Brighton Bulletin

Vine Brighton

2007-11-25T19:29:00.000Z

You have been invited along to the next Vine Brighton business networking event on -

Wednesday 28th November at 7pm

Upstairs at The Eagle, 125 Gloucester Road, Brighton

With guest speaker Jeremy Spiller - Managing Director of White Hat Media
"Search Engine Optimisation"

During the talk Jeremy will cover both natural (organic) search and paid search (pay-per-click) -
Analytics; monitoring your traffic.
Keywords; how to choose the best keywords and key phrases.
Competitor analysis; what are they doing and how are they doing it.
How to optimise a site naturally for search.
Link building and site promotion; including blogs and social media.
How to set up a pay-per-click account properly.
How to ensure a healthy return on spend on all your online marketing activity.
Jeremy will be holding a Q&A session and there will be plenty of time to network with other Vine members after the talk - so don't forget those all important business cards!
Jeremy's talk will be starting at 7:30pm, so please ensure you arrive on time to avoid missing the start.

£3 payable on the door to cover our venue costs.

We have a new way to sign up to attend Vine events!

Simply head HERE, fill in your details and you will be added to our list as attending.

Because The Eagle have a restriction on the numbers they can accommodate, we have limited the amount of people who can sign up - so get in there quick to ensure your space!

Brighton Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party

2007-11-25T19:18:00.001Z

Join us at our next event

Christmas Party

Thursday 6th December 2007

Let’s celebrate business in Brighton & Hove together!

Our Christmas Party lets you celebrate, network and have a great time! You can bring favourite clients with the full confidence that this will be an evening to remember, or you can reward your staff with a fun and food-filled evening.

There’ll be champagne as soon as you arrive, then you’ll move on to a sumptuous three-course dinner – and there’ll be the chance to spend time with your guests, as well as networking throughout the evening — all rounded off by The Masqueraders, a great live band who’ll be playing hits from the past 4 decades, so you can hit the dance floor too.

You’ll have lots of opportunity to share experiences, food and fun with other business people, as well as promote your own business to potential clients, partners, and suppliers.

This year we are delighted to be joined by members of other business organisations across Brighton & Hove – giving you great opportunities to not only have fun, but also share the evening with a wide range of business owners.

Time: 7.30pm - 1am Venue: Metropole Hilton Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton

Cost: £39 for members (this rate applies to members of any of the partner organisations), £46 for non-members

To book your place, please call 01273 719 097 or use this booking form - or find out more about Christmas Party here.

City Business Club

2007-11-18T13:18:00.000Z

As Christmas draws closer, why not join us in the warmth of The Gallery Restaurant City College (Whitecross Street entrance), for the next City Business Club.

Please put Tuesday 27th of November in your diary, from 8-10am, where we will be discussing Recruitment.

For those of you who are new, City Business Club offers wonderful learning opportunities: we present experienced speakers from across the regional business community and excellent networking prospects with the more seasoned Business Clubbers. This is set within a relaxed business environment, and of course a brilliant breakfast.

This month, we welcome two speakers: Ruth Boulton of The Training Point and Jacky Misson from Nido Marketing.

Ruth Boulton is the Director and founder of The Training Point, a Worthing based training company specialising in management, employment laws and recruitment. Ruth will speak about ‘The pitfalls in employment laws when recruiting’, a highly relevant subject for both small and medium size businesses- this talk could save you a lot of pennies in legal fees.

Jacky Misson is the Director of Nido Marketing, a successful telemarketing company who won ‘Best place to work’ at the 2006/07 Brighton and Hove Business Awards. Jacky will share her ‘Top tips on how to recruit and retain the people you need’ which is undoubtedly one of Nido’s strong points.

With such great speakers we strongly encourage you to return payment as soon as possible to guarantee yourself a place as spaces are strictly limited.

For those who have already reserved their places, we thank you for the quick responses. For those of you that are yet to pay, please bear in mind that you can sign up for one event at a cost of £12 per person, or any three for £32.40. Cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH' at the following address: City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA.

Please feel free to contact me on 01273 667756, or on sbl@ccb.ac.uk if you have any questions or you require further information.

I look forward to seeing some familiar faces and new members on the 27th.

All the best, Sara Bertilsson

Mums in Biz

2007-10-28T10:25:00.000Z

Mums in Business Startup Seminars

The Mums in Biz seminars have been a storming success with lots of Mum leaving armed with lots of useful information and full of inspiration to get their business moving.

The seminars include sessions on Business planning, Time management, child care opportunities, provides business ideas, identifies funding and training opportunities and what to do and where to go next!

Thanks to the power of the mums in business grapevine spaces are filling up fast for the next seminar on Tuesday 6 November and Tuesday 4 December

If you would like to book a place or find out more call Nicky Chisholm on
01273 681484/07920482380 or

email nickyc@mumsinbiz.co.uk

You can visit Nicky's new website at http://www.mumsinbiz.co.uk/

Also

MUMS in biz - How to stay fit when running your own business

Mums in Biz
In conjunction with Back 2 Balance Chiropractic Clinic

A FREE Health & Wellbeing Seminar for mums living in Sussex, setting up their new business or just started out in business.

- Focussing on the real issues that affect busy mums and provide answers and inspiration to get your business moving!

Come along 5 December 2007 and get a taster of how Mums in biz can help you run a business with lots of tips and tools that you can use on a daily basis to help run a viable family focussed business and most importantly tips on how you and your family can stay healthy and well.

The taster sessions will cover: sources of information and support, time management tips, child care issues, training and funding, specific information on your business ideas and what to do and where to go next!

Plus comprehensive health and wellbeing information and tips on how to work from home including best ergonomic set-up and ways to work keeping health problems to a minimum; vital in any new, growing business.

Date Wednesday 5th December 2007

Time 10am start - one hour
(with ample time for questions afterwards)

Venue The Studio, 35 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RT

Cost FREE

Childcare Mums may bring kids with them
- please let us know when reserving your place

Car Parking Metered

Call 01273 681484 to book your seat
(Limited places available)

Email nickyc@mumsinbiz.co.uk

To Book Please fill in the booking form at www.mumsinbiz.co.uk

City Business Club

2007-10-28T10:19:00.000Z

Dear All,

This month, we invite you to join the City Business Club at the De Vere Grand Hotel on King's Road on Tuesday 30th October, from 8-10am for the Business Development module.

For those new to the City Business Club, it is a wonderful learning opportunity: we present an experienced speaker from the business community and plenty of networking opportunities with the more ‘seasoned’ Business Clubbers. This is all within a relaxed business environment, and topped off with a delicious breakfast.

This month, we have changed the format slightly - from two speakers to one, which will allow more time to network.We are very pleased to welcome Mike Herd as this month’s speaker. Mike is the Director of Sussex Innovation Centre. The Centre has a high profile both nationally and internationally and it is frequently cited as an example of best practice. Mike was named Sussex Businessman of the Year in November 2000, and the Sussex Innovation Centre was runner-up in the 2004 UKBI’s Incubator Exemplar award. Mike will be presenting “Business Development for an Ambitious Business - Think Big Act Small.” Clearly one of his expert areas - a presentation you do not want to miss!

Last month’s breakfast at the Gallery restaurant was a resounding success and we had a full house: we anticipate that spaces at this event will again fill up very quickly, and as they are limited, we strongly encourage you to return payment as soon as possible in order to guarantee yourself a place.

Many thanks to you who have already reserved their seats, to those of you that are yet to pay, please bear in mind that you can sign up for one event at a cost of £12 per person, or for any three in the series for £32.40.

Cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH' at the following address: City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA.

Another change for this month is the layout of the delegate list, as people have asked for their email address to be added to their contact details, please contact me if you do not want to have your email address on the list or if you have any other questions, dietary requirements or simply require further information on 01273 667756, or sbl@ccb.ac.uk.

I look forward to seeing some familiar faces and our new members on the 30th! If you should know of anyone that would like to come along as well, feel free to forward this email to them!

All the best, Sara

Clare Evans

2007-10-21T19:29:00.000Z

More Haste - Less Speed - Time Management Seminar

Thursday, 25th October

Do you have too much to do and not enough time to get everything done?

In these days of information overload and with To-Do Lists getting longer each day, we tend to find ourselves with too much to do and not enough time to get everything done?

