Business Breakfasts - Working on Business Solutions

Relish are really pleased to have been asked to work in partnership with the new breakfast business meeting alton4business in Alton.

The first event "Working on your Business, not in it - the Challenges of the Small Business" was a great success.

Nearly 20 people turned up and there was quite a buzz in the room. Once breakfast was over, the group was divided into small teams and were given some questions to answer and discuss, in particular what they could do to work more on their business.

Feedback so far has been very positive including "it really made me think", "it was very informative" and "I think you are on to a real winner with meetings like this and I will be recommending businesses to start to come along!"

The next one I will be hosting will be 24th October and will be on Business Planning for 2008! These events are a great way of supporting other businesses, whilst raising our profile in the business world.

Pause for Thought

For me, one of the great things about running events like this is that you always learn something new. I find no matter how many times you run an event, something new will always present itself!

So I am looking forward to the next event ...with Relish!

Institute of Directors (IOD) Evening

Wendy and I joined the IOD earlier this year, so that we could begin to network in London and we went to our first members evening this week.

The first part of the meeting was a presentation on Marketing, given by one of the trainers on the director certificate/diplomas. It contained some useful information, which confirmed some of the things that we were doing, and highlighted others we might need to review!

Afterwards, we had a great opportunity to network, and with our usual goodnatured spirit and 'go get 'em' approach we met some really good people.

Wendy met someone whose business is just about to move to Fleet, not far from our offices in Farnham, and she expressed an interest in what we do, so we have arranged to meet her once she has moved.

I, in the meantime, met a couple of 'cheeky Essex boys' who work in the city, and after debating the merits of coaching vs NLP, we talked more about where we lived (one of whom lives in Wivenhoe, near my brother!), what we were doing there, and our interests, including some sporty stuff (and obviously NOT my pending visit to the Nurberbring!! :)).

We also got a chance to question the IOD staff more about the benefits of the organisation, and for us, the key is most definitely the networking. One of team was from Reading, and as this is not too far from us, we are going to have a look around their premises and see what they can offer!

How beneficial joining the IOD will be for Relish People, is too early to tell, however, (and I have said this before), it is not necessarily about the people you meet buying your products and services, it is the people they know, and we are hoping that this organisation will get us known in the wider business community!

Watch this space!