Dates for Your Diaries 2012

November 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We are a friendly social group that meet to talk about all things business.

We meet at 19:30-21:00 on the 1st Thursday of every month

See the South Marston Village Website,  Tower and Tap magazine or contact Hannah Jones at Hannah@BlueKiteCoach.com or 07545141774 for further details.

2012
5th January – 7 wastes of lean – Georgina and hosted by Amanda Burchell @ 3 Ash Gardens
(Open to non SM Residents too!)

2nd February – Marketing Talk – Carolyn Page @ 10 Rawlings Close

1st March – Reflexology – Kerry Robinson Blanchard

29th March (note change of date to avoid the Easter Holiday)
Eat that Frog Learning PlayTime – Hannah Jones

3rd May – How to keep skills current

7th June – Book Sharing and Learning Evening – Hannah Jones @ 1 Byron Court

5th July – Exceeding Customer Expectations with Bespoke Hand Finished Interlined Curtains – Linda Warwick Cornes @ Nightingale Farm

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SME Group – Nov 2011

October 27, 2011 by 1 Comment

This small group of villagers has been meeting to talk about and share experiences of being in business for about 2 years. We come from a variety of backgrounds and our experience of being in business varies from a few months to several years; but we all have something to contribute. In 2010 the group members were able to share knowledge and skills on subjects as diverse as business processes, presenting your business and time management. It’s not a formal group – we meet in each other’s homes, chat and usually enjoy something good to eat and drink.

We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings, which take place on the first Thursday of each month. You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

In November Georgina Kirby will be sharing her expertise on process control and helping us to think about how we do things in ways which cut down waste within our businesses – not rubbish, but the time and other resources we might waste. We learned so much from Georgina when she spoke to us about this last year and used the process of making a cup of tea to help us think about how we do everyday tasks and how we might make improvements to the way we do things. We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday 3rd November at 12 Manor Park.

If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com

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SME Group – Oct 2011

October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Kerry Robinson Blanchard gave us a wonderfully fun, fragrant evening at South Marston Enterprise group in September, learning about her new business, Priors Farley, which offers handmade soaps, scrubs, and lotions. Kerry talked us through her ethos, the ingredients she uses to create her products and helped us to create our own personalised shea body butters. Kerry is a great example of someone who is taking a personal interest and making it into a business.

In October we will be having a bookish evening talking about books that have helped us in business; not just business books but anything that has taught us something and/or inspired us. We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday, 6th October at 10 Rawlings Close.

If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com

We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings. You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

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South Marston Enterprise (SME) Group – August 2011

August 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Our July meeting was a real treat thanks to Hannah Jones and Linda Warwick Cornes. Hannah led a very informative, interactive talk, which helped us understand how we learn – just a taster from her work with leaders in schools, and we were treated to Linda’s exceptional hospitality, including a baking banquet.

In September Kerry Robinson Blanchard will be giving us a practical demonstration of how she makes her cosmetic products and we will be putting together the Autumn/Winter programme. We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st September at 13 Rawlings Close.
If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com
We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings. You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

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South Marston Enterprise Group – July 2011

July 6, 2011 by 1 Comment

This small group of villagers has been meeting to talk about and share experiences of being in business for about 18 months. We come from a variety of backgrounds and our experience of being in business varies from a few months to several years; but we all have something to contribute.

In 2010 the group members were able to share knowledge and skills on subjects as diverse as business processes, presenting your business and time management. It’s not a formal group – we meet in each other’s homes, chat and usually indulge in something good to eat and drink.

We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings. You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

In July we will be considering How we Learn and how this has an impact on us as individuals and professionals. We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday 14th July at Nightingale Farm.

If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com

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South Marston Enterprise Group – June 2011

May 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

This small group of villagers has been meeting to talk about and share experiences of being in business for about 18 months. We come from a variety of backgrounds and our experience of being in business varies from a few months to several years; but we all have something to contribute.

In 2010 the group members were able to share knowledge and skills on subjects as diverse as business processes, presenting your business and time management. It’s not a formal group – we meet in each other’s homes, chat and usually indulge in something good to eat and drink.

We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings, which take place on the first Thursday of each month. You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

In June we will be learning how to use PR to promote your business – we will be sharing ideas, tips and techniques, which you will be able to take away and put into practice. We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday 9th June at 1 Byron Court.

If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com

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South Marston Enterprise (SME) Group

April 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We meet at 19:30-21:00 on the 1st Thursday of every month somewhere in South Marston.

For a list of topics click on the Calender button in the menu bar above, see screenshot below.

See Tower and Tap or contact Hannah@BlueKiteCoach.com 07545141774 for further details.

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SME Group Meeting follow on

April 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I read this article on the over use of social media and thought it was a great compliment to our discussions last month.

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SME Group – April 2011

March 27, 2011 by 1 Comment

This small group of villagers has been meeting to talk about and share experiences of being in business for about 18 months. We come from a variety of backgrounds and our experience of being in business varies from a few months to several years; but we all have something to contribute. Read more of this post

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South Marston Enterprise Group – 3rd March 2011

February 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

This small group of villagers has been meeting to talk about and share experiences of being in business for about 18 months. We come from a variety of backgrounds and our experience of being in business varies from a few months to several years; but we all have something to contribute.

In 2010 the group members were able to share knowledge and skills on subjects as diverse as business processes, presenting your business and time management. It’s not a formal group – we meet in each other’s homes, chat and usually indulge in something good to eat and drink.

We’d like to invite anyone with an interest in business or enterprise (you don’t have to run a business) to join us at our meetings, which take place on the first Thursday of each month.

You don’t have to commit to every meeting and it costs nothing.

Our February meeting coincided with the Chinese New Year so we took a look at China – its culture, its people, its economy and how business is done there—over a bowl of noodle soup and various other Chinese dishes.

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In March we will be turning our thoughts to Facebook and how it can be used to promote businesses, social enterprises and interest groups.

We will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday 3rd March at 10 Rawlings Close.

If you’d like to come please call Hannah Jones on 01793 823035 or e-mail her at hannah@bluekitecoach.com

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