The Bath Business Club celebrates 10th anniversary
The independent small business networking group , Bath Business Club is celebrating their tenth anniversary this summer .
With a current membership of 15 and growing , the group cover accountancy , property , design and print , IT , business and legal services amongst others . The group meet every Tuesday for breakfast at the Olive Tree , Queensbury Hotel , exchanging business opportunities , knowledge and experience .
Earlier this year , club member David Rolls , owner of White Star Design , became the new chairman and is taking Bath Business Club in a new direction . He said :
“ To celebrate our tenth year , we ’ re marking this milestone with a new look and a new direction . I ’ ve designed a fresh brand identity and advertising campaign for the club and we ’ re looking to recruit new members to secure the network for the next ten years . As a group , we ’ re passionate about supporting local business and helping our members take their company to the next level .
“ With our mix of professions , skills and experience we are especially keen to help new business start-ups and young entrepreneurs .
“ Why not come along to one of
SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS
Notes from the back room ...
Bath , Somerset and the South West has long been seen as a creative hub . Whether that creativity is demonstrated through pure arts such as theatre , fine art , music , ceramics , publishing and street art or through entrepreneurship and business mentality .
Micro-breweries , tech and design , theatre companies and artists . Yes we have all of those , we also have companies like Dyson , a design and concept leader worldwide , Lovehoney , one of the newest international companies created in Bath and a new community asset : the TheatreBus . Our city has been referred to by some as the ‘ Graveyard of Ambition ’. I have never seen this as a negative term . There is something about this unique city that makes people want to stay , no matter who or what brought them here . The promise of promotions and pay rises to entice us to leave and take a higher ranked role in another city just doesn ’ t cut it . Bath is where so many of us have not only discovered our creativity but more importantly it is where we have found an outlet for this creativity , and a community that actively encourages us to explore it .
What Bath can show to other cities is that this feeling of freedom to explore and draw out even the slightest iota of creativity can achieve more than simply providing space in the form of studios and R & D sites .
Anji Henderson
Chair of Small Business Focus our meetings to see for yourself if The Bath Business Club is right for you ? You will get to meet us and find out about the range of businesses we represent . More importantly you ’ ll get a feel for the club ’ s ethos and of course tell us about your business .”
Bath Business Club is also inviting prospective , new and old members to a tenth birthday party at Bath Function Rooms on Saturday 15th July from 7.30pm . If you are interested in attending email : roisin @ tryscore . co . uk
Next Small Business Focus Breakfast :
Thursday June 29th 8am-10:30am on the John Rennie Restaurant Boat . Owen ‘ Bofman ’ Morgan , creator of The World Health Heroes is guest speaker , talking about how he took the spark of an idea and turned it into a successful organisation with a great following and inspiring ideas . To book your space visit the Small Business Focus website detailed below . For more about The World Health Heroes , go to : www . worldhealthheroesuk . com
For more info : www . smallbusinessfocus . co . ik
chair @ smallbusinessfocus . o . uk
Upcoming events from FSB Bath & Wiltshire branch .
The Federation of Small Businesses ( FSB ) offers members a wide range of vital business services including advice , financial expertise , support and a powerful voice in government . Meet the Bath & Wiltshire branch at one of their scheduled events this summer .
Friday 2nd June
Thursday 15th June
Friday 7th July
Breakfast Meet Up at the Richmond Arms 7.30am http :// bit . ly / FSBBath020617
Meet the Member Walk and Talk with Lisa Weeks 6.30pm http :// bit . ly / FSBBath150617
Breakfast Meet Up at the Richmond Arms 7.30am http :// bit . ly / FSBBath070717
Wednesday 12th July Annual Summer Social at Green Park Brasserie , 6.00pm http :// bit . ly / FSBBath120717
@ FSB _ Bath
For more info : www . fsb . org . uk / 119
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