Sometimes we’re actually too busy being busy to stick our head above the parapet and take a few minutes to look around and see what we really need to be focusing our time on. We just don't take the time to see how we could do things more efficiently.

If you'd like to have more time in your day, improve your productivity, manage your to-do list, tackle your email more effectively then take some time to make some time.

This two-hour seminar will enable you to develop ways to work smarter not harder.

Deal With Priorities
Manage Your Distractions
Maximise Your Productivity
If you work for yourself then time is money, make sure your use the time that you have productively.

You can always make more money but you can't make more time.

If you'd like to find ways to do more with the time in your day, register for this two-hour seminar. Find out how to:

Get control of your diary
Reduce your time wasters
Make better use of your time
Get solutions for your specific issues
Discover tools, techniques and strategies to help you

There are a limited number of places available to give us time to discuss specific time issues, exchange ideas, learn from others and ensure you get personalised support.

When: Thursday, October 25th from 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Where: Telscombe Cliffs/Peacehaven (details on booking). Plenty of parking.

How Much: Just £20 - bring a friend or colleague and pay only £15 each.

To reserve your place or for additional information, just call me on 01273 588297 or email me at info@clareevans.co.uk

Don't have time to attend but would like some Time Tips? Register for my monthly newsletter and I'll send you Ten Top Tips to improve your time management.

Clare

City Business Club

2007-10-21T10:57:00.000Z

Dear All,

This month, we invite you to join the City Business Club at the De Vere Grand Hotel on King's Road on Tuesday 30th October, from 8-10am for the Business Development module.

For those new to the City Business Club, it is a wonderful learning opportunity: we present an experienced speaker from the business community and plenty of networking opportunities with the more ‘seasoned’ Business Clubbers. This is all within a relaxed business environment, and topped off with a delicious breakfast.

This month, we have changed the format slightly - from two speakers to one, which will allow more time to network.We are very pleased to welcome Mike Herd as this month’s speaker. Mike is the Director of Sussex Innovation Centre. The Centre has a high profile both nationally and internationally and it is frequently cited as an example of best practice. Mike was named Sussex Businessman of the Year in November 2000, and the Sussex Innovation Centre was runner-up in the 2004 UKBI’s Incubator Exemplar award.

Mike will be presenting “Business Development for an Ambitious Business - Think Big Act Small.” Clearly one of his expert areas - a presentation you do not want to miss!Last month’s breakfast at the Gallery restaurant was a resounding success and we had a full house: we anticipate that spaces at this event will again fill up very quickly, and as they are limited, we strongly encourage you to return payment as soon as possible in order to guarantee yourself a place.

Many thanks to you who have already reserved their seats, to those of you that are yet to pay, please bear in mind that you can sign up for one event at a cost of £12 per person, or for any three in the series for £32.40. Cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH' at the following address: City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA.

Another change for this month is the layout of the delegate list, as people have asked for their email address to be added to their contact details, please contact me if you do not want to have your email address on the list or if you have any other questions, dietary requirements or simply require further information on 01273 667756, or sbl@ccb.ac.uk.

I look forward to seeing some familiar faces and our new members on the 30th!

If you should know of anyone that would like to come along as well, feel free to forward this email to them!

All the best,Sara

Leave it to the Ladies

2007-10-15T20:46:00.000Z

Leave it to the Ladies is going from strength to strength!

Leave it to the Ladies is launching in Surrey at the Redhill Aerodrome on Thursday 18 October from 12 noon until 2 pm.

Come along and get your business off to a flying start.... the winner of the business card draw get to have a free half hour flying lesson on the day with a female pilot. Don't miss this one it's going to be great!!!!

Email Ian Knight at ian@leaveittotheladies.com for more details and to book your place for the Surrey launch.

If you wish to find out more about these events please visit www.leaveittotheladies.com/events.asp

You can also email Anne at anne@leaveittotheladies.com to book your place.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Vine Brighton

2007-10-14T18:51:00.000Z

Vine Brighton are very excited to announce their Web Season - a series of talks focussing on different aspects of the internet.

Thursday 18th October at 7pm

At our NEW larger venue! - Upstairs in The Eagle, 125 Gloucester Road, Brighton

With guest speaker Andy Budd

"Getting the Perfect Website : A Buyers Guide"

£3 entrance fee to cover our costs with the new venue

Commissioning a design agency can feel like a mine field, so this session will help explain the right and wrong way to go about selecting design and development partners.

So Andy will help us explore -
- How the web works in a friendly and non-technical manner
- How a typical web project is structured
- How to keep it on track, on time and on budget
- What happens after a site is launched
- How to ensure that your website continues to be a success

After Andy's talk there will be plenty of time to network with other Vine members - so don't forget those all important business cards!
Find out more about our guest speaker >

Please contact us if you would like to attend any of our events and/or wish to be put on our mailing list.

Leave it to the Ladies Networking

2007-10-07T20:28:00.000Z

Leave it to the Ladies is going from strength to strength!

The West Sussex County are hosting their second Launch event at the Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield on Wednesday 10 October from 12 noon until 2 pm.

The cost of this event is £20 per person which includes a two course lunch and a glass of wine and the opportunity to network and have some fun.

And there's more:

The next meeting at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst is on Wednesday 10 October from 6.30 pm until 8.30 pm. The guest speak will be Heather Barrie from Calibra Health who will be talking about "Stress Management and the Health, Wealth Dynamic".

The cost is £10 for members and £15 for non-members, however, if you bring along a friend or colleague then they will knock £5 off the price of your entrance fee.

Email Anne at anne@leaveittotheladies.com to book your place.

And there's still more:

Leave it to the Ladies is launching in Surrey at the Redhill Aerodrome on Thursday 18 October from 12 noon until 2 pm.

Come along and get your business off to a flying start.... the winner of the business card draw get to have a free half hour flying lesson on the day with a female pilot. Don't miss this one it's going to be great!!!!

Email Ian Knight at ian@leaveittotheladies.com for more details and to book your place for the Surrey launch.

If you wish to find out more about these events please visit www.leaveittotheladies.com/events.asp

You can also email Anne at anne@leaveittotheladies.com to book your place.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Brighton Chamber of Commerce Training Event

2007-10-07T20:20:00.000Z

Thursday 11th October - A guide to online marketing

Do you want to get to the top in Google? If so, our guide to on-line marketing event is a must.

Our experts for this evening will take you through what you need to know to make the most of online marketing.

You'll find out how to make the most of the Internet, with hints and tips on search engine optimisation, email marketing and blogging.

If you come along to this session you'll be able to understand how Internet technology can help your business to do more business. We expect this session to be very busy, so make sure you book ahead.

Time: 5.45pm
Venue: Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina
Cost: free for members, £7 for guests

Email Christine at admin@businessinbrighton.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you there

Christine

Mums In Biz

2007-09-23T12:24:00.000Z

Mums in Business Startup Seminars

The Mums in Biz September seminar was a storming success with lots of Mum leaving armed with lots of useful information and full of inspiration to get their business moving.The seminars include sessions on Business planning, Time management, child care opportunities, provides business ideas, identifies funding and training opportunities and what to do and where to go next!

Thanks to the power of the mums in business grapevine spaces are filling up fast for the next seminar on Tuesday October 2nd.

If you would like to book a place or find out more call:

Nicky Chisholm on 01273 681484/07920482380 or email nickyc@mumsinbiz.co.uk

City Business Club

2007-09-17T20:32:00.000Z

As the autumn draws ever closer, why not join us in the warmth of The Gallery Restaurant City College, for a hearty business breakfast and the next instalment of the City Business Club. This month, please put Tuesday 25th September in your diary to attend City College from 8-10am, where we will be discussing Marketing. Please come to the Whitecross Street entrance.

For those of you that are new, City Business Club offers wonderful learning opportunities: we present experienced speakers from across the regional business community and excellent networking prospects with the more seasoned Business Clubbers, all set within a relaxed business environment, and of course a brilliant breakfast.

This month, we welcome two speakers: Ian Davies of Seriously Equipped, and Jack Fairhall of Kwiqq.com, who are both newcomers to the City Business Club and will no doubt enrich the event with their superb knowledge of marketing.

