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The Vale Women's Business Network run monthly networking events for women in business. Our archive of previous events is listed below - why not come along to one of our upcoming events as a guest and then join us as a member?
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Networking
21 January 2004
Guest Speaker:
Lorraine Lewis
Post Christmas detox for space inside and out
Lorraine Lewis is a down to earth Feng Shui consultant. Her excellent approach will help you to get yourself and your business ready for the New Year ahead.
£5 members, £2 guests
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Networking
18 February 2004
Guest Speaker:
Sue McDonagh
As one door shuts …
An inspiring sight and sound event with Artist Sue McDonagh– listen to her story and at the same time see an artist with a growing international reputation work on one of her paintings.
£5 members, £2 guests
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Networking
17 March 2004
Guest Speaker:
Margaret Hewlett
This is where I was going!
We celebrate International Women’s Day with Margaret Hewlett of Penarth Travel Limited, Winner of the Welsh Woman of the Year Award, Small Business Owner Category, in 2003.
£5 members, £2 guests
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Course
26 March 2004
Guest Speaker:
Christine Atkinson and Marilia Angove, Polly Nelson
Confident in Business!
This day of training will give you some networking essentials for business survival and growth; and provide insider tips about how to use the internet as a networking forum to maximise your business exposure and increase your sales.
Completely Free
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Networking
21 April 2004
Guest Speaker:
Mary Roberts
Chocolat!
This is not one to be missed: an irresistible chocolate-tasting experience to appeal to your taste buds with chocolate expert Mary Roberts, of Cocoa & Co.
£5 members, £2 guests
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Networking
19 May 2004
Guest Speaker:
Lis Burnett
When doing good is good business
With Lis Burnett from CriA and Dave Edwards, Business Links Development Officer, VCVS.
£2 members, £5 guests
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Networking
16 June 2004
Guest Speaker:
Marianne Pettifor
Motivate yourself to maximise your sales!
A return visit from our first ever guest speaker, Marianne Pettifor of Frogmore Consulting: specialist in Motivational Training and Development and holder of a National Training Award for Service and Sales.
£2 members £5 guests
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Course
25 June 2004
Guest Speaker:
Marianne Pettifor and Jeff Christopher
Confident in Business!
A valuable chance to learn about how to present yourself and your business for maximum impact; this course will also address getting your financial management ‘right’ to make the most of your profits.
Completely Free
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Networking
21 July 2004
Guest Speaker:
Marilia Angove
Assertiveness - communicating with integrity
You need never think ‘I wish I’d said …’ again! Marilia Angove, Holistic Accelerated Training (HAT) will take you through proven methods that increase your personal and professional assertiveness.
£2 members, £5 guests
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Exhibition
18 August 2004
Guest Speaker:
N/A
See and be seen
Your chance to gain maximum exposure for your business and profile your company to many new contacts. VWBN members will be participating in the Vale Show – daytime event, no evening meeting.
TBA
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Networking
15 September 2004
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Personal safety and risk assessment
Take safety seriously – this networking event offers a useful take on risk assessment.
£2 members, £5 guests
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Course
24 September 2004
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Confident in Business!
This excellent course will show you the benefits of mentoring as a means to drive your business forward; and will offer invaluable advice about managing the ‘people’ dimension to aid your growth.
Completely Free
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Networking
20 October 2004
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Working in partnership with the press
A superb opportunity to gain insider knowledge of the media industry; and use it to gain effective and ongoing promotion for your business.
£2 members, £5 guests
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Networking
17 November 2004
Guest Speaker:
Anne Phillips
Healthy you + healthy staff = healthy business
Your guide to healthy eating, combating stress and improving physical fitness for a healthy business. With Anne Phillips, Vale of Glamorgan Health Promotion Service (NHS)
£2 members, £5 guests
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Course
03 December 2004
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Confident in Business!
An invaluable day of training. Learn about the most effective ways to negotiate customer, supplier and employee relationships and brush up on your legal obligations: contracts, employees, H&S.
Completely Free
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Networking
15 December 2004
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Mulled wine and mince pies
Christmas networking dinner. Book your place now! Last year’s hugely successful event was at the Bear Hotel, Cowbridge and was attended by many businesswomen. Don’t miss out on this chance to have fun whilst increasing your business contacts and meeting friends old and new.
