ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head></head><body> <!--- TC Header --> <table border=1 bordercolor=#0098ff width="706px" cellpadding=0 > <tr style="background-color:#0098ff;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;color:white"> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold"><font face="Verdana">Top-Consultant.com's &nbsp; Management Consultants' Weekly Newsletter&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="455px"> <div id="pane1" style="width:455px;padding:5px;border-right:solid 1px #0098ff"> <!--- date --> <div id="date1" style="font-size:8pt;color:#000080;font-weight:bold;padding:5px"> Thursday, 17th December 2009 </div> <!--- advert1 --> <div id="advert1" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointments.asp?sel_firm=14">Ernst & Young  Strategic Performance opportunities</a></div> <div><br>In response to strong market demand, Ernst & Young are seeking additional Strategic Performance Managers, Senior Managers and Directors to enhance their existing team, with experience of strategy development and implementation. <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointments.asp?sel_firm=14">Click here to find out more ...</a></div> </div> <!--- main news --> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px">Business & Consultancy News</div> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href=""></a></div> <div><table width=450 align="center" border=0 bordercolor=#0098ff cellPadding=10> <TR > <TD ><FONT face=Verdana size="2" color=#0098ff>Dear reader, <br><br> As this is the last newsletter for 2009, the Top-Consultant.com News Team would like to take this opportunity and wish you <B><I>Happy Holidays</I></B> and a <B><I>Happy New Year</I></B>!</font></td> <TD><img border="0" src="http://images.top-consultant.com/_images/BXP35184.jpg" width="108" height="114"></td></TR></TABLE> </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="" >Full article>>></a></div> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px">Forthcoming events</div> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=429"> Growth and Innovation Consultants; Client Leads and Project Leads</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Do you have experience of identifying, developing and launching new business ventures for large blue-chip companies? </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=412">Looking to build your independent consultancy business?</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Come and meet The Lamberhurst Corporation at the Institute of Directors in London to learn more about our professional network for independent consultants.</div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=299">Project and Programme Management - Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">We are the APM Project Management Company of the Year 2008 and finalists for the National Business Awards Employer of the Year. 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