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How to run a supper club

Webmaster — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:20:58 +0000

Underground University: How to run a supper club

An event by MsMarmiteLover

Saturday 21 May 2011, from 10.00 a.m.

Speaker: Linda Williams

Following the publication of her book “Supper Club: recipes and notes from The Underground Restaurant” Kerstin Rodgers (aka MsMarmiteLover), proprietress of London’s premier supper club is running a ‘how to’ workshop. Kerstin and other supper club hosts present a day conference on setting up your own successful supper club.

bright blue skies founder Linda Williams will be talking about the nitty gritty of the business end….from getting your admin ducks in a row when setting up , what the tax man might think about it all to why chucking receipts away might not be a great idea.

Other speakers include:

James Ramsden: blogger, author and chef of The Secret Larder supper club

Lynn Hill of My Secret Tea: runs a secret tea room in Leeds, blogger and administrator of supperclubfangroup.ning.com

Andre Dang: Marketing and PR supremo. (Sell those tickets! Create a profile!)

Details:

Place: The Underground Restaurant, Kilburn
Cost: £100 including breakfast, lunch and refreshments
How to Book: Book your place online now

5 clear steps to business success

Webmaster — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:59:35 +0000

5 clear steps to business success

Thursday 23 September 2010, 9.30-16.00

Speaker: Linda Williams

Do you feel like you are stuck and overwhelmed?
Do you wonder if you are spending time and money on the right things?
Would you like some clear steps to making your business successful?

Our founder Linda Williams will be talking about how to use social media in your business. The range of social media out there can seem daunting to the beginner. Focusing on Linked In, Facebook and Twitter, Linda will look at how you can get your business noticed in the right places for you and also the pitfalls to watch out for.

Meet the other speakers from 5 clear steps:

Mo Harford of Momentum Training uses a simple formula to guide you through the buying and selling process and puts the joy back into selling.

Maxine Harvey of Perseption Consulting will show you how business mapping can take the uncertainty out of the future and help you gain control of your business.

Yvonne Bleakley of Mastering the Marketing will help you develop a personalised marketing strategy that will help you get more clients with less time and effort.

This interactive workshop brings together expertise that will help you get the answers you need to shape your business strategy, your marketing and your sales results. It will help you ditch the fear and uncertainty and get a head start of the competition.

OTHER PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE IDEAS ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES THAT WE CAN’T SEE. This is your chance to take advantage of a room full of entrepreneurs. You will leave knowing exactly what you need to do with an action plan on how to shift your business in 5 clear steps.

Details:

Who should attend: This event is for business owners who feel stuck about where to take their business next and need a clear action plan to help them move forward.

Location: Colmore Plaza, Birmingham

Cost: £120 + VAT

Find out more: 5clearsteps.com

How to book: book online now

Make, Sell, Grow

Webmaster — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:26:42 +0000

Make, Sell, Grow

A British Library Business & IP Centre Cooking Up Success Event

Run by Women Unlimited

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 10.00-14.00

Speaker: Linda Williams

One of the main challenges that every business faces is getting more sales, and food based businesses are no different.

As part of the British Library Business & IP Centre’s Cooking Up Success event Women Unlimited have put together a mini-conference specifically for food producers and caterers.

This event is all about how to engage with your audience and your buyers to enable you to grow your business and take it to its next stage.

Our founder Linda Williams will be talking about how to use social media for food businesses. From Facebook to Twitter, Flickr and blogs, the range of social media out there can seem daunting, but with an active food community online there are lots of opportunities to get your food business noticed.

Other speakers include:

Claire Burnett of Chococo on how she turned her passion into a successful business.

Linda Batt-Rawsden of The Impact Agency will talk about food marketing and PR.

Henriette Reinders of the South East Food Group Partnership will talk about products, provenance and getting it right with buyers.

Laura Salas Ortiz will talk about here experiences form both sides of the fence as a buyer and a wholesaler.

Details:

Who should attend? This event is not for you if you already have more business than you can handle, but if you would like to find out how to build the relationships that can help you grow your business and sell more of your products book now – only 40 places.
Place: British Library Business & IP Centre
Cost: £38 before June 11 and £45 after
How to Book: Book your place online now

The Business of Food

Webmaster — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:36:59 +0000

The Business of Food

An Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival Fringe Event

Thursday 1 October 2009, Framlingham Technology Centre

Panellist: Linda Williams

As part of the Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival Fringe the Framlingham Technology Centre Business Club is holding a panel discussion about all aspects of the business of food. From starting up to growing your business, Health & Safety to training and facilities to commercialisation a panel of experts will answer your questions, provide guidance and outline the support available to help you make the best business choices for you. There will be a chance for networking and one to one consultations.

Our founder, Linda Williams, will be joining the rest of the panel, bringing her wealth of experience on how you can run your business more effectively and develop it in a way that matches your vision.

The panel will be chaired by Yvonne Moores, Business Development Officer for Suffolk County Council.

The other 4 panellists bring a wide range of food and business experience to the discussion. They are:
Melissa Watson, Otley College;
Julie West, CEO, Tastes of Anglia;
Frances Hopwell-Smith, Co-founder, Jules & Sharpie, makers of hot preservaments;
Jean Turnbull, Rural Advisor for Business Link East.