From now on, all future information, including update to date meeting information and online booking and member information will be on our new blog…
After lots of requests we’re holding another of our very popular speed networking sessions on Wednesday 7th March. They’re the perfect place to meet other local mums in business, promote your services and products, and build links on a one-to-one basis – at our last session in November we had 50 local MIBs from all sorts of backgrounds and businesses, and in various stages from setting up to well-established.
Because our speed networking sessions are usually bursting at the seams, and to make sure there’s a good balance of business types, we’ve introduced advance registration and ticket purchase for this event and there is a limit of no more than 3 people from any one business type e.g. cake bakers or accountants. It works on a first come, first served basis and at the time of writing we’ve already have 32 bookings so the remaining places are limited and we’d recommend booking your ticket ASAP!
When and where:
- Wednesday 7th March, arriving 7.30 for an 8.00 pm start, at the Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells
- TW MIBs members – free, Non-members – £15.00
There are 101 advantages to running your own business, especially as a mum. But let’s face it, we’re all ultimately in it for the money and would generally like to be making as much profit as we can from the time we have available.
So at our February meeting we’ll be looking at the age-old tricky question of how to get our prices right to maximise both our sales and profits to make all the effort and dedication worth it, with an excellent, experienced guest speaker Tony Buddin of Best Business Events and formerly Business Link.
To find out more and RSVP, please go to our meeting page.
A couple of months ago we took a poll to see what our members would like to start the new year with and the result was overwhelmingly stress management – how to cope with the pressures of motherhood and running a business without starting the day with a pounding heart, let alone getting to the other end without several glasses of wine.
So we’re starting 2012 with an interactive stress management workshop run by Leilani Mitchell of the Link Centre. Leilani is a qualified counsellor and a UKCP registered psychotherapist and runs a successful private counselling and psychotherapy practice in Sussex. Working with individuals, couples and groups on a wide variety of issues she also supervises a variety of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in the south-east and is co-founder of The Link Centre and also works with businesses applying her knowledge of Transactional Analysis in an organisational context.
Find out more and RSVP on our meeting page.
A lovely piece written by Louise Wright of chYps about an act of kindness that made a difference…
Back in March 2011 I enjoyed my first outing as a Senior Corporate Fundraiser at a ladies pamper evening organised by Jan and Reshma from Buss Murton at Champneys in Tunbridge Wells. It was a bit nerve-wracking as this would also be the first time I had spoken publicly about chYps – but I didn’t need to worry, I was egged on by a fabulous group of ladies who all wanted to know more about chYps.
The evening kicked off at Champneys with many of us enjoying a free facial or a manicure. I was hoping that everyone would be relaxed enough to not worry but about me stumbling my way through a prepared presentation that was slowly receding from my memory – and I was right – the ladies were intrigued enough to ask questions, buy raffle tickets and promise to tell their own circle of friends family and colleagues about chYps.
One lady who came forward immediately to offer support 
was Caroline Ort of Powder & Glow. A friend of hers had a son who had gone through leukaemia treatment and Caroline was well aware of the how this illness can affect not only the patient but the whole family. The stresses and strains financially and emotionally are enormous and Caroline had watched her friends go through the deep highs and lows of a family battling a serious illness.
Caroline’s offer was to organise a makeover for a patient and their relative and she would organise the make-up, hair and photography. I knew that giving a patient the opportunity to enjoy some quality time with people most dear to them whilst being photographed and made up by professionals would be a dream for many of our patients – I couldn’t wait to get back to the office to share this news with our specialist nurses.
Caroline is a member of the Tunbridge Wells Mums in Business network and is therefore a supporter of chYps through this group. She is a fantastic supporter of the charity, offering many raffle prizes and time to support the various events. Not long ago the make-over day arrived and Caroline finally got to meet one of our patients and give mum and daughter an enormous gift – a lovely day which was beautifully captured and will be no doubt be a lasting memory for our patient and her mum.
We know the day was magical for mum and daughter and we cannot thank Caroline enough for all of her efforts and giving our patient such a memorable day. Thank you Caroline from everyone at chYps.
Louise Wright
Senior Corporate Fundraiser
chYps in Mid & SW Kent
Email: louise.wright@chyps.org
We have lots of nice things planned – find out what and RSVP on our meeting page. And check out the amazing raffle prizes there will be on our last post!
New and old faces are always very welcome – we’re a nice lot!
At our December meeting next week (yes it really is nearly December and you know what that means!), we’ll be having a raffle with all ticket sales donated to chYps, the TW MIBs official charity which provides in-home hospice care to local children.
We asked if any of our members would be able to donate a prize, and what a generous lot they are! Take a look at these…
- A wash, cut and blow dry worth £40 by hairdresser Ashleigh Richter
- A husband and wife straightforward will worth £395 + VAT by solicitor Reshma Field of Buss Murton
- A reflexology treatment worth £35 by reflexologist Dee Mortimer
- A personalised memory book worth £28.50 from Julie Pinnell of Priceless Treasures
- 4 tickets for the Trinity Theatre Cinema over the Christmas period worth £30, donated by Louise Wright of ChYps
- A portrait session worth £75 by photographer Janet Penny
- An interior style guide for your home by Justine Hodgson-Barker of BarkerBourne Design
- A Shellac or Mavala manicure worth up to £31 by Sarah Harris
- A dog portrait photography session worth £50 by Barbara Yeo of Just Dog Photography
- A week long bootcamp worth up to £65 or 2 free classes by Sarah Playle of Fit for a Princess
- A boxed set of hand-painted little personalised initial wooden hearts made especially for your family to hang on your Christmas tree worth up to £31 by Claire Witz of Painted with Love
- A prime position banner advertisement for your business on a TW MIBs e-newsletter in 2012 worth up to £40
- A half term of free Talking Tots classes and membership pack worth £40 by Jane Parker of Talking Tots (please note classes are only suitable for pre-schoolers but the prize can be transferred to a friend!)
- A delicious christmas cake baked by Boo Brittle of Angharad Llewelyn Bespoke Cakes
- A hand-sewn notice board made by Nicky Silk of Nicky Silk Interiors
- A 12 year old bottle of white burgundy donated by Julie Mitchell of Seodra Silver Jewellery
- A 2 hour session in Array of Cakes‘ kitchen donated by Emma Buchanan. You will have the opportunity to decorate 12 cupcakes in a theme of your choice and take them away after – perfect if you have a special occasion on the horizon
- A mini-style consultation for you and a friend by Michele Duke of Style on Your Doorstep.
What’s that I hear you say? Where do you buy tickets for a chance to win these amazing prizes?
Well, we’ll be selling tickets and the raffle will be drawn at our next meeting, but if you’re unable to come and would like a ticket or ten, please email me! Tickets will be £1.00 each, or a strip of 5 for £4.00. Compare that to the prizes and that’s a pretty good investment!
I’m probably duty-bound to say that these are summaries of the prizes available and that some of our amazingly kind donors may apply restrictions, which will be notified to the prize winners as appropriate, so I’d better say it just in case!
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Tonbridge & Malling Council are sponsoring these two free seminars on Tuesday 29 November about how to boost your sales and profits.
