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WBG Barbecue raises £500 for Tenterden Memory Cafe

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Was I nervous! Just three months into my chairmanship and we were hosting our first major event to raise funds for our chosen charity, Tenterden Memory Cafe. Would the weather be kind? It might be Summer Solstice, but the recent storms did not bode well. Would we attract enough of a crowd? Would we raise a […]

Monica takes to the airwaves

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Monica was invited to join Paul Andrews & Sarah-Anne Lucas on the Business Bunker radio show on Tuesday 18th June. You can listen again using the player below – we think she sounded great! More information about the show on this link: http://www.kentbusinessradio.co.uk/show-432

Springboard to Success – Exciting New Offer for Young Businesses

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For some time now, WBG has been working on a project designed to help young businesses grow and flourish, so today I’m delighted to announce the launch of WBG Springboard. Young businesses face countless challenges; they have to get to grips with endless amounts of admin and regulations coming at them from all directions, while […]

Fabulous fund-raiser for Pestalozzi

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The Pestalozzi International Foundation is a 60-year-old charity which offers scholarship opportunities for gifted students from disadvantaged communities across the globe. The students are supported throughout their A Level studies, and then during university. Armed with the expertise and knowledge this experience bestows on them, they often return home to initiate life-changing projects for their […]

WBG welcomes Tenterden Memory Café as their charity for 2019

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It’s a shocking statistic: one in fourteen people over 65 suffer from dementia. But that wasn’t my only reason for choosing Tenterden Memory Café as WBG’s designated charity when I became Chair three weeks ago. I’ve witnessed both my parents succumb to this cruel illness, on occasions acting as my mother’s night-watchman, trying to prevent […]

Monica Janssens elected chair of Wealden Business Group

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Monica Janssens of Bespoke Private Tuition has been elected chair of Tenterden-based Wealden Business Group. The Group is a networking organisation for owner/managers of small and medium enterprises, meeting each week at The Little Silver Country Hotel, Tenterden for business referrals over breakfast, with regular guests speaking on business topics, external visits, and social occasions […]

Writeable Dreams

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Bekka is a social media manager for small and large businesses. She specialises in health, books and pop culture, but will turn her hand to any topic. She prides herself on ‘out of the box’ thinking and specialised plans when it comes to running social media accounts, to make her clients stand out in an […]

20th Anniversary celebration in Bruges for Wealden Business Group

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Members of Tenterden-based Wealden Business Group (WBG) and their guests travelled to Bruges on Wednesday (27 March) to celebrate 20 years of successful networking and business-building. The Group meets over breakfast every Wednesday at the Little Silver Country Hotel, Tenterden to exchange information and sales opportunities, as well as inviting external speakers and supporting local […]

Mental health issues in the workplace – help is at hand

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There has never been a time when mental health has been so high on the political agenda and so heavily featured in the media. Recently, Richard Harvey, WBG member and trustee of Maidstone & Mid Kent Mind, outlined how mental health issues can impact the workplace. He said the scale of the problem was escalating […]