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24th December 07 to 2nd January 08 - Seasons Greetings! After a very hectic first year, the team at Ten2Two want to wish all their members and clients a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. With our ecological hat on, we opted to make a financial donation to the Pepper Foundation rather than send our members Christmas cards. The Pepper Foundation is a charity that exists to alleviate suffering by funding home care to seriously ill children throughout the Chilterns area of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. |
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3rd December 07 - More great press coverage for Ten2Two Cindy Withey, one of our members hits the headlines in the local press. Cindy was one of the first members who registered with us. She was very happy in her role at City and Guilds, but the commute into Central London was becoming harder and harder as her children started school. Her real passion was Corporate Social Responsibility, but she came to Ten2Two looking for something more local and was very open minded about what she could do. Ten months later she started at Grass Roots as their Corporate Social Responsibility Manager helping them define their strategy and putting into action a number of key initiatives. 20th November 07 - How to become a Successful Flexible Worker As part of our commitment to developing our member support programme we had a great response when we ran an event 'How to become a successful flexible worker.' The event covered a number of key areas from both an employer and employee angle, and from an emotional and practical perspective. Following the success of the evening, we will be repeating this in Jan 08 Remember Remember the 5th November 07 - Getting to know you… As the numbers of members registering at Ten2Two continues to rapidly increase, we held one of our first evening 'getting to know' you sessions. We invited over 50 of our newly registered members to come in and for us to get a better understanding of their working requirements. These kind of evenings will continue to supplement our bi-weekly member surgeries and regular one on one member meetings. For any additional information about this please contact jane@ten2two.org 31st October 07 - Understanding Employers In our mission to change attitudes and promote flexible working, we are spending some of our time listening and understanding employers attitudes. We have recently met with BT, KPMG and Coca-Cola to hear their thoughts and understand how these may influence our approach going forward. 15th October 07 - Herts Lifestyle Magazine Features Ten2Two Ten2Two and one of our members, Elise, are featured in a very positive article in Herts Lifestyle, the glossy monthly magazine from the Gazette. The article entitled 'Mum's the Word', show-cases how Elise has returned to a senior level position, working flexibly, with the help of Ten2Two. Editorial like this is very helpful in persuading local businesses of the benefits of flexible working so we're naturally very pleased. 26th September 07 Building relationships with local businesses is key and 26th September will see Ten2Two host its second Business Breakfast to discuss how to make flexible working work within their organizations. If you would like to attend please contact Ruth on ruth@ten2two.org or phone on 01442 874247. To further support local businesses, Ten2Two along with help from some of it's HR Professional members are creating a new, simple 'how to' guide about flexible working. Our aim is to give companies straight-forward, practical steps to creating and recruiting a flexible role. It will also highlight areas of consideration for the day to day management of teams that feature flexible workers. Further details on this will be available shortly. 11th September 07 Ten2Two runs the second CV and Interview Tips and Techniques workshop for members. This workshop is free to all Ten2Two members and not only provides a relaxed, social environment for members to meet each other but also gives them the opportunities to learn, fine tune and practice 'selling themselves' to future potential employees. If you would like to attend a future workshop please email jane@ten2two.org 5th September 07 Hertfordshire Living featured a full page article from Ten2Two which talks about top tips in creating a fantastic CV. For more information on this, please visit the Members Hints and Tips page or contact Ten2Two direct. 30th August Ten2Two members help Early Learning Centre launch an extension to their brand offering - 'FiredUpKids'. Earlier in 2007, Ten2Two ran a number of research groups (using Ten2Two Members) for ELC who were keen to explore whether the concept of providing people with imaginative gift ideas for kids a little older that ELC's typical 0-5yrs market would be welcomed by consumers and to understand what shape a new offering should take. ELC were delighted with the feedback our members gave them and have now launched a range of inspirational gifts for the 5-10 year old market - go and have a look on their website to find out more http://www.elc.co.uk/firedupkids/. 12th August 07 Ten2Two reaches a new milestone as the number of members who have joined reaches 350, this number continues to grow daily as more and more people hear about Ten2Two. Word of Mouth still proves to be the key factor when we ask how new members have heard about Ten2Two which is hardly surprising given the fantastic networks that women (and men) create in their lives. These networks have also attracted members from as far as the USA where we are a couple of members registered! 9th July 07 Ruth Evans joins Ten2Two as Client Development Director, she brings with her a wealth of experience having spent the last 11 years working in the recruitment industry. She will be working with local businesses helping them structure and fill flexible roles with skilled and talented members of Ten2Two. 6 June 2007 Ten2Two have worked with Muse, a successful women's clothing retailer in Berkhamsted, to provide advice and guidance on the best way to dress for work in 2007. Following feedback from members who asked for help on how to dress for the office (possibly after not having worked in a formal working environment for several years) stylishly, appropriately and economically. Over two evenings in early June, the owners of Muse talked about what to and what not to wear in an environment that has seen dress tone down. Members were given a discount if they bought clothes on the night, which a number of people did. Elise Matthews, A Ten2Two member who will be returning to work in June took the advice to heart. 