17 local businesses were represented at the meeting this morning’s meeting, which (after breakfast) began with a 5 minute talk by Matt Willson of WillsonWebDesign. This covered a couple of scams to look out for, relating to Domain Names (the web address and / or email address) that you probably...

another lively and interesting meeting of LBBC with a good number and variety of referrals despite the bad weather.  Martin gave a five minute presentation on intellectual property, with the aid of a dyson, and the majority of members knew which way up to hold one, which was impressive !...

A tough decision for any small business and with which I came to question for my business this week. Having arranged a meeting with (yet another) Yell salesperson to renew the advertising  she arrived and proceeded to explain how my business would benefit from a variety of upgrades (oh, yeah...

The first regular meeting of 2011 was kicked off by Keith Rawlings (Rawlings Structural Design Ltd) using the five minute slot as an excuse to present one of his favourite rants. On this occasions “Babies in Pubs” and “Men in Shorts” were put to one side in favour of what...

The last LBBC meeting of the year, and still packed to the gills with local business people. This week, we had an excellent 5 minute presentation from John Horton of Leighton Buzzard Lawn 3, passing on some cold-calling tips he has used successfully recently. Then Toni Forestiero of Barringtons Cafe...

The answer to which, after Cliff Herring’s excellent 5 minute talk about bee-keeping, is clearly to bee. Talking the group through the art of beekeeping, and how having an interest outside of work can help relax and focus the mind, Cliff’s presentation was interesting and thoroughly enjoyable. Martin Addrison of...

A number of substitutes this morning, to replace members who are travelling as far as China on business. The morning kicked off with a 5 minute infomercial slot by Matt Willson, who explained why failure can be a good thing – as long as you follow Google’s example: fail fast...

All places were taken at this morning’s meeting, the anticipation of the 5 and 10 minute presentations creating a charged atmosphere akin to that of a World Cup Final.  Or at least an AutoGlass Trophy final. John Horton of Lawn3, who specialise in Lawn Care in Leighton Buzzard, gave the...

It was another lively meeting this week with the numbers back up to normal after the holiday period – a great atmosphere and a lovely breakfast as always. Rebecca Kempsell from Solution Factors PR and Marketing focused the 5 minute educational slot on targeting. The key messages were to think...

A well-attended meeting this week, with 18 members and guests contributing to a lively atmosphere, and some terrible puns. After breakfast (which Toni at Barrington’s Cafe makes sure caters to our wide ranging tastes), Matt Willson (that’s me) took the group through “How to define your global brand positioning in...