Amid the networking and relationship-building going on throughout the evening, there was an overriding theme spoken about that is of great importance to every business in Buckinghamshire: skills and recruitment.

Our after-dinner speaker, Sally White, Co-founder and Director of award-winning SYLO Beyond HR explained why businesses need a ‘People Plan’ and how to go about it.

Sally spoke about skills gaps, retaining staff and investing in their development, planning for recruitment, and the importance of considering the needs of different generations, including what different people look for in a prospective employer and where they search for job vacancies.

You can view Sally’s presentation slides here and our Business Support Team can provide further information and support if any of these themes resonate with you. Get in touch via 01494 927130 or BusinessSupport@bbf.uk.com.

There’s a huge focus on skills right now – join in!

At the end of last year, Buckinghamshire Business First was selected by the Department for Education to lead the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Buckinghamshire to better understand the local skills shortages that are felt by employers across the county.

Learn more about getting involved in the LSIP >

Event for your diary: Focus on Workforce Skills, March 22nd

At this event, we will give you the tools to manage, inspire and enhance your most valuable asset – your workforce. Book your place here >

The benefits of attending Business Leaders’ Dinners

After another great evening of fine dining and top-notch networking, we can safely say that the Business Leaders’ Dinners are still the crème-de-la-crème of networking events in Buckinghamshire!

It’s not just fancy food and small talk; millions of pounds of business deals have been struck thanks to relationships forged at Business Leaders’ Dinners!

An accredited Executive Coach and Fellow of the CIPD with 30+ years’ experience leading on transformational change, leadership training and development, coaching and equality, diversity and inclusion, Sally White is the latest expert to impart their knowledge and experience at a Business Leaders’ Dinner, with her passion for helping organisations get the best from their people shining through.

You can view the photographs from the latest Business Leaders' Dinner here >

Book onto our next Business Leaders’ networking event

The next networking event for business leaders is a lunch at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on March 29th.

As well as more great food and more great networking, we will be celebrating excellence as we launch the 2023 Buckinghamshire Business Awards and explain more about the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Book your place here >

Want more support on skills and recruitment?

To learn more about working with the Bucks Skills Hub and benefiting from the work we do to help businesses inspire the next generation by offering work experience and teacher encounters, then please speak with a member of our team by calling 01494 927130 or emailing skillshub@bbf.uk.com.