5 STEPS TO PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE- CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED

Melanie Berenblut of Berenblut IT Training & Consultancy is a Computer Trainer and consultant, who is an inspirational trainer, approachable with excellent communication skills. She is supportive and adaptable to individual training needs within groups . This includes Microsoft Office, Clinical Systems, Social Media and bespoke systems.

Usha Penumuchi of Dare to Dream is an international speaker and training and development consultant, who is addictively inspirational and speaks with humour, passion and grace to people in all stages and walks of life.

Melanie & Usha have joined together to bring you the best of Soft Skills and IT.

Please join Melanie and Usha for their launch event

Date: Thursday 29 July

Time: 6.30pm - 9pm

Title: 5 Steps to Promoting Your Business Online

Target Audience: Everybody

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

Nearest Tube: Green Park or Piccadilly Circus

Car Parking: Car Park on Old Burlington Street, or free street parking
after 6.30pm

Price: £20.00 price includes a soft drink.
£17.50 for London Women Mean Business Members

Contact: Melanie 07787 858714

To book please go to:
https://www.eventelephant.com/5stepstopromotingyourbusinessonline

To access discount for LWMB Members, please type Member discount in code box

Summer Networking at The Embassy Club

Another wonderful evening of networking took place at The Embassy Club on Thursday 8th July, with a great turnout as ever.

We were pleased to invite several people to speak on this occasion, and in spite of our main speaker pulling out at the last minute, the evening was still a great success.

Ann Byrne, Chief Executive of the Women's Therapy Centre, talked about the good work the Centre does in supporting women by offering low cost therapy. If you would like to help support the Centre, either by taking part in the Adidas 5k race in Hyde Park on 5th September on behalf of the charity, or making a donation, details can be found here http://bit.ly/c2uI0h. If anyone would like to participate in the run but is new to running & doesn't know where to start, contact Dawn Gomes on the londonwmb@googlemail.com address. As a keen runner, Dawn competed in 3 marathons last year and may be able to offer some tips!

We were due to have Amanda Wright from the Central School of Speech & Drama to speak for us, offering tips on presentation skills so we can wow our audience whether we just need to improve our short elevator pitch, or speak in front of larger audiences for longer. Sadly Amanda was unable to make it but has very kindly offered a free 1 hour workshop to our guests. If you're interested, please email londonwmb@googlemail.com.

By a stroke of luck, Mark Fuller, the owner of The Embassy Club, happened to walk in at just the right time! We were thrilled when he agreed to give a short talk about his life in business. Mark is a very successful businessman, having been in the nightclub and restaurant industry for some time, and has now opened several hotels including the Sanctum Soho.

Mark gave an entertaining account of his life in business - and shared some secrets from the nightclub world! Mark set up Sugar Reef & Red Cube, before forming Concept Venues which now has various Embassy Clubs around the world, Geales fish restaurant and Sanctum Hotels in London & Berkshire Having survived several recessions his message to us was, in spite of the tough times we've been going through, there is some light at the end of the tunnel, and if you are passionate about your business keep going, keep working at it, and you will be a success. A huge thank you to Mark for giving up his time before rushing off to speak at another event and also for buying us all a drink for, as he put it, having to listen to him speak! http://www.conceptvenues.com

Next up were the 5 minute slots offered to our guests and we heard from:

• Nicola Smith from The Revival Co – www.revivalarepa.co.uk
• Dee Amin from Moot Media – www.mootdesign.com
• Usha Penumuchi from Dare to Dream – www.dtod.co.uk

Usha & Melanie will be running a course later this month, 5 Steps to Promoting Your Business Online, and full details will be posted on the blog shortly.

We'll be taking a break over the summer, with the next evening networking event on Tuesday 7th September. Please do feel free to contact us between now and then if you're interested in posting any offers on the blog or offering any feedback.

Have a fantastic summer!

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DOS & DON'TS WHEN USING TWITTER FOR BUSINESS

Following our event in June, Claire Boyles, our speaker on the evening, has put together some points for you to bear in mind when "tweeting". Which presumably you are now all doing following her talk!

Some Dos & Don’ts when using Twitter for Business.

By @ClaireBoyles http://www.twitter.com/ClaireBoyles

Number 1 Golden Rule:
Before tweeting ask yourself 2 questions:
1) Would I be happy if this tweet appeared on the front page of a national newspaper?
2) Do my customers & potential customers really want to read this?

Do:

• Do be yourself - be honest, open & transparent. [This doesn’t mean you have to share intimate details about yourself!].
• Do be friendly, join in conversations, this is what Twitter is for, you don’t need to wait for an invitation to @reply anyone!
• Do help others - answer questions, RT questions for others if you don’t know the answer, generally be a good neighbour in Twitterville.
• Do share information, if you’ve learned something new on Twitter, share it so others learn too.
• Do use twitter to expand your network, connect with people who you wouldn’t have the opportunity to meet otherwise (I’ve had conversations with Duncan Bannatyne recently that I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to, without Twitter).
• Do share interesting, valuable information & keep it relevant to your customers/potential customers.
• Do share things about your own life, people can relate better when they understand the person behind the tweets.
• Do check your spellings before you tweet - this is your public image, you want to be showing your best!
• Do upload an avatar of yourself, people connect better when they can get a sense of the person behind the tweets.
• Do complete your bio & use it wisely to share with people what you want them to know about you/your business.
• Do engage, don’t just tweet special offers.