TBA
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Meeting
19 January 2005
Guest Speaker:
Dr Elizabeth J Muir
You, your values, your business!
Dr Elizabeth J Muir, former Business Woman and now Senior Lecturer at the Welsh Enterprise Insitute University of Glamorgan.
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Meeting
16 February 2005
Guest Speaker:
Sian rees and Bee Milbourn
Planning for and Achieving Success
The focus for this event will be on "Planning and Achieving Success" with our two experienced, interesting and energetic guest speakers Sian Rees and Bee Milbourn
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Course
11 March 2005
Guest Speaker:
Christine Atkinson, Marilia Angove
Confident in Business!
This is the last session in the free Confident in Business series of courses - Focus on Creativity and Innovation. With guest speaker Carrie Shapiro of Carrie Elspeth Ltd, recent winner of the World Young Business Achiever Award for Innovation and Creativity.
Completely Free
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Meeting
16 March 2005
Guest Speaker:
World Young Business Achiever Carrie Shapiro
Business Awards - The 'why' and 'how' of it all
Panel of Speakers including World Young Business Achiever Innovation and Creativity award winner - Carrie Shapiro of Carrie Elspeth Ltd.
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
20 April 2005
Guest Speaker:
Panel of Speakers
All you ever wanted to know about franchising.
All you ever wanted to know about franchising but were afraid to ask! - Panel of speakers with personal experience.
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
18 May 2005
Guest Speaker:
Polly Nelson, FWOSS
IT for Business Development
Ever wished someone would talk you through getting the most from IT for your business, in a normal, down-to-earth, non-technical way? Yes? – then, this is a must for you!
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
15 June 2005
Guest Speaker:
Dr Elizabeth Muir
Midsummer Madness
A night of Innovation, Creativity and Networking! Identify new ways to take your business forward and get to know other participants better.
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
20 July 2005
Guest Speaker:
Rosamund Davies
A Celebration of Summer
Midsummer Madness – VWBN Style! Strawberries, champagne and guest speaker.
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
21 September 2005
Guest Speaker:
Judy Clover and Panel
Health Matters
"What happens when you're ill? - I can't afford to be!" is a familiar conversation among business owners. At our September event, a panel of speakers will focus on preventing illness, promoting well being and maintaining good health.
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
19 October 2005
Guest Speaker:
Panel of Speakers
Legal Issues
Panel of speakers including Sarah Whittle (Morgan Cole), speaking on Dealing with Problems! (e.g. invoicing, debt recovery, customer complaints) and Annie Ansari speaking on Regulatory Reform (fire safety).
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
16 November 2005
Guest Speaker:
Joyce Baynes, Amanda Rackstraw
An Evening of Voice
Maximise your communication skills and Maximise your Business! Meet in the Bar from 6.30pm for networking, and the main event is from 7 – 9 pm
£2 for Members £5 Guests
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Dinner
14 December 2005
Guest Speaker:
n/a
Christmas Cheer!
A fun and relaxing evening and an ideal opportunity to catch up with existing contacts and make new ones. At the Olive Tree in Penarth
TBC
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Meeting
18 January 2006
Guest Speaker:
Pat Breay (tbc) Anna Proctor
A taste of the Mediterranean
The perfect antidote to January - a taste of the Mediterranean… also including some wine tasting!
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
15 February 2006
Guest Speaker:
Julie Thomas and the InnovationWorks Campaign
Creativity and innovation
Creativity in Marketing / Finding New Markets - a workshop with Julie Thomas. Don't be too busy to miss it! Please note that advance booking is essential for this event, as numbers are strictly limited. Guests are of course very welcome!
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Event
22 March 2006
Guest Speaker:
n/a
A Fusion of Fashion, Textiles and Accessories
A sophisticated event at an exclusive location! The VWBN March event, organised and sponsored by Catwalk Wales, will be in the wonderful setting of the stylish Park House Club in Cardiff.
