July 2005

Our July Meeting was a planning meeting.

The group met at the Bell Inn, Bishops Lydeard, to discuss the future. The group exists to, firstly, provide training and support for small businesses, and secondly to introduce small businesses to others, with a view to introducing each other to work opportunities.

Penny Griffiths from the Somerset Chamber of Commerce and Industry joined the group as options were discussed. It was agreed that a relaunch event for the group would be run in the autumn as a means of encouraging a wider membership. The web-site would be seen as the hub for this membership, and members of the group would be offered a web presence for an annual fee of £10 a year; significantly less than normally available. New members will have to supply text about their business, photographs and logos, but will receive, in return, a professionally produced web page, and, if they require it, an e-mail address.

A leaflet about the group will be produced for the autumn and the event will probably be run after distribution.