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This week is #EnergySavingWeek! 💡 Through our ongoing #SmallChangesBigImpact campaign we’ve been sharing tips with our colleagues about how they can reduce their energy use, both at home and in the office, to reduce their #CarbonFootprint and save money. Here are some of those tips!

For the first colleague video of 2025, meet Dhanush Reddy, Team Support Coordinator at GM Business Growth Hub, who joined us just over a month ago. 👋 Dhanush works across four teams and tells us how he is looking forward to seeing the long-term impacts the programmes will have on clients. 💼 #GCCareers Dhanush DC

At the end of this month, colleagues from our Preston Restart Scheme team will use some of their volunteering hours to take on a six-mile walk to raise money for Walking With The Wounded as part of their annual #WWTWWalkingHome campaign. 🚶➡️ Walking With the Wounded provides employment, care, housing and mental health support to those who have served in the Armed Forces. If you’d like to support the team, please donate using the link below 👇 https://ow.ly/2Sj850UAXZJ The Growth Company: Employment

After a challenging year for businesses in 2024, many are optimistic about a stronger start to 2025. Richard Jeffery, National Director for GC Business, and Janine Smith, Director of GM Business Growth Hub, told BusinessLive their hopes for the year ahead for the UK and the North West. 💬 Read the full article: https://ow.ly/EO0950UAgR3

Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating. And to everyone, we hope you have a wonderful festive break! ✨ Some of our services will remain open over the festive season. However, our main phone line will be closed until Thursday 2 January. Find out more about the support available: https://ow.ly/yr4f50UuMFs

As 2024 comes to an end, we’ve taken some time to reflect on the incredible achievements of our organisation and our colleagues over the past year. 🌟 From new contract wins to professional development and community impact, our colleagues have consistently demonstrated their dedication to making a positive difference to the communities we work in. Take a look at some of our highlights. 👏

Donna Edwards, our Managing Director for Business Support and Business Finance and Yvonne Sampson, Head of Enterprise, GM Business Growth Hub have been shortlisted for TheBusinessDesk.com’s North West Leadership Awards. The North West Leadership Awards celebrate the people that are role models within their organisations and raise the bar for their competitors. Read more: https://ow.ly/Z9aT50Utnm9 Made Smarter UK #NWLA25

Yesterday we welcomed Mencap to our Manchester office for their annual Shoebox Appeal. 🎁 Our colleagues joined a group of Mencap’s service users and other volunteers from The University of Manchester, Bupa, Pure Innovations and Worldpay to wrap and fill shoeboxes that will make a huge difference to homeless people in Manchester. Together, the team wrapped shoeboxes filled with essential winter items and treats that will be distributed across central Manchester. 🧣 Well done all! 👏 Aspire Recruitment

At GC, we want to ensure that all colleagues are supported and empowered to achieve their potential. 🤝 We’ve appointed a number of Neurodiversity Champions across the business who play a crucial role in raising awareness, supporting colleagues, and making our workplace more inclusive. Yesterday, our Health and Wellbeing Network EDI Network hosted a webinar with James Davies from Talent and two of our Champions. They shared their lived experiences, discussed the strengths and talents that neurodiverse colleagues bring to the workplace, and provided resources and information about the support available here at GC. 🧠

Today is #InternationalVolunteersDay and we’re celebrating the incredible volunteering efforts of our colleagues. 🤝 Our volunteering policy, Volunteer2Day, encourages colleagues to spend two days volunteering each year to make a positive difference in their communities. This year, our colleagues have engaged in a variety of activities, from supporting local charities and community groups to helping out at food banks and tidying up outdoor spaces. Well done all! 👏 The Bread and Butter Thing