Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 27th August 2013 A very different and very useful meeting. No Education Officer present no Ed clot and no 10 minutes. We did have a 60 second round where Nige Kirby was looking for kitchen fitters to link up with in order to do the Gas Safe work. Anne Clarke had been…
Chairman’s Business Networking Blog – Thursday 22nd August 2013 If we had thought that numbers at the meeting had been severely restricted by holidays to date, today proved that we didn’t know the half of it. We only mustered 15; it was raining but there the downside ended. Although we always look on the optimistic…
Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 20th August 2013 Jim Henshaw stood in for Scott Griffiths as Meeting Secretary and Paul Booth for Brian Painter as Education and Development Officer. Paul delivered the Ed Slot on inviting visitors with what appeared to be a litany of “don’ts” . At EBF we try and avoid such negative thoughts but…
Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 13th August 2013-08-13 Two people back from holiday, two more away and therefore numbers at the same level as the last two weeks. Paul Booth stood in as Education and Development Officer and delivered the Education slot. The theme this week was how the performance league was calculated and he went onto…
Chairman’s Blog Meeting Thursday 8th August 2013-08-09 Despite the holiday season a good turnout we produced 25 members raring to go. David Plumley produced an esoteric Ed Slot based on the principle “we are what we are”. Both in relation to personal and business relationships, we must view our clients and customers in the same…
The inaugural Essex Business Forum summer garden party/ barbeque at Aidan Squires home was really well attended on Sunday 4th August with around 35 people attending made up of 19 members and their partners.
Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 6th August 2013 Still struck by holiday absences and apologies for absence for business reasons from Nigel Kirby and Nozzy, we mustered 10, the same number as last week. It would be wrong to say the highlight of the morning was the scrambled egg but for those who value these things it…
Compromise agreements when you are made redundant are now called Settlement Agreements! They are legally binding contacts for bringing to an end the employment relationship on agreed terms. The main reason for them is they waive an individual’s right to bring claims against their employer. There are certain things that need to be in place…
Chairman’s Blog Thursday 1st August 2013 Another month, another meeting. Beautiful sunshine put a spring in everyone’s step and given the holiday season a good turn out with 24 present in all. Danielle in her role as trainee substitute for Kim and David Barbone of Sternberg Reed as a visitor. Paul Booth stood in for…
Chairman’s Blog Tuesday 30th July 2013. Holidays have finally hit us, Robert Mayes, Anne Clark, Scott Griffiths and Paul Booth, regular attendees were all away. Despite these absentees 10 in all attended with Jim Henshaw stepping up as a “stand in” for Scott Griffiths as Membership Secretary, well done Jim.