The Business Network: Preston

April Event 2012

The Invincibles at Preston Northend was the venue for our event this Month with Sharon Newey, Fasttrack Your Sales, starting and ending our day with an enlightening and enjoyable pre lunch seminar and after lunch talk. To see how Sharon can help drive mo

Renewing Members - this month Thomas Consulting have  happily renewed their membership for a further 12 months are:

Next month we have another fabulous seminar, Georgina Cox and Mark Worrall of Real Alternative Investments. She will present ‘Are Your Retirement Dreams Looking More Like A Nightmare’.  Georgina will show us that by taking control of our existing pension funds we can make a real difference to our retirement income.  Book early!

March 2012 at the Preston Marriott

The Marriott welcomed us back for our April event.

Neil Chatterjee of Mojo Marketing presented an informative and useful seminar this month, encouraging us to learn the basics of developing our own marketing plan.

Chris Macpherson of Chapelfield PR gave a hugely enjoyable talk about the importance of PR for your company.

New Members - this month we welcomed:

Acton Drainage, Phil Donaghy and Chris May

Barrica Wines, Jane Cuthbertson

Lots of thanks for opportunities and sales.

Ournext event is on Wednesday 25th April at Invincibles where Sharon Newey and Denise Oyston of Fasttrack Your Sales are presenting our pre lunch seminar -   'Why Nobody Is Picking Up The Phone After They Eventually Find Your Website?'

Please book early!

February 2012 at Stanley House

Once again Stanley House made us very welcome and our day started with a thought provoking and informative pre-lunch seminar by Dean Harrison of Achieve Financial Freedom, encouraging us to start planning properly to become financially independent.

Phil Jaggers of It'seeze gave a highly entertaining and enjoyable speaker slot culminating in a unique rendition of 'The Wonder of You'.

New Members' this month we welcomed Chadwick Insurances represented by Gareth Chadwick.

Renewing Members - this month those members who have happily renewed their membership for a further 12 months are: McDade Roberts represented by Simon Denye and Cherry & Griffiths represented by Geoff Williams.

As a result of Gemma Godfrey of Corporate Games coming along last month, Claire Cross reported that Invincibles has won the Official Catering Partner to the Corporate Games.

Lynne Whittaker announced that St. Catherine’s Hospice is the Official Charity for the UK Corporate Games 2012

Red Rose Awards shortlist finalists include our very own: Claire Cross, Invincibles; Laura Hartley, Laura Hartley Recruitment and Tony Greenwood, Keyfleet Automotive.

Again plenty of referral thanks from members.....keep it up!

Our Five-a-Side Football Team may now have 5 players!  Just need a manager/coach, cheerleaders, kit, oranges for half time  -  and a ball ..........!

The Business Network Does The Preston Guild committee is steaming ahead with our event planned for June when we hope to raise lots of money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, St Catherine’s Hospice and The Legacy Rainbow House.

January 2012 at The Preston Marriott

Our January event of 2012 got off to a cracking start with an inspiring and motivational pre-lunch seminar 'How To Boost Your Success in 2012' by Denise Fletcher of Enabling Transitions.

Sue Thompson of Rosemere Cancer Foundation took our after lunch speaker slot to remind us of the excellent work that Rosemere do in providing additional equipment and services to cancer patients in our region.

This month our new members are:

Eden Marketing, Jean Atkinson
Keyfleet, Tony Greenwood
Real Alternative Investments, Georgina Cox
MCM Business Consultancy, Liz McMichael
The Priory Hospital, Pauline Wright
Invincibles, Claire Cross

Renewing Members - this month those members who have happily renewed their membership for a further 12 months are:

Tech Advance, Ian Hilton
Garside Waddingham, Greg Hoyle

Lots of member thanks for referrals. Great news!

Our special guest was Gemma Godfrey of Corporate Games, the world's largest corporate multi-sports festival organiser who gave us information about how we can get involved in this year's corporate games between 12th to 15th July in Preston.

Sparkly Christmas Event

Our Sparkly Christmas event at Stanley House broke the mould in many ways. We adjusted our usual format to include some festive fun, and judging from the buzz and banter in the room, it worked a treat! Tasked with a 'sparkly' theme, the 70 members and

Prize Draws for our Charitable Members
Thank you to all our members and guests for your generous prize draw donations, you helped to raise a wonderful £540 which was split equally between Rosemere Cancer Foundation, The Legacy Rainbow Trust and St Catherine's Hospice.

At our next event on 19th January at the Preston Marriott, we will be joined by Gemma Godfrey of Corporate Games, corporate multi-sports organiser. If you would like to represent your company and build employee loyalty and team spirit then talk to Gemma who will have a Stand before the event and be available at 2.00 pm to talk to anyone who is interested.

Pre Lunch Seminars
Our pre lunch seminars start again the New Year, and we are going to kick start 2012 with Denise Fletcher from Enabling Transitions who will share a model of 'Success' that can be utilised in many ways to enhance your business. Please do book early and why not bring a guest.

Preston's Second Anniversary

The Business Network Preston's 20th October event was a rather special one: our second anniversary! Held at the Preston Marriott the venue for our inaugural event in 2009, a lively gathering of over 85 members and visitors marked the occasion.

I was delighted to see so many founder members, and to welcome many of their guests and previous visitors. The businesses at Preston have a wonderful sense of community and mutual support. That's really down to the effort that our members put into the network, and the amazing work they go on to deliver often in collaborations - as a result.

A very big Thank You to everyone who joined us for our second anniversary, particularly our founder members who are great ambassadors for the Preston network. I hope we'll be here to mark many more anniversaries and successes for our members.

During our first two years, The Business Network Preston has grown to include over 70 regular business members in sectors which are both complementary and diverse. From business development consultants to physiotherapists, accountants to entertainers, IT consultants to wholesale, the network is proud to represent a broad cross-section of the local business community.

Why not come along and see for yourself!