Business Success Matters Event
for Business Owners, run by business owners!
Weds 6th December 2017
Venue: Village Workspace, St Albans CoWorking Offices
The Old Pumphouse, Stonecross, St Albans, AL1 4AA
A monthly business event for business owners, organised by business owners!
This event is a must attend for anyone in business, wanting to grow or expand and for those who or thinking about starting up in business.
It is an opportunity to meet, network and learn valuable tips to easily implement into your business, the atmosphere is one of laughter and learning.
World-class industry experts and local business owners share their knowledge and experience on key business topics.
90% of Start Up Businesses fail within three years! It is extremely difficult to build a successful, profitable business, this event is
designed to give business owners access to vital expertise and positive business community, so they can avoid the mistakes which cause most businesses to fail.
Our speakers are selected because they know their stuff (technical term) ;) All topics are focused on providing business owners with practical information that can be applied immediately to
support your achieving success with your business.
You will be warmly welcomed and have the opportunity to learn successful business strategies bringing you closer to achieving your goals.
What time does the event start?
Arrival from 6.00pm for informal networking.
Starting at 7pm: Expert speakers deliver business workshops.
Each workshop is filled with practical advice and insight; essential for business owners to succeed.
Does Google Analytics Sound Like Gobbledygook to you?
Would you like to understand Google Analytics and how it can make your business profitable?
Chris Pike from Hey Burt Social Media is going to demystify Google Analytics, the essential tool to help you stop wasting time doing the wrong things online, and help you discover which bits of your online marketing are actually working to generate a profit for your business!
Google Analytics has a lot of information, and it can be quite confusing initially. Chris's friendly delivery will help guide us through the technical "stuff" so we can learn how to mine the hidden gems in our online marketing!
Would you like more customers?
Jo Hailey (Google Trusted Professional Photographer) from StrikingPlaces.com is going to switch from her comfort zone of being behind the lens or in the audience to being our speaker!
As the No. 1 Google Trusted female photographer in the whole of England, Jo knows how much quality, professionally taken photographs integrated into business website impact on business success.
She's going to share with us all about the value of online images, virtual tours and your free Google My Business Page. These tools can all help you generate more profit in your
business, by increasing the number of customers you get through your doors!
Although virtual tours are focused on location based businesses, lots of the information Jo will be sharing is also relevant to any business which has a website and wants to use images in their online marketing.
Do you have any questions for our experts?
Please do tell us what you want to know, so that our speakers can cover the content most applicable to your business, so you get max value!
We give away prizes at each event!
Our most popular prize is a piece of fruit, signed by our speakers!
We do also have other different prizes of value that support businesses each month!
What people say about attending Business Success Matters Events:
Not all #Networking groups are created equal! This one is a cracker & worth missing Corrie for! #SuccessMatters https://t.co/LAuS9fNyrt
— Jo Bayne (@jo_bayne) August 31, 2017
"Heartily recommended; join us for great conversation in a relaxed environment. There is no hard sell or difficult networking. I'm shy but I felt at
ease, thanks to Claire, Chris and the others for their kind welcome." Jen Stirrup, Data
Relish Ltd.
"I enjoyed the event and took some useful tips from it. I also really appreciated the positive, upbeat energy of the group. I plan to be there again next month."
"An awesome event aimed at supporting business owners"
"A genuine networking opportunity with good contacts and good learning opportunities"
"Good atmosphere, lots of opportunity to network, good presentations on range of business topics"
Great success matters event tonight @villagestalbans. Thanks @SueCoh & @ClaireBoyles for the useful talks. #successhour pic.twitter.com/XEOUVNBQM3
— The Choccie Drop (@TheChoccieDrop) September 6, 2017
Always an enjoyable event : ) "
"Thank you, it was a super evening. Informative and entertaining in equal amounts." Alison Murray, VA Today.
"Friendly event. Good balance of education and networking. Fun people."
"A useful and informative networking event for both start-up and existing businesses"
"The content is great and the energy in the room is amazing!"
Where is the Business Success Matters event?