Ian Davies is co-director of a Brighton based learning and development organisation, providing tailor made team and business development programmes and corporate events throughout the UK. Ian will be presenting to us on "How to read your customers and get your message across clearly."

Jack Fairhall is Chief Executive Officer and one of the founding members of Kwiqq.com, a company based at the Sussex Innovation Centre which builds online networking solutions for businesses and helps them to utilise technology as it emerges. Jack will speak of the "10 things to consider for your web marketing strategy."

Remember, spaces at the event are strictly limited, so we strongly encourage you to return payment as soon as possible to guarantee yourself a place. Thank you for the quick responses of those that have already reserved their places, for those of you that are yet to pay, please bear in mind that you can sign up for one event at a cost of £12 per person, or for any three in the series for £32.40. Cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH' at the following address: City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA.

Please feel free to contact me on 01273 667756, or on sbl@ccb.ac.uk if you have any questions or you require further information. I look forward to seeing some familiar faces and our new members on the 25th!

All the best,

Sara Bertilsson

Leave it to the Ladies Networking

2007-09-09T19:31:00.000Z

Leave it to the Ladies is going from strength to strength!

The next meeting at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst is on Wednesday 10 October from 6.30 pm until 8.30 pm. The guest speak will be Heather Barrie from Calibra Health who will be talking about "Stress Management and the Health, Wealth Dynamic".

The cost is £10 for members and £15 for non-members, however, if you bring along a friend or colleague then they will knock £5 off the price of your entrance fee.

And there's more:

The West Sussex County are hosting their second Launch event at the Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield on Wednesday 10 October from 12 noon until 2 pm.

The cost of this event is £20 per person which includes a two course lunch and a glass of wine and the opportunity to network and have some fun.

If you wish to find out more about these events please visit www.leaveittotheladies.com/events.asp

You can also email Anne at anne@leaveittotheladies.com to book your place.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Vine Brighton

2007-09-09T19:22:00.000Z

This Thursday 13 September Vine Brighton have another one of their successful meetings at The Greene Room (above the Cricketers)in Black Lion Lane, Brighton starting at 7 pm.

The guest speaker for this month's meeting is Tom Nixon Director of Brighton based web design agency Nixon McInnes.

"Social Media Essentials Workshop"

During this presentation, Tom will walk us through -

What is social media?
Blogging : What a blog can do for you and how to get one started.
How to make social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn work for your business.
Online PR : Using the web to raise your profile.
Social media rules of engagement : Avoid common social media blunders.

Tom will be holding a Q&A session and there will be plenty of time to network with other Vine members after the talk - so don't forget those all important business cards!

If you would like to attend you can get in touch with Sarah, Lucy and Vahsti by email on:

Enquiries@vinebrighton.co.uk

Latest Vine News

Vine Brighton Web Season

Vine Brighton have arranged a series of very exciting and useful talks for the coming months on the topic of the internet. After listening to your suggestions - we realised that there are a number of business owners out there who are still baffled by the internet and what it can offer their business.

First in our season of web talks on 13th September - we have invited Tom Nixon, Director of Brighton based web design agency Nixon McInnes, along to talk to you all about Social Media.

Our October session will see web guru Andy Budd of Clear Left talking to us all about how do web design on a shoestring budget! More details to follow shortly.

Other newsI also wanted to congratulate our very own Vine co-founder Lucy Lambton on her wedding to Simon Moorhouse on 15th September.

Why not log on to the Vine Brighton online forum to read useful business articles, network with other members and ask any of those niggling business related questions.

I hope to catch up with you all at the next meeting on 13th September!

Kind regards

Sarah Bird

The Shiatsu College Brighton

2007-09-06T09:08:00.000Z

The Shiatsu College Open Day is this Saturday (8th September)

You are invited to The Shiatsu College Open Day this coming Saturday, where you can find out about studying shiatsu, receive a mini treatment and find a reputable, effective practitioner. Come along to the Brighton Natural Health Centre between 11.30 and 4pm

· Beginners’ Workshop on Sunday 9th September

During this day you can learn the fundamentals of shiatsu and simple Ki exercises that you can immediately use to your benefit.

Places can be booked on 07974 055 709 or brighton@shiatsucollege.co.uk

v How you can get more information in the meantime…

o For information about the course syllabus click on www.shiatsucollege.co.uk

o To find out more about the home of The Shiatsu College Brighton click on www.bnhc.co.uk

o If you want to ask specific questions about shiatsu, studying with The College or any related topics that you feel I may be able to help with, please contact Debbie
by e mail - debbie@shiatsucollege.co.uk
or by phone - 07974 055 709

Clare Evans

2007-08-29T09:24:00.000Z

Group Workshop - More Haste Less Speed

Are you struggling with too much to do and feeling as if there's not enough time to get everything done?

Help is at hand. I'm running a Time Management group workshop over four Wednesday's starting on September 5th at 12.30pm - only £80.The group workshop consists of four, weekly one-hour sessions that will enable you to develop ways to work smarter not harder.

Deal with Priorities.
Manage Your Distractions.
Get Back in Control
Maximise Your Productivity.
Reduce Your Stress and Overwhelm

If you'd like to have more time in your day, join this one-month Group Workshop. Find out how to:

Set your goals for the remainder of the year.
Get solutions to your specific issues
Reduce your time wasters
Stop procrastinating
Get control of your diary
Make better use of your time
Discover tools, techniques and strategies to help you.

Each session will have a key theme, covering topics such as:

Managing Your Email
Procrastination
Handling Paperwork
Saying No
Organise Your Office
Creating Balance

The workshop takes place in central Brighton, easy access by foot, bus, train or even car and is only £80 for all four weeks.

There are only 8 places available in each workshop to keep the group small. This gives us time to discuss specific issues with the group, exchange ideas, learn from others and ensure you get personalised support.

To reserve your place or for additional information, just call me on 01273 588297 or email me at info@clareevans. co.uk.

Regards,

Clare

P.S. If you're not already on the list, I'll send you my Top Time Tips when you register for my monthly newsletter. Just email claresnews@aweber. com.

Mums in Biz

2007-08-22T09:58:00.000Z

Calling all Mums

Who have recently started or would like to run their own business?

Mums in Biz runs Business start up seminars that focus directly on ideas and issues that affect busy mums and provides answers fun and inspiration to get your business moving!
The seminars includes sessions on Business planning, Time management, child care opportunities, provides business ideas and what to do and where to go next!

We have made it easy for you:

A Business Startup seminar supported by Startup Co and the Childrens Information Service aimed specifically at Mums

Venue, free car parking and subsidised child care from Asquith Nursery all within 2 minutes of each other,

Lunch is provided

A relaxed fun environment

All wrapped up in a beautiful setting over looking the Marina

Dates - Tuesdays : September 4th , October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th 2007
Times - 12.15-3.15pm
Venue - Rendevous Casino, Brighton Marina
Cost - £25 (Lunch provided)
Childcare - Asquith Nursery in Brighton Marina (next door to the Casino)
Offers reduced crèche fees when booking with Mums in Biz
Car parking Free (1 minute from Casino and Asquith Nursery)

ONLY 10 PLACES LEFT SO HURRY BEFORE THEY ALL GO!

For more information or to book a place please call Nicky Chisholm at
Mums in Biz on 01273 681 484 or email
nickyc@mumsinbiz.co.uk

Mums in Biz Seminar – Summer 2007

Note – Speakers will be
Nicky Chisholm from Mums in Biz
Kajal Patel from Asquith Nursery (Renamed as Brighton Day Nursery)
TBC from the Childrens Information Service (Brighton and Hove Council)
TBC from Startup Co

The seminar content is suitable for Mums who have not set up their business and Mums in the early stages or the first year of running a business.

