…where Givers Gain…
BNI Tarporley member, Rosie Sedgwick walked away with the Best Alcoholic Liqueur at the recent Fine Foods North West awards for 2009.
Rosie’s company My Gineration developed the prize-winning Silkie Raspberry Gin as part of their ever-increasing range of locally produced fruit liqueurs including their best selling Cheshire Sloe Gin.
Congratulations Rosie!
From August 28th 2009, BNI Tarporley will meet at Peckforton Castle – a splendid medieval styled hotel to the south of Tarporley.
As active members of the Chapter, Peckforton Castle have already hosted a number of successful BNI events. The Castle is a popular venue for business conferences and the dream location for many a couple’s wedding.
Visitors are always welcome to both BNI Tarporley and Peckforton Castle!
The BNI joint social last week at Peckforton Castle was brilliant! 72 ‘adults’ and quite a few children attended on the night, making it a real family event.
A few thanks on the BNI Tarporley Leadership team’s behalf:
Winners of the raffles:
Photo prize with the Peckforton bird of prey: Scott Bayley (BNI Chester). Scott will be coming along to a future BNI Tarporley breakfast meeting to collect his framed image taken on the night.
The other prizes off the table went to: John Bendel (OH2 International), Natasha Edwards (Personal Trainer), Mike Kerrick (Sharples Group), Libby Entwisle (Entyce Creative), James Crane (Over Byte Interactive), Paul Porter (Porter HR Business Partners).
Auction winners:
Jessica Byron – A coaching session with John Warrington
Sharif Yousef - Multimedia production from BelowZero Video
David Maddock – Cabbage Hall, meal for four
The auction raised a total of £330.00. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated.
The car raffle raised £155.00– the draw will take place in September – good luck to all who entered.
An enjoyable time was had by everyone and a good result for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd – BNI Tarporley’s favourite charity.
Don’t forget – 6:30pm – Monday, 27th – come to Peckforton Castle for 3 hours of fun, food and getting to know people.
If the weather is good, then the Peckforton birds of prey will be flying for us.
Live music + Hog roast + BBQ + Prize Raffle + Networking
All proceeds go to the Hospice of The Good Shepherd
Only £15/head, children under 12 are free.
This is a joint event organised by the BNI Tarporley, Salt and Forest Chapters.
Family and Friends Welcome!
Two BNI Tarporley members are teaming up in an Alliance to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for a portfolio of marketing services to improve the effectiveness of UK exporters.
The combination of the translation capabilities of OH2 and WSI’s Internet Marketing skills enable UK exporters to deliver their message into their target export markets in the prospects’ local language, and with local internet visibility.
Other members of the UK Export Marketing Alliance provide further complementary services including film/video production and graphic design.
The UK Export Marketing Alliance recently presented at an Exporting event hosted by N. Staffs Chamber of Commerce and the UKTI, generating significant interest.
Further information can be found on the Alliance website.
Andy Wooles, along with over 60 other WSI Internet Marketing Consultants from the UK and across Europe were invited to Google’s UK Headquarters in London for a custom training day specifically designed to reinforce the working relationship between the companies.
They’ve worked together for years: Google – the world’s No 1. search engine and internet company, WSI – the leading supplier of internet solutions to small and medium businesses worldwide. Last Friday’s unique training event moved that relationship even closer .
To gain maximum benefit for his clients, Andy then sat the Google Advertising Professional examination, passing with flying colours.
One of the immediate benefits is he can now offer some interesting incentives from Google for any clients wishing to try advertising with Google AdWords.
The achievements of Cheshire’s top-performing tourism businesses were celebrated in style during this year’s glittering Visit Chester & Cheshire Awards presentation evening.
The sell-out event at Chester Racecourse saw popular presenter Mark Durden-Smith announce the winning nominations across 14 categories.
He commented: “Excellence in all areas is essential for a business not only to survive but to thrive in these trying economic times.
“All tonight’s winners have demonstrated that a commitment to quality, standards and going that extra mile can – and do – spell success.
“All those involved in this year’s awards – whether winners or runners up – have helped cement Cheshire’s well-deserved and ever-growing reputation as a welcoming county that has much to offer people of all ages and interests.”
The following documents are currently available for download:
10 Minute Speaker schedule (PDF updated 18/01/2010)
Member Bio Sheet (MS Excel) – to be completed by 5min/10min speaker
1-2-1 Sheet (MS Word) – contains great questions help make those 1-2-1s really productive
Chapter Director, John Warrington was profiled in the Chester Chronicle today when they featured an article on the Tarporley Chapter’s move to the Portal Hotel, and the benefits of business networking.
Chester Chronicle 11/06/09 (image courtesy Ashford Daly Photography)
In his 10 Minute presentation, John Warrington explained the benefits that effective coaching can have on an individual, and the consequent positive impact upon their business and personal life.
He provided a number of documents explaining his approach to coaching and guidance for individuals on the coaching process. These documents can be downloaded from John’s page on the site.
If you would like to learn more, just give John a call.