Allan Heggs of Silverside cheers us all up by reminding us that even with the help of experts, we’re all going to die. Allan can help us all with critical and serious illness cover. All members get a chance to make a 10 minute presentation to the room. Come along and see how Working Breakfast…
A special visitors day has been announced by Working Breakfast Market Harborough. This will take place on May 13th at The Angel Hotel from 7am till 8.30am. The group has recently celebrated its 5th anniversary and it’s 21st member will be joining in May. Around 40 guests will be present at the visitors day, but…
The Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce has announced a new event aimed at showcasing many of the local businesses based in the town. The ‘Harborough Business Expo 2015’ will take place on April 20th from 1pm ‘til 5pm at the Harborough Market Hall. Several member of Harborough based networking group Working Breakfast will be…
If you are interested in how branding works and just how important it can be for the long term growth of your business, you might be interested in attending The Business Agenda this coming Tuesday (March 17th) at the Harborough Innovation Centre. Alastair Campbell, MD of The Ideal Marketing Company will be discussing the topic…
A family business that is a member of Working Breakfast Market Harborough is celebrating making the shortlist for Employer of the Year in the Midlands Family Business Awards 2014. Set up by husband and wife Carl and Clare Elsby, chartered accountancy practice Elsby & Co (www.elsbyandco.co.uk) is one of just five companies to make it through…
Finding new members Who do you currently work with who isn’t around the table? Do you have suppliers in your business that could join? Do you work with people outside of work – in your social circles – who could join? What other networking circles do you move in; would some of them find it…
It’s our club, it’s our responsibility How many people have you asked along? If Working Breakfast is going to continue to be a success it is down to every member of the group to do their bit to make it work. It’s all too easy to sit back and watch other members do all the…
Make the most of the side benefits Business card database The Working Breakfast website contains a database of hundreds of local business owners. These are yours to download and to use as you see fit. Ask for details of the passwords required. Website The Working Breakfast website has hundreds of visitors each month and is…
Giving more referrals Write down what people ask for The best way to listen to people’s 60 seconds is to listen with a pen. Take time to write down the names of the person and the specific thing they have asked for. By doing this, it becomes clear who asks for something specific and who…
Looking out for the group members Take your cards wherever you go As a new member, you will get a business card holder to store any business cards you like, but especially business cards from group members. Take this in your briefcase, keep it on your desk or take it in your car. Whenever you…