Old friends get their teeth into business together
Two Leeds University class mates are making plans for the future as they complete a management buyout at a Bradford-based dental practice, using a £130,000 loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking.
City firms open their doors to local students
Raising aspirations of young people is a central element of the City Corporation’s work to support communities in neighbouring boroughs. ‘My favourite part of the day was going on the tour of the building and seeing the traders room’ Year 10 student Maria Fidelis secondary school.
Flying the flag for Green energy in Yorkshire
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has joined the local LEP City Region Economy Panel to stimulate economic prosperity for the region and ensure all Yorkshire businesses benefit from the global transition to a low carbon economy.
Community investment – it’s not just what you put in
KPMG's community vision is to unlock potential in their people, clients and communities. Over the last year they have refreshed their Community Investment Strategy and refocused what they measure and report. They are now sharing their leassons learned.
Pioneering change: PwC supports the social enterprise sector
Social enterprise combines the passion to solve social and environmental issues with the power of commercial enterprise – creating businesses that are good for the economy, good for people and good for the planet. PwC wants to encourage and learn from the spirit of this new form of innovation.
Money Force - an online financial education service for Armed Forces personnel
The Standard Life Charitable Trust (SLCT) are working with the Ministry of Defence, Royal British Legion and other service charities on developing Money Force, a ground-breaking web platform and learning scheme which will be integrated into service personnel training across all three branches of the Armed Forces.
Giving Young People a Place at Work - White & Case
International Law firm, White & Case, runs a ‘Work Confident’ programme, in partnership with Platanos College in Lambeth to give 12 young people a year work placements.
Helping Young People into University - JP Morgan
J.P. Morgan in London has been working with IntoUniversity, an organisation that provides programmes to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to get places at university.
Lloyds Banking Group Community Strategy
Through its Community Strategy, Lloyds Banking Group is doing more to make a positive contribution to the economic and social well-being of families, businesses and communities.
Santander raises aspirations and boosts employability skills
Santander is a full-service retail and commercial bank providing services to over 25 million customers through a network of 1,200 branches and 35 business centres.
