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STEP helps businesses with up to 250 employees to resolve specific
business or technical skills
shortages and progress development projects within a short timescale.

Your company can have a talented and enterprising Undergraduate this
summer to help kick-start a
business growth or technical project - giving your business fast and
affordable access to knowledge.

Please see the full message at the end of this newsletter for more
information and contact details.
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SWEDISH TRADE MISSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WALES
Welsh companies are invited to Sweden for a Trade Mission next month.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=ERZ7372Q0I

EU PROPOSES REGULATION IN FAVOUR OF R&D AID FOR SME'S
The European Commission proposes new research and development regulation to help small and medium sized enterprises.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=VLM7200C3R

BIMA AWARDS FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) is calling for entries
for the BIMA 2003 Awards.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=QJD2646U2F

ADDITIONAL £3M FOR PARTNERSHIP FUND
Small businesses and manufacturers are among those being encouraged to
apply for the next round of the Government's Partnership Fund.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=XFQ7944V4R

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Free entry to SmarterBusiness event at Earls Court

Need access to the key central and local government business teams and
agencies responsible for supporting you and your company?
Think you can benefit from meeting successful entrepreneurs who understand where you are today and can help you get to where you need to be tomorrow?
Then make sure you come along to Smarter Business, June 3-5, Earl's Court, London. You'll learn a thousand better ways of doing business by the help of our seminars, theatres and a free educational programme.
Register free at: http://www.j4b.co.uk/zmbanners.asp?ID=504

NEW EU CHEMICAL POLICY PROPOSAL
The Commission has launched a 5 week internet consultation on proposals for new legislation to regulate the chemical industry.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=UKT1985M0Q

MODERNISING & SIMPLIFYING THE TAX SYSTEM
The 2003 budget outlined a number of changes to the tax system to keep
pace with the changing business environment and the way that business is conducted.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=KJE2246V7V

HSBC START-UP STARS AWARDS 2003
The HSBC continues its hunt for Britain's top new entrepreneurs.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=RNJ7136S7J

2003-06 INTERNAL MARKET STRATEGY FOR THE SERVICE SECTOR
The European Commission launched its 2003-2006 Internal Market Strategy on 7 May.
http://www.j4b.co.uk/J4Blaunch.asp?nid=UOZ8512A3O

Sponsors Message
STEP helps businesses with up to 250 employees
to resolve specific business or technical skills
shortages and progress development projects
within a short timescale.

Your company can have a talented and enterprising Undergraduate
this summer to help kick-start a business growth or technical project
- giving your business fast and affordable access to knowledge.

94% of the 1200 companies which participated in
2002 said the positive impact on business
performance either equaled or exceeded the
cost of taking part.

Every year STEP recruits some of the brightest and
most enterprising undergraduates, and matches
their skills to the specific needs of small and medium
sized businesses. STEP already has thousands of
undergraduates signed up for projects this summer.

Why not secure a hard-working and committed extra
resource for 8 weeks over the summer for your company?

To find out more about the real business benefits
and surprisingly low costs involved, and see
some case studies, visit http://www.j4b.co.uk/zmbanners.asp?ID=501
Or call 0870 036 5450 now for further details.

Access the talent of the UK's brightest
undergraduates through STEP.
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[STEP is available throughout the UK and receives
support from various Government Departments
and Agencies. In England it is a Business Link service]
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