Annual Programme
8th September 2009 - Ayd Instone January 12th David Hyner The power of and necessity of Master-Mind groups is well documented in almost a century of success stories and leading business books like Napoleon Hill’s ‘Think and Grow Rich’, but where do you start,? Where do you find the people for your group? And where do you get leading professionals to guide you from start to finish, train you, motivate you and more................? David Hyner will guide is in how to get started with working with other people to create a mastermind group. More about David on www.stretchdevelopment.com. Heather Bradley Heather will talk about overcoming life's problems.
Unlocking your creativity to innovate your business www.aydinstone.com/
13th October 2009 - Tom Edge
Business Tips and Ideas, aimed at the SME organisation from Tom Edge
10th November 2009 - Social Media + Advertising rules & regulations
Ian Williams and Social Media opportunities
Michelle Cockayne will provide tips and advice on advertising rules and regulations and
how they relate to your website and email campaigns. Jon Upton will give some insights into Windows 7.
8th December - 2009 - Christmas Fun
Eat and have fun together at Stayputt
12th January 2010 - David Hyner, Heather Bradley
More about Heather on www.oniontalks.co.uk David will talk working with other people to create a mastermind group.
Heather will talk about overcoming life's problems.
9th February 2010 - Show and tell us about your business
Your opportunity to 'show and tell' other members and guests about your business.
After the break Technology Showcase
Jon Upton - on Windows 7 - Vista was a technology disaster for Microsoft - Jon tells you why Windows 7 will actually make your life better no hype just the facts.
9th March 2010 - Business Agencies Showcase
We have invited a number of business oriented agencies to come and talk to us about
how they can help small businesses.
Many thanks to club member Steve Walker from Aston Reinvestment Trust who specialise in offering finance to smaller firms. Steve's presentation covered a huge amount of ground and he has gernerously made available the PowerPoint Presentation (376Kb) and a PDF of where it is possible to find sources of finance and grants in the West Midlands.(628Kb)
13th April 2010 - Gary Harding, Jon Upton
Sales and Marketing Success - learn about finding and turning people and companies
into customers.
11th May 2010 - Connect To YOUR Potential
A very welcome return to Andrew Nicholson and Diane MacDowall professional Authenticity and Relationship Coaches. Their talk gives us an insight into what is at the cutting edge of personal development and the science of human potential.
There are many wonderful insights, tools and transformative changes that self-help and the human potential movement has to offer us, Unfortunately, within the world of personal of development, there is also a lot of hype, over-blown promises, spin and even get rich quick schemes. Andy and Di offer a refreshing change, giving it to you straight. Andy says: "One of the issues is that many authors, speakers and experts get very excited about what has worked for them. Yet we are all very different; we have differing experiences, beliefs, models of the world and personalities. So what works for one person is unlikely to work as well for a majority of others. Yet, within each of the many disciplines, books and talks are nuggets of wisdom and potential. We are convinced of the following:
1. Authentic Transformation is a journey of (i) raising your self-awareness, to (ii) self-acceptance, to (iii) what Abraham Maslow called 'self-actualisation' i.e. achieving your unique potential
2. Personal development works best when it is done holistically - there are very few magic bullets!
3. What is required is a framework within which you are guided and supported in working out what will work best for YOU, with your personality, learning style and model of the world...
4. This framework unlocks the blueprint to your behaviour, identity and potential - it includes discovery of: your blocks and limitations, your values, needs and motivations.
5. There are nine fundamental personality types; knowing yours is one of the keys to self-awareness and self acceptance"
6. Within this framework are the tools to achieve: authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, employee engagement, alignment to purpose, 'flow' and much more.
Come and listen to Andy and Di as they show us how the pieces of this fascinating jigsaw fit together in a most enlightening manner.
More information is available at http://www.executive-relationship-coaching.co.uk and http://www.dimacdowall-lifecoaching.co.uk
8th June 2010 - Ask the Experts
An opportunity to ask a panel of experts questions about a side variety of topics
relevant to small businesses.
Trading as Team Factor, Rhys Jones specialises in increasing the effectiveness of teams by facilitating structured workshops that not only build team spirit but also produce essential early deliverables. Ideally he works with the team during project initiation, however later engagement can also be beneficial when an existing team is not performing effectively. Where appropriate Rhys will also analyse gaps in skills and knowledge; and organise follow up progress reviews, training or individual coaching. Services include:
Workshops - Giving rapid results based on innovative and creative approaches. Groups are empowered to make decisions and to take responsibility for success.
Facilitation - Bringing skills, techniques and experiences to enhance workshops through independent, impartial and successful facilitation.
Training - Enhancing the knowledge and skills of people, and changing attitudes and behaviours, in order to meet organisational and team objectives.
A recent testimonial:
"Rhys facilitated an important consultation for the Solihull Festivals Trust. He played a major part in organising the event, and a key role in deciding what processes to follow during the workshop in order to maximise involvement and input from the delegates. Rhys led the workshop leading to an excellent result which was commented on by many of the 64 people that attended. Rhys was publicly congratulated at the workshop and then again at the Solihull Festivals team meeting which debriefed the event. As Chairman of the Festivals Team I am happy to recommend Rhys as a skilful facilitator." Richard Wallwork, Chair of Solihull Festivals Team.
Additional information can be found at www.teamfactor.org.uk
13th July 2010 - Quiz Night
Twice a year we try to have fun at our meetings we enjoy a quiz in July and also manage
to sneak in our AGM.