Bras to be used in money raising effort

Bras are common items in homes around the UK. Such lingerie, whether large or small, forms a vital part of most women’s clothing collections.

Next month, such underwear is to be utilised in a fundraising effort, the Lancashire Evening Post reports. On July 31st, an attempt will be made to break a world record using the products.

Delivery firm APC Overnight, which claims to collect, route and deliver over one million parcels every month, is helping the initiative by appealing for clothing of this kind as part of the attempt to create the world’s longest bra chain. The event, which is being organised by 2nd Skin Lingerie, will take place at the Worcester Racecourse and all the proceeds will go to Women’s Aid and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

According to Joanne Wood, one of APC Overnight’s directors, there has been a good response so far from the public. She went on to note that there are a number of locations where women can go to drop off their bras.

She remarked: “We’re one of the drop-off points for the bras. There are 127 depots thr

Modern wedding invitations are top of the list

Modern wedding invitations for a modern and contemporary wedding may come as a step too far for some brides. Some may look at ways of bringing their wedding day right into the 21st century, but one of the easiest ways of having a modern wedding and simple feel is to send out electronic wedding invites. Paper wedding invitations are so 2010 don’t you know?!

Although a wedding is often seen as an extravagant and very special day, that does not mean you should indulge in unnecessary wastage or expense just for the sake of it. Indeed sending electronic wedding invites is a simple, yet effective way of inviting your guests to your wedding. Of course, having wedding invitations designed electronically may be cheaper for you but this will not come across to your guests. They will still see the thought and energy you put into designing the cards and will recognise you are being environmentally friendly and responsible.

No matter how hard you try to reduce the waste and plan out your wedding day, it is still likely to end up with food left over and other waste. Rather than letting these things be thrown out, think about how you could save them and in the process make your day more environmentally friendly.

Rather than having fresh flowers, you could have silk flowers that guests can then take home as a special souvenir of the day. On the other hand, if you really cannot do without fresh flowers, why not have them made into pot pourri or donate them to a local nursing home where the residents will surely appreciate them.

Any left-over food could be given to a local homeless shelter and any alcohol left over could be given to guests as thank you gifts. Decorations could be kept for any birthday parties or future celebrations coming up too.

Electronic wedding invites keep carbon footprint down

Although electronic wedding invitations were reported to have been sent to world leaders and royal families earlier in the year, it seems that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding was not as eco-friendly as what was previously thought. Not all the modern wedding invitations were sent electronically as residents of Kate’s home town were only too happy to pose with their paper

Legal warning issued to firms over website images

Companies often entrust outside agencies to help them with issues such as business execution software and strategy execution in general. In the same way, many enterprises rely on third parties to generate websites for them. After all, the endeavour can be highly technical.

The results of such collaborations can be impressive and serve organisations very well.

However, it is vital that firms know their rights and responsibilities when they outsource web design to others. This was the message delivered recently by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

It noted that it has been receiving a rising number of calls from enterprises that have unwittingly infringed copyright laws. These firms presumed the design companies they sourced had secured permission to utilise the images they placed on their websites, when it fact this was not the case.

Liability in such instances lies with the businesses that paid for the websites, rather than the designers.

The FPB, which a non-profit organisation that provides support and protection to small and medium-sized businesses around the country, therefore warned companies to check they are legally entitled to use the images on their websites.

Its chief executive Phil Orford remarked: “I think the digital age has blurred the boundaries of image copyright in many people’s minds and some business owners mistakenly think that because an image is freely available on the internet, it can be reused without permission.”

“Additionally, many smaller businesses entrust web design companies with the whole process of registering and creating their website, and presume that their web design company will only use images they are entitled to use.”

Cases like this demonstrate to firms the importance of using only the very best and most professional organisations when they need to outsource, whether they are after web design services, business execution software and strategy execution assistance or anything else.

Employment law proposals may impact on business execution

These days it is arguably more important than ever for companies to engage in effective strategy execution. Not only are the economic conditions tough at present, but the level of regulation facing enterprises is also high. By utilising business execution software, companies often find it easier to remain on the right side of the law.

Indeed, proposed changes to parental leave and flexible working announced recently by the government may make such technical resources even more important if they come into force.

Last month, the coalition administration launched a consultation on plans to introduce a range of policies from 2015 as part of its drive to create a modern working environment among firms.