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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

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

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

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

Networking

21 April 2004

Guest Speaker: Mary Roberts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meeting

21 September 2005

Guest Speaker: Judy Clover and Panel

"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

Meeting

19 October 2005

Guest Speaker: Panel of Speakers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Event

16 August 2006

Guest Speaker: n/a

Promote your business and the VWBN at the same time, in the VWBN marquee at the Vale Show!

£5+entry if you attend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Networking

11 July 2007

Guest Speaker: TEST

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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