Chairman’s Blog 28th January 2021
Vince Goode delivered an exceptional education presentation on Referrals, and Dean “Bucks-Fizz” Caldon gave a 10-minute presentation and Q&A on his estate agency business.
Chairman’s Blog Thursday 21st January 2021
28 members and guests at todays meeting which started-off all about Bananas and then moved into a great presentation from Nick Cooke, and a wonderful 10-minutes from Brian Painter. Loads of business passed between members and a great atmosphere.
Good Credit Control Has Never Been More Important
The global pandemic and Britain’s exit from Europe have created unprecedented challenges, changes, and pressures for businesses in the UK. Whilst some businesses are less effected, and some sectors, such as IT and construction, appear to be thriving, it is an unfortunate reality that many businesses will struggle to survive. The knock-on effect of this…
This year let the balance be life/work, not work/life
Excellence in this mornings education slot from Stuart Smallcombe, and Mason Edwards delivered 10 minutes about his commercial cleaning business which made us all feel dirty! A friendly and worthwhile meeting.
Chairman’s Blog Thursday 7th January 2021
First meeting of the new year and great to see everyone again. A really useful Q&A 10-minutes and a positive start to the year with referrals and testimonials.
Business Sales, Purchases and Mergers
Covid-19 continues to have a profound effect on businesses of all kinds. This is most visible in the High Street where, at the top end of the market, the collapse of Debenhams and Arcadia have recently hit the headlines. However, small retailers are also having to examine their viability going forward, and at both a…
Chairman’s Blog Thursday 17th December 2020
End-Of-Year Celebrations at today’s meeting, where members largely thanked each other for business passed and excellent work done during our most challenging time as a group. In place of the usual 10-minute presentation was a Murder Mystery challenge, where around 50% of members managed to solve the clues correctly!
Did you know that Daffy Duck rhymes with Nick Cooke
A very entertaining meeting where Zoom audio quirks, or should I say, Quacks, made us all laugh! Simon Essex delivered a great presentation on why we should all go and visit “The Greenhouse”, plus the usual high-quality tally of business recorded and opportunities exchanged.
Alan Moller was Van Man, became Sofa man and finished up as a Freddie Mercury Tribute Act
Sarah Bell delivered an excellent education session, and Nick Cooke a solid 10-minute presentation about his business. Plenty of business shared and also a great social get together
We can now all view the McGoode tartan
Plenty of banter and a little too-much tartan! A theme of thanks between members today who valued how well we all work together. Paul Dulieu delivered a great education session on frogs, and an open questions and answers session was incredibly useful.