LADIES' STYLE COUNSEL - with Executorial

While away an hour or two, with a chance to browse and buy a selection of fashion items: either vintage, retro, designer or personal shopping stock.

Meet our consultants for assistance with your wardrobe dilemmas, and speak with our stylist, personal shopper, seamstress or (for a fee) a specialist bra-fitter.

Bring a much-loved item (which you no longer wear but can’t bear to discard!) and discuss options to customise it; or commission a new special outfit or costume (period and millinery a speciality).

Let us know if you have a vintage or retro clothing item you would like to try to sell too.

We look forward to seeing you:

Saturday 4 December : 1100 - 1700
£7.50 (includes a glass of bubbly!)

Beaufort House
354 Beaufort Street
Chelsea
London SW3 5UZ

To book click here

Or for further information call : 07553 406929 or email : enquiry@executorial.com

Athena Christmas Open Networking Event - for men & women!

Athena teams up with School of Booze!

A chance to have some fun whilst networking!

Let us introduce you to Jayne Peyton of School of Booze, and Julia Grinham, of Upper Street Shoes.

School of Booze will collaborate to present a fun opportunity for guests to design their own shoes, inspired by amusing descriptions of their colour, flavour and body qualities! And chocolate and booze? Yes! But what is a better match for chocolate – wine, beer, or whisky? That’s for guests to decide when they sample a wine, beer, and whisky chosen to be a perfect match for chocolate. Guests will taste exactly why the beer, wine, and whisky complements the chocolate and then cast their vote – which type of booze will triumph in the battle of the bottle?

The Athena City & West Essex Regional Networking Event takes place on Tuesday 14 December from 3 - 6pm at ‘Hat & Feathers’, 2 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PQ. Click here to view map.

Cost: £15 (includes canapés, entertainment and the opportunity to network with Athena members and other like-minded men & women). A full list of attendees will be sent out after the event.

Advanced booking is required due to the nature of this event and expected high attendance. Places are limited.

To book email Stella Fehmi - stella@theathenanetwork.com or telephone 07889 923719.

CHRISTMAS SPARKLE! POSTPONED TO JANUARY

POSTPONED TO JANUARY

Due to the poor weather which is causing so many travel problems, we have taken the decision to postpone this event to later in January. Watch this space for further details!

JOIN US FOR OUR END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS PARTY!

Come along on Monday 6th December & join us at the Swarovski store in the heart of central London for the London Women Mean Business Christmas Party

You will have the opportunity to network whilst enjoying a glass of bubbly and some canapés, but in addition to this we will be fundraising for Childreach International, the charity working with children in developing countries to help them realise their full potential.

And that's not all!

We will be meeting at the Swarovski Crystallized Store, a fabulous concept, with the store downstairs and an amazing event space upstairs. And Swarovski have very kindly offered all of our guests a 15% discount on all finished pieces in store on the evening. Come along early so you have time to browse (& purchase) something sparkly!

It really is not to be missed!

Meet with the supportive, friendly and like-minded women that we usually have the pleasure of welcoming to our events each month, and have some fun at the same time whilst doing a little bit of Christmas shopping (or treating yourself!) at Swarovski.

To book tickets, just click here. Early bird tickets available until 30th November, so be quick!

We look forward to welcoming you.

Melanie & Dawn

"BACK TO BASICS" WITH THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Back Pain, Posture and Stress Management Workshops for the 21st Century

Giselle Malawer, a London Women Mean Business member, has a special offer available to the LWMB group.

Giselle will be running the following classes:

Venue 1: The 52 Club, Bonham Carter House (Basement), 52 Gower Street, WC1E 6EB
Workshops will run weekly throughout 2010 /2011 on Tuesdays at 5.30pm – 6.30pm and Thursdays at 6.00pm – 7.00pm (see below link for dates)

Venue 2: The Finchley Alexander Studio, Flat 1, 33 Brownlow Road, N3 1YT
2010/2011 – The 2nd Monday of every month

To book your early bird discounted ticket(s) please go to: http://bit.ly/c45Mju

You are also welcome to pay on the door, on the evening. But do contact Back in Balance: 020 8346 6282 – to register your name as places are limited!


Special Offer 1
All workshop participants can redeem the cost of their ticket against a 1:1 lesson at a later date.