£12
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Meeting
26 April 2006
Guest Speaker:
June Black, and the Barefoot Studio
Business Planning and Risk Assessment
April's VWBN event looks at risk assessment and features a case study from the Barefoot Studio
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
17 May 2006
Guest Speaker:
Dr Elizabeth Muir, Pat Geller
Planning for a secure retirement
How will you afford to retire? The latest research on women business owners and their pension plans, and planning for a secure retirement!
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
21 June 2006
Guest Speaker:
Fiona Thomas & Barbara Chidgey
PR that will really work for you!
What's your PR strategy? This evening we have two speakers, both experts in their respective fields of PR and verbal communications.
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Event
26 July 2006
Guest Speaker:
The Barefoot Studio & Associates
Your health matters in business!
Please note the change of date for this meeting to the advertised program date. This will be an interactive, relaxing evening hosted by the Barefoot Studio in Cowbridge, on the 26th July 2006. Places are very limited so booking in advance is essential!
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Event
16 August 2006
Guest Speaker:
n/a
The Vale Show
Promote your business and the VWBN at the same time, in the VWBN marquee at the Vale Show!
£5+entry if you attend
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Meeting
20 September 2006
Guest Speaker:
Polly Wilson
A taste of what's to come!
Our September event will be a sneak 'pre-taste' of the Cowbridge Food and Wine Festival. There will be a talk by Polly Wilson, the organiser of the Cowbridge Food and Wine Festival; plus a demonstration and some participation!
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Meeting
18 October 2006
Guest Speaker:
Fleur Conrad, In the Black
Get the most out of working with your accountant
Very useful for both new and established businesses: come along to this event for tips on getting the most out of working with your accountant! Fleur Conrad from In the Black will be our guest speaker, and there will be a break part way through for some facilitated networking.
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Networking
15 November 2006
Guest Speaker:
Suzanne Raghavan
Looking good for business and Christmas market
Don't miss this event: the last networking meeting before our Christmas supper this year will be an evening about looking good for business success, success stories from inspiring women, and a Christmas market (a chance to really promote your business and / or buy some gorgeous gifts!)
£2 Members £5 Guests
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Event
13 December 2006
Guest Speaker:
n/a
VWBN Christmas event
Our popular annual dinner. This year we will be holding our Christmas event at Illtud's 216 in Llantwit Major. Our Christmas event tends to gets booked up very quickly so we would advise that you reserve your place with us as early as you can.
£32 per person
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Networking
17 January 2007
Guest Speaker:
TBA
New Year's Business Resolutions
Start the year as you mean to go on! More details will be available soon.
Cost TBA
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Networking
21 February 2007
Guest Speaker:
Cheryl Bass
Exploiting your Network for Business Success
Cheryl Bass, an international business consultant and trainer will be the guest speaker at this month's event. Cheryl has been voted one of the 100 Brilliant Women of Britain for two years running by Cosmopolitan magazine for her work in the entrepreneurial domain.
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
21 March 2007
Guest Speaker:
from DEIN
Getting a Piece of the Action
The full low-down on strategic developments in Wales and how you and your business could benefit. Tonight's event is sponsored by Fiona Thomas Communications Ltd
£2 members £5 guests
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Dinner
18 April 2007
Guest Speaker:
n/a
Spring networking dinner
Join us on Wednesday 18 April 2007 at Cottrell Park, Bonvilston, 7.00 to 9.00pm, when the Vale Business Women’s Network is hosting a Spring Networking Dinner!
£2 members, £5 guests
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Networking
16 May 2007
Guest Speaker:
Helen Murdoch, HM Marketing
Closing the deal
Don't miss this event, for hugely useful sales tips and advice about how best to close that big deal!
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
20 June 2007
Guest Speaker:
Caroline Green, Gail Foley, plus guests
Moving with your market
Is your business looking to diversify into other areas? Or, do you have other skills that could enhance what you already offer your customers? Come along on Wednesday 20 June at Cottrell Park, Bonvilston, 7-9pm, to find out!
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
11 July 2007
Guest Speaker:
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Networking
18 July 2007
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Networking as a PR strategy
How, why and who? PR experts will be on hand to talk about how networking can benefit your business and to identify the best networking strategies. Learn how to get the most from networking and practice it in our usual informal and friendly atmosphere.
