Chairman’s Blog – Meeting Thursday 29th March 2012 Best turn out yet – 31 members and 4 guests – just squeezed everybody in. The meeting welcomed Steve Richards of Medical Assistance UK, Clare Greenslade of Blue Candy, Pam Sanders of Ab Fab London Events and David Brown of PSW Building Consultancy. Clare and David seemed to…
Chairman’s Blog – Meeting Thursday 15th March 2012 It started slowly, but got better and better. 27 members in attendance, 1 guest – Simon Mears of Vogue Designs. He is threatening to come back next week and hopefully we have another new member in prospect. The 60 second round had Mike Rogers in an aggressive mood…
Chairman’s Blog Meeting Thursday 8th March 2012 Just enough seats – great turn out – 29 members, 1 visitor, Veronica Dembanezi. Her Company provides security services. Hopefully the interest she expressed in the meeting will translate into something more positive. Talking about new members, we are pleased to welcome Andy Smith who was duly inducted…
Medway has Britain’s second highest rate of asbestos linked deaths, and the Government stands accused of dragging its feet in offering help victims while they are still alive. A company of compensation specialists used a freedom of information request to the UK’s office of statistics, and the results make shocking reading. It found only Barrow…
If you are in danger of being made redundant there are some things you can do to either perseude your employer to choose someone else or give yourself some leverage in trying to negotiate a better package. Employers have to do 3 things to make a redundancy fair: 1. They have to consult with you-…
Chairman’s Blog. Meeting Thursday 1st March 2012 When I arrived this morning – just after Paul Booth – there was light in the sky. With the prospect of spring bird song and our visitor, Andy Smith, beating us both; all seemed at one with the world. Attendance was good if not outstanding – 26 members…
Well attended meeting – 30 in all including 2 guests, Jean Jaggermouth for the second time who will hopefully be joined as a member next week and Rod Burns from West One Maintenance. It is always good to induct a new member. Anita Reynolds is our newest recruit – welcome Anita. The multi tasking Mike…
It was between Christmas and New Year 2010 that a small group of BNI insurgents met in a motorway cafe posing as a Chinese restaurant. There was Kevin Brooks (the Brick), Kevin Radford (the Laureate), Brian painter (the Joker), Spiderman Scott Griffiths (the web), Dawn Ribnell (the Print), Numbers Paul Booth and myself, Aidan Squire.…
So – the last meeting of the EBF year passed leaving us one year old. The annual review which took the place of the 10 minute slot will be published on the web site. I will therefore not repeat the solid achievements that we have all made, but simply report on the meeting that maintained…
Essex has a bright future. Small businesses will be a crucial part of that future. The ceremonial county of Essex represents a diverse selection of towns and communities with varied histories and economies. Technology and agriculture have always taken a lead in the fertile lands of Essex with industry largely confined to the South of…