Upcoming Events

Commonwealth Games Business Portal Roadshow:

Aberdeen launch
Friday 19 March 2010, 12pm-2pm
Norwood Hall Hotel, Aberdeen

Inverness launch
Wednesday 24 March 2010, 12pm-2pm
MacDonald Aviemore Highland Resort, Inverness

Following the success of last year’s Commonwealth Games Business Portal launch events in Glasgow and Edinburgh, BusinessClub Scotland will officially launch the Commonwealth Business Portal in Aberdeen on Friday 19 March at the Norwood Hall Hotel and in Inverness on 24th March at the MacDonald Aviemore Highland Resort.

We will be joined by representatives from Glasgow 2014 Ltd at both events – chief executive John Scott in Aberdeen and procurement manager David Brown in Inverness - who will discuss the economic opportunities the Games will bring to Scotland.

The launch of the Glasgow XXth Commonwealth Games Business Portal brings together contractors and suppliers and provides businesses of all sizes with the opportunity to find out about and compete for Games related contracts.

The Business Portal is a free service for both buyers and suppliers of goods, services and infrastructure related to the Games.

How to book

RSVP essential: to book your place at either of these events please email events@businessclubscotland.co.uk confirming what event you wish to attend, your name, company, job title, and email address.

Places are limited and restricted to one per organisation. Your place will be confirmed by BusinessClub Scotland.

Register now for the Commonwealth Games Business Portal

You can register your company details now and help maximise the contract opportunities available to your business by accessing the Commonwealth Games Business Portal: www.glasgow2014.com/businessportal

This is your opportunity to get business ready for 2014.

Winning Business

Glasgow 2014 Procurement

Sir Robert McAlpine has announced £70m worth of sub-contracts related to construction of the National Indoor Sports Arena (NISA) and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are now available.

These contracts – along with the rest of contracts connected to the Commonwealth Games – will be open to companies that have registered as Business Ready on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games web portal.

Please note, following supplier feedback the web portal’s Business Ready survey has been modified and now only features ten questions.

If your company was not deemed Business Ready when you first registered on the portal, you are encouraged to revisit the site as soon as possible to reassess your position. It is possible you may now be Business Ready as a result of these amendments.

For further details of the procurement opportunities for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and to register free on the web portal please visit: www.glasgow2014.com/BusinessPortal

LOCOG announces tender process for Tier 1 Catering, Cleaning and Waste Management Services

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) recently began its tender process for Tier 1 contractors to provide Catering, Cleaning and Waste Management services to the London 2012 and the Olympic venues.

This announcement promises a range of opportunities for businesses of all sizes as successful Tier 1 contractors are expected to start looking for Tier 2 subcontractors and suppliers in the coming months.

Organisations that can demonstrate experience in London 2012 will be much better placed and equipped to win Glasgow 2014 contracts, but in order to be eligible to tender for any of these opportunities, including subcontracts associated with London 2012, businesses must register for free with CompeteFor:
www.competefor.com

BT Tradespace

BT Business has designed a corporate networking site called BT Tradespace to help organisations maximize the opportunities available online.

The site’s tailored marketing tools match up businesses with potential customers through pre-selected communities and have a proven track record of helping organisations access new business and increase sales both on and off the web.

Free to register, sign up to BT Tradespace now and connect with other members through the BusinessClub Scotland community to share best practise advice and maximise your online networking capabilities:
http://businessclubscotland.bttradespace.com/

Previous Events

Web 2.0 Workshop

BCS, in association with BT Tradespace and Glasgow City Council, hosted a seminar on the business impact of Web 2.0 and social media on 26th January.

BCS would like to thank guest speaker Alan Stevenson for sharing his expertise on the subject and highlighting the ever increasing need for businesses to engage with their customers online.

For anyone who missed Alan’s Web 2.0 workshop, please click on the web link below to see a copy of his slide presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/ast3v3nson/business-club-presentation-26th-january-2010

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The BusinessClub Scotland Team