Gloucestershire leaders to speak at Connect Business Four of Gloucestershire’s business leaders will demonstrate their support for local companies by speaking at the second Connect Business exhibition, which takes place in Cheltenham on 27 September 2012 and is organised by community organisation Cheltenham Connect. Diane Savory, chair of Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership , Cheltenham MP […]
Press Release 1 June 2012: Gloucestershire leaders to speak at Connect Business
by belinda on June 3, 2012 in Uncategorized
Connect Business 2012 – Bigger and Better… Thursday 27th September 2012
by belinda on May 16, 2012 in Uncategorized
200 local businesses and councillors attended Connect Business 2011 at Cheltenham Bowling Club on a fantastically hot late September day. It was such a success that we are already planning this year’s event. We have moved to Maxima Forum on Lansdown Road to give us more space for businesses to get together. The agenda is […]
Photoshoot for The Gloucestershire Echo…
by belinda on September 17, 2011 in news
We had a great piece of publicity in The Gloucestershire Echo on Wednesday 14th September, including the photoshoot. Take a look here: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Chance-business-expertise/story-13326467-detail/story.html Paul Goring, from Consortio Recuritment; Don Young, from the Cheltenham Bowling Club; Debbie Smith, from Helix PR; Mark Scarborough, from RedRockIT; Jonathan Pollinger, from IntranetFuture, and Belinda Wilson, from Glosjobs.co.uk
Geoff Burch is UK Speechwriters’ Guild “Business Communicator of the Year Award 2011”
by belinda on September 1, 2011 in news
It is fantastic to have Geoff Burch coming to talk at the Connect Business Day! He will be doing a presentation at 12 noon entitled “Go It Alone, the Streetwise Secrets of Self Employment”, followed by a book signing. I have just picked up the following details about him being awarded the UK Speechwriters’ Guild […]
Connect Business mentioned in The Echo 25th August 2011
by belinda on August 25, 2011 in news
It’s great to see that This Is Gloucestershire and The Echo have picked up our piece about Connect Business. See the link: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/MP-event-Connect-business-people/story-13198556-detail/story.html I should point out that the event is open to anyone who wants to attend from anywhere in Gloucestershire, not just Cheltenham. Looking forward to it!
Have your professional photo taken at Connect Business
by belinda on August 8, 2011 in news
We are really pleased to announce the White Room Images will be taking professional business photos at the Connect Business day. Come prepared to have some new photos taken for you Facebook profile or website, as they will be set up with their lights and equipment. For £10 – £15, you’ll be able to have […]
Press Release
by belinda on August 6, 2011 in Uncategorized
New event showcases local business expertise Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood is supporting a new event in September showcasing the town’s business talent to help Gloucestershire companies meet local suppliers and advisors. Business Connect has been organised by a group of South Cheltenham businesses as part of the Cheltenham Connect initiative. It will include 20 exhibition […]
The Connect Business flyer is now ready for print
by belinda on July 28, 2011 in news
Thank you to Jane Farrar at Jam Creative for designing it. What do you think?
Councillor Barbara Driver, Mayor of Cheltenham to attend
by belinda on July 27, 2011 in news
27th July 2011 I am pleased to announce that Councillor Barbara Driver, Mayor of Cheltenham has just confirmed that she will be attending the Connect Business day in the afternoon.
Web Site Launched
by belinda on June 30, 2011 in news
26th July 2011 We have been working hard over past few months to pull together the Connect Business day, so it is very exciting to be able to launch the website and send the flyers for printing; both of which have happened today. Have a look around the site and get a feel for what […]
Agenda
- 10am Official Opening by Bernard Fisher Cheltenham Mayor
- 10.15am An interview with Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham, by a local journalist
- 11.15am Cyber Innovation Centre. Local opportunities from Cheltenham’s new Cyber Hub
- 12.15pm Adam Starkey GFirst (LEP) Local Enterprise Partnership
- 1.15pm Networking lunch: with standholders and attendees - booking required
- 2pm Panel - Creating opportunities!
Kevan Blackadder, MD of the Cheltenham BID
Neil Daws, Divisional Director EMEA, Spirax Sarco
Martin Bundy, Branch Manager, John Lewis, Cheltenham
Chaired by Debbie Smith, Helix PR - 3pm Close
Stands are open 10am-3pm, so come for a while or stay all day
Testimonials
Jonathan Pollinger from Intranet Future www.intranetfuture.com, explains why he exhibits at Connect Business every year:
Jon Leamon, Deputy Chief Executive, Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce explains why Connect Business Day is so important for the business community:
If you are interested in exhibiting at Connect Business Day, please get in touch with info@cheltenhamconnect.org.uk