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TRADE
MISSION TO INDIA, 21 - 25 FEBRUARY 2005
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 The
London Chamber of Commerce and UK Trade and
Investment is organising a Trade Mission to
the prestigious Gartner BFSI Summit in Mumbai
on 24 February 2005 and invite your company
to join the mission. A
contribution of £550 towards travel
costs is available to eligible companies joining
this mission. 
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SKILLED
ASIAN WORKERS ARE UNDER USED |
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 A
study published today by Skills for Business
reveals employers pay ethnic minority workers
less money than their white counterparts.
The report shows the average hourly earnings
for white men to be £9.03, but this
falls to £6.74 for Pakistani men. And
this isn't entirely arising from differences
in education.
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ASIAN
WOMEN UNDERPAID SAYS EOC |
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 Ethnic
minority women are well educated but not doing
as well financially as their white colleagues
according to research launched today by the
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Ethnic
minority women and men, the EOC's new statistical
briefing, provides a snapshot from ethnic
minority groups.
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KARAN
BILIMORIA IS LONDON BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR |
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 The
London Business Awards has recognised Karan
Bilimoria CBE, DL, Founder and Chief Executive
of Cobra Beer, as Business Person of the Year
2004. This year, the LCC and The Evening Standard,
threw the contest open to the newspaper’s
readers. Based on the votes in a telephone
poll, Bilimoria was awarded “Business
Person of the Year” with 60% of votes.
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GLASGOW
LOOKS TO PAKISTAN - 24 NOVEMBER 2004 |
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 On
24 November 2004, a seminar on Software Services
Opportunities will be held in Glasgow. The
seminar will be presented by Hammad Siddiqui
from the British Deputy High Commission in
Karachi, Pakistan. The
software industry within Pakistan is estimated
to be worth $25 million.
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PAKISTAN
PROSPECTS - 23 NOVEMBER 2004 |
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 Pakistan’s
growth rate of 6.4% this year has positioned
it amongst the world’s four fastest growing
economies. Britain already has a special relationship
with Pakistan, with exports to Pakistan amounting
to £300m in 2003, a market share of
about 8.6%. This LCC seminar hopes to give
UK businessmen an insight into Pakistan.
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LONDON
BIDS FOR INDIAN BUSINESSES |
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 In
his address to the conference, which brought
together key players from London’s Indian
businesses and notable speakers from India
in 1 September 2004, the Mayor Ken Livingstone
paid tribute to the substantial contribution
London’s Indian community makes to London’s
economy, culture and creative industries.
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REDHOTCURRY
SHORTLISTED FOR STARTUPS AWARDS 2004 |
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 Redhotcurry.com
has been shortlisted for the Startups Awards
2004, that are dedicated to rewarding and
celebrating the best business startups. The
awards recognise achievement across 13 categories
with the overall winner collecting a £5,000
prize on 15 October.
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RICHARD
BRANSON IS TOP ROLE MODEL FOR ASIANS! |
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 Richard
Branson has topped the list of UK Asians'
most inspirational business role models in
a straw poll by the British Library. Six non-Asians
also feature in the top ten including Bill
Gates and Anita Roddick. A total of 186 people
completed the survey, contained in a feedback
report at a series of Asian Business Events
at the British Library, showcasing the Library's
services for entrepreneurs and businesses.
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ASIAN
JOB APPLICANTS STILL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
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 Ethnic
minority applicants are still discriminated
against in UK jobs market a study by BBC Radio
Five Live suggests. The station mounted an
undercover survey lasting ten months, in which
dummy CVs were sent out to a wide range of
companies in response to recruitment ads.
For each vacancy, two applications --- one
male and one female were sent.
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NINE
NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL |
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 Trade
and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, today
announced the appointment of nine new members
of the Small Business Council (SBC). The new
members are: Andre D Ive, John McLaren-Stewart,
Ilyas Patel, Sally Preston, Fiona Price, John
Reynolds, Sean Taggart, Janice Ward and Candida
Whitmill. They will advise
on issues affecting small businesses.
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CAB
ADVICE ON AVOIDING WORKPLACE VICTIMISATION |
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 The
Citizens Advice Bureau is urging anyone who
has experienced discrimination at work because
of their religious beliefs to contact them
for free, confidential advice. New legislation
designed to extend protection against discrimination,
harassment or victimisation by bosses or colleagues
in the workplace to cover religion or belief,
was introduced in 2003.
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PHARMA
FAMILIES: THE KENYAN ASIAN STORY |
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 Every
entrepreneur is supposed to have a different
story to tell, but it's not true in the case
of the British pharmaceutical distribution
industry. The astonishing fact is that six
of the most successful companies supplying
medicines to Britain's pharmacies and hospitals
are owned and managed by Kenyan Asians. It's
a story of enterprise overcoming adversity.
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THE
MAN FROM THE PRIORY - DR. CHAI PATEL |
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 In
January, several tabloids ran news stories
claiming that the nation's teenagers were
dangerously hooked on text messaging. Almost
inevitably, the Priory clinic was linked to
the stories, its staff said to be 'bracing
themselves' for an influx of texting addicts.
