Paul Stalker of the Extra Mile Partnership gave a wonderful, interactive presentation to the members of the Poole Business Women’s lunch club on motivation and dealing with difficult situations with staff, family or colleagues.  Working through some real situations with some of the women, giving examples of how to deal with issues to get the most positive outcome.  This was followed by an excellent buffet lunch and more networking before wrapping up at 2.30pm

Some of the Comments from the lunch:

“It was a very interesting subject, with application in all areas of life” Julie

“Enthusiastic presentation – just the right length of time” Linda

“Very good, fun and interesting, style kept our attention” Hayley

“Brilliant speaker, subject very good” Kelly

“Really good topic, relevant for everyone” Katie

“Very interested, now motivated” Alison

If you would like to join us for our March lunch or any other future lunches  contact Lucy on email@jobshopuk.com or call her on 01202 674488.

It’s not too late to book your table at Storm Fish Restaurant, but we are filling up rapidly……01202 674970

3 courses for £30.00 p.p. (including Sea Breeze Cocktail to start and a piggies platter of desserts to share). Alternatively, you can order your dishes individually.

• Starters
  Crevette, prawn and crayfish cocktail with malt whiskey dressing 8.00
  Potted ham hock, piccalilli, granary bread 7.50
  Whipped beets with goats curd and walnuts 7.50
  Handpicked crab, avocado and green leaf salad, tarragon mayonnaise 8.00 

  Main Course
  Wild Sea Bass fillet, lobster ravioli, beurre blanc, spring vegetables 18.00
  Whole Deep fried crispy Guernard, tamarind sauce, chilli jam, Thai noodles 18.00
  Wild mushroom, spinach and goats cheese lasagne, olive and rocket salad 17.00
  Roast chump of lamb, potato and tomato gratin, buttered beans, mint harrisa 18.00

  Desserts
  Passion fruit panna cotta with almond biscotti 6.50
  Lemon Meringue semmifreddo, raspberry coulis 6.50
  Warm dark chocolate torte which chocolate ice cream 6.50
  Platter of Dorset cheese, biscuits and pickles 8.50See more

Tracey and Frances ( Jobshop UK) were invited to run a workshop for a group of 22 bright, enthusiastic students from St Aldhelm’s Academy.  These girls are tipped to do really well in their exams, so we went along to chat to them about first jobs, CVs and interview do’s and dont’s.  It was a great experience and we hope to be working much more closely with them in the future.

Tracey with our sponsor Karen Rhys, Wessex Cancer Trust

It was a great start to the year as we kicked off with a meeting purely on networking and finding out what everyone needed to make 2012 a successful year for them.

The feedback was extremely positive, comments received included:-

“Excellent, I was impressed with the structure”

“It set different expectations and offered more opportunity”

“I loved it this way, my favourite so far. I found that I properly got to chat to people and also find out in more detail what they do”

“Really enjoyed this format.  Found it very good for raising awareness of each other’s business in a deeper way than usual format”

In the current economic climate, you are probably looking closely at which networking events you choose, the costs involved and what you are going to get out of them.

We feel that we offer our members fantastic value and an all round networking experience, with a chance to formally introduce yourself and your business, make new connections, listen to professional advice and enjoy an excellent meal.

Our members tell us they have made invaluable contacts through our meetings – both on a professional and personal level.

If you are new to networking, it can be a very daunting prospect, but never has networking been so essential to the woman in business as it is now, when many are struggling to keep their businesses running through these difficult times. Networking is investing in your businesses future. You meet people with the same problems, with the same business conundrums and people who have found a solution to those issues whose advice and experience you can benefit from.

The next PBWLC will held be on February 9^th, when Paul Stalker, a motivational speaker from Extra Mile Partnership, will be taking the helm.
The rest of the 2012 is filled with interesting and enlightening speakers including Natasha Jones on March 8^th who is the founder of Leaf Charity and winner of the Langtry Manor Special Woman Award 2011. April 19th brings us Poole businessman, Mark Constantine of LUSH cosmetics and on May 17^th we bring you a presentation from Lara Morgan, a business woman who sold her company for 20 million and now advises other businesses on achieving their goals. On June 14^th, Su Cowell of the Cobweb Company and winner of the Langtry Manor PR Initiative Award 2011, joins us, and in November we have Erica Dent from Enjoy Discovering Wine as our main speaker on the 8^th. We end 2012 with the highly popular Christmas cookery demonstration on the 6^thDecemeber, when Storm chef, Paolo Alleva, will be showing us how to cook up some mouth watering delights!

What are you waiting for……give us a call and come and join our friendly, dynamic group of business women.
Membership subscription is not required for the PBWLC, and so anyone wishing to attend can contact Lucy on 01202 674488 or mail@businesswomenslunchclub.co.uk

Here’s our list of the Speakers and Sponsors for 2012 so far; of course it’s going to change as more people get involved, but I’ll try and keep it as up to date as possible! If you’d like to present at any of our lunches or if you’d like to sponsor please get in contact with Lucy on mail@businesswomenslunchclub.co.uk or 01202 674488.