Village Workspace- CoWorking Venue
Village Workspace St Albans is a flexible working
environment- you can book a desk and pay monthly, hot desk on the daily rate or have a whole pod for you and your team.
It also has a great meeting room, perfect for when you need uninterrupted workspace.
On street parking is free, or at the nearby Townsend Ave Car Park (free after 6.30pm).
What Can You Expect?
The atmosphere is fun, the focus is on laughter AND learning. Providing a supportive, friendly environment for businesses to get to know each other and get connected with resource and
expertise they need to survive and thrive.
Prizes will be given for random reasons throughout the night!
There is plenty of time for networking, chatting and catching up with other business owners, before and after the speakers.
Some Tips people have picked up at Business Success Matters events:
"Be clear about goals, Keep it simple, Be accountable"
"Adapt to your market-find the need"
"#TIL A neat trick for cleaning messy data to get it into a database"
"95% of start ups fail! Wow! That's terrifying!"
"You can't delegate accountability"
"Love the idea of keeping things simple AND that experts make things complicated!"
"Don't follow processes blindly, have staff take responsibility"
Who goes to Business Success Matters Events?
Businesses of all types and sizes join us for our monthly event because it's a great way to network, have a laugh with fellow business owners and learn useful tips from experts, helping us to achieve our business goals quicker and with less effort.
See the 360 photo below of some of those who attended at our March event.
Jo Hailey from Striking Places used her amazing 360 degree photo gadget from Google to create this image of a group of business owners at our March event!
Click on it and drag it around and you'll see everyone! It's pretty cool!
Captured in the 360 degree photograph:
Jo Hailey Striking Places
Chris Pike, Hey Burt Social Media Management
Wendy Molefi Youri, Vital Wellness Clinic
Claire Boyles, Success Matters
Paul Percival, ITSB24 Ltd
Sue Cohen, Sue Cohen Ltd
Jo Bayne, Sweet Charity
Don Hales, Awards International Ltd
Gemma Reynolds, Desklodge Hemel
Aarti Parmar, AP Brand & Communications
Viviana Costcotin, True Desire Coaching
Lewis Bryan, Stand Up Comedy Nights
Debbie Gilbert, Viva Business Networking & Mums Unltd
Kathy Soulsby, Personally Virtual
Charles Bennett, The Next Ten
Annabel Kaye, Koffee Klatch
Joanna Nowak
Grace Ngwira Royal Bank of Scotland, Hemel Hempstead.
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Our Sponsors and Supporters
Are all great local businesses who provide awesome resources for other businesses. Here's a little bit about who they are and what they do:
He is the host of #SuccessHour on twitter and you'll see him at the back of the room live tweeting the nuggets of wisdom our speakers share during our event.
If you need help with social media for your business, you should definitely have a chat with Chris!
Claire Lee is the Venue Queen! Her business
Venue Queen Ltd sources top class venues, free of charge!
She only recommends the best venues and helps her clients navigate contracts with venues, and guides them through the process of finding the perfect venue for their event.
Claire provides event management to support the monthly event for business owners.
Macpro Design & Print Ltd
The lovely Gail Carmen is great at understanding your printing needs and she makes sure Macpro can deliver on them.
You can rely on her advice to get you the best printing for your business.
Macpro are a family run business in St Albans. Mum, Dad, brother and daughter all work together to create quality printed materials for hundreds of local and national businesses.
Striking Places
Photography
Smiley Jo Hailey is a Google trusted photographer (that means she's really good!) who creates 360 degree "virtual tours" of your business.
The research shows that people who have experienced a virtual tour are a million* times more likely to actually come to your business in person. If you have a
location based business, you really should find out more about what Jo can do for you.
*million might be a slight exaggeration to mask the fact that I can't remember the exact figure- but, it's a lot! Ask Jo the next time you see
her!
Stand Up Comedy Nights - Founder Lewis Bryan is a professional stand up comedian. He also organises comedy nights and comedians at venues and corporate events locally and around the UK.
The course builds confidence not just to perform comedy, but also in every day conversations. The ability to make people laugh is great for customer service and building positive business relationships.
Lewis provides our sound and technical support at the event, helping us set up the venue, thank you Lewis!