Special Offer 2
Giselle is currently offering complimentary 1:1 mini taster lessons in N3 and WC1- valid till end of 2010. To book your mini taster, please contact Back in Balance - Tel : 020 8346 6282

http://www.backinbalance.org.uk/

NETWORK NOUVEAU

Network Nouveau is a group of new and established small businesses meeting twice a month, who have a desire to leverage growth on the 3 Decades of the Founders' business experience and contacts, with a focus on the networker and his/her business, rather than the network. Full details can be found at http://www.network-nouveau.com/.

Their next Business Networking event is on 9th December at 6:00-8:30pm at the Rydges Kensington Plaza Hotel, 2-3 minutes from Gloucester Road tube station. The entry cost is £15 (non-refundable & non-transferable to another date), which includes all drinks and canapés for the evening from 6:00pm.

BRAINSTORMING WITH DRAGONS!

Would you like to be involved in an event with the aim of inspiring young people to see that starting their own business is a worthwhile option?

Southgate College is hosting an informal event which seeks to bring selected students and active entrepreneurs together for a 'brainstorming' session. The 'Brainstorming with Dragons' event between 10am and 12 noon on Saturday 4th December (registration and refreshments from 9:30am) will be in the College theatre.

The intention is to expose the students to the energy and creativity of typical entrepreneurs as a means to promote self-sufficiency and private enterprise as genuine career alternatives.

So where to find these inspiring business owners? The organisers immediately thought of the women at the LWMB monthly events! They are keen to give young people an opportunity of meeting women in various stages of their business development.

The plan is for 10 tables of 10 - each table comprising two entrepreneurs and six students, plus a facilitator and a note-taker - and to pose one of a set of 'challenges' to each table. There will be a half-time break for refreshments, after which the challenges will be rotated. The 2 hour event will end with a wrap-up session, followed by a networking opportunity.

Students will be encouraged to take some of these ideas and run with them, and it's already been suggested that this event could be followed by dinner later in the academic year to recognise the subsequent achievements of participating students. If it's as successful as we all hope, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) has also hinted that there may be funding available to replicate this idea at other FE colleges.

Time is of the essence so if you feel able to offer help and advice and are available on Saturday 4th December, or have any ideas/suggestions, then please contact Jo at joanne@franklyconsult.com.

BECOME SUPER AT SELLING!!!

Special 1 day event on selling like a beast!

- Want more clients but hate sales?
- Get cold feet when it comes to asking for money?
- Hate networking, cold-calling and the nitty-gritty of sales?
- Lack the confidence to close?

Then this event is perfect for you! Click http://changetosucceed.com/superatselling.html to book now as space is limited.

Join me for this one-off event to get the mindset of a champion salesperson where you will learn:

- WHY you must promote and sell your product or service
- The 6 critical factors that affect your sales
- How to LOVE selling your stuff
- The mind, body and soul to sell with passion and joy
- How to have your clients WANTING to buy what you’re selling
- Ultimate close for selling from stage
- The one question you must use to close the sale!

This is only for people who are serious about getting results!


DATE – 27th November 2010

LOCATION – Central London (Zone 1)

TIME – 0900 – 17.30


FULL DAY SEMINAR VALUE £795 Bonuses worth approx. £2000

All yours for the insanely low price of £105

Plus your friend can come for only £75 (one friend per primary guest)


To BOOK NOW CLICK http://changetosucceed.com/superatselling.html

NOVEMBER NETWORKING WITH LONDON WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS

Come along and join us on Thursday 11th November for an evening of networking with a friendly, supportive group of business women. We host a monthly networking evening with a regular attendance of between 60-100 guests. No charge for attending, just pay for your own drinks whilst you network in the informal surroundings of The Embassy Club.

This month our guest speaker is the inspirational Atiti Sosimi of Distinctly Different. Having heard her speak twice before, we thought Atiti had such an interesting story to tell that we wanted her to come along and share it with our guests. Running a business isn't always easy, but listening to Atiti will make you believe that whatever setbacks you may face, you will get there in the end! Come & hear her speak, and have the chance to chat to her personally.


What you need to know:

Venue : We meet at The Embassy Club, 29 Old Burlington Street, London, W1S 3AN

How to get there : Nearest tube is either Piccadilly Circus or Green Park. There is a car park on Old Burlington Street if you're planning to drive. See map http://bit.ly/9QwR3C

Time : Registration begins at 6pm, and we finish at 9pm


There is plenty of time to chat, make some new alliances, meet some friendly, helpful, encouraging women, and possibly also learn a thing or two.

Do join us! We look forward to meeting you.

Dawn & Melanie