'We discussed the idea of signature pieces and the value and flexibility of one or two strong accessories. I took their advice and had a great time!' 25 May 2007 To support new members, Ten2Two have launched a series of 'Member surgeries' where members can join a session at the Ten2Two offices in Berkhamsted to discuss the work options they may have, the things they need to consider when returning to work and to discuss the process of working with Ten2Two to start working again. The surgeries are fortnightly and members should email Jane O'Gorman at jane@ten2two.org to check dates and book a session. 24 May 2007 As part of Ten2Two's celebration of the second annual Work Wise Week, (16 May - 22 May), Mandy Bobrowski was interviewed live by BBC Three Counties Radio to call on businesses to consider the value of using flexible working practices to attract the right people to their organisations. Mandy was accompanied by Austen Hawkins, Managing Director of Berkhamsted-based F2F Events, organisers of 'The Back Show'. F2F has just recently filled two vacancies with Ten2Two members. 'The calibre of people that Ten2Two provided was outstanding; the only difficulty was making a final choice because the quality of the candidates was so high,' said Austen. 14 May 2007 Ten2Two today announced the commencement of their business marketing campaign as the number of members registering with the company reached 200. 'We feel that we needed a very strong membership to demonstrate to our local business community that we have a credible and highly valuable group of enthusiastic people ready to help their businesses flourish' said Mandy Bobrowski, Ten2Two's Launch Director. 'The range of experience boasted on the Ten2Two database is extremely broad but includes professionals who between them have amassed over 300 years experience in accountancy, 630 in marketing and 448 in Human Resources. Members include a number of ex-Board Directors from all disciplines and Marketing Directors from four major high street retailers.' 'We constantly hear employers saying they want the right person for the job. We now have plenty of the right people!' 7 May 2007 Ten2Two appointed Jules Wake as a PR Consultant whose role is to primarily build awareness of Ten2Two to both potential members and clients. Jules brings with her over 20 years of PR experience and with 2 children herself has huge empathy for the business. “I believe passionately about what Ten2Two are doing and having worked flexibly for a number of years believe that it brings considerable benefits to businesses. I am extremely excited to be part of the team building this business and am looking forward to getting them plenty of newsworthy coverage” said Jules. If you would like to discuss any elements of PR with Ten2Two please feel free to contact Jules on jules@jwakepr.fsnet.co.uk. 1 May 2007 To support Ten2Two's launch programme, Early learning Centre in Hemel Hempstead will be inserting the company's leaflets in customers' carrier bags during the month of May. Organised by Tim Patten, ELCs Marketing Director, distribution will hit Ten2Two prime target market - mothers with young children. 'We are keen to support organisations that are helping our customers and I hope this small gesture will contribute to their success.' 25 April 2007 To coincide with the start of Ten2Two's first permanent placement, the Hemel Gazette has published an article in this week's edition and we thank them and of course Archer Young and Helena Winter-Brown for their support. The article in full is as follows:
29 March 2007 Ten2Two had its first member event last night at the Berkhamsted Civic Centre, aimed at introducing the organisation to the local community. Over 60 new and potential members turned up to listen to Ten2Two's CEO, John O'Sullivan introduce the organisation and to hear a stimulating and action oriented presentation from Jenny Copeland, one of the UK's leading personal coaches on how to find balance between home and work, especially for mothers returning to the workplace. Jane O'Gorman, Ten2Two's Director of Member Services was delighted with the reaction. 'Feedback from the audience was wonderful. It's critical that members create the right environment when they're returning to work and Jenny's recommendations on how members assess support networks and how to adapt their living routines to enable them to enjoy their return to work was enlightening for many.' This event was the first in an ongoing programme to support members. The next events are scheduled for early June. 19 March 2007 Ten2Two was open for business today. The (mostly part-time) Ten2Two team has achieved a remarkably fast start-up, with development starting in earnest only in early January of this year following a period of research and development. With some great support from some leading marketing, legal and systems people and organisations, Ten2Two will be registering it's first members immediately. 'I'm delighted that we've been able to launch so quickly' says John O'Sullivan, CEO. 'The team have been incredibly focused, especially as word of our development had started to spread and people were calling the office to register.' 'Our aim is to develop a strong list of members that we can market to local businesses to show them what they're missing. We've already had some interest from local businesses but we feel some will take some convincing that flexible and part-time working can benefit them. The strength of our members (the people who have registered and looking for work) will be the thing that can convince them' said John. Ten2Two's can be contacted on 01442 873873; via email at info@ten2two.org or via their website at www.ten2two.org 14 March 2007 In advance of our local launch, the Ten2two website is open to the public for the first time. Developed by 'Thin Martian', a leading London web agency, the beta site links through to Ten2Two's recruitment system to allow direct registration and access for members. The initial website is the first step in a long list of development 28 February 2007 Ten2Two's first local event for members will be held on at 8pm on 28th March in Berkhamsted's Civic Centre. We're inviting all registered members and their guests to hear about our plans and to let us know what they'd like us to do for them in the future. We're also pleased to welcome Jenny Copeland an experienced executive coach, who will share a few helpful hints and techniques for managing a healthy work/life balance. Jenny's sessions are always entertaining and highly thought provoking. Come along for a glass of wine. We look forward to meeting you. Further details of the event will be emailed out to members closer to the time. Call Jane O'Gorman on 01442 873873 to find out more. |
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