Hi Ladies,

Lara Morgan is the founder of KUTA.me and best selling Amazon author of “More Balls than Most”, her story about building a global enterprise. Lara is a straight-talking entrepreneur who understands the frustrations felt by small and medium-sized businesses that have lost their way. Rather than administering generic big picture advice, Lara is dedicated to delivering honest and practical help to enable businesses to achieve their full potential.

Over seventeen years, Lara built her own international business, Pacific Direct, before selling a majority share 99% holding of the company for £20 million in 2008. This experience and passion for business drove Lara to where she is today, with an ambitious plan to support entrepreneurs who want to maximize success.

KUTA.me is based on simple business principles that help companies in the accelerated growth stage. By providing a platform for entrepreneurs to access unique short cuts, check-lists and business performance templates to free up time, increase effectiveness and help accelerate growth. KUTA delivered by SMS will see business leaders taking continual improvement steps to success.

For 20 years Lara has mentored business leaders through frank and constructive feedback earning her a reputation as an inspirational and original public-speaker. Working hard as an advocate for the oft-forgotten medium sized business leaders Lara remains down-to earth and approachable. Lara is also involved in advising further education leaders to ensure enterprise  becomes a foundation part of the further education system.  Lara also gives a great deal of time as ambassador for UKTI for export.

Lara has always believed “if there is a will, there is a way.” She is passionate about the sharing of contacts, continual improvement and maximising opportunities. Lara has been a finalist in Ernst and Young Entrepreneur 3 times and in 2005 she was a finalist in the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year Award. Taking it all in her stride, Lara recently competed on the World Triathlon Championships and came 10th.

This presentation really isn’t one to be missed; Lara is a fascinating woman and an engaging speaker. Rest assured you will come away from this lunch feeling very inspired!

Are you on twitter? For up to the moment updates and news of PBWLC follow @JobshopUK. You can book spaces for the lunches, ask us questions and give us feedback!

Please note our new Bournemouth address when you send payment.

The format for the lunch is:

12.00pm – 12.20pm         Free networking

12.20pm – 12.30pm         Sit down and intro by Tracey and Frances

12.30pm – 12.40pm         10 minutes round the table introduction

12.40pm – 12.45pm         5 mins from our Sponsor – Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance

12.45pm – 1.15pm           Presentation – Lara Morgan, Company Shortcuts

1.15pm – 2.30pm             Buffet lunch brought to the table (a selection of fish, meat and vegetarian options to choose from, followed by dessert and coffee)

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 our November lunch 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 14^th May 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, 1 The Triangle, Bournemouth, BH2 5RY by the 14^th.

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

We look forward to seeing you.

Frances, Tracey and Lucy

Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club

Simon is the Chief Perfumer and Buyer within Lush. His presentation was a fascinating insight into how a company of this size source their raw materials. Simon travels the world setting up cooperatives with local people, ensuring consistent quality, quantity and fair trade. Simon also brought along some perfumes, and talked about the fine art of creating gorgeous scents.

We were very lucky to have Simon speak for us as he doesn’t normally talk in public; he is also on paternity leave so his lovely wife and 1 week old baby girl came along too. We received some wonderful feedback for this lunch:

A fascinating talk from someone clearly passionate about what he does.

Excellent speaker, inspirational. I could have listened to Simon speak for hours.

Very, very good. Please could Simon do another presentation?

I thought this was one of the best! So interesting.

Very interesting, fascinated in the SLS and paraben subject, love to hear more!

Brilliant.

Thank you to Simon for stepping in with only an hour’s notice! You could have heard a pin drop, everybody was so engaged in his presentation. Mark has assured us he will give a presentation at a future date, so stay tuned!

Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club – 19^th April 2012

-MARK CONSTANTINE – LUSH COSMETICS-

-‘A Fish Rots From The Head’ –

Sponsored by Storm Fish Restaurant www.stormfish.co.uk

We are delighted that Mark Constantine, MD of Lush, has agreed to talk to us again on the 12^th anniversary of the Poole Business Lunch.   Mark is a relaxed and inspired speaker who definitely defies convention.  As more large well-know retailers go to the wall, he is going to talk about retail and the state of the High Street, what can we expect?  Lush is built on strong ethics and continual innovation, but what really makes Lush continue to be successful despite the tough economical climate? Mark Constantine’s talk for this year is entitled “A fish rots from the head”.

