February 2010DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! There’s a world of opportunities in this issue – don’t miss the one with your name on it!
Could you help with a business plan for beautiful animals knitted by women in Zimbabwe? Or help develop catalogue / Internet sales for an ethical clothing company? If you are a city financier, could someone work-shadow you? Would you like a trip to Jordan or Uganda? Scroll down for details. And for everyone there is, of course, our London Conference...
back to top  ANNOUNCING THE LONDON CONFERENCE Transformational Leadership
The TBN National Conference 14 May 2010
Hear inspiring examples and practical guidance on developing your skills in transformational leadership.
Network with business leaders. Discover how your business and professional skills and / or your company can make a difference.
Speakers include:
- Lord Brian Griffiths, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs
- Peter Hinton, CEO, Summit Development Group
- Ken Wathome, Chairman, Faulu Kenya
- Julia Middleton, Founder and CEO, Common Purpose
- Richard Frost, Co-founder, Motivation
Comments on previous TBN conferences:
“Fantastic, I met so many inspirational people”
“One of the best conferences I have ever been to”
“Great day, great content, insightful and motivational”
“Thoroughly inspiring”
Click here for more information and to register online
back to top OTHER EVENTS Faith in Business conference at Ridley Hall “Sustaining a Business Recovery” 26-28 March
This conference will be of interest to anyone who cares about the recovery of business and the nature of that recovery – both people who work in business and those involved in business as customers and investors.
Speakers include:
- Eve Poole, Ashridge Public Leadership Centre
- Paul Mills, IMF
- Julian Adams, FSA
- Peter Warburton, Economic Perspectives
- Philip Angier, Angier Griffin / Shared Interest
- Richard Higginson. Director, Faith in Business
Click here for more information and to book M-Commerce World Summit 2010
Mobile money transfer & mobile remittance, mobile banking, banking the unbanked & microfinance services. 17-18 Mar 2010, Singapore
Click here for details back to top HELP JULIE'S WORK IN ZIMBABWE  Mentoring / business planning / Web / e-commerce / marketing skills needed!
Julie Hagan is a TBN Member working with 50 women in Zimbabwe, knitting beautifully designed animals – see www.gogo-olive.com/ . There is potential for significant scale – can you help?
Julie writes: “Gogo Olive was set up in Zimbabwe in November 2008 to give local women the opportunity to use their knitting skills to support themselves and their families. We aim to help some of the most vulnerable members in communities and currently have about 50 women involved in the project, from a local prison, two orphanages and mothers from a centre for Street Children. What we most need is mentoring and business planning help. I also would love to have someone to help with the development of the website as it is still very basic, and it could be a really good way of explaining what we do and why. Also Internet sales could be a good way to go. And I would love to develop into the marketing side - greetings cards, books, mugs etc so it would be great to have someone with graphic design / photography skills on board.”
If you can help, contact Julie at joolzhagan@hotmail.com back to top DO YOU HAVE CATALOGUE / INTERNET SALES EXPERIENCE?  Love and Hope is a new company and TBN Corporate Member set up to produce fair trade and ethical clothes for sale in the UK. Initial design and production is taking place in Mauritius. The company plans to plough back profits to the disadvantaged textile communities of Mauritius. A full time designer is currently working with factories to produce a range of children’s clothes for Autumn/Winter 2010/2011. This range will be launched in July 2010. The company plans to open retail shops and to sell by catalogue and the Internet. The company needs marketing assistance from a person who has had experience of catalogue and internet sales. Contact Chris Green, chrisgreenfca@googlemail.com
back to top DELIVER BUSINESS TRAINING IN UGANDA!  Livingstone Mukasa has trained several hundred potential entrepreneurs in Uganda using the “Setting up a Biblically Based Business” 4 day programme. He e-mailed to say that he is running business training sessions every month in 2010 except May and October and if anyone would like to join him he would appreciate it. For more information, contact him at mkliving@yahoo.comor contact Jerry for background information. back to top DO YOU WORK IN THE CITY? TBN Member David How, Oasis Transformation Ltd, Dhaka, would like to “work-shadow” someone working in the financial services industry in London during late July / Early August 2010, for one or two days. Particular interest in Stock Exchange and Capital Markets. Contact David at david.how@oasisbd.org back to top COME ON EXPO TO JORDAN  Jordan is a resource-poor country, with little agricultural land, no oil resources and scarce water. In spite of its limited natural resources and small size, Jordan hosts some 750,000 Iraqi refugees, more than 12% of the population. A relatively high proportion are Christians, who face persecution in Iraq. Including the long-standing population of Palestinians, Jordan now hosts the largest number of refugees, per capita, of any country on earth. Most Iraqi refugees are denied legal status, do not have the right to work, and struggle to obtain practical access to low cost education and heath care. TBN member Jonathan Tidd has been involved with work in Jordan via his church and would now like to bring an Expo group to Amman. The Expo will see work among refugees, meet entrepreneurs and people in leadership positions, understand the issues and opportunities, and look to support the development of financially sustainable business-based solutions. We will work with the authorities guided by our contacts in Amman.
Jordan is a country with a long and fascinating history including many Biblical references and Roman remains. The expo trip will be challenging and inspiring. There will also be an opportunity for rest and relaxation, visiting Petra, Mt Nebo and the Dead Sea.
We plan to travel in September, for one week. Cost is likely to be around £1200 including flights, food, accommodation and transport. For more information, contact Jonathan at j.tidd1@ntlworld.com back to top NEWS: HELPING IN HAITI  Basic Utility Vehicles (BUVs)
Vladimir Babkin writes: “We have 3 pending BUV orders for Haiti at the moment. This shot is from Lifeline Christian Mission on the ground. One BUV in Les Cayes began serving just a few days ago…the container was opened after the earthquake hit. God is good!” More info at www.drivebuv.org/ ToughStuff
TBN Corporate Member ToughStuff is working with Geneva Global and one of its major clients who have donated 8,000 solar kits to Haitians following the devastating earthquake. Each kit will consist of a portable solar panel, an LED lamp, mobile phone connectors and radio connectors.
In Haiti three million residents are without a light source after dark. With public utilities destroyed, the solar LED lights provide safe lighting at night, in contrast to candles and kerosene lamps which pose a severe fire risk. The people of Haiti currently also lack the means to charge cell phones – a primary means of communication with others during the emergency – and radios are a vital source of information.
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