STROUD BUSINESSWOMEN'S NETWORK
Who We Are
|
|
Stroud Businesswomen's Network offers businesswomen across the county (and beyond) the opportunity to network, share information, exchange ideas and tap into local resources. Our meetings are informal, friendly and welcoming. All types, sizes and stages of businesses are welcome, in particular women working as sole traders from home and including businesses at the development stage.
SBN's members and guests at September's meeting at Egypt Mill. Photo courtesy of Ruth Davey http://www.ruth-davey.co.uk/
Our Meetings
Meetings are held monthly (except August) at Egypt Mill Nailsworth GL6 0AE, usually starting at 9.30 am, with doors open from 8.45am for refreshments & registration.
A couple of times a year we hold our meetings in the evening, to enable businesswomen who are tied to premises or daytime schedules to come along. These are very social affairs with supper and wine, and are very popular!
And every Christmas we organise an "office Christmas lunch" so that those women who work on their own or from home don't miss out on the seasonal festivities. Our office lunch in 2010 was held on 7 December at Egypt Mill, Nailsworth. 28 ladies met up to pull crackers and wear silly hats - great fun!
Shout about your business!
The Network's 'Shout About Your Business' slot is where members have five minutes to tell the whole group about their business. Members' business cards are randomly drawn three weeks before each meeting. If your name is selected, you will be contacted by email with instructions on how to 'shout'. If you are unable to attend that meeting, your card will be put back in for redraw.Please email Sarah Jackson for further information sarah.jaxon@gmail.com.
Don't Forget the SBN Showcase!
In addition to the 'Shout about your business' option, we also offer SBN members the chance to display your products or services at our SBN meetings. Berith Sandgren-Clarke of Limelight Image Consultancy is the person to contact; Berith ('B') is a highly–respected and popular image consultant. Participants must be SBN members and priority will be given to those who book in advance: Berith needs to know so she can arrange appropriate display space! • Contact Berith on 01453 753546 or berith@limelightimageconsultancy.co.uk
Our showcase table :
photograph courtesy of Ruth Davey Photography
|
|
Our next meeting 26th January with Sue Smith, editor of Stroud News and Journal at
Egypt Mill, Nailsworth http://www.egyptmill.com/
(doors open 8.45 am for a 9.30 am start)
Our Meeting Schedule for
2012
26th January
23rd February
29th March
26th April
24th May
28th June
12th July - evening meeting
27th September
18th October
***N.B. FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR MEETINGS AND/OR TO BOOK YOUR PLACE PLEASE VISIT OUR EVENTS PAGE.***
|
Thoughts from The Chair
I’m sorry I wasn’t able to attend the last meeting due to illness, so I am very grateful to my fellow committee members Karen Blaylock and Stella Jensen, ably assisted by new committee member Gill Chester, for organising what I understand was a great session, attended by around 50 members and first-time visitors. I gather Kirsty from Cotswold Life helped members understand what the magazine could do for their marketing, and Sally was her usual ebullient self, running Networking Bingo.
The SBN committee is very aware of the challenges of managing meetings of such a fastgrowing network and will be discussing some new ideas. If you have any thoughts, let me know! I look forward to meeting you all at next Thursday’s SBN Christmas lunch (December 8th) and we will be welcoming Sue Smith, Editor of the Stroud News and Journal to our first meeting of 2012 on January 26th at Egypt Mill, Nailsworth.
If you can't make our Christmas lunch have a fantastic time, and here’s to 2012!
As always, please spread the word about the network and invite your friends, contacts, neighbours along. Everyone is welcome and visitors’ first meeting is free.
Help Needed…
Also, if anyone can put up a poster, please contact me,
Catherine Green CatherineGreen@wspsolicitors.com
Catherine
Meetings, Members, News
Our Members
If you would like to know more about our members or the services they offer please look in our Member Directory
Special offers and events in our regular monthly newsletter
Our regular newsletter includes news of events, offers, networking opportunities, exhibitions, fairs - to name but a few!See our Latest News & Offers page (above left) for more information.
If you would like to hear more, then sign up for our newsletter or contact enquiries@stroudbusinesswomen.org.uk for more details.
Stroud Businesswomen's Network have members working in many different product and service areas. They work in and around Stroud, Gloucester, Cirencester, Stonehouse, Nailsworth, Tetbury and throughout Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties.
Our members' products/services include:
Accountancy & Bookeeping , Advertising & Copywriting , Art Services , Beauty & Hairdressing , Building Services , Business Consulting , Business Training , Catering & Event Management , Ceramic Restoration & Repair , Children's Theatre ,
Complementary Health , Counselling & Coaching Services , Curtains & Blinds , Financial Consultancy , Garden Services ,
Graphic Design , Hypnotherapy , Image Consultancy , Interior Design , Insurance Brokering , IT Services , Jewellery , Journalism , Lingerie , Marketing , Mortgage Advising , On site Chair Massage, Office Support , Photography & Photographs , Picture Framing , Retail , Telecomms & Utilities , Website Design, Hosting & Marketing , Wedding Accessories , Will Writing , Writers & Publishers
Our members:
Giulia Adams, Ann Adler, Caroline Aistrop, Nikki Ashworth, Sue Austin, Claire Beeley, Karen Blaylock, Lucy Bourne, Sue Bradley, Dianne Bradshaw, Melissa Briggs, Catherine Burge, Liz Chapman, Fiona Chatham, Gill Chester, Nadine Constant, Rachel Corby, Emma Cosstick, Rachel Craddy, Tanya De Leersnyder, Janet Dedman, Caroline Denny, Carolyn Denny, Sonja Fletcher, Jane Forsyth, Sharon Freeman, Wendy Gilbert, Jennifer Gillespie, Madhu Gohil, Jane Gray-Wallis, Catherine Green, Jane Gregory, Lorraine Harrison, Bev Hayward, Ahrabella Heabe-Lewis, Sheila Heath, Karen Hensman, Sarah Holder, Annabel Hollis, Lindsay Hollom, Sally Jackman, Sarah L Jackson, Stella Jensen, Tamara Kwan, Geraldine Lander, Desiree Latimer, Linda Lawrence, Rebecca Lazell, Anna Lythgoe, Carol Maguire, Sadie Malin, Jessica Marklew, Rachel Markwick, Christine Markwick, Pauline Masters, Lynda McGill, Susanna McIntyre, Narjas Mehdi, Helyn Morris, Sue Newsome, Ros O'Neill, Pam Paradise, Jackie Peet, Karen Pepper, Sally Phillips, Allison Priestman, Tricia Prince, Randa Qubti, Angela Railton, Shelley Rider, Angela Rimmer, Angharad Roberts, Berith Sandgren-Clarke, Nikki Simpson, Linda Smith, Tina Smith, Lisa Snell, Alena Standova, Claire Stapleton, Caroline Staunton, Dawn Swinley, Caroline Tatham, Gunilla Thor-Finch, Claire Thomas, Stephanie Thomas, Wendy Thomson, Rachel Tyler, Kathryn Wallace, Suzanne Webb, Lorraine Weeks, Sally Whitman,Sarah Whiddett, Beth Whittaker, Joanna Wickens, Helen Wood, Lesley Young
Please visit our Member Directory for more information.
