off. This could mean non-members pay just £408.31, including VAT, and Chamber members as little as £367.48 including VAT.

The project that delegates are coached through in their organisation should save a lot more than that!

If you’d like to know more, please speak to Jerry Hopkins on 07714 071 552.

To book contact alma.mayers@liverpoolchamber.org.uk or call 0151 227 1234.

Or you can book online.

Please note, if you wish to apply for Skillworks or the members’ discount, please book your place over the phone.

Environmental responsibility should be the duty of all businesses today. Climate change is a fact we are all witnessing with our own eyes.

But many businesses are unsure as to exactly what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint.

This seminar, organised by MERBEN in partnership with Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Chambers and Liverpool Business Associations, aims to help show you how to do just that.

Come along and learn some practical ways you can reduce emissions in areas like energy use, water, waste and company travel. Speakers will include experts in the fields of resource efficiency, green vehicles and environmental technologies.

Date: Wednesday October 17 2007

Times: 10am - 3.30pm

Venue:
Partnership for Learning
South Road
Liverpool
L24 9PZ
Google Map of venue.

To book your place:

Book online

Email anthony.seasman@groundwork.org.uk

Call 0151 644  4720

Download the faxback booking form [PDF]

Take action now:

Find out more about how you can help at the World Wildlife Fund One Planet Living campaign website.

The famous cruise ship the Queen Elizabeth 2 was in town on Friday. Berthed at the new cruise liner terminal by the Princes Dock, the ship was here as part of her penultimate around Britain cruise. She’s 40 now and is being decommissioned (or whatever happens to cruise ships) after her next few jaunts.

Crowds of people (and their dogs) came along to have a gawp, Liverpool Chamber staff included. You can take a look at the pics we took over on our Flickr page.

She was certainly a majestic site, even if she is reaching middle age.

There’s even more reason to look forward to Friday thanks to LiveOne20’s fantastic discounts at Liverpool’s Radisson Hotel.

The perfect Friday evening/Saturday morning package is available at a discount that will make it a weekly habit.

Cardholders can take advantage of a room at the prestigious hotel for only £99 on Friday evenings, a saving of £50, providing the perfect way to wind down after a busy week.

As well as the room discount, the hotel’s Filini restaurant is offering LiveOne20 members a two-for one deal on Friday evenings. Widely considered to be one of the best in the city, the award-winning Filini has just unveiled its lavish new look and a selection of modern Italian cuisine to tantalise the most discerning of taste-buds.

The worries of the week can finally be put to rest on the Saturday morning, as residents of the hotel can then enjoy a relaxing and enhancing de-tox session at the Ark Health & Fitness Club, adjacent to the hotel.

The Radisson package is one of the many sensational deals available this week for owners of Liverpool’s first lifestyle smart card, LiveOne20.

Cardholders can save more than £800 a year with some of the city’s premier names in retail, leisure, health and beauty thanks to LiveOne20.

To find out more, visit www.liveone20.com or call Livesmart’s account manager Sam Hart on 0870 055 3472 or by e-mail at liveone20@livesmart.biz.

From 1 October 2007 the National Minimum Wage will increase again as follows.

Adult rate (workers aged 22 and over) will increase to £5.52

Development rate for 18-21 year olds will increase to £4.60

Development rate for 16-17 year olds will increase to £3.40

The rate for the accommodation offset will increase to £30.10 per week (£4.30 per day)

To check on how the National Minimum Wage applies to you (or your staff),  telephone the National Minimum Wage Helpline on 0845 6000 678.

Liverpool Chamber members can also get free specific advice on any HR topic at www.chamberhr.co.uk.  Give the Membership team a call on 0151 227 1234 if you have forgotten your ChamberHR username and password.