Annual Programme
September 13th from 7pm Corus Hotel
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Are You Fit for ‘Breaking Out’ of Your Comfort Zone - Solihull Business Club is delighted to welcome Louise Teboul as our keynote speaker. Topic - Mapping Your Galaxy Louise Teboul, Operations Director, Midlands, Common Purpose Background Louise Teboul is operations director for Common Purpose in the Midlands. Her role includes designing and delivering courses in Birmingham, for both senior and emerging leaders, as well as newcomers to the city. The courses range from two-day introductions to the city to six-month long modular programmes for senior/experienced leaders. Last year Louise also ran the first 'Leadership Masterclass' outside London, for Common Purpose, attracting both high quality national and regional contributors. She also oversees offices in Coventry and Warwickshire, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Oxford. An experienced facilitator, Louise, and her team, have built up a reputation for delivering high quality, relevant and impactful programmes. She has a strong, and diverse, network of cross-sector contacts in Birmingham and the Midlands and many of the city's key public sector organisations regularly use Common Purpose courses to develop their staff. She is passionate about Birmingham and loves seeing the difference that a group of engaged people can make to some of its key issues. Previously Louise worked in PR/communications consultancies, for a range of clients in different sectors including financial services, retail, education, housing, healthcare, travel, IT and corporate. During her eight years in consultancy she worked with clients on traditional media relations but also facilitated many sessions on strategic communications/leadership issues, creative thinking/problem-solving and media training. louise.teboul@commonpurpose.org.uk, telephone 0121 625 3269 |
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Jon Upton Veteran Marketing and IT guru with over 2000 followers on Twitter. |
Getting Paid - this is a 20 minute briefing / training spotWith most people finding it difficult to get paid Jon will be bringing to your attention a battery of ideas which you could put in to place on Wednesday 14th September without any financial outlay and which could help you and your cash flow. Not theory but hands on practical help, from someone running their own business in the real world. |
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October 11th |
Main Speaker - Steven Healey CRM options and making use of such systemsIntroduction to CRMCustomer relationship management has existed since businesses started, the need to look after customers has been paramount in any successful business. Talk Notes and LinksBefore computerised systems came into being, good sales representatives kept their own records in relation to each customer. When they visited a customer they had to hand all the relevant information with them, usually hand written. They could look up notes of past meetings, they knew who the key contacts within a business where and kept notes on each important person. CRM Today |
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Learning Session Do not ignore the largest market place in Britain Gary Harding offers some pithy advice. Many people are completely unaware of which is the largest market place in Britain and many have dismissed it as irrelevant ignorant of the fact that this is a key ingredient of success for many many smaller businesses in 2011 (and some not so small). |
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November 8th |
Tips Thoughts Suggestions for developing New Business - Julien Reville takes a fresh look at prospecting in 2011Julien will reveal power secrets for creating interest in your business, through online and off-line activities applicable to SME's. |
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December 13th |
Christmas Social Event A chance to socialise and network whilst enjoying some pub games and buffet. Tickets £10 per person Raffle prize and prizes for the competitions.
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January 10thCorus Hotel - Show and Tell Networking Event Learning Session - Backlinks |
Show and TellShow and Tell your chance to showcase your business. With either half a table top or your own stand this is your chance to tell your fellow members what you can offer them. Set-up from 7pm. Circulate from 7:45 to 8:45 Vote for the winner 8:50 Learning Session -BacklinksLinksHyperlinksOn the surface nothing more than coloured text, which when clicked takes you to another page on the Internet, but like icebergs there is much more beneath the surface. Charles Willcock will shed some light on this subject. Possibly even more amazing is the fact that the largest collector of backlinks which you have never heard of is based right here in Birmingham! They have waded through literally billions of pages indexing those links to create an astonishing catalogue of information. So what? Backlinks are key a contributor behind Google's success / any websites success, and it is possible to discover your competitors backlinks plus much much more.
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February 7thLearning Session - Google Adwords |
Freddy Gordon Explores Social Networks To avoid clashing with Valentines Day we have brought the meeting forward to the first Tuesday in February. |
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March 13thLearning Session SEO search engine optimisation. Many people are not making the most of this opportunity |
Technology Evening - In the fast moving world of technology innovation this is your opportunity to quickly come up to date with ideas which work and are affordable. Tom Upton on Google Maps news Jon Upton on backing-up what every small business should know and be doing. Smart Phones will change the world, are you up to speed? |
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April 10thLearning Session Smart Phones Features to look out - Contracts what to do what not to go for |
Ask The Experts Evening - your chance to air questions on your mind amongst a group of industry experts. Proved an excellent evening last time we ran this event. | |
May 8thLearning Session - Fulfillment -how do you physically get your products to your customers, when your customer may be many miles away? |
A closer look at LinkedIn and how people are making that work for them in business. In the learning session two small business owners will pass on tips about they actually fulfill orders. An critical subject for anyone thinking of selling on-line. |
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June - 12th |
Annual Quiz a chance for some laughs - a great chance to learn more about your fellow club members (visitors welcome) Purchasing tips on how to keep a lid on costs. |
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July - 10thSummer Show and Tell AGM |
Summer Show and Tell Event new to our calendar a summer chance to fly the flag for your business. Bring along your stand / promotional material and tell others how your business could help others. AGM |
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