July 2010
WOMEN IN BUSINESS TALK BUSINESS DOWN AT NEWLYNS FARM
The July Women In Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) meeting, was held at family-run business, Newlyns Farm Shop, located just off J5 of the M3 at Hook. The 50 Group Members were treated to a talk and tour of Newlyns Farm Shop and Caviste Wine Store next door by Abby Janaway, followed by a specially prepared supper cooked on-site in their Cookery School by resident chef, Hannah Westcott.
Newlyns Farm Shop has been an important local provider of free-range produce for four generations, but farms have had to diversify over the years and find new ways to attract customers to ensure their existence in ever differing economic climates. Newlyns Farm has successfully achieved just that and Abby Janaway, who married into the family business, explained that the businesses have been split in two - cousins of the Janaways now run the arable farming side of the business and the Janaway siblings have concentrated on live stock farming as they were keen to set up their own farm shop, where the freshest produce comes direct from their farm into the shop.
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May 2010
WOMEN IN BUSINESS FIND OUT "HOW TO GET WHAT YOU DESERVE"!
The May Women In Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) meeting, was held at The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis, where business and lifestyle coach, Lynda Cant, who runs her own company ‘In-a Coaching Limited', was welcomed as this month's guest speaker to address issues facing women in business to help them achieve fulfilment and satisfaction in their lives.
Lynda explained that she left school with few qualifications, and started work as a typist. She realised that to get ahead she would require qualifications, so she started again, soon becoming a Board Member at the company she was at, and soon after that started up her own business.
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April 2010
COSTMETIC SURGERY: FRIEND OR FOE?
At the April Women In Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) meeting, held at The ARK Conference Centre in Basingstoke, guest speaker Mr David Crawford, Consultant Cosmetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon gave an insightful presentation into the fascination with, and current demand for, cosmetic surgery, what's available and the current practice.
As an accredited Plastic Surgeon and member of The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and Specialist Registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC), Mr Crawford is an experienced and respected surgeon amongst his peers, but, he warns, anyone looking to opt for plastic surgery should ensure their surgeon is bona fide and registered with BAAPS.
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March 2010
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NORTH-HAMPSHIRE WOMEN IN BUSINESS GROUP
Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke, was guest speaker at The Women in Business Group's (www.wibg.org.uk) Annual General Meeting held at the Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke town centre, on 25 March.
Attended by some 40 local business women representing a diverse range of businesses, Ms Miller, who is standing for re-election for the first time this year, said that she went into politics around five years ago and was only the 277th woman to enter Parliament. "I still can't believe that we haven't yet got 300 women into Parliament, which is a great concern because issues that predominantly matter to women are slightly down the priority order for men."
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February 2010
THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
At another packed event for the Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) held at the Barcelo Basingstoke Country Hotel, members and guests learnt about the work of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, and how to protect themselves.
Brian Rudman, Group Manager for North East Community Safety Protection at Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service, presented to the group. He explained that they are no longer known as the fire brigade because of their in depth role. They are now responsible for assisting with road traffic accidents, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and environmental protection.
Brian reminded everyone about the importance of having a smoke alarm fitted - at least one on every level of a dwelling. He also recommended that everyone have a fire action plan in place, detailing what to do in the event of a fire. He suggested practising what to do in an emergency, which is particularly helpful for small children. If caught in a fire upstairs he advised that jumping out of the window should be the last resort, and matresses should not be thrown out, as they often caught in the window and caused more problems.
January 2010
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
At another packed event for The Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) held at The Apollo Hotel, Basingstoke, members and guests learnt abot the impact of clothes and hair on their professionalism.
Kate Jones, from House of Colour, presented the rules of professional dress, the language of clothes and antagonistic forms of dress.
Kate demonstrated how important first impressins are, telling the group they only had 90 seconds to make that vital first impression, and 70% of that was based on visual appearance. For more details on the rules of professional dress, and details on how hair styles can be used to enhance or soften facial features, please download the full press release.
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December 2009
WIB HAVE A BALL AT THE ELVETHAM CHARITY CHRISTMAS GALA DINNER
Christmas came early for the North Hampshire Women in Business Group's (www.wibg.org.uk) chosen charity, Home-Start, this year. At its first ever Christmas Charity Ball held in December at the illustrious Elvetham Hotel in Hartley Wintney, Women in Business, in conjunction with The Elvetham laid on a fabulous event and raised over £2000 in the process for the Charity.
160 guests turned up to the glittering event, who were warmly welcomed by Father Christmas himself over a champagne reception, followed by a Gourmet Dinner, serenaded by Jazz and Rat Pack singing professional, Steve Conway, and then dancing the night away to the resident DJ before carriages at 1am.
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November 2009
COOKING FOR CHRISTMAS THE ITALIAN WAY AT CIAO BABY CUCINA
The North Hampshire Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) members were treated to an afternoon's delight of bellissimo cuisine when they attended a Christmas Cookery Class demonstration at Basingstoke's Ciao Baby Cucina Italian restaurant in November, for ideas in the lead-up to the festive season.
Lindsey Page, President of the North-Hampshire Women in Business Group, was delighted to welcome 40 guests and introduced proprietor of Ciao Baby Cucina, Rita Swart, as the host of the day's event.
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October 2009
LOCAL AUTHOR BOOKS GUEST SPEECH AT OCTOBER MEETING OF THE NORTH HAMPSHIRE WOMEN IN BUSINESS GROUP
The North Hampshire Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) warmly welcomed local author, Karen-Ann Couper, as their guest speaker for October, held in the imposing surroundings of Sherfield School at Sherfield-on-Loddon.
Karen-Ann has never really thought of herself as a "business woman", but considering the qualities a successful business woman needs, such as motivation, commitment, tenacity, positive attitude and humour, it made her think as she worked hard to get her first book published that maybe she did indeed have some of these qualities.
Most of Karen-Ann's childhood was spent in Africa, an idyllic lifestyle she recalled where she was able to play in wide open spaces and discover and be entralled by the natural history surrounding where she lived.
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September 2009
THE FIT DOCTOR
The North Hampshire Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) were delighted to welcome Simon Orr, a personal trainer and student physiotherapist at Southampton University as their guest speaker for September, held at the Basingstoke Country Hotel, nr Hook in Hampshire.
Simon's focus for his presentation was on osteoporosis. Simon stated that, with global illnesses and failing health standards making the headlines, how important it is that we all understand what we eat and how we should exercise to keep us in optimum physical shape and look after oursleves to prevent or delay the onset of osteoporosis, and how to manage it with a proper diet and suitable exercises.
Simon explained that osteoporosis causes a reduction in bone density and therefore an increased risk of skeletal fractures. Broken wrists, hips and spinal bones are the most common fractures.
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August 2009
SPEED NETWORKING EVENT PROVES WOMEN WHO TALK TOGETHER DO BUSINESS TOGETHER!
The August meeting of the North Hampshire Women in Business Group (www.wibg.org.uk) was dedicated to networking and promoting businesses to one another.
The lunchtime meeting, held at the Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke, attracted more than 35 members and guests, who were given the opportunity to talk succinctly about their business.
Everyone rose to the challenge of speed-talking and getting across as much of their company information as they could in the time allocated to each person. It proved to be an incredibly fun and informative event!
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