Perry Barton has been a professional carpenter for more than 25 years, and has built a reputation for the quality of his work, integrity and reliability. But Perry had his doubts about membership of Wealden Business Group when he applied to join 10 years ago. “To be honest, I wasn’t sure that WBG was for […]
Case history 4 – David Meredith, Busbys Chartered Accountants
“For me, the real benefit of being a member of WBG is that while I receive direct and indirect referrals for our accountancy services, I am also building and improving my network of business contacts. “This means that if one of my clients asks if I know someone who can undertake a particular job, I […]
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Report by Bill Ferguson Loyalty program in car wash, 8 stamps get 9th wash free vs 10 stamps with first two already filled in. What do you think happened? Answer at the end… Useful sections are pages 247-249 common communication problems and solutions. Reference guide on pages 285-289 that outlines the book’s contents. “Idea Clinics” […]
Wealden Business Group is all clued up and raises £3,000 at murder mystery evening
The Wealden Business Group, the Tenterden-based networking organisation, raised more than £3,000 on Friday (30 June) at a Murder Mystery evening in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More than 60 guests attended the dinner, held at the Little Silver Country Hotel, as they endeavoured to solve ‘The Curse of the Willoughby Diamond’, which […]
An evening to die for!
An evening to die for! Wealden Business Group stages murder mystery dinner for charity The Wealden Business Group is extending an open invitation to one and all to join their Murder Mystery Dinner at the Little Silver Country Hotel, Tenterden on Friday, 30th June. The event is in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, […]
The Wealden Literary Festival
Wealden Business Group members enjoyed an engaging presentation by Laura and Andrew Willan today. Laura and Andrew founded the Wealden Literary Festival in 2016 and were visiting the WBG to present an enticing new programme of events for 2017. A packed programme over the weekend of 15/16 July includes some well known faces such as […]
Martin Tickner elected Chair of Wealden Business Group
Tenterden-based independent financial adviser Martin Tickner, principal of Financial Choices, has been elected chair of the 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, to hear regular guests speaking on business topics, […]
Case history 3 – David Baker, Painter and Decorator
“While I have worked for about 60 percent of our members – which is a terrific referral rate in anybody’s language – it’s other benefits of WBG membership which I appreciate just as much. For example, I was thinking about a particular financial issue one day, and our accountancy member was able to offer me […]
Case history 2 – Justin Nelson, Nelsons Legal, Tenterden
We asked some of our members to tell us why they found Wealden Business Group so beneficial to their companies. “I have been a member of WBG for about 20 years, and for me, membership has not just been about receiving business referrals – although I’ve had plenty of those – but also the opportunity […]
CYBERCRIME – ARE YOU PROTECTED?
Your business is vulnerable to online attack. It’s a crime epidemic, and is growing dramatically. In Kent alone, £10.6 million was lost in fraud to online hackers in the first six months of this financial year, and 69% of the victims were businesses. On Wednesday, 22nd March, Wealden Business Group is staging a two hour […]