Summary of Seminar

1
12.15-12.30 Lunch
Mums in Biz
Welcome/Introduction/Summary of seminar
2
12.30-12.45 Lunch
Mums in Biz
Ideas for Businessess suitable for flexible working (hand out profiles for different business ideas)
3
12.45-1.00
Mums in Biz
(Practical session)
What is your vision of your business/Look at a Business Plan, start up costs, timescale, hours available, identifying customers and how will you attract them
4
1.00-1.15
Mums in Biz
(Practical session)
Complete above task and present to group and receive feedback and ideas
5
1.15-1.30
Asquith Nursery
What you should look for in your child care provider and an introduction to Asquith
6
1.30-1.45
Mums in Biz
Time Management – (making time to run your business)
Where do you spend your time?
Where do you waste time?
Time saving ideas!
7
1.45-2.00
Mums in Biz
Business Plan and cash flow Templates
Hours available/projected income and manage expectations
Identify weak areas and how they can be addressed
Develop a plan of action using a calendar
8
2.00-2.15
Brighton and Hove Childrens Information Service
Finding childcare in Brighton and Hove and looking at costs and flexibility
9
2.15-2.30
Mums in Biz
Finance - personal tax allowance, start up costs and courses
10
2.30-2.45
Mums in Biz
Training online and Funding
11
2.45-3.00
Startup Co
Startup Co -Where to go and what to do next
12
3.00-3.15
Mums in Biz
Overview/Feedback /Thank you

Wired Sussex

2007-08-12T18:34:00.001Z

Know someone that needs a kick start to their career? The Brighton Internship Programme is that essential first step on the ladder.

Starting in September, BIP gives you valuable work experience and gets your envious career rolling.

If you’ve got the skills and the oomph then get applying for these creative industry positions. Currently available: Mobile web (WAP) Product Manager, Record Label assistant, Marketing and Fundraising Assistant, Online Marketing Assistant, Avatar Builder, Web developer, Web Producer, Software Developer / Analyst, User Experience Researcher and many more…don’t miss out! www.wiredsussex.com/bip

If you’re one of the lucky few, you’ll get:

A credible internship in a sought after company

Cracking contacts and invaluable experience

High level training sessions

Respected references for your CV

A grant for the period of the internship £££

6 week placement over a three month period, fit it around another job

If you want to work in the creative and media industries then upload your CV at www.wiredsussex.com/bip and be the first to apply for these rare opportunities.

Yummy Mummy Charity Walk

2007-08-12T18:27:00.000Z

Please can I draw your attention to an event being organized by Micala Wilkins to take place in Sussex in September. It’s a sponsored pyjama walk for mums and toddlers to raise money for children with cancer via the CLICK Sargant charity. Details are at: http://www.yummymummy.org.uk/

Yummy Mummy week takes place from 15 September until 23 September.

Micala can be reached at Micala.a.wilkins@aexp.com Micala is looking for help with fundraising, sponsorship, event organization and yummy mummies to take part.

Leave it to the Ladies

2007-07-28T08:21:00.000Z

Leave it to the Ladies, the online directory for business women is about to launch the first of its networking events on Friday 3 August at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst, West Sussex from 12 noon until 2 pm.

We will be enjoying a two course lunch and a glass of wine and the opportunity to network and hear what the plans are for Leave it to the Ladies for the future.

If you would like to join us for what is planned to be the first of many networking and social events then please do get in touch with Anne on either 01243 528826 or by email at anne@leaveittotheladies.com

The cost of the event is £20 per person which can be brought along on the day. It is strongly recommended to book your place in advance as places are filling up fast.

If you cannot make this event but know of a colleague who may be interested in attending then please pass on these details as Leave it to the Ladies would love to hear from you.

Please email Anne on anne@leaveittotheladies.com for more information.

This is the first in a series of events not to be missed!

City Business Club

2007-07-28T08:05:00.000Z

The next City Business Club (Maximising Potential) takes place on the Tuesday 31st July, 8 till 10 AM at the Alias Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina.

Much interest has already been shown for the forthcoming event, where CBC will be looking at ‘maximising potential’. For those who have not yet made their reservation I would be quick as the last meeting was over subscribed.

This month, the first speaker is Sarah Hopwood of Paul Hopwood Consulting, who will enlighten everyone about how attitude and perspective can be the real key to success. The second speaker is Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements, who can show you how to maximise both our personal and business potential and achieve real results.

Spaces at the event are filling up rather fast, so to guarantee yourself a place at what promises to be an extremely fruitful morning, please return payment as soon as possible. The cost is £12 per person for one event, or £32.40 for three events. Cheques are to be made payable in advance to ‘CCBH’ at the following address: City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton, BN1 4FA.

Please contact Sara Bertilsson on 01273 667756 or sbl@ccb.ac.uk to book or for further information.

Leave it to the Ladies

2007-07-22T20:38:00.000Z

Leave it to the Ladies, the online directory for business women is about to launch the first of its networking events in partnership with the Real Business Women's Network.

The launch is taking place in the West Sussex area on Friday 3 August at the Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst from 12 noon until 2 pm.

If you would like to have lunch and a glass of wine and network with some serious business women then this is the event for you.

The cost of the event is £20 per person.

If you cannot make this event but know of a colleague who may be interested in attending then please pass on these details as Leave it to the Ladies would love to hear from you.

Please email Anne on anne@leaveittotheladies.com for more information and a booking form.

This is the first in a series of events not to be missed.

Icon Business Solutions

2007-07-22T20:31:00.000Z

Icon Business Solutions are running a training event at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne on 25 July from 2 pm until 5 pm.

The title of the seminar is "3 Vital Steps to Growing Your Business".

If you want to significantly improve your sales, increase your after tax profits, boost your personal income while reducing your stress levels and your business's reliance on you, then this "3 Vital Steps to Growing your Business" is for you.

If you are interested in attending and haven't already booked, I would suggest that you book soon.

The cost of the seminar is only £35.

You can get hold of Gary Maskell or Rob Blackman by telephoning 01273 584858 or 01323 872194 to book your place NOW.

Time Management with Clare Evans

2007-07-16T14:05:00.000Z

Do you find you’ve got too much to do and not enough time to get everything done?

You’re most certainly not alone. Sometimes we’re actually too busy to stick our head above the parapet and take a few minutes to look around and see what we really need to be focusing our time on.

If you'd like to have more time in your day, why not take just one hour out of your busy working week and come along to my Time Management Workshop. For the first time, I’ll be bringing my world-renowned teleclass to Brighton. OK, world-renowned may be stretching it a bit but I’ve certainly had participants from around the world joining my regular one-hour teleclasses.

Now I'd like to share my tips, techniques and strategies in a group format. In one hour, you will find out how to:

Deal with Priorities – focus on what should be doing.
Avoid Distractions – manage those emails, phone calls and people.
Maximise Your Income – spend more of your time working on money earning tasks.
If you work for yourself then time is money, make sure you’re using it wisely.

The session costs just £15 and there are a maximum number of 10 places available in each session. Bring a friend or colleague and pay only £10 each.

I’ve scheduled a couple of time slots to make it even easier to fit it in or around your working day. The sessions will take place in central Brighton (near the Theatre Royal), so easy access by foot, bus, train or even car.

Sessions are running on:

Thursday 19th July at 9.30am

Wednesday 25th July at 12.30pm

Come and join us. Don’t put off getting organised any longer. To reserve your place or for additional information, just call me on 01273 588297 or email me at info@clareevans.co.uk and let me know which date you'd like to attend.

If you don't have time to attend in person, you might prefer one of my teleclasses. The latest schedule is available on my website at http://www.clareevans.co.uk/services/GroupCoaching.htm

Please pass this on to anyone else who might be interested – or bring along a friend or colleague and find out how to boost your productivity.

Clare

P.S. I'll send you my Top Time Tips if you register for my monthly newsletter. Just email claresnews@aweber.com.

Vine Brighton

2007-07-15T12:10:00.000Z

This Thursday 19 July Vine Brighton have another one of their successful meetings at The Greene Room (above the Cricketers)in Black Lion Lane, Brighton starting at 7 pm.

The guest speaker for this month's meeting is Victoria Player from The Marketing Coach.

"Discover How to Double the Number of Clients in Your Business in Just Six Months"

During this insightful presentation, Victoria will walk you through -

How to pique people's interest and have them understand the value of your service
How to use tons of FREE and low-cost marketing techniques to raise your profile
How to use your website, email and the Internet to attract more clients and sales
Learn simple and effective ways to stay in touch with your prospects and clients without harassing them to death!
How to turn interested prospects into new paying clients

If you would like to attend you can get in touch with Sarah, Lucy and Vahsti by email on:

Enquiries@vinebrighton.co.uk

Brighton Gathering - Ecademy

2007-06-27T14:32:00.000Z

The Brighton Gathering meets every month to create its own a convivial and welcoming atmosphere for social chat with no great emphasis on business.

