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s4r - The first 12 months....
 Over 1200 people assisted
We are proud to announce that since its launch in April 2009, the University of the West of England's solutions4recession programme has helped over 1200 people improve their job prospects in the region.
The range of services participated in includes nearly 400 careers interviews, 208 workshop attendees, 67 signups to the PRINCE2 project management course and over 50 internships for unemployed graduates.
Supporting more than 350 businesses
In our first 12 months, more than 350 businesses have been assisted by the solutions4recession initiative. Of these, 19 companies are taking advantage of the 50% rental subsidy at the UWE Ventures Bristol® business incubation centre, 4 more have received subsidies against UWE’s QuickMark® market assessment service and 28 local entrepreneurs have attended our ‘Starting Your Own Business’ workshops.
UWE Careers Guide
 Tapping the hidden job market
Do you often feel you are going round in circles looking for a job and getting nowhere? Are you using the same limited methods of searching for jobs or finding yourself online getting engulfed by irrelevant roles and not having any success?
There are many strategies for researching the job market and potential employers, and for successful job hunting. We will all have tried and tested methods and favourite job vacancy sites.
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Business News
 UWE's theBizIdea Competition
Prizes worth over £22,500 have been awarded to the winners of the best business, social enterprise and creative ideas in the University of the West of England's theBizIdea competition.
The best ideas in each category won £5,000 and a rent-free space, worth around £2,500, in the UWE Ventures business incubator, and various start-up packages to boost the winners' skills and business.
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