£2 members £5 guests
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Event
11 August 2007
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Cultural trip to Barcelona
The weekend of 11 - 12th August 2007. Full details and prices will be available soon!
Cost TBA
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Event
15 August 2007
Guest Speaker:
N/A
The Vale of Glamorgan Show
Come and promote your own business at the VWBN stand at this busy annual agricultural show at Fonmon showground. Many thanks to our sponsor: Rebecca Exley Groundwater Ltd
Cost TBA
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Networking
19 September 2007
Guest Speaker:
Allyson Gale
Fit for business
...it’s all down to mind, body and attitude! Life Coach Allyson Gale reminds us how to get the right work/life balance and we look at ways of helping our bodies cope.
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
17 October 2007
Guest Speaker:
TBA
Investing in your future
Come and listen to a panel of speakers, who will highlight different ways for us to look at our financial security.
£2 members £5 guests
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Event
21 November 2007
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Christmas Market
A great sales opportunity for members with something special to sell, a great Christmas present shopping opportunity for everyone else, plus plenty of time for informal networking!
FREE
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Event
12 December 2007
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Christmas event
2007 concludes with our popular Christmas dinner event at a restaurant in the Vale. Places go quickly so book yours early!
Cost £32
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Networking
16 January 2008
Guest Speaker:
founder VWBN members
Things I wish I'd known when I started in business
Kick off the New Year with inspiring anecdotes from VWBN founder members, whose businesses and careers have taken some interesting turns since 2002
TBA
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Networking
20 February 2008
Guest Speaker:
Marilia Angove
Getting the most out of a home-based business
Focusing on the pros and the cons, consultant Marilia Angove will help you to adapt and develop your mindset and your business space at home
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
19 March 2008
Guest Speaker:
Gwenda Williams
How mentoring can work for you and your business
An opportunity to review your business relationships and explore how mentoring could add value. This interactive session is led by Gwenda Williams, creative strategist and consultant to people in business
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
16 April 2008
Guest Speaker:
Bev Hodges
Capturing the mature market
Skincare consultant Bev Hodges reveals how new techniques can take years off you! We also look at how to access 'grey' spending power
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
21 May 2008
Guest Speaker:
Speaker TBA
Motivation and Confidence
A winning combination of qualities that no-one in business can do without, because we succeed when we 'know' that we will! So, how do we get there?
£2 members £5 guests
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Event
18 June 2008
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Pub walk - releasing creativity
As well as releasing those 'happy' endorphins, walking and talking gets our creative juices flowing! Come and find out for yourself on a non-strenuous walk to and from a pub near Cowbridge - supper is optional. Click through for more details!
£2 members £5 guests
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Networking
16 July 2008
Guest Speaker:
Julie Collins
Making an exhibition of yourself
Planning to take an exhibition stand but not sure where to start? Julie Collins of Cardiff-based marketing and event consultancy Collins & Collins reveals what we need to know
£2 members £5 guests
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Event
20 August 2008
Guest Speaker:
N/A
The Vale of Glamorgan Show
Come and promote your own business at the VWBN stand at this busy, thriving annual agricultural show
Cost TBA
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Networking
17 September 2008
Guest Speaker:
Julie Logsdon and Sian Rees
Presenting your business
Selling your product or service is all about selling yourself in a professional way. Julie Logsdon (Congenial IT) and Sian Rees (Wales Management Council) remind us of all the angles.
£2 members £5 guests
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Event
15 October 2008
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Women in public life
Vale of Glamorgan AM Jane Hutt, joined by other high-profile Welsh women in the public arena, hosts a visit to the Welsh Assembly Building.
Cost TBA
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Event
19 November 2008
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Christmas market
Our Christmas market has become very popular and is a great sales opportunity for members with something special to sell, as well as being a chance to shop for unusual gifts! With plenty of time for informal networking too, this is an event to put in your diary now.
Cost TBA
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Event
10 December 2008
Guest Speaker:
N/A
Christmas celebration dinner
Our popular annual outing to a restaurant in the Vale. More details will be announced nearer the time.
Cost TBA
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