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Feathered friends are guests at Business Club Meeting

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The legendary Barn Owl Bill and his feathered friends will be the special guests at the Annual General Meeting of Central Lancashire Business Club on Tuesday 6th March.

 

Barn Owl Bill will be showcasing some of the birds of prey he houses, more than 80 and talking about his rescue and rehabilitation programme.  For those who want to a souvenir of Barn Owl Bill’s visit, Leyland based Matte Finish Photography will be on hand to take photos of members and guests with any of the birds, which for a small donation, can be taken away with them on the night.

 

Central Lancashire Business Club has more than 60 members and meets once a month. It is open to small to medium sized businesses in the Lancashire area, providing support, advice and networking opportunities.

 

Anyone interested in meeting Barn Owl Bill is welcome to come along to Lancashire College on Southport Road Chorley at 7.45pm on Tuesday 6th March.

 

For further details on the event contact Stephen Ward on steve@loopkeyrings.co.uk

By: Tracy Hargreaves

Local Company Helps Sir Bobby Charlton with Landmine Clearance

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On Thursday, 12th April, Poulton based Michael Barr Wealth Managers will host a Charity Dinner at Ribby Hall to support 2 North West landmine clearance charities, with special guest Sir Bobby Charlton – a great supporter of the landmine clearance cause and founder of one of the chosen charities ‘Find a Better Way’.

The dinner will be held at Ribby Hall, Wrea Green on the 12th April at 7pm.

The evening will feature a charity auction and guest speaker – and landmine survivor – Stuart Hughes. Stuart, a BBC World Affairs producer, was seriously injured in 2003 in a landmine explosion while working for the BBC in Northern Iraq. His cameraman Kaveh Golestan was killed. Following his recovery Stuart resumed his role as a BBC News producer and continues to travel across the world on assignment. Stuart will share his experiences and highlight the value of the land mine clearance cause.

The two charities supported are MAG International (Mines Advisory Group) and Find a Better Way, both based in the North West and two of the most important charities operating in land mine clearance.

 

Commenting on his choice to support the mine clearance cause Michael said.

“We should be proud of MAG. From a back Street in Manchester it has probably saved more lives than any other organisation on the planet and yet it will take over 1,000 years to get rid of all the mines. Funds are needed to step up the pace. ”


The dress code is black tie and tickets for the evening are available at £50 with all profits going to Landmine Causes.

To support this highly beneficial event please contact Michael Barr in Poulton for more information or to book your place call 01253 885844.

By: Sue Sharp

Business Networking Events are a must for marketing your business and generating leads

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Whether you’re a small business owner, entrepreneur or sales professional, you’ll understand and agree that the concept of meeting new contacts and getting connected with new people is a key activity in growing your client base. Marketing and promoting your products and services through radio, magazine, newspaper advertising and direct marketing and are effective ways of selling and generating brand awareness, but there’s other inexpensive ways you can meet potential clients and customers without having to spend so much on advertising.

Business networking events are no doubt one of the most effective ways for you to increase new contacts and grow your list of prospects and business relationships. It’s the ideal environment for you to establish brand awareness and tell someone you’ve never met before about what you do, face-to-face. Now that’s got to be easier then setting up appointments through cold-calling!

Ensure you have plenty of business cards to exchange with people and don’t be afraid to walk up to someone and introduce yourself. That’s the point of attending business networking events. If you don’t go up to someone and start a conversation you’ll end up in a corner with a pocket full of your own business cards as opposed to other people’s business cards.

We all know how to network. We do it in our daily life for social purposes. Business networking is really no different and attending regular business networking events should be part of your business growth strategy. Ensure you come equipped with business cards and a 1 minute pitch about your business. Networking can be a lot of fun is social and doesn’t cost a fortune depending on which event you attend.