The desire for an opportunity to ‘do something completely different’ with her professional life prompted Ramona Leach to investigate the idea of buying a franchise. Within months of first dipping her toe into the proverbial waters, Ramona is now ‘extremely excited’ to have signed up to be the Regional Director for BforB in Leicester, and [...]
It was the American entrepreneur Victor Kiam who famously said, about a product he was selling in a TV advert: “I liked the shaver so much, I bought the company” That quote has almost become a cliché now, but it was what Lee Vincent was thinking as he shook hands with BforB MD Mel Fisher, [...]
Another BforB group has been launched, this time an evening meeting in Coventry. It is the second BforB group in the city, with the fortnightly Friday morning meet gathering pace. The new evening group will meet every other Tuesday from 6.30pm to 8pm, and it’s launch, at the Citrus Hotel, on the outskirts of Coventry, [...]
By Mark Edmunds, BforB Regional Director, Coventry, Kenilworth, Birmingham Everyone attends business networking events these days. It's the norm to try to grow your business and build quality relationships. But ask yourself a question: out of those relationships you try to build, how many are empty promises? In my time I have found you sometimes [...]
BforB is privileged to have members representing a multitude of trades, industries and professions. Among them is healthcare, and we’re delighted to give a platform to Pat Fegan, who runs Solihull Health Check Clinic with his wife Eileen. Pat and Eileen gave the Spotlight feature at our Birmingham meeting on April 16th, and fascinating it [...]
Many of us marvel at the achievements of some of the world’s greatest sportsmen and women. Those who rise head and shoulders above their rivals don’t do it overnight: talent is given, greatness is earned, usually by hours and hours of toil and sweat. The world of business has many similarities to sport: preparation, competition, [...]
…… and if you do so consistently, then networking will become very rewarding! When your goal is to run a successful business, the best advice you will ever get is that you go out networking. It is, or should be, a key part of any marketing strategy. The simple fact is this: if you [...]
After all, if you don’t get out there and spread the word about what you do and how you do it, then who will. Networking comes in many forms, and frankly, you can network all day and every day: over breakfast, during the morning, at lunchtimes, in the afternoon, after work, and in the evening. [...]
The power of women in business is undeniable. Companies with a large proportion of women in senior roles anecdotally tend to be the most successful, and insolvency practitioners KSA Group Limited have conducted research that found businesses with female owners are less likely to go bust. Yet gender inequality is still a problem when it [...]
There are a multitude of reasons why people attend business networking events. But the millions who do it all over the world, week in, week out, do it with one intent: to grow their business! At Business for Breakfast (BforB), we totally endorse that intent. But to us, business networking is about learning, supporting, educating, [...]
