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September 2009
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And the winner is......
THE GRID* BUSINESS GEM AWARDS 2009
Thank you too all those who attended the first ever GRID* awards on Wednesday, congratulations too all the nominees and of course too the winners!!!
The Awards were as follows:
GRID* Networker of the year - Mushtaque Ali of HardSoft Computers
Outstanding Achievement Award - Robena Sharif and Shareen Khan of R & S Immigration
Most Exciting Business Idea - Donna Fraher of Fluffy Auto Boutique
Business Adviser Of The Year - Rav Panesar of Airedale Enterprise Services
GRID* Ambassador 2009 - Christine Garthwaite of Harmonize
Business of the year...... drum roll please.... - Rowland Egege and Bobby Singh of Pro-Active Sports UK Limited
Two extra awards were presented on the night:
GRID Student Of The Year - Mohammed Ukaash Hussain of Bradford Grammar School
Special Recognition Award 2009 - Jonathan Smith of CS Communicate
John Hotowka was the key speaker and was very well received, his ability to mix magic, mystery and fun whilst delivering a crystal clear message was outstanding.
Many Thanks again to everybody involved in the planning and execution of the event!!!
Photos of the event will follow shortly....
09/18/2009
09/15/2009
COSY COFFEE MORNING
10am – 12pm, Friday 18th September 2009
GRID @ Park Lane
Come & join us at Park Lane for a Cosy Coffee Morning…
This is an informal opportunity to network with other businesses over a cuppa (or two) and learn about a number of opportunities currently available to you & your business.
This week we will be discussing everyone’s favourite thing - & everyone’s worst nightmare…
CUSTOMERS!
Love them or loathe them – they are the life blood of every business & so we thought it would be good to spend a little time focusing on what makes for “Happy Customers” and what we do as the face of the business when things go wrong!
Whether you have a team of people working for you or whether the buck stops with you, we will help you identify quick ways that you can enhance that customer experience and keep them coming back time & time again…
If you can harness the power of your customers and can embrace their feedback with an open mind – you can unlock the true potential of this “secret sales force”.
If you can achieve this, then no amount of advertising will equal the benefits that their word of mouth referrals will bring your business – however, if you do not make time to get this right, then no amount of marketing will repair the damage!
So come along and share ideas, best practise and overcome issues together – taking away a toolkit of tips for delivering Excellent Customer Service every time!
As ever, we are keen to meet anyone who you feel could benefit from attending our events or accessing some of the GRID services – so we are encouraging you to bring a friend along for “FREE”. If you think about it, we all know someone who could do with a little help from their friends, in developing their business…
Don’t delay – ring now to book your place. Tel: 01274 729270 and speak to Safraz or Charlotte or email south@bradfordgrid.com
09/11/2009
09/08/2009
Why Websites don’t work???
Why Websites don’t work???
GRID @ Park Lane
Friday 11th Sept 2009, 9am – 1pm
At recent GRID events and training days we have been focusing on how to ensure your business is maximising on technology whilst keeping an eye on affordability!
Following on from the highly informative sessions about online networking opportunities such as Network Buz & Twitter, to the benefits of using online data storage facilities such as Cloud UK we are please to be able to offer you a more hands on workshop that will help you ensure your website is really doing its’ job…
Peyton Martin, from E-volve eBusiness is going to be running the workshop for us. He will be exploring and showing you a number of ways to get the best out of your website, by driving more traffic to it and generating more enquiries.
This is a must, for anyone who is serious about using the web as part of their marketing & communications strategy – so make sure you don’t miss out, ring us now to book your place.
Ring Safraz on 01274 729270 or email: south@bradfordgrid.com
09/02/2009
Positive Soul Coaching Workshop
Limited places still available
Are you a woman with a business idea that you want to explore further?
Do you want to identify your goals, boost your confidence and become aware of your amazing potential?
Is it success, sense of achievement and fulfillment in life that you seek?
Are you interested in finding out how coaching can support you in achieving all of these things?
Positive Soul with its fresh, dynamic and intuitive approach to Coaching, aims to raise awareness about the importance of the right career and employment choices to our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.
This Coaching Workshop is a fantastic opportunity for you to:
Identify where you are now and clarify where you want to be
Gain awareness about how to set SMART goals that can be achievable and fun
Manage your time by prioritizing your goals
Build a simple action plan and explore your way forward
Boost your self confidence
Explore and share with others how to build rapport and enhance communication
Become aware of your thoughts and how they create your reality
Look at your limiting beliefs and change them to empowering ones
Have fun and meet other amazing women like yourselves
Give yourself so much valuable and needed ‘’me ‘’ time to talk about the things you love doing.
Express your creativity and imagination in a warm, relaxed and supportive environment
These 3 hours workshops are provided by Positive Soul - Business/Career/Employment Coaching Practice at a fantastic introductory cost of £10.00 per person.
Friday 4th September 2009 9am – 12noon
Please contact Litsa Daouti on mob no 07950149752 or email litsadaouti@yahoo.co.uk to book your place!!!!!!!!
I look forward to meeting you.
