Msg# 37

 Biz Meet - Self help session event - arjun

 Dear Biz Meeters, Just a quick reninder to all of you about this weeks's Biz Meet event. For full details and to RSVP online, follow this link: Biz Meet Self help session (you will need to be registered to RSVP) Best regards, Arjun Thandi / Mary Parsons Telephone: 08458 624400 / 01793 686449 Email: info@bizmeet.co.uk

Msg# 36

 Biz Meet - Self help session event - arjun

 Dear Biz Meeters, Just a quick reninder to all of you about this weeks's Biz Meet event. For full details and to RSVP online, follow this link: Biz Meet Self help session (you will need to be registered to RSVP) Best regards, Arjun Thandi / Mary Parsons Telephone: 08458 624400 / 01793 686449 Email: info@bizmeet.co.uk

Msg# 35

 February Newsletter - arjun

 Hello everyone, Thanks to those of you who braved the ice to come to our last event. We had a small turn out but a good evening. Phil’s coffee morning was successful and will now be monthly. We have also organised a self-help session, for those of you new to business. See all details below. Some things you might like to know about : Working at Home? Enterprise Nation is run for similar reasons to Biz Meet, but on a national scale. They have an active forum, and also have regular advice sessions via the internet: “A free resource to help you start and grow your business at home” http://www.enterprisenation.com/ Want short training courses? If you’re looking for courses to help your business develop and succeed, Helen Dowling runs Exceptional Thinking: http://www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk/ . She is based in Bristol, but is starting to run courses in the Swindon area as well. Mission Possible: Mission Possible run inspiring workshops for women in business. Next one in the area is 16th March. http://www.missionpossible.co.uk/oxfordshire/ Ladies who Latte: This is a network of groups through Wiltshire and Berkshire. Meet woman in business for a coffee and chat: http://www.ladieswholatte.rsitez.com/ Hannah Jones’ Blog: To continue reading about Hannah’s developments in setting up her coaching business, read her latest insights on her website and blog: http://www.bluekitecoach.com/ Arjun Thandi’s blog: To help you with making your websites pop up in all the right places, Arjun’s just put some info on his blog: http://swindon.bizmeet.co.uk/modules/wordpress/?p=17 Looking for Networking events? Business Scene is a central resource of information about networking events organised by all business groups. Now free to register: http://www.business-scene.com/ Details of upcoming Biz Meet events: Phil’s coffee morning (the last Friday of every month): Please let us know by 5.30pm on Wednesday if you plan to come. A reminder of the details are below: Come and join us for a friendly chat and lunch, everyone welcome. Tea and coffee, cake and sandwiches will be provided. Please let us know if you can come so we have numbers for catering. Time: 11.30am-2pm Date: Friday 27th February Venue: 20 Radnor Street, Kingshill, SN1 3PR Cost: £2.50 (any profits to MacMillan) Map: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=multimap&countryCode=GB#map=51.55642,-1.79263%7C16%7C4%26bd%3Duseful_information%26loc%3DGB:51.55642:-1.79263:16%7CSN1%203PR%7CSN1%203PR Parking: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/roadstransport/parking/parkingmaps/roadsandtransport-carparking-oldtown.htm On map, park in car park number 5. There is a 5/10 minute walk to Philly's house. Parking is limited outside the house. Biz Meet Social Come and have a drink in the Savoy. Time: 7pm start Date: Tuesday 10th March Venue: The Savoy, JD Weatherspoons, Regent Street, SN1 1JL. Cost: Buy your own drink Map: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/roadstransport/parking/parkingmaps/roadsandtransport-carparking-towncentre.htm Parking: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/roadstransport/parking/parkingmaps/roadsandtransport-carparking-towncentre.htm - carparks near Wyvern Theatre are closest. Self-help session For those of you who are new to business, and want more support from each other... This is a new event we are trialling. Come with questions, issues, anything that you’re struggling with, but also be prepared to listen and help others. Time: 5pm – 7pm Date: Wednesday 18th March Venue: library cafe Cost: Buy your own drink Map and parking – as for ‘Biz Meet Social’ event above.

