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July 2008
Cost Effective Sources of New Customers Our June meeting was in the lovely surroundings of Blenheim Palace, where 38 of us discovered how many of the Ladies of Blenheim had an entrepreneurial flair. In a time when women had very little say and status, it was fascinating to hear how enterprising they were. It was a great event and I'm currently planning a return visit later in the year. With the credit crunch in full flow, our July speaker is very timely. Would you like to know the top five sources for new business? As all businesses react to the current economic climate, it is even more important to find new customers as cost-effectively as possible. Our speaker is James Butler, who will be highlighting the five best sources of new customers, and what to do to tap these sources. James is Director of Painless Business. He is a leading local business coach who writes and speaks widely on how to build successful businesses. Do come along by booking online or contacting me direct on lesley@lesleyreader.co.uk . LTL member Elaine Whittaker will be hosting this meeting for me so that I can take a well earned break with my family.
Lesley Reader Managing Director LTL and Emerging Potential SME opportunity to tender for public sector contracts As the Olympics gear up and more contracts are offered to small and medium-sized businesses, it is now the turn of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to open up more contract possibilities. Businesses are able to view thousands of public sector contracts for the whole of the UK on the Supply2.gov.uk website. The contracts will be available online at www.supply2.gov.uk and are valued at less than £100,000, with the aim of getting more small businesses involved in government projects.
Until 31 July 2008, new registrants can benefit from access to lower-value opportunities throughout the whole of the UK – free for three months. The free trial is part of BERR’s Strategy released in March 2008, which outlined new measures to increase the amount of government business that is won by small firms. To register for the three month free national upgrade trial and for further information, please visit www.supply2.gov.uk before 31 July 2008.
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CALENDAR Click on the title for further information and to book your place Top Five Cost-Effective Sources of New Customers James Butler, Painless Business Building a Successful Business Sarah Steel, The Old Station Nursery | |
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A Warm Welcome To new/renewing members: Sam Sadler Sadler Talbot Ltd | |
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New Venture for LTL member Ladies that Lunch member, Elaine Whittaker who, until very recently, was a Director at Business Link has taken the plunge and set up her own business Yogabeing running yoga classes and workshops in Bicester. Elaine who has been practicing yoga for more than 10 years, trained with the well respected British Wheel of Yoga. She believes that yoga can help us gain strength and flexibility, whilst becoming less tense and stressed, enabling us to find inner calm and our true being. To find out more please visit the website or contact Elaine on 01869 357151 or elaine@yogabeing.co.uk . We wish you all the best with your new venture, Elaine.
Do you have some news or comment you want to share with our readers? Please email lesley@lesleyreader.co.uk with up to 150 words. |
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