What great things could you see happening if you grabbed the chance to spend some time with us? Given that 80% of success is turning up, how would you feel if you missed it? Come along and make some great connections.

The venue for the Gathering is West Quay, Lloyds Bar, Brighton Martina, from 6 till 8 pm on Wednesday 4 July.

Parking at the Marina is free and easy - or catch a tuc-tuc from town.

Visit the Ecademy website for more information.

The Round Table

2007-06-27T14:25:00.001Z

The Round Table is a supportive group set up by Julia Fry and meets on the first Monday of every month at The Tea Rooms on Southover Street in Brighton from 7 til 9.30 pm.

Their next meeting is on Monday 2 July.

The Round Table is for amazing women who want to amplify their magnificence. Its a space to be heard on whatever you'd like to talk about in a group of 3 or 4 women (within a larger group), without interruption. Its time out from being busy to reflect on where you are in life and to be supported by the women in your group with questions, if you decide to invite them.

A pot of tea of your choice and sandwiches (salmon or 3 cheese) and cake are included in the price which is £15 per person.

If you would like to join this group please click here for The Round Table registration page. Places are limited to 16 so book early.

If you would like to contact Julia you can reach her at either:

Email: julia@juliafrycoaching.com

or visit her website at www.juliafrycoaching.com

City Business Club

2007-06-24T18:25:00.000Z

As the end of the month draws nearer, its time to put Tuesday 26th June in your diary for the next instalment of the City Business Club. CBC are delighted to announce that Carluccio's on Jubilee St, Brighton will be the venue for this event taking place from 8 till 10 AM.

They also have two superb speakers for this meeting looking at networking and specifically how to get the most out events such as the City Business Club.

The first speaker, Julia Chanteray, has been referred to as ‘the queen of networking’! Julia runs the successful business consultancy, The Joy of Business and is also the resident business expert on Channel 4's ‘Risking it all’.

Mark Haverstock will be a familiar name to many of you on the regions' networking scene. Mark runs the popular coaching business Near Horizon. Mark's clients have included the London Stock Exchange and Brighton and Hove City Council, amongst many others.

If you have not done so already, to reserve a place at what promises to be a very popular event, please send a cheque for £12 to the below address. Alternatively, remember that you can guarantee a space at three events of your choice for a discounted price of £32.40.

Places are strictly limited to 50 and cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH'.

On another note, this will be Daniel Brain's final City Business Club before leaving City College for pastures new. Daniel hopes that you will be able to join him for a final delicious breakfast and plenty of topical discussion before he hands the club over to the more than capable hands of City Business Skills' latest addition, Sara Bertilsson.

Business Skills Coordinator
City Business Skills
City College Brighton and Hove
Pelham St
Brighton. BN1 4FA

Tel: 01273 667788 (ext 597)

Email: db3@ccb.ac.uk

The next City Business Club breakfast will take place on Tuesday 26th June, 8-10am at Carluccio's restaurant, Jubilee St, Brighton.

For further information on City Business Club and how to join see www.ccb.ac.uk/businessclub

Juliet Kearns - Pastel Portrait Artist

2007-06-17T13:31:00.000Z

At Brighton Bulletin we are always trying to help businesses raise their profile and build awareness of their products or services.

I have recently received an email from Juliet Kearns.

Juliet is a portrait artist - who works in pastels. She also paints nudes and mermen for a "Adonis Art", a gallery in Earl's Court.

The picture above is an amazing sample of what Juliet can produce and I think you will agree that she has the talent to capture the finest detail and bring out the character of her subject in her work.

Juliet is also in the process of producing greetings cards and is currently awaiting her first delivery of cards of the mermen paintings which she is selling for £3 each.

If any one is interested in commisioning a portrait or painting or would like to order some very special greetings cards then please get in touch with Juliet by either:

visiting her website at:www.julietkearns.co.uk

Tel: 01273 747466

Email: portraits@julietkearns.co.uk

Healthy by Nature

2007-06-17T13:24:00.000Z

You are invited to join the Healthy by Nature team at their second FREE unmissable event.

Going for Gold - Sussex Yacht Club - Wednesday 20 June - 5.45 pm

The 2012 Olympic Games coming to England will mean that we will need to perform to Olympic standards. As the intensity rises, join us in the informative and enlightening seminar, where Healthy by Nature will demonstrate how you and your business can stay ahead of the game.

Benefits include:

Find out what makes us do the things we do.
Learn new methods to help change behaviour with regards to health.
Learn how to schedule health into your hectic life.
The bottom line - is a healthy lifestyle for me?
Complimentary behavioural change handbook.
Light refreshments
Opportunity to network.
It's free!

To register for this event please visit the Healthy by Nature website.

You can also get in touch with Stuart, Jo or Rachel by:
Email: seminars@healthy-by-nature.co.uk
Telephone: 01273 596556

City Business Club

2007-06-17T13:12:00.000Z

Vine Brighton

2007-06-07T13:36:00.001Z

Vine Brighton are holding their next networking evening on Thursday 14 June from 7:00pm @ The Greene Room (above The Cricketers) on Black Lion Street, Brighton. This event is FREE!

The guest speaker will be Malcolm Harvey, local entrepeneur, business mentor and Membership Secretary to the FSB. Malcolm will talk about how he has been successful in business and how the FSB can benefit you.

Come along network with other like-minded business people in a relaxed and informal environment. Vine members come from a variety of industries and all with varying degrees of business knowledge. This is a perfect chance to make those all important contacts, discuss new ideas and seek help and advice for your business.

Please RSVP to enquiries@vinebrighton.co.uk and feel free to pass details onto any other fabulous business men and women who may be interested in joining.

And don't forget the Vine Brighton online discussion forum. It is a great way to network and support other members in between meetings, introduce you and your company and get those niggling business questions answered!

Lucy, Sarah and Vahsti are your hosts for the evening and you can check out the Vine Brighton website to read about their business achievements.

Healthy by Nature

2007-06-06T20:04:00.000Z

You are invited to join the Healthy by Nature team at two of their unmissable events in June which are both FREE!

Gain Competitive Advantage - Sussex Yacht Club - Thursday 14 June - 5.45 pm

This seminar will demonstrate why good health is essential for peak performance and why your competitors may be missing out. Discover the trade secrets of optimum health for you and your business.

Benefits include:

Find out what absence is costing your business.
Learn new methods to overcome absence.
Learn how to develop a healthier workplace.
The bottom line, what you can save with workplace health.
Complimentary behavioural change handbook.
Light refreshments.
Opportunity to network.
It's free!

Going for Gold - Sussex Yacht Club - Wednesday 20 June - 5.45 pm

Benefits include:

Find out what makes us do the things we do.
Learn new methods to help change behaviour with regards to health.
Learn how to schedule health into your hectic life.
The bottom line - is a healthy lifestyle for me?
Complimentary behavioural change handbook.
Light refreshments
Opportunity to network.
It's free!

To register for these events please visit the Healthy by Nature website.

You can also get in touch with Stuart, Jo or Rachel by:
Email: seminars@healthy-by-nature.co.uk
Telephone: 01273 596556

Brighton Gathering

2007-06-03T20:25:00.001Z

Have you heard of Ecademy? It is an online network of business owners who not only get to know each other over the internet but also meet up together face-to-face.

The Brighton Gathering Ecademy group meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month and their next meeting is on Tuesday 5 June 2007 they will be getting together at the West Quay Pub on the Brighton Marina.

The informal gathering starts at 6 pm and goes on until around 8 pm.

Clare Evans is the Leader of the group (as well as a Time Management Coach) and if you would like to experience an Ecademy meeting in a relaxed environment then visit
Brighton Gathering for more information and to register for the event.

The Round Table

2007-05-24T13:12:00.000Z

The Round Table is a supportive group set up by Julia Fry and meets on the first Monday of every month at The Tea Rooms on Southover Street in Brighton from 7 til 9.30 pm.

Their next meeting is on Monday 4 June.

The Round Table is for amazing women who want to amplify their magnificence. Its a space to be heard on whatever you'd like to talk about in a group of 3 or 4 women (within a larger group), without interruption. Its time out from being busy to reflect on where you are in life and to be supported by the women in your group with questions, if you decide to invite them.

