Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Thursday 2014. A good turnout – 22 members present. The Ed Slot was delivered by Scott Griffiths with a very useful warning to take care when copying from the internet not to breach copyright or “steal” material. He gave 2 useful illustrations and warned of the dire consequences. It is always…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Tuesday 25th March 2014. 16 members present. Paul Lefever’s sub Dan Tarrant joined 2 other guests, Dean Smith a Roofer and David Dumbell a Photographer, the latter 2 of which have taken away application forms with enthusiastic indications that they will be returning next week. 19 in all saw the meeting…
Chairman’s Business networking Blog Thursday 20th March 2014. 19 members present with 2 guests Greg Simpson from Ashes Storage and Alex Toon of Print Management.
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog, Tuesday 18th March 2014. Small turnout, 16 in all but matching apologies for absence; Nige Kirby delivered a useful Ed Slot, suggesting ways in which we can “put ourselves about” to attract referrals. Remember, it is not so much a question of your thinking of referrals that you can give, but…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Thursday 13th March 2014. A disappointing start with only 18 members present; One visitor from last week returned, Stuart Smallcombe who submitted his application for membership, things were starting to look up. Next came the Education Slot. Our guest speaker was Howard Bullock. Things were starting to get better; his message…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog Tuesday 11th March 2014. 20 Members present and 2 visitors, Chris Adams of CPA Technology and Iain Bell of Creative Re-Creations. A good turnout enjoyed a buffet breakfast which saw scrambled eggs with green (chives to you) and a set up that is more fitting the way the meeting is run.…
TM LAWS TOP TIPS TO HELP MAKE SURE YOU GET PAID 1. Know who you are dealing with. Sounds really obvious but is not only crucial but very often got wrong. 2. You can deal with someone as an Individual, as a sole trader, as a partnership or as a limited company. Identify which they…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog, Thursday 6th March 2014. Our visitors breakfast meeting. Lots of positives to take away from the meeting. Positive 1 When I normally arrive at my usual time of 5.56 am my only companion tends to be Paul Booth. This time there were already half a dozen members waiting outside the doors of the Golf Club to be let in.…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog, Tuesday 4th March 2014. 17 members in attendance, for the first time for several weeks there were no visitors but we have the promise of several coming up in the next week or so. It is with immense pride that I can report that my Leadership Team managed to stand up…
ANNUAL REVIEW – Essex Business forum 2013 to 2014 We have now been in existence for 3 years and for those of us who have been there from the beginning (by my account 16 of the original 17 are still remaining) we have seen tremendous growth and a more diverse organisation emerging that promotes our business…