Fairford & Lechlade Business Club - Gloucestershire's business club of the year 2008
Fairford and Lechlade are idylic Cotswolds towns. Our towns are built on commerce and trade. Our members are an inportant aspect of the future success of our community. It is vital for our community and the planet to trade locally. Doing this reduces costs, lowers emiisions and ensures that our children will have local jobs available to them.
We will be launching a "buy local" publication that will be distributed throughout the community in August/September. Until then you can find local businesses in the club directory.
For businesses
Our vision for the club is to bring the best value we can to our members. All businesses are dealing with the recession with varying degrees of success. It is essential that the Business Club deliver real benefits to help support our members. Our new membership benefits can be found below.
We look forward to welcoming you to our next meeting.
Next meeting
Raising Capital - Speaker Mike Stutter from Business Link. The evening will look at options for raising capital from both traditional and alternative sources such as grants and venture capital. Kevin Symons (chairman) will also reveal the clubs plan to form "FLBC Business Angels club". This is to attract our own local venture capitalists who can take advantage of the governments "Enterprise Investment Scheme". Primarily the Angels Club is being formed to help members to expand their business but also to attract new businesses into the area.
23 July 19:30 Farmor's School Business Centre
Membership benefits - New for 2009/10
| Free listing on club directory | Free advertising |
| Business Exposition | Member discounts and joint marketing |
| Group discounts | Extended networking |
| 6 evening business meetings | 4 breakfast meetings |
| Summer barbeque | Business Awards dinner |