A new meeting format and membership payments

Sarah Martin Ladies at 11

From the 1st of May we will be making some significant improvements to our Ladies at 11 meetings and membership. A recent newspaper article showed that in this current economy the amount of business passed by referral has increased by 45%.  This evidence highlights how important Ladies at Elleven is for businesses to grow and… [Continue Reading]

Spiritual Networking: the law of attraction at work!

Mariette Jansen

Networking is an activity that can pay off really well. As with all things in life and business, it might not work for everyone. What it depends on, really, is the spirit and spirituality of the networker. Networking is part of a business strategy, marketing, sales, promotion, etc. But as networking is also very much… [Continue Reading]

Persistence and Success

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I’m reading ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill amongst it’s brilliant content is a section on the importance of persistence which I’d like to share with you: ‘How to Develop Persistence’ ‘There are four simple steps which lead to the habit of persistence. They call for no great amount of intelligence, no particular amount… [Continue Reading]

marie

News of our fantastic fundraising by our Cobham group, led by Sue Bown Cobham Ladies at 11 take to the streets! Friday 23rd March saw a team of 15 ladies take to the streets in Cobham to sell daffodil pins on behalf of Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal.   Marie Curie Cancer Care is a… [Continue Reading]

Women world-wide doing their thing….

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I couldn’t help but re-post this article. It shows that no matter where you are in the world, what business you have women will experience the same issues setting up and running a business. Reading it made me smile, as I thought about just how many women there are across the globe doing what we’re… [Continue Reading]

Networking- What does it mean to you?

business networking

What exactly is networking? Everyday I see more and more events, comments, hear people conversing about networking but what exactly is it?   Running a ‘networking’ company for female entrepreneurs I thought it would be a good idea to ask myself what does it mean to me?   I came to the conclusion that there… [Continue Reading]

Networking and why it is about so much more than business

loneliness

I have just returned from an evening workshop and I have an overwhelming desire to blog about a subject which cropped up this evening.   Loneliness, and how running a business, working from home or by yourself can be incredibly lonely at times especially if you’re used to the hum drum of an office, colleagues… [Continue Reading]

When are your moments of clarity?

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This last week I have spent, like many people I know in and out of bed, not feeling that great, one minute thinking I feel better then a few moments later deciding actually no I don’t.   I’m sure most business owners can relate to not feeling well and lying down thinking ok I’m going… [Continue Reading]

Facebook for personal or business?

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This is a question which frequently crops up at our meetings, should I have a Facebook page for business or do I use my personal one? My personal opinion is definitely set up a Facebook page for your business. That way you can keep all your posts business related, encourage your peers, colleagues to like… [Continue Reading]

Is your networking working for you?

Sarah Martin Ladies at 11

My networking’s not working for me? I haven’t got anything back from it?   If this is the case or you have found yourself muttering these words then it might be worth asking yourself these questions:     Is you message clear? Do others in your networking group: a) understand what you do, b) know who… [Continue Reading]