A pot of tea of your choice and sandwiches (salmon or 3 cheese) and cake are included in the price which is £15 per person.

If you would like to join this group please click here for The Round Table registration page. Places are limited to 26 so book early.

If you would like to contact Julia you can reach her at either:

Email: julia@juliafrycoaching.com

or visit her website at www.juliafrycoaching.com

Sussex Business Scene

2007-05-24T12:02:00.000Z

Sussex Business Scene are having their launch party on Thursday 7 June at the Porsche Centre Mid Sussex. The evening runs from 6.30 - 8.30 pm and the cost is £10 per person.

As well as a keynote speaker, networking and champagne hospitality from Southdowns Cellars, The Garden Chef and Cloughs you can also enter the exclusive draw in aid of St Catherine's Hospice and have the chance to win a Porsche Boxter for the weekend.

75 people have already booked so it looks like it is going to be a great evening!

To register visit the Business Scene Registration page.

You can find a map of how to get to the Porsche Centre by clicking here.

I recommend you register early as the places are getting booked up pretty quickly.

Vine Brighton

2007-05-20T13:49:00.000Z

Vine Brighton are holding their next networking evening on Wednesday 23rd May from 7:00pm @ The Greene Room (above The Cricketers) on Black Lion Street, Brighton. This event is FREE!

Come along network with other like-minded business people in a relaxed and informal environment. Vine members come from a variety of industries and all with varying degrees of business knowledge. This is a perfect chance to make those all important contacts, discuss new ideas and seek help and advice for your business.

Please RSVP to enquiries@vinebrighton.co.uk and feel free to pass details onto any other fabulous business men and women who may be interested in joining.

And don't forget the Vine Brighton online discussion forum. It is a great way to network and support other members in between meetings, introduce you and your company and get those niggling business questions answered!

Just a little Vine Brighton news update -

Business Skill Swap Shop

We have just launched the Vine Brighton Skill Swap Shop on our web forum - http://www.vinebrighton.co.uk/forum

We all know how costly it can be to set up a business - websites, business cards, advertising, mentoring...But what if you could swap your business skills in exchange for something you need for your business. Maybe you are a web developer who needs some help with writing press releases....maybe you are a writer in need of a new website to help promote your business...what if you could both work together to help each other out? This is why we have set up the Skill Swap Shop - as a way of our members communicating with one another & helping each other out.

Simply log on to our forum & sign up - then start a new topic in the Skill Swap Shop section outlining what business skills/knowledge you could exchange and what business service you are seeking.

Next Vine event

A reminder about our next Vine Brighton meeting. We are holding a social gathering at The Greene Room (upstairs in The Crciketers on Black Lion Street, Brighton) on Wednesday 23rd May from 7pm. Come and network with other like-minded business people; swap business cards, swap business ideas etc.

Future Vine events

We are currently arranging TWO Vine events for June. The first is a business breakfast with a talk from a very inspirational local business person. The second will be our usual monthly evening meeting with yet another successful business person! Both events will be FREE to attend - all you have to bring is a bit of money for drinks/croissants and business cards! More details to follow...

We hope to see you all on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the Vine forum - there are always new things appearing each week (articles, advice, skill swap requests etc.)

Kind regards

Sarah, Lucy & Vahsti
http://www.vinebrighton.co.uk/

City Business Club

2007-05-17T20:03:00.001Z

The second series of the City Business Club commences next Tuesday 22 May from 8 am until 10 AM at the Gallery restaurant, City College Brighton and Hove.

For those who have not been before, the City Business Club is a wonderful learning opportunity with knowledgeable speakers from across the business spectrum, superb networking opportunities and of course an excellent breakfast. This month the speakers are Melanie Page of the Sussex Innovation Centre and Martin Henley of The Effective Marketing Company.

Melanie is head of the Innovation Support team at the award winning Sussex Innovation Centre. With 10 years experience of selling high tech sales and marketing solutions to large corporations, a key aspect of Melanie's role now is to help young companies acquire that elusive first customer in a new high-tech market.

As a regular member of the City Business Club and proprietor of The Effective Marketing Company, Martin has established a successful and growing business specialising in offering effective business, marketing and action plans to local organisations. Martin and his team have built an excellent portfolio of happy customers who are reaping the rewards of using they're bespoke high-tech solutions and direct marketing campaigns.

Remember, spaces at this event are strictly limited and we strongly encourage you to return payment as soon as possible to guarantee a place. You can sign up for just one event at a cost of £12 per person or any three in the series for £32.40. Alternatively, you may reserve a place at all nine modules for £90 - a saving of £18! Cheques should be made payable to 'CCBH'; please feel free to contact Daniel Brain, Business Skills Co-ordinator on

Tel: 01273 667788 (ext 597)
Email: db3@ccb.ac.uk

BodyAlive - On-site Chair Massage Service

2007-05-13T19:15:00.000Z

Kelly Hutson has sent a message to launch her new Business. Please read, digest and take action on the following, this could benefit not only yourself but also your team and your company.

I have recently launched my own small business in Brighton and Hove. BodyAlive is an On-Site Chair Massage Service aimed at professionals in their place of work. On-Site massage is a short and effective treatment which can energise your staff, increase productivity and reduce absenteeism. The treatment won't disrupt your workday. It's more invigorating than a fifteen minute coffee break. On-Site chair massage usually takes about the same amount of time and produces better results.

The treatment is intended not only to relax tense and aching muscles, but to release energy and invigorate both mind and body.

What is On-site Massage?

The BodyAlive therapist comes directly to your office, carrying an easy to set up ergonomic On-Site massage chair. Your seated massage takes place directly through your clothes, ensuring modesty and convenience appropriate to the workplace. No oils or creams are used.

On Site Massage is a meridian based therapy in which thumb, finger, elbow and knuckle pressures are used to stimulate many of the acupressure points on the 12 major meridians accessible on the back, arms, hands, neck, and head.

The treatment time is usually between 15-20 minutes, but this can be tailored to meet your needs. The ending sequence is designed to enhance circulation and energy, allowing you to feel revitalised and ready to continue with the rest of your day.

How will this benefit me, the employer?

Massage reduces anxiety and other stress related symptoms; this can help reduce staff absenteeism. This highly visible contribution to your staffs' health will ensure your employees know how valued they are; this helps improves staff morale. Staff will return to their desk energised; this can help with productivity. On-Site massage will provide a valuable and cost effective addition to any existing well-being package; a good benefits package can help with retention of staff.

What are the benefits to my staff?

The On-Site massage treatment will leave your team feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and re-energised:

Eases muscle and joint stiffness and tension in the body

Relaxes and calms the nervous system

Relieves neck and shoulder pain and tension headaches

Prevents and helps RSI problems

Leaves client relaxed, refreshed and clearly focussed

Creates a sense of well-being

Improves focus and concentration

Improves circulation

What does the treatment cost?

There are three ways in which On-Site Massage can be funded. Either fully by the company, shared (in any proportion) or fully by the employee. BodyAlive can charge by the massage, by the hour, by the day or half day. Prices are dependant on all of the above variables.

What to do next?

If your company is looking at ways to invest in employee well-being and you think that On-Site massage would benefit your team, book a free taster session for yourself and two colleagues, or call me to discuss the service and get a full costing.

I would love to have the opportunity to talk about how this might work for your company, not only as a benefit to the staff but also how this could work at launch events, corporate days, stakeholder evenings and family wellbeing days. If you feel that these details would be better directed to HR, or marketing, or the head of your department, I would be very grateful for any contact names you may have.

I look forward to hearing from you.

With kind regards and thanks

Kelly Hutson Dip. ITEC Embody

07900 577 489

Action Coach Business Coaching

2007-05-08T20:09:00.000Z

Action Coach are running their Free Seminars once again. The Seminars are a great opportunity to learn how to:

Increase your profits by 61%
Building a winning team
Get more done in less time

The dates and venues are as follows:

Tuesday 15 May 2007 - 18:00 to 20:30
West Hove Golf Club, Church Farm, Hangleton, Hove, East Sussex

Friday 18 May 2007 - 7:30am to 10:00am
Fast Helicopters, Hangar Four, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FF

Wednesday 23 May 2007 - 18:00 to 20:30
Cottesmore Golf Club, Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9AT

To book your FREE place you can contact Action Coach by

Telephoning: 01273 463854 or

Email: alisonwilson@action-coaching.co.uk

Website: www.actioncoach.co.uk

The Enterprise Agency

2007-05-08T19:24:00.000Z

The Enterprise Agency are hosting another of their successful networking events on Wednesday 16 May at the wwwater.bar in the Thistle Hotel on the seafront, very near to the Parade Pier.