Msg# 34

 New Years Newsletter - arjun

 Dear Biz Meeters Happy new year to all of you! We thought it was time we joined the tradition of sending members a newsletter. Fabulous Christmas Dinner evening We had a great Christmas dinner and drinks evening, a fantastic opportunity to relax and get to know each other a bit more. Thanks to those of you who were able to make this. New members Several new entrepreneurs have joined the site; we look forward to meeting some of you at events! We welcome the following who are the most recent: Nicholas Collins - has a wholesale wine business, and well as selling wines, also arranges talks and tasting sessions. AsproQueen – Teaches dancing, including ballroom and Latin American. Runs dancing classes and private lessons, also social dances and holiday events. Kevin Dawkins - Magician available for ice breakers, parties and business conferences. Helen Dowling – Runs short courses aimed at small businesses. Helen can help people to make the most of their marketing and internet, and to organise events. Interested in contacting these members? Please see website: http://swindon.bizmeet.co.uk/ Upcoming Events: New Coffee Morning / Lunch Event: Friday 30th January, 11.30am-2pm Philly D'Arcy is hosting a coffee morning for Biz Meet, in his house (Kingshill / Old Town area). It may suit those of you who can make a different time of day. Come and join us for a friendly chat and lunch, everyone welcome. Tea and coffee, cake and sandwiches will be provided. Please let us know if you can come so we have numbers for catering. This will be a regular event if successful on the last Friday of each month, any profits to MacMillan. Time: 11.30am-2pm Date: Friday 30th January Venue: 20 Radnor Street, Kingshill Cost: £2.50 Map: Multimap_Link Parking: Parking_Map_-_Old_Town on map, park in car park number 5. There is a 5/10 minute walk to Philly's house. Parking is limited outside Philly’s house. Biz Meet event: Tuesday 10th February, 7pm onwards. Following the success of the Christmas meal, we have opted for another evening event in the Savoy. Come and join us for a drink and a chat. Time: 7pm onwards Date: Tuesday 10th February (note change of date if you’ve heard about this already) Venue: The Savoy, JD Weatherspoons, Regent Street, Swindon, SN1 1jL. Cost: Buy your own drinks Map: Link_To_Multimap Parking: Parking_Swindon_Centre - Car parks near Wyvern Theatre are closest. Interested in Events? Arjun -                01793 250500        Mary -                01793 686449        info@bizmeet.co.uk Focus on... Phil D’Arcy: Paper Moon As Phil is organising the coffee morning (Friday 30th January), we thought we’d tell you a bit about his business. Phil has started Paper Moon to produce high quality invitations for weddings and civil ceremonies. It is hard to see on a website, but his designs are produced with great care, and equal quality. Phil’s creative use of colour and materials leads to invitations that can be savoured. He can produce invitations to suit all budgets; printed invitations, those with a highly personal touch, and anything in between. http://www.paper-moon.biz/ New look for website www.bizmeet.co.uk The website has been redeveloped to make it easier to navigate. We’d welcome any comments on how you find it to use. Special offers Have you got a ‘special offer’ that you’d like to promote? Please send a paragraph for next time. To start the ball rolling... Mary Parsons: Create Vision UK Do you want people to read your marketing? Using the right font sizes and colours can mean that potential customers are more likely to read your marketing. Marketing reflects the quality of your business so it’s important to give a good impression. For £40 per A4 leaflet or business card, I can make suggestions that can save you from wasting money on print. Offer open until end of March 2009. Interested? info@createvisionuk.com Contacts: Arjun Thandi   01793 250500        Mary Parsons  01793 686449   info@bizmeet.co.uk Do you want your business promoted for FREE on Biz Meet’s next Newsletter? Please pass this email on to any of your contacts who may be interested. Want to subscribe? Please_register_on_the_site Want to unsubscribe? Please send an email with ‘Unsubscribe’ in the subject line. Wishing Everyone all the best for 2009 Arjun & Mary Website: swindon.bizmeet.co.uk Tel: 01793 250 500 / 01793 686 449

Msg# 33

 Biz Meet December event / Christmas drinks - arjun

 Hello Everyone, This is a reminder for the next Biz Meet event (Xmas drinks) on December 17th, 7:30pm. It will replace the usual the 5-7pm event in the library. More informal than usual, it will be an opportunity to get know each other in a more social environment while celebrating the festive season with a drink or two (or three ...). More information can be found at this link. Hope to see you there. Also please continue to show your support by forwarding the details of this event to the people you know who are running small businesses and do not know of BizMeet yet. Last but not least, a Thank you to those who came to the Christmas meal and making it a great evening. It's times like Christmas when people can feel the pressures of running a home/small businesses when everyone else seems to be off celebrating in their teams. A really worthwhile event - so thanks again. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Arjun & Mary Website: swindon.bizmeet.co.uk Tel: 01793 250 500 / 01793 686 449