Friday, 19 November 2010

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) AGM - South Wales Region

Next Sunday 28th November it’s the South Wales Region AGM, starting at 11.45, and as usual it will be followed by a traditional three course Sunday Lunch, at just £10 a head for adults and only £5 for children under 12. 

This year it is being held Lampeter, in the Old Hall within the St. Davids Building, University of Wales Trinity St. Davids.  


For those of you who would prefer not to drive there will be a coach going from Swansea, which is free to both members and their families.

Please pre-book your places by clicking on this link, then scrolling down:

http://www.fsb.org.uk/southwales/events/regionalagm

or phone Mike Jones on 01792 548536.

Anna Bastek – Swansea Bay Business Women of the Year 2009 – will be giving the after dinner speech.  Anna is the co-founder of Wolfestone Translation Ltd, a rapidly growing and multi award winning international translation company. Anna has wide ranging management and strategic experience and impressive track record building start-up companies and accelerating revenue. Anna's career so far has included being a Marketing Director for an Electronics Design Company, has also set up several companies whilst Wolfestone has turned out to be hugely successful. Anna's ambition is to write a book for women and share her experience in business and encourage women to follow their dreams, as well as become a venture capitalist and help people commercialise their ideas.

A talented young musician, FSB member Chris Hastings, will be playing during the meal, and for our amusement we have booked for the second year running Deryk ‘The Milkman’ Rees. 

Hope to see you there!

Monday, 15 November 2010

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) AGM - Swansea Bay Branch

Just a quick blog to remind all that the AGM for the local FSB branch is on tomorrow night Tuesday 16th November, in the Grand Hotel, Ivey Place, Swansea.

Welcome from 7pm for the meeting itself at 7.30pm, followed by a buffet and chance to do some networking.

Hope to see you there!

Monday, 1 November 2010

Business Finance & Venture Capital Workshops


The aim of the Accessing Business Finance 
Workshops is to introduce entrepreneurs 
and business owners to the basic principles 
of accessing business finance and inform 
them of the financing options available 
to companies in Wales.

2 November 2010  9:00 - 14:00  The Towers Hotel, Swansea
7 December 2010  9:00 - 14:00  Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

For entrepreneurs and business professionals with a good basic understanding of the forms and sources of risk capital, the Raising Venture Capital workshops will afford an insight into the principles of raising venture capital and strategies for exiting from businesses.

9 November 2010 9:00 - 14:00  Cartrefi Cymru, Brecon
23 November 2010 9:00 - 14:00  Cleddau Bridge Hotel, Pembroke Dock
7 December 2010 14:00 - 18:30  Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

There are 20 FREE places per workshop which are offered on a first come, first served basis.  
To book or find out more call on 03000 6 03000