BIMA officially launched their online web series, BIMA Hangouts, this week, aiming to help the digital community navigate through the difficult challenges raised by the coronavirus outbreak. Click here to see all of our upcoming events and see what we have on offer.
23 March 2020 – BIMA Hangouts | Finance, Your Business & Coronavirus
Monday saw our friends at Moore Kingston Smith kicked off discussing the financial resources that you can access for your business due to the outbreak. They also answered your questions on various areas of government support including:
• HMRC time to pay arrangements
• SSP refunds
• Rates support
• Relaxation of off payroll working rules
• Coronavirus business interruption loan scheme
• Companies house filing deadline extension
24 March 2020 – BIMA Hangouts | The Law, Your Business & Coronavirus
In this session saw Andy Moseby joined by his colleagues as well as John Haggis of Kepler Wolf as they looked at the legal implications of the current crisis for you and your business.
25 March 2020 – BIMA Breakfast Briefing | International Management, Expansion and Growth
In our Wednesday session, we were treated to experts from Mullenlowe Profero, Somo Global & Sagittarius as they addressed key issues such as:
- The practical steps you can take now
- Reframing business development in the current climate and building a robust growth plan for the long-term
- How to manage multiple offices and distributed teams
- How to address the cultural challenges of working in new territories
27 March 2020 – BIMA Hangouts | Protecting Mental Health in a Crisis
Our final session of the week delved into the crucial topic of managing the mental health of your team in the wake of this crisis. They also answered your questions, and explored issues including:
- Coping strategies for crisis
- How to spot signs of stress in others – and yourself
- Employer responsibilities
- Practical steps to improve your mental wellbeing
- Techniques to survive the mental stress of self-isolation or lockdown
31 March 2020 – BIMA Hangouts | Being the Leader Your Business Needs
In this session we explored what leaders need to be doing now and how their actions are impacting their business and the team within. Topics discussed:
- How can you ensure that your leadership matches your organisation’s requirements right now?
- What influence can you have in creating the right structure and culture?
- And when the pressure is on in new and unsettling ways, how can you ensure you rise to the challenge?
Click here to see all upcoming events in our series.
We also have a dedicated slack channel to continue the conversation, email anthony@bima.co.uk for more info.
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Ant Boyle
Membership Development Manager, BIMA
I’ve been part of BIMA since 2018 and have seen the community reach new heights. As Membership Development Manager its my job to make sure that we are constantly growing as an organisation, both in numbers but also in achievements. It’s our goal to be in as many regions as we can over the next few years, and to expand BIMA’s offering to have something for everyone, we are looking towards Gaming, Fintech & more as our key areas to develop, whilst also expanding our offering for the nearly 400 incredible members we currently have.
Always feel to drop me a message if you would like to chat, I love new ideas and perspectives! – anthony@bima.co.uk
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