Dr Chai Patel CEO of this major supplier of
healthcare to the NHS, has been accused of
profiteering at the public's expense. David
Butcher dispels some myths.
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LAKSHMI
MITTAL'S RING OF STEEL |
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 Lakshmi
Mittal comes from a wealthy Indian steel family
- his father, Mohan Lal Mittal, ran a steel
business, Nippon Denro Ispat. For the past
16 years, Lakshmi Mittal, the 'Carnegie from
Calcutta' has built a fortune out of steelworks
that rivals had thrown on the scrapheap. Bob
Jones charts his controversial career.
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GRIFFITHS
CELEBRATES SUCCESS AT PHOENIX FUND AWARDS |
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 Some
of Britain's best projects to encourage enterprise
in disadvantaged areas were honoured by Small
Business Minister, Nigel Griffiths. Eight
projects won, including Kiran Mehnaz of Rivaaz
Collections, Burnley and the Ethnic Minority
Enterprise Sew-East project that works with
businesses in the clothing industry of the
East End of London.
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'THE
SILK ROAD TO SUCCESS' - ASIAN ENTREPRENEURS
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 A
season of panel discussions featuring Asian
business leaders and role models including
Sir Gulam Noon and film director Shekhar Kapur
are being held at the British Library starting
on Tuesday 11 May, 6.30 - 8.30pm. Lisa
Aziz, Sky News presenter, Parminder Vir, head
of diversity at Carlton Television, and Adam
Shaw, presenter of BBC Two's Working Lunch
will chair the events on 11 May, 29 June &
20 July.
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FINANCIAL
AID FOR LONDON'S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES |
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 At
the launch of Creative London today (26 April
2004), a major package of support for London's
creative industries was announced to boost
the capital's reputation and performance as
a leading world centre of creativity. This
includes: £50
million seed fund launched to support creative
businesses, ten
creative hubs to be established across London,
a property
advice service and support
from leading creative names.
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'RACISM
STILL RIFE IN BRITAIN'S WORKPLACES' SAYS TUC |
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 Racism
is still blighting the lives of Britain's
black workers, despite the success of schemes
like the 'New Deal' which have not benefited
black workers as much as their white counterparts.
The TUC is calling on the Government to introduce
a legal requirement for private sector employers
to promote good race relations in their organisations.
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MAKING
A MINT FROM MOZZARELLA! |
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 Franchising
is becoming an increasingly popular option
for business people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Currently 7% of all franchisees in the UK
are 'non-white' (source: British Franchise
Association 2004) and of new franchisees i.e.
those who have held their franchise for two
years or less, that proportion has risen to
9%. However within the Domino's Pizza network
approximately 40% of its 120 franchisees are
from ethnic minority backgrounds.
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ASIAN
BUSINESS AWARDS 2004 |
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 Winners
of the Asian Business Awards 2004, include
food manufacturers: Sir Gulam Noon, Charan
Gill and Shehzad Husain. Stylist to the celebrities,
Kal Kaur Rai snapped up the young achiever
award and Jogar Dhinsa was awarded best newcomer.
The 'Business of the Year' went to nursing
care homes specialist Ramesh Sachdev.
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SMALL
BUSINESS MINISTER UNVEILS £10.5M FUNDING |
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 Small
Business Minister, Nigel Griffiths, announced
£10.5 million funding for 25 schemes
that will help to deliver investment to disadvantaged
communities around the country. The finance,
which comes from the Small Business Service's
(SBS) 'Phoenix Challenge Fund', will boost
entrepreneurship amongst deprived areas by
providing continued support to the of Community
Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs).
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CASH
BOOST FOR NEW ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRE |
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 A
new centre of expertise which aims to develop
world class research into ethnic minority
entrepreneurship has been boosted by a £115,000
grant. The Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority
Entrepreneurship (CREME) at De Montfort University's
Leicester Business School won the funding
from the East Midlands Development Agency
(EMDA).
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HEWITT
WELCOMES IMPROVED BUSINESS LINK PERFORMANCE |
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The
Secretary of State today spoke at the Federation
of Small Business (FSB) conference in Blackpool
where she welcomed new figures showing improved
performance in the Business Link network.
She also welcomed the Chancellor's budget
statement which outlined measures for the
delivery of regional and local Business Link
services.
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SMALL
BUSINESSES SHOULD BE AWARE OF EQUALITY LAWS |
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 The
Commission for Racial Equality today emphasised
that being positive about racial equality
makes good business sense. Addressing the
annual Federation of Small Businesses conference,
CRE Chair, Trevor Phillips, stressed the CRE's
desire to help small businesses become prosperous.
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RACIAL
EQUALITY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS - A GUIDE |
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 The
CRE has launched a new CD-ROM guide for small
businesses. 'Racial equality and the smaller
business - a guide' offers clear, practical
advice to help businesses develop policies
and procedures that avoid unlawful discrimination
and ensure equality.
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ALL
THE GLITTERS IS GOLD! - BOLLYWOOD FUND LAUNCHED |
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 Media
Vision Management has launched a new Investment
Fund - 'The Bollywood Media and Entertainment
Fund - offering investors the chance to invest
in film production in India.
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'HER
BUSINESS' PROJECT LAUNCHED |