12^th January 2012 – Networking for the New Year –

Sponsored by Wessex Cancer Trust

9^th February 2012 – Paul Stalker, Motivational Speaker – Extra Mile Partnership- Sponsored by HSBC

8^th March 2012 – Natasha Jones, Founder of Leaf Charity and winner of the Special Woman Award 2011 (Langtry Manor Business Awards)–

Awaiting Sponsorship

19^th April 2012 – Mark Constantine – LUSH Cosmetics–

Sponsored by Storm Fish Restaurant

17^th May 2012 – Lara Morgan – Company Shortcuts – Having sold her company for £20 million now advises other companies on achieving their goals–

Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance

14^th June 2012 – Su Cowell – The Cobweb Company – Winner of the PR Initiative Award 2011 (Langtry Manor Business Awards) -

Sponsored by Teeth on the Heath

13^th September 2012 – Awaiting Speaker –

Awaiting Sponsorship

11^th October 2012 – Caro Taylor and Emma Hamilton-Cole –

Sponsored by Caro Taylor Solictors

8^th November 2012 – Erica Dent – Enjoy Discovering Wine –

Awaiting Sponsorship

6^th December 2012 – Paolo Alleva – Storm Cookery Demonstration –

Awaiting Sponsorship

Sponsored by: Wessex Cancer Trust www.wessexcancer.org

It’s all go for the first lunch of 2012! To kick the New Year off we thought we would put the focus on facilitating a really productive networking session.  Prior to the meeting please think about a need or service you require to grow your business in 2012 and come prepared to have a chat!

Attached to this email is the list of our Speakers and Sponsors for 2012; if you’d like to fill in any of the gaps please get in touch. Last year the spaces went very quickly, so if you’d like to be part of our lunches next year please let us know as soon as you can! We’re really pleased with our list of Presenters so far, hopefully we’ll see you all at some/all of our lunches in 2012.

The format for the lunch is:

12.00pm – 12.20pm         Arrival, sit down and Intro by Frances and Tracey

12.20pm – 12.25pm         5 minutes from our Sponsor – Karen Rhys, Wessex Cancer Trust

12.25pm – 1.15pm           Networking for the New Year

1.15pm – 2.30pm             Buffet lunch and more opportunities to network

Venue: Storm Fish Restaurant

16 High Street, Poole BH15 1BP

Telephone 01202 674970

Prices: Members £18.00            Non-members £26.00

If you would like to sponsor any of our future lunches please contact frances@jobshopuk.com for further information. Benefits of being a Sponsor are:

• The sponsor will be the only company apart from the speaker to put details out on the tables and display a banner or promotional material.
• The sponsor’s logo and link to website will go out on all the emails we send out with the invitations to each lunch (as we send a reminder, these emails go out twice).
• The sponsor will be given 5 minutes to talk about their business or a related topic.
• A link to your site and announcement of your sponsorship on Jobshop’s and Storm’s facebook and twitter pages.
• We usually get coverage of our events in local media etc, the sponsors details will be included in this.
• The cost to be a sponsor will be £60.00 and lunch for one person is included.

We are also now giving you the chance to display your goods or products on a separate table, if you are a member you will be given preference and it will be free of charge.  If you are a non-member the cost will be £20.00.  This will be on a first-come first-served basis – a maximum of 2 per lunch.

Membership is an annual payment of £60.00 for individual membership and £85.00 for corporate membership (details are attached).

Please make sure that you have returned your acknowledgement slip and paid for your lunch by Monday 9^th January 2012.  You can pay by BACS or Cheque.  Cheques should be made payable to Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club. BACS payments should be made payable to the PBWL Club, Bank Account No: 10241709 Sort Code: 201139 Barclays Bank, Poole High Street, Poole. Payments will be forfeited if you are unable to attend and have not informed us within 48 hours. Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee a place until we receive payment.

Cheques and acknowledgement slips should be sent to: Lucy Fowler-Tutt, PBWL Club, Jobshop UK 175a High Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AZ by the 9^th.

Should you require any further information regarding the lunch, please give us a call (01202 674488) or take a look at our NEW website www.businesswomenslunchclub.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you.

What a fantastic way to end our year…lots of networking, fun and laughter and great food.  Thank you to all that came and made the lunch so enjoyable.

The lunch was punctuated with some Christmas games for all to enjoy. Then it was time for the main attraction, Paolo stepped onto the floor and kept the audience engaged whilst he demonstrated two easy-to-prepare-at-home recipes, fish bubble and squeak and chocolate terrine.

Our Sponsor was Julie Saunders, Schofields Accountants also gave us a quick round up on tax tips and thoughts for the beginning of 2012.

Paolo demonstrates the Chocolate Terrine recipe

Lucy York finds out which Christmas song she is……..

Tracey Wood meets Jo Dale from Dear Mrs Herbert

Maria Tidy and Frances Miles

At the PBWLC Nicky Clarke-Bradford from Seaberry PR gave a presentation on how to ‘make social media work for your business,’ by giving simple yet effective tips and advice on how to gain followers and likers on Twitter and Facebook; how best to interact with your followers to encourage maximum interest and encourage interaction, and how to use pro active marketing techniques to increase your followers and online presence.  Nicky also discussed how to make your Company blog professional yet interesting by finding the right balance and ‘voice’ for the image you are trying to portray, and how to make the best use of photos for all your social media.

Why not come and join us for our next lunch club, click here to find out more.

Come back soon and read all about the previous lunch clubs that have taken place, along with other news, events and business tips.