A warm welcome to our guests, visitors and subs including Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining, Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy, Katheryn Sather from KSA Conservation and Simon Casey from Blue Chip Architecture.
Meeting Update: 5 March 2020
Welcome
A warm welcome to our subs, guest s and visitors today including Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services, Holly Smith from Capstone Financial Management, Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy, Mike Auton from Magna Marketing and Tim Smith from Business Doctors.
Meeting update: 20 Feb 2020
A warm welcome to our guests, subs and visitors this week, including Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services, Dawn Hilliard from Travel Counsellors, Janet Raeburn from Janet Raeburn Management Services , Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy, Kim Nield from TB Electrics , Negin Karimi from Mosaic Digital Media , Paul Critchley from Home Financial , Tim Smith from Business Doctors and Carol Hickson from Crescent Therapy.
Meeting Update: 13 Feb 2020
A warm welcome to our guests, visitors and subs this week including Adam Green from PTT UK Telecommunications, Andrew Dickinson from Reality Kitchens, Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining , Carol Hickson from Crescent Therapy Health & Wellbeing, Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services, David Webb from Mid Cheshire Clinical Hypnotherapy Health & Wellbeing, (Mrs) Jamie Forster from Akeso Counselling Health & Wellbeing, Janet Raeburn, Judith Todd from Homestyle4u Interior Designer, Karl Donovan from Kutchenhaus, Keith Hadaway from Utility Warehouse, Martin Webb from Elliot James Properties, Paul Critchley from Home Financial, Pierre Simmons from STS UK and Wendy Telfer from Tropic Skincare.
Meeting update: 6 February
Welcome to guests and visitors including:
Sue Richards from Forever Living, Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services, Jan Cameron from Cameron Wilson Project Services and BNI Vale Royal and Tim Smith from Business Doctors.
Education Slot
The Education Slot was delivered by Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Services, and was all about finding the perfect sub!
Meeting update: 30 January
A warm welcome to our visitors and subs this week including Carol Hickson from Crescent Therapy, Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services, Hayley Hilton from Hands on Heart, Jamie Stewart from Asentiv, Joshua Jones from Capstone, Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy and Sharon McEwan from Facial Aesthetic Clinic Experience.
Meeting Update: 23 January
4 minute launch pad
Terry Bennett had his 4 minute launch pad, he’s looking in particular for referrals to provide Energy Savings with Low Energy Grants and LED Lighting.
Meeting Update: 9 January 2020
Happy New Year!
Welcome
Welcome to our substitutes, visitors and guests including Aidan Harding from Mosaic Digital, Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Services, Hayley Hilton from Hands On Heart Canine Massage, Janet Raeburn, John Rothery from Ensafe Safety Consultants, Naomi Willoughby-Foster from Blain Boland & Co. Solicitors and Rachel O’Hare from Strawberry Tree Studio.
Education slot
Education slot is Mike Snape talking about Power Teams.
Related professions that work with the same clients but do not take business away from each other.For example, we have taken the following potential Power Team and seen where our members could fit in;
- Financial
- Property
- Trades
- Wedding services
- Health and wellbeing
- Business Services
Take a look at where you appear and see if you can set up the first Power Team. Meet to discuss goals, actions and achievements.
Notable Networker
The Notable Networker for December 2019 is Caroline Evans from Mercury Protection Services. Well done Caroline.
The Carl Telfer Cup
The winner of the Carl Telfer Cup this week was Jill Shields from Blain Boland & Co Solicitors. Congratulations Jill.
10 Minute speaker – Jill Shields from Blain Boland & Co Solicitors
- Conveyancing – commercial and residential
- Employment law – working for both employers (up to 50 people) and employees
- Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and probate (inc. court of protection)
Blain Boland are looking for connections with SMEs throughout the North West as they can help them with the following;
- Performance management
- Sickness/absence
- Quality and diversity
- Misconduct and dismissal
- Discrimination
- Redundancies
- Etc
Based in Northwich, Ellesmere Port and Middlewich
Figures
Testimonials: 1
TYFTB: £4971
Referrals: 4
1-2-1s:
Visitors: 3
Meeting update: 12 December
Welcome to our subs, visitors and guests including Janet Raeburn, Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining, Rachel O’Hare from Strawberry Tree Studio, Simeon Guntrip from Vision Arrive, Kim Neild from TB Electrics and Lindsey Fernley from Home Financial.
Meeting update: 5 December
A warm welcome to our subs, guests and visitors this week including Connor Clarke from Mosaic Digital media and Simeon Guntrip from Vision Arrive.
Ed Slot
Tracey Carr delivered our Ed Slot today which was all about subs.
Tracey spoke about how we cannot predict when you will be ill or an important meeting will comes up. So who do you know who can help you out?