Don't

• Don’t spam tweople, spamming is constant tweets about what you’re selling/links to your website.
• Don’t set up automated tweets that go out constantly without you being there to converse.
• Don’t go following 100’s of people, then unfollow if they don’t follow you back. Twitter is NOT about numbers of followers, it’s about quality!
• Don’t criticise competitors in public (Yes twitter is public!) it just makes you look bad.
• Don’t share highly personal information - remember the Number 1 Golden Rule - Would you be happy if this appeared on the front page of a national newspaper?
• Don’t attempt to be something you’re not, you’ll get found out in the end.
• Don’t, Don’t, DON’T tweet when you’ve had a few drinks/are drunk. This is self explanatory & is a really BAD idea!
• Don’t Broadcast, broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast, Twitter is a 2 way communication tool!

In summary, remember the Golden Rule: Ask yourself: "Would I be happy with this tweet appearing on the front page of a national newspaper?"

And secondly, remember this is a SOCIAL media site - people use Twitter to socialise, they're not on Twitter to buy your stuff, they're on Twitter to connect with other friendly, like minded people.

And thirdly- have FUN :)

SAVE THE DATE!

We have now scheduled the meetings of London Women Mean Business through to the end of 2010 so that you can save the dates in your diary now to ensure you don't miss any of these great events.

• Thursday 8th July
• Tuesday 7th September
• Thursday 14th October
• Thursday 11th November
• Thursday 9th December

We will also send you a reminder prior to each event.

We look forward to seeing you at a future meeting, where you can listen to some inspiring speakers, have the opportunity to promote your own business, and meet some amazing ladies.

BACK PAIN? TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SPECIAL OFFER

Giselle Malawer of Back in Balance would like to offer all of those who attend London Women Mean Business the opportunity to take part in one of her workshops. Details below:

"BACK TO BASICS” with The Alexander Technique
An Introductory Group Workshop (1.5hrs)
with Giselle J. Malawer MSTAT
(Back pain and Posture Specialist)

Do you suffer from Back Pain? Would you like to improve your posture and have a healthier back? Have you heard about the Alexander Technique but not quite sure what it is?

We invite you to experience this interesting and interactive workshop. In an informal setting, Giselle will share practical tools, top tips and expert knowledge on how to alleviate back pain, reduce stress and release muscle tension.
With an increased awareness you can:

 Be poised, without stiffness
 Move gracefully, with less effort
 Be alert and focused, with less strain
 Breathe and speak more easily
 Be calm, confident and relaxed
 Be effective and energised in your daily activities
 Restore your natural health, poise and vitality

Choice of Dates:

Monday 21st June, 2010 or Tuesday 29 June 2010
(12 places available per workshop for maximum results)

Time:

7.30pm for 7.45pm start (till 9pm approx.)

Cost:

£15pp to include refreshments plus a complimentary 1:1 Alexander Consultation, with Giselle, at a later date

Venue:

The Finchley Alexander Studio
Flat 1, Jay Court
33 Brownlow Road
Finchley, London N3 1YT

Questions will be invited at the end of the workshop.

So come and join us for this fabulous workshop and rediscover the balance of body and mind!

To reserve your place, please contact Back in Balance: 020 8346 6282
Please specify date of the workshop you wish to attend

For more information about Giselle and The Alexander Technique, please visit: www.backinbalance.org.uk

ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS!

Thursday 10th June saw another successful evening at The Embassy Club with the London Women Mean Business.

Attendance was as high as ever, with over 80 women enjoying each other's company, making new connections, doing business and supporting each other.

Guests arrived from 6pm, with open networking until 7pm when our guest speaker, Claire Boyles (AKA the Twitter Queen of Ireland!), gave an interesting and informative talk about Twitter. Claire had just 30 minutes to share as much information as she could about how Twitter has worked for her gaining new business, optimising her website, building business contacts, and gaining trust as an expert in her field. It seemed 30 minutes was just not long enough, with plenty of questions being asked at the end. If anyone would like to learn more about Twitter, Claire holds workshops in London, the next one taking place on 29th June. Click here to book http://bit.ly/aYVdvE

In addition to hearing from Claire, we offered the opportunity for two of our guests to share a little more about their businesses with us.

Nicoletta Adda from Pinkananas Image Consultancy - a natural born speaker, even in her non-native language (Nicoletta is Italian for those of you who missed that bit!). Incredibly inspiring, beautifully stylish, so if you need to update or change your image, we're sure a day with Nicoletta would be a fabulous experience full of fun & learning http://www.pinkananas.com/main.htm

And Kelly Chester, who spoke about an amazing retreat she is running in July which will include not only pilates lessons, but also look at how we fuel our bodies and how we treat them mentally and physically with the aim of introducing lifestyle changes to restore balance. The Elite Retreat takes place in Zakynthos, Greece from 23 – 30 July 2010. And remember, for any referrals to the Elite Retreat in July, there will be a £100 referral fee! http://www.dianapowley.com/?page_id=20

We'd like to thank all of our speakers for making the evening so interesting.

And after pulling out business cards at random from the Champagne bucket, the following people were chosen to speak next month:
Usha Penumuchi of Dare to Dream Ltd, Nicola Smith of The Revival Company, and Natalie Bystram of Bowes-Lyon Partnership. So we look forward to hearing your 5 minutes next month ladies!

Finally, a big thank you to our hosts, The Embassy Club, with a special thank you to owner Mandy Fuller who joined us on Thursday evening.

See you all next month!