Minerva Blog
Welcome To The Minerva Blog
Our Blog is a great way for you to keep up with the latest events at Minerva. You will also find information which we are sure will be of interest to employers, employees and learners.
On the Minerva Blog we will also provide details of our team showing how their skills can help you access the resources you need to help you succeed.
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There is a comments section on every thread which lets you have your say, post questions and participate in debates. At Minerva, we are always keen to hear your comments, suggestions and points of view as these help us provide a better service.
Why should you train your staff?
When your staff have the right skills to do the best job, your business’ productivity and competitiveness improves. Trained staff improve their contribution in the workplace, have more confidence in their abilities and more pride in their skills. This leads to a better quality of service for your customers. Businesses must keep changing their work practices and infrastructure to stay ahead of the competition, you must also keep up with the global marketplace, ensuring that your employees have the skills to cope with new technology and new markets, and have the skills specific to your own industries. And that means ...read more
Posted by: Andrew Hunter / 03 March 2010 at 15:52 / Comment
Young Business People Event
Last night I helped to organise an event aimed at linking young people in business in and around Dumfries. The event was a great success with around 25 people meeting for some drinks after work. Those who attended were from a wide variety of professional and business backgrounds and feedback so far has been excellent. Hopefully we can make this sort of event a regular feature on the barren Dumfries social scene. ...read more
Posted by: Andrew Hunter / 12 March 2010 at 12:21 / Comment
Doddie Weir has lifted me in a lineout
I thought that title might grab your attention. For those of you at the Easterbrook Hall today, yes, I was the man that was lifted by Doddie Weir about 11ft in the air! For those that weren't, you missed out on a good event for entrepreneurs. Today I was at an event called "Going 4 Growth" at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries that was organised by Fusion. The event was very successful with a good turn out and I enjoyed meeting some familiar and new people. As for the Doddie Weir incident. He was the keynote speaker and ...read more
Posted by: Andrew Hunter / 18 March 2010 at 20:15 / Comment