Meeting update: 28 November
A warm welcome went out to our guests and visitors including: Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining, Dave Skeels from BNI East Cheshire / Complete Eco, Stuart Mulqueeney from Panther Shred, Kim Nield from TB Electrics, Simeon Guntrip from Vision Arrive, Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Services and Janet Raeburn.
Education slot
This week the education slot was delivered by Dave Skeels and was all about inviting visitors. He requested that we do not invite people to visit because we want them to join, invite them to come along and see the opportunity and meet your business contacts.
The Wellspring Reverse Advent Calendar
We wanted to reach out and let you know about an important project that we have got involved in. One of our members Sharon Charteress, visited the Wellspring Project in Stockport earlier this month. She was astounded by how many people they help on a daily basis. If you haven’t heard of them, the Wellspring are a charity that are open 365 days a year offering an open door policy to anyone who is homeless. Not only do they provide the essentials such as food and clothing, they also offer professional support, referrals to housing, on site health services and much more.
Meeting update: 21 November
A warm welcome to our guests, visitors and subs today including Aidan Harding from Mosaic Digital Media, Carrie Ann Jones from Capstone Financial Management, Janet Raeburn, Paul Critchley from Home Financial and Simeon Guntrip from Vision Arrive.
Meeting update: 14 November
Welcome to our visitors, guests and subs including Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Services, John Warren from Nutshell, Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy and Simeon Guntrip from SG Learning & Development.
Meeting update: 7 November
A warm welcome to our subs, visitors and guests including Alison Leah from Leamina, Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Services and Mike Stevenson from Utility Warehouse.
Meeting update: 31 October
A warm welcome to our subs, guests and visitors including Dan Oliver from Logosew, Kevin Read from Read Property Associates, Simeon Guntrip from SG Learning and Development, Terry Bennett from TB Electrics, Iain Mclead from Regus, Carrie Phillips from The Altrincham McTimoney Chiropractic Clinic and Aiden from Mosaic Digital Media.
Meeting update: 17 October
A warm welcome to our guests, visitors and subs including Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining, David Walker from ABS Restoration, Janet Raeburn, Justin Culver from JMC Business Consultancy Business, Jon Waldron from WFH Design, Terry Bennett from TB Electrics and Tom Dobson from iAgent Homes Estate Agent.
Meeting update: 10 October
A warm welcome to our guests, visitors and subs this week including David Bethell from Project Development Workshop, David Lafferty from Park Holland Mechanical Services, Henry Aborele from Ideal Facilities Management, Janet Raeburn and Terry Bennett from TB Electrics Electrical Contractors.
Member of the year
At the BNI East Cheshire Gala Dinner held on 4th October, Ian Griffiths from Alvis Printing was named as our member of the year. Ian does a lot of work behind the scenes for the chapter and we a re delighted to see this recognised. Congratulations Ian.
Education slot
The Education slot was delivered by Julie Antonelli this week and was all about the top 10 things to get out of your membership.
- Support and advice from other professionals
- Public speaking practice
- Knowledge of other types of business
- Access to trusted suppliers and services
- Education
- Other networking opportunities
- A focus group
- Joint ventures
- Business development for your staff
- Business referrals
Notable networker
This month our Notable networker goes to Jill Shields from Blain Boland for her attendance, TYFTB and referrals. Well done Jill!
The Carl Telfer Cup
The winner of the cup this week was Mark Whylie from Copperleaf Group. Congratulations Mark!
10 minute speaker:
Sharon Charteress from Mood Design
This week Sharon spoke to us about her career to date, she wanted to illustrate that even though she runs a small business, she has extensive experience of working in the marketing and publishing sectors.
She told us about her time in London working for a family run chain of 7 hotels, of working as a publications officer at a children’s charity and of her time working for a financial publishing house.
Sharon then went on to discuss her move to the Midlands and working for one of the largest manufacturing companies in their marketing department, before going on to become a non executive director of a city centre design agency.
Sharon finally relocated to the North West and set up Mood Design, using her extensive experience to offer a range of cost effective marketing, social media and design services to small and medium sized businesses.
Our figures
Invoiced business: 4k
Referrals: 8
1-2-1 meeting: 9
Visitors: 3
Meeting Update: 3 October 2019
Many thanks to our guests, subs and visitors this week including Emma Stanton from Personal Development People, Janet Raeburn, Negin Karimi from Mosaic Digital Media, Gordon Spotten from TSB, Sam McWilliams from genesis Advisory Services and Tom Dobson from iAgent Homes and Gavin Bundy from Bundy Electrical.
Meeting update: 19 September
A warm welcome to Paul O’Brien from Think About IT, David Mooney from The Liverpool Cheese Company, Steve Evans from Genesis, Paul Critchley from Home Financial, Jo Hawkins from Telecom Solutions, Angela Highton from Home Cooked Dining and Derrick Brown from Mercury Protection Ltd.