Leading the BID industry
Leading the BID industry
Good governance is crucial to the effectiveness of a BID. But what does it mean? Does governance keep you awake at night? Are you aware of what’s in your articles? Are you a small team or sole employee working through what you need to do to be open and transparent as a company delivering projects?
Would you welcome some support and guidance?
This informal 1-hour online session will provide advice on how best to adhere to what voters expect to see a BID have in place. With plenty of time for discussion on specific issues and challenges in a relaxed setting.
Future dates will be announced in due course.
These webinars are free for British BIDs members. Please email contact@britishbids.info to book your place.
We were joined by Christopher Turner and Stephen Gaskell for an insightful discussion surrounding devolution and local authority reorganisation.
The conversation covered:
👉 What devolution is and why it matters for BIDs
👉 How local government reorganisation may impact BID operations and funding
👉 Practical steps BIDs can take to prepare for upcoming changes
If you are a member and would like a copy of the full recording, please email contact@britishbids.info.
About Stephen Gaskell
Stephen has almost three decades of experience working in top tier Councils. Most recently as Assistant Chief Executive for Southwark Council where he was responsible for the Strategy and Communities Department of Corporate and Community Services, overseeing 90 staff and an £8 million operating budget. Stephen led the development of the Borough Strategy, Southwark 2030.
In previous roles, Stephen has on led on projects and programmes to support a strong local economies, resilience and emergency planning and housing improvement work. Stephen is passionate about public services, keen to tackle the challenges the sector faces and curious about future innovation.
A webinar with Philip Collins and the team behind Sister
We were joined by Philip Collins, former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair and founder of The Draft, for a webinar on how language can make people care about innovation and enterprise. Philip and his team designed the branding for Sister, a new £1.7 billion innovation district formerly known as ID Manchester.
Drawing on this experience, Philip shared his views on the current state of innovation communications. He believes the majority of writing about innovation is strangely un-innovative, and that by speaking and writing in a more human way we can broaden the appeal of what we do at BIDs.
If you are a member and would like a copy of the full recording, please email contact@britishbids.info.
Free employment webinars for British BIDs members
British BIDs members benefit to free access to Croner, an expert employment law and health & safety helpline. Find out more here.
The Helpline gives you access to telephone advice from a team of experts.
Your 24/7 Croner Telephone Business Support Helpline offers a range of support, including:
Members can view the full webinar library here
You will need to be logged in to the British BIDs website as a member to access these links.