The evening commences at 6.30 pm and concludes around 8.30 pm.

These events are great for networking and meeting both new and old contacts. They are ideal for small businesses too! Don't forget to take plenty of business cards as a business card prize draw is held.

If you would like to promote your company by offering a sponsored prize you can contact Sarah-Louise on 01273 666800.

I recommend you reserve your place by telephoning 01273 666800. These events get very booked up.

Visit http://www.bnbusiness.co.uk/events.htm for more information.

Sussex Business Awards 2007/8

2007-05-03T20:35:00.000Z

I know we are fast approaching a long bank holiday weekend but please don't forget the Sussex Business Awards Launch taking place next Tuesday 8 May 2007 in the Empress Suite at The De Vere Grand, Brighton.

The evening's reception commences at 6.30 pm, with the Presentation and Speakers at 7 pm and the Networking and Meeting the Judges at 7.30 pm.

ITV Meridian's Carl Edwards will be hosting the evening.

Why should you enter, well for one it would immediately put your business in the media spotlight with valuable publicity and it would engender pride in your organisation and boost staff morale.

Closing date for entries is 6 July 2007 with the Awards Ceremony and Dinner taking place on Thursday 22 November 2007.

So don't be shy, telephone 01273 207155 to reserve your place and visit the Sussex Business Awards website at www.sussex-business-awards.co.uk

The Best of Luck!

The Shiatsu College Brighton

2007-05-03T20:25:00.000Z

The Shiatsu College in Brighton have an Open Day this coming Saturday 5 May and also on Saturday 8 September 2007

This is an ideal opportunity for you to meet and chat with students, graduates and teachers of the College: get a sense of what you will learn from the course, what the opportunities are for practicing shiatsu, how the study can dove-tail into your life and any other questions that you have regarding shiatsu generally and The College in particular.

You will be given plenty of one to one time with our teachers and assistants to talk through the issues that are relevant to you, to ensure that you are comfortable and confident in the decision that you make regarding moving forward with your shiatsu studies.

You will also be offered a mini shiatsu treatment from a student or graduate, so that you can get a feel for the quality of practical shiatsu you can expect to develop during your studies.

All the course material will be on view so you can get a clear idea of the depth of theoretical study that you can achieve with The College.

And chat with the students and graduates about what you can expect as a student and practitioner of shiatsu.

…plus any other questions that you bring with you - we are happy to talk!

Just turn up at The Brighton Natural Health Centre (for direction see http://www.bnhc.co.uk/v1/contact.html )
between 11.30am and 3.30pm on 5th May or 8th September.

You are welcome to bring along friends and family - they can also receive a mini shiatsu treatment and a cup of tea!

The Shiatsu College Brighton
27 Regent Street
Brighton
BN1 7JN

Contact Debbie Collins on Tel: 01273 600010 or email her at debbie@shiatsucollege.co.uk or visit The Shiatsu College website at http://www.shiatsucollege.co.uk/

Shiatsu Introductory Workshop

Sunday 6th May 2007 and
9th September 2007
10.30am to 4.30pm
£30.00

This workshop introduces the basics of shiatsu, allowing us to practise simple yet effective techniques. You will learn Ki development exercises and how to apply them to working with others. The day also offers you an opportunity to see what studying shiatsu for a day at a time is like, a question often raised at the Open Day.

The course material and other information will still be on display, so you get chance to look through it even if you were unable to attend the Open Day.

If you have already done other introductory workshops or courses you will still find something new in the day, and an opportunity to deepen your practise.

Brighton Gathering

2007-04-30T19:17:00.000Z

Have you heard of Ecademy? It is an online network of business owners who not only get to know each other over the internet but also meet up together face-to-face.

The Brighton Gathering Ecademy group meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month and tomorrow 1 May 2007 they will be getting together at the West Quay Pub on the Brighton Marina.

The informal gathering starts at 6 pm and goes on until around 8 pm.

Clare Evans is the Leader of the group (as well as a Time Management Coach) and if you would like to experience an Ecademy meeting in a relaxed environment then visit
Brighton Gathering for more information and to register for the event.

Sussex Business Awards 2007/8

2007-04-30T18:58:00.000Z

Well it is that time of year again when anyone who is in business starts to consider whether or not they would like to put themselves forward for the one of the most sort after awards of the business calendar.

Next Tuesday 8 May 2007 the Sussex Business Awards launch is taking place in the Empress Suite at The De Vere Grand, Brighton.

The evening's reception commences at 6.30 pm, with the Presentation and Speakers at 7 pm and the Networking and Meeting the Judges at 7.30 pm.

ITV Meridian's Carl Edwards will be hosting the evening.

Why should you enter, well for one it would immediately put your business in the media spotlight with valuable publicity and it would engender pride in your organisation and boost staff morale.

Closing date for entries is 6 July 2007 with the Awards Ceremony and Dinner taking place on Thursday 22 November 2007.

So don't be shy, telephone 01273 207155 to reserve your place and visit the Sussex Business Awards website at www.sussex-business-awards.co.uk

The Best of Luck!

Sussex Business Scene - A Business Directory and Much More

2007-04-23T20:13:00.000Z

Sussex Business Scene is a new business directory with a difference and at the moment they have so much to offer!

With over 5,000 members already registered it is proving to be one of the fastest growing websites. Lynn Tulip is Sussex Regional Director and she is helping businesses to promote themselves through the Sussex Business Scene.

At the moment you can have a free profile (worth £60) on the site and two classified adverts. All you need to do is email Lynn at lynn.tulip@business-scene.com and she will send you all the information.

Sussex Business Scene Launch

Thursday 7 June 2007

Porche Centre Mid Sussex Showrooms

Why not see what Business Scene is all about and attend the launch. Price is £10 but benefit from the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT of £7.50 if you book before Monday 30 April 2007.

Brighton Business Exhibition

2007-04-23T19:31:00.000Z

So what are you doing this Wednesday 25 April? Have you got the Brighton Business Exhibition in your diary to attend? Well it is an event you cannot afford to miss! It is open to the public and entry is Free!!!

In a relaxed atmostphere SMEs can meet professional firms and those in the service industry who can help them in their businesses.

They can also attend the 8 seminars that will be running on the day. These will include:

How to Exhibit
Employment law
Relevance to Business of Gordon Brown's last Budget
Raising Extra Finance
Cavendish Business Telecomms
Cricket Business
Effective Marketing
Advertising on a Budget

ICON Business Solutions will be one of the companies present. They will be doing a talk on business growth on the day. So be sure not to miss it.

Who's going to be there:

Juice FM
Burt-Brill Cardens Solicitors
Ocean Press
Manta Finance
Spofforths Accountants
Business First Magazine

and more....

Don't forget Wednesday 25 April, 10 am until 7 pm, Old Market Centre, Upper Market Street, BN3 2AL.

Entry is Free!!!

The closest and easiest parking facility is the NCP car park, five minute walk away at Regency Square.

For more details telephone: 01273 777450

Or check out the Business Scene promotion of this event.

The event is sponsored by Monk Marketing

Brighton Business Exhibition

2007-04-17T18:53:00.000Z

The Brighton Business Exhibition is looming closer and with just one week left to go I would certainly make it a date for your diary next Wednesday 25 April 2007. One of the aims of the exhibition is to hopefully give businesses within the Brighton and Hove area the opportunity to have a shop window to the business community they seek to serve.

Mike Holland, local entrepreneur and owner of Stanmer House and Brighton Enginerium will open the exhibition at 10 am.

Seminars running through out the day include:

How to Exhibit
Employment law
Relevance to Business of Gordon Brown's last Budget
Raising Extra Finance
Cavendish Business Telecomms
Cricket Business
Effective Marketing
Advertising on a Budget

The Lanes Market

2007-04-10T06:45:00.000Z

The Lanes Market Launch Event - New Clothing & Interiors Event by Jo Holden

The brand new clothing, accessories and interiors event will open its doors for the first time on Saturday 14th April 2007 at 11am at The Friends’ Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton.

