Meeting Details:
Where?
Bishopswood Golf Club
Bishopswood Lane
Tadley RG26 4AT
United Kingdom
When?
Usually on the last Tuesday of every month (except dates close to public holidays – see future meeting dates below for full details).
Meeting Format
- Coffee and registration at 7.30am.
- Informal networking, closely followed by breakfast.
- Formal introductions.
- Guest speaker or boardroom discussions.
- Informal networking.
- Meeting closes between 9 – 9.15am.
NEXT MEETING – BOOK HERE
27th June
Not one but two guest speakers! Enjoy 2 short, but very useful, 10 minute presentations from:
Katie Aldridge of the HR Department, will be talking about ‘worker status’, and why it is important if you have suppliers or employees.
PLUS
Peter Cooke of Dudleigh Films, will be giving a presentation about the value of Talking Heads videos to your business.
FUTURE MEETINGS
25th July
August – no meeting- summer break
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
23rd May
Boardroom discussion:
Our meeting will provide a forum for one or two businesses to openly discuss an issue for which, they would welcome the input and ideas of our members and guests.
25th April 2017
AGM – Members Only -TBC
28th March 2017
28th February 2017
A 10 minute presentation from each 2 of our newest members:
Kevin Smith, Right at Home
Katie Aldridge, HR Dept Newbury
31st January 2017
Boardroom discussion:
Our meeting will provide a forum for one or two businesses to openly discuss an issue for which, they would welcome the input and ideas of our members and guests.
20th December 2016
Join us for our last Club meeting of 2016 and our annual Christmas business quiz!
13th December 2016
Club Members Christmas Lunch
29th November 2016
Chris Mison from Prosperity Financial Services, will talk us through the Government Autumn Statement.
On November 23rd Philip Hammond the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be delivering his first Autumn Statement. Come along to our next club meeting to understand the key points and what they mean to you and your business.
As well as deciphering the content of the Autumn Statement, our Club Chair Chris Mison, from Prosperity Financial Services, will be on hand to answer any resultant questions you may have.
25th October 2016
Trick or Treat?!
Our regular visitors and members consider attending our meetings a treat – enjoying the break from the toil and trouble of work and taking the opportunity to share ideas and get support or advice from like minded people.
This month in addition to networking, we will be undertaking a “boardroom style” discussion, to debate any particular business challenges that people may want to share.
7th September 2016
Anna Illingworth from Rowberry Morris Solicitors will be talking to us about managing staff morale and engaging employees.
No August Meeting – Summer Break
26th July 2016
Boardroom discussion:
Our meeting will provide a forum for one or two businesses to openly discuss an issue for which, they would welcome the input and ideas of our members and guests.
28th June 2016
Our mid summer meeting will see a change of meeting time to 4 – 6pm.
Join us on the terrace of the Bishopswood Clubhouse for what will hopefully be a sunny afternoon and early evening, to mix with local business and trades people at this open networking session.
24th May 2016
Boardroom discussion:
Our meeting will provide a forum for one or two businesses to openly discuss an issue for which, they would welcome the input and ideas of our members and guests.
26th April 2016
Club AGM
Meeting open to members only.
22nd March 2016
Chris Mison from Prosperity Financial Services, will talk us through the main points raised in the Budget.
Find out how they affect individuals and people running small businesses.
23rd February 2016
Open to members only.
26th January 2016
This month Nicki Lee will be talking to us about stress.
Discover, the Causes, the effects on you and what you can do about it.
15th December 2015
Join us for an informal pre Christmas networking meeting.
If you’ve got a business challenge our informal and relaxed regular meeting enables you to benefit from the advice, experience or ideas, of our members and other local business people.
24th November 2015
Do you know your core personality style? Do you know your client’s personality style? Do you know how to deal with them?
Join us at our next meeting on 24th November when Chris Mison will help us to find out the answers!
27th October 2015
This month, our “virtual” guest speaker is Nikki Wild (business coach at Wild Empowerment Ltd).
Is it true that you’d like your business to make a profit?
Is it also true that most businesses don’t know that there are actually three types of budget – and that only one of them is financial?
In this short webinar talk, Nikki will take you through the three budgets that are contributing to the profit in your business and why keeping the profit positive is all in the mind.
29th Sept 2015
This month, our guest speaker is Tracey Hammond from TJSafety.
No August Meeting – Summer Break
28th July 2015
This month, our guest speaker is Jo Marshall from Frankie & Ruby.
Jo will show us the effect colour can have on our appearance, providing a fascinating and fun experience, that will prove useful in both professional and personal lives. Join us to find out more.
30th June 2015
This month our guest speaker is Chris Mison from Prosperity Financial Services.
Following on from last months guest speaker, Chris will be discussing: “How to protect you, your family and your business”.
26th May 2015
This month, our guest speaker is Anna Illingworth from Rowberry Morris Solicitors.
Anna will be talking to the group about “What will happen to your assets including your business, when you are gone?”
28th April 2015
This month, as our guest speaker, Chris Seaton from the FSB.
Chris will be leading an interactive discussion with the group about how the FSB choose the subjects for their lobbing activities. This should prove an interesting debate in the lead up to the General Election.
24th March 2015
This month, graphic designer Margaret Macknelly, will be our guest speaker.
Margaret will be testing us on our knowledge of logos and explaining the importance of having a strong one in business.
24th February 2015
This month, Sandy Cockerell from Utility Warehouse is our guest speaker.
Come and play Utility Bingo with Sandy and learn all about the benefits of the Utility Warehouse Club.
27th January 2015
Club AGM
Meeting open to members only.
25th November 2014
Our guest speaker will be Mike Peates, Director / Founder of “owowchocolates”
Mike will be talking to the group about how they have used Social Media to build a growing client base for their products, which are fast becoming a sought after marketing aid.
16th December 2014
Our guest speaker will be Mike Tempest from local micro brewery Wild Weather Ales
With Christmas fast approaching, our last club meeting of the year will be held a little earlier than normal, on Tuesday December 16th, when we will be having beer for breakfast!
You too can sample some of the products and learn what makes “Howlin Gale” different to “Little Wind” !!!!
