sandra.butterworth's blog

Whenever I mention applying for European Funding to clients they tend to smile and shift uncomfortably on their seats.  The general perception is that is has nothing to do with them and if it was, the work involved would not warrant the potential benefits.

Yet, when we consider that 70% of national legislation comes from the European Union, showing the EU is very much part of our every day lives, should we not at least investigate benefiting from the millions of Euros currently available to apply for, especially as the UK funding avenues are narrowing every day?

Thanks to the Staffordshire Business Environment Network I had the opportunity this week to visit Old Trafford in Manchester as they had recently won an award from the Carbon Trust for vastly reducing their CO2 emissions and at the same time reducing their energy costs.

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed a talk last Thursday at Birmingham University by Sky's Chief Executive.  Sky were voted Britain's most admired company in 2009 by Management Today.  I thought I would share some of the messages with you.

The first message was to say that "Innovation is a pre-requisite for continued market success !" Sky endorses continued innovation - they were the first to introduce 24 hours news and dedicated sports and movie channels! They are now looking to be the first provider to introduce a 3D channel.