This event looks to be a great success as all the stallholders have been hand selected to ensure that the merchandise is of a very high quality.

Over 40 up and coming local designers and individuals with an interest in fashion and interiors will be selling their wares at the quarterly event aimed at Brighton’s discerning shoppers. Inspired by markets such as London’s Portobello Road and Spitalfields, as well as junk shops, antique fairs and vintage clothing stores, founder and organiser Jo Holden wanted to celebrate the wealth of Brighton talent and bring everyone together under one roof.

Initially this market will be run quarterly but the plan is to turn it into a monthly event, so this is something to look out for.

Address: Friends’ Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF.

Date: Saturday 14th April 2007 – Launch market

Time: 11am-4pm

Then on:

Saturday 28th July 2007 – Summer market

Saturday 27th October 2007 – Winter/Christmas market

You can email Jo Holden at jo_holden@tiscali.co.uk for more information.

Brighton Business Exhibition

2007-04-03T20:41:00.000Z

How to Exhibit
Employment law
Relevance to Business of Gordon Brown's last Budget
Raising Extra Finance
Cavendish Business Telecomms
Cricket Business
Effective Marketing
Advertising on a Budget

Action Coach Free Seminars

2007-03-29T11:56:00.000Z

Action Coach are running their next FREE seminar on Wednesday 4 April.

The Seminar is a great opportunity to learn how to:

Increase your profits by 61%
Building a winning team
Get more done in less time

The remaining date and venue details are as follows:

Wednesday 4 April 2007 - 18:00 to 20:30

Cottesmore Golf Club, Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9AT

To book your FREE place you can contact Action Coach by

Telephoning: 01273 463854 or

Email: alisonwilson@action-coaching.co.uk

Website: www.actioncoach.com

Speed Networking Events

2007-03-26T19:14:00.000Z

Paul Turner from Speed Networking Events will be hosting another successful speed networking session on Wednesday 28 March at The Old Ship, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NR between 2 pm and 5 pm.

Speed Networking consists of a series of 3 minute, face to face, mini-meetings which enable you to make 30 contacts directly. Further contacts can be made over coffee.

Registration is from 1.30 pm and networking commences at 2 pm.

The guest speaker is Yasmin Tayob, Employment Law specialist with Howlett Clarke solicitors. The title of her 20 minute talk is "Employment Law - recent changes you need to know".

To reserve a place please visit Speed Networking Events Website to book online, or phone Paul direct on 01323 471258.

Remember to take plenty of business cards. Tables are available for brochures and marketing material within the meeting room.

City Business Club

2007-03-22T22:07:00.000Z

City Business Club still have a very limited number of places for the final installment of their first year taking place next Tuesday, the 27th March from 8 till 10 AM. They return to the Gallery restaurant venue where delegates can expect two fantastic presentations from Micala Wilkins (American Express) and Lorraine Bell (BCP), as well as a superb breakfast.

Micala has a background in Strategic Planning, HR, Audit and Taxation and will look specifically at how to get the most out of your business plan and ensure that it remains an effective framework as your business develops. A prominent figure at Brighton and Hove Business Community Partnership and director of two social enterprises.

Lorraine Bell will share her wealth of information by looking at the benefits of having a Community Relations Strategy for your business. In addition to this, there will be excellent networking opportunities with diverse businesses from across the region, member discounts and the chance to win dinner for two at the Gallery.

If you have not done so already, please reserve your place for the bargain price of £12 per person by calling 01273 667788 (ext 597) or simply e-mail Daniel Brain db3@ccb.ac.uk .

To those members who are unable to attend on this occasion, City College take a break for April and return on Tuesday 22nd May for a new series of exciting networking events...

Please feel free to contact Daniel Brain if you have any queries regarding the City Business Club, Business Skills Coordinator, City Business Skills, City College Brighton and Hove, Pelham St, Brighton. BN1 4FA
Tel: 01273 667788 (ext 597) db3@ccb.ac.uk
www.ccb.ac.uk/businessclub

Action Coach Business Coaching

2007-03-21T21:32:00.000Z

I have just opened up my Business First magazine and a flyer about Free Seminars by Action Coach caught my eye. The Seminars are a great opportunity to learn how to:

Increase your profits by 61%
Building a winning team
Get more done in less time

The dates and venues are as follows:

Tuesday 27 March 2007 - 18:00 to 20:30

West Hove Golf Club, Church Farm, Hangleton, Hove, East Sussex

Friday 30 March 2007 - 7:30am to 10:00am

Fast Helicopters, Hangar Four, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FF

Wednesday 4 April 2007 - 18:00 to 20:30

Cottesmore Golf Club, Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9AT

To book your FREE place you can contact Action Coach by

Telephoning: 01273 463854 or

Email: alisonwilson@action-coaching.co.uk

Website: www.actioncoach.co.uk

The Brighton Business Exhibition

2007-03-20T20:51:00.000Z

Monk Marketing are sponsoring The Brighton Business Exhibition at the Old Market Upper Market Street Hove on Wednesday April 25th from 10am to 7pm.

There will be about 20 stands for the SME to help them in their business from Accountants to Solicitor, Finance, Printer, Office Supplies, Security, Marketing, Promotional Merchandise and many more.

There are 6 good seminars going on through the day that cover a whole range of business topics and help.

Other exhibitors are Sussex County Cricket Club, Brighton & Hove Albion FC plus Business First Magazine and Juice FM who are both going to be promoting the event that is designed with SME in mind.

We have a few stands left if you know of anyone interested in exhibiting and the cost is only £150 for your stand space including a table with 2 chairs and an electric point.

Please tell all your contacts as this is going to be the start of a number of business exhibitions we are going to sponsor throughout Sussex plus entry is free to all visitors.

For more information contact Mike Monk on Email: mike@monkmarketing.com
Office: 0845 070 0826 or Mobile: 07885 490266

Vine Brighton Meeting - Tuesday 20 March 2007

2007-03-19T20:28:00.000Z

Vine Brighton are holding their next networking group on Tuesday 20 March in The Greene Room above The Cricketers on Black Lion Street, Brighton.

The meeting starts at 7.15 pm and there will be a talk by Laurence Thomas.

Laurence is a business advisor for Business Link. He will be on hand to give advice to any new comers to business about planning, cash flow and how to fund your venture. After the talk, Laurence will be holding a Q&A and there will be plenty of opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs. Vine Brighton have already had an amazing response, so it is set to be a fabulous busy evening! Please email Sarah, Lucy and Vahsti at enquiries@vinebrighton.co.uk to let them know if you wish to attend.

Also visit their website at www.vinebrighton.co.uk for more information.

Golf Homes Worldwide Exhibition

2007-03-15T22:32:00.000Z

Don't forget to make your way to the Golf Homes Worldwide Exhibition this weekend 17th and 18th March at the East Sussex National Golf Course.

Gerard Larkin from Pinnacle Publishing is the organiser of this exhibition which will prove to be a favourite amongst the golfers of you.

Golf Homes Worldwide Exhibition

Check out the link above and make a weekend of finding that perfect golfing property abroad.

Telephone 01825 880088 for the East Sussex National for directions and more details.

Julia Fry - Assumptions Teleclass

2007-03-14T20:53:00.000Z

Have you booked your place on the Assumptions teleclass yet?

If you're like me, you like to ponder a while before booking things so I thought I'd send you a reminder. Please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested. Thank you.

I am inviting you to take part in a live, interactive teleclass to explore your assumptions.

In this one hour teleclass we will explore the assumptions we make in our day to day living with the aim of opening up new possibilities of behaving in situations of conflict.

We will:
look at how assumptions can limit our behaviour
discuss how assumptions help us
take real life conflict situations and create new positive ways of behaving
Cost: £5.00 Date: Wednesday 28th March 2007 Time: 8pm UK time

If you'd like to join this lively discussion (is that an assumption? ; ) ), click here to book your place.

Please note that this teleclass will be recorded with the aim of placing the recording on my web site for general public use.

Warmest wishes,
Julia Fry -Associate Certified Coach
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