Book up as soon as possible for this event as it is always sold out… This is a unique opportunity to hear Mark speak; be prepared to be engaged, inspired and challenged by this energetic entrepreneur.

Are you on twitter? For up to the moment updates and news of PBWLC follow @JobshopUK. You can book spaces for the lunches, ask us questions and give us feedback!

The format for the lunch is:

12.00pm – 12.20pm         Free networking

12.20pm – 12.30pm         Sit down and intro by Tracey and Frances

12.30pm – 12.40pm         10 minutes round the table introduction

12.40pm – 12.45pm         5 mins from our Sponsor – Storm Fish Restaurant

12.45pm – 1.15pm           Presentation – Mark Constantine – Lush

1.15pm – 2.30pm             Buffet lunch brought to the table (a selection of fish, meat and vegetarian options to choose from, followed by dessert and coffee)

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 our November lunch 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 16^th April 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 16^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.

Frances, Tracey and Lucy

Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club

‘What an inspiration. An amazing woman and an amazing charity set up for blood cancer patients’

‘Presentation was very engaging, clearly heartfelt and that made it very powerful’

‘Loved hearing from Natasha – a very personal and human story. Juliet’s sponsor speech was also interesting – nice to hear what inspires her abour her work and how much she enjoys it’

‘Was perfect, natural talk!’

‘Very interesting, thank you for allowing the opportunity to hear such an amazing woman’.

Our next lunch will be on the 19th April. If you would like to attend please contact Lucy via email@jobshopuk.com or call on 01202 674488.

Hi Ladies,

Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club – 8^th March 2012

Strengthening Women

http://www.curveswimborne.co.uk/

-NATASHA JONES – LEAF CHARITY-

-Special Woman Award Winner 2011 – Langtry Manor Business Women Awards-

This month to coincide with International Women’s Day we have a very special woman speaking for us, Natasha Jones from Leaf Charity. Natasha was diagnosed with Leukaemia in November 2005 just 3 weeks after giving birth to her second son. During her six months spent in isolation she founded the charity Leaf to help others faced with the same ordeal as herself. Her aim was to turn her experience into something positive and she would like to share her story with others to give hope.

Leaf is a charity that provides support for patients and families that have been affected by blood cancer.  The sort of things that they do is to offer practical help at home especially when patients come out of hospital and they are usually too weak to do anything, organizing cleaners, dog walking, transport to and from hospital, sending younger families on holiday so that they have time together, providing equipment to Poole Hospital, putting together packs for patients when they have to go into hospital particularly when they don’t have anyone to help them:  pyjamas, tooth brushes, etc.

When you meet Natasha you can’t help but be impressed by her modesty, her generousity, positive attitude and her incredible determination to personally help as many people as she can that are suffering with this illness. Come along to the lunch and listen to her inspiring and motivational story, you can’t help but be touched by her courageousness and strength of spirit.

The format for the lunch is:

12.00pm – 12.20pm         Free networking

12.20pm – 12.30pm         Sit down and intro by Tracey and Frances

12.30pm – 12.40pm         10 minutes round the table introduction

12.40pm – 12.45pm         5 mins from our Sponsor – Juliet Beardsley, Curves Wimborne

12.45pm – 1.15pm           Presentation – Natasha Jones, Leaf Charity

1.15pm – 2.30pm             Buffet lunch brought to the table (a selection of fish, meat and vegetarian options to choose from, followed by dessert and coffee)

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 5^th March 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 5^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.

Poole Business Women’s Lunch Club

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)–

Sponsored by Curves, Wimborne

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 – James Sale – Mentor and Trainer –

Sponsored by The Quay Foyer

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

Sponsored by Caro Taylor Solicitors

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

Awaiting Sponsorship

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

Sponsored by Schofields Chartered Accountants

For more information on sponsoring any of our lunches or if you would simply like to attend please contact Lucy via mail@businesswomenslunch.co.uk or 01202674488.

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.

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”