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'Network & Grow' - Waltham Forest Business Network - Summer 2014

All images: www.nicolatree.com

Our summer Waltham Forest Business networking event at Waltham Forest College saw an amazingly diverse turn-out with many new faces amongst many regular attendees.  (Scroll down to read more)

"We recently had the privilege to work with Jo Sealy and To Market when we needed a strong and vibrant team to help market the benefits of the Fit for Legacy business support programme to SMEs in Waltham Forest, and to drive new and existing Waltham Forest Business Network members to a joint summer networking and information event we held with them earlier in July.  

Through the power of their social media and marketing networks, and the close working relationships that they so obviously have with the local business community, they set about the task  of  tirelessly and professionally spreading the word about Fit for Legacy, and consequentially getting over 80 SMEs to a fantastic evening event at Waltham Forest College.

Their coordination and management of the event was quick, seamless and effective, and required very little input from us (apart from initial promotional copy), and their execution of the task meant the whole thing remained effortless for us at every stage of planning …to the extent that all we had to do was turn up, preset and network!

Their pre and post event promotion of Fit for Legacy has already yielded an upturn of circa 20% new clients for us over the last 2 weeks, and we are fully expecting that to rise to 25-30% by the end of this month when we have followed up all business cards and introductions that were made on the night.

Additionally, the continued and combined power of To-Market’s and WFBN’s social media engines continue to advertise and promote our programme in the borough, and we are continuing to attract many new Twitter followers on a daily basis.

Quite simply, Jo and To Market delivered  ….first time and on time, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them to any organisation who require their marketing or event management services …these guys get it!"


Glen Addis, Head of Client Relations
Fit for Legacy Programme
East London Business Place     



Many of you will know that our aim is to increase our business locally, increase our network of contacts, improve the way we run our businesses and network with like-minded individuals - the event certainly helped us to do that!

Ian Wyatt of Waltham Forest College shared the many business-related facilities and opportunities the college offers, including information about its work placement and apprenticeship schemes, on-site start-up incubator desk space and wish to engage more with local employers.  Contact iwyatt@waltham.ac.uk for more on that

Glen Addis from Fit For Legacy explained the benefits of the Fit For Legacy programme, such as consultancy and workshops, many people signed up for this, you can too at: www.fitforlegacy.org   

BIG thank you's to:

- The superb food supplied by Skye Coxe and her team at caterers Honey & Thyme
- The great images you see here by Nicola Tree, photographer for the event www.nicolatree.com
- Saving our bacon (!) was Stef at Adams Catering Hire, catering hire www.cateringhire.co.uk
- Glen Addis, Salman Ahmed and colleagues at Fit For Legacy
- Angela Bucknor, the Student Ambassadors:  Jade, Cat and Mo and facilities team at Waltham Forest College

And of course all the fabulous local enterpreneurs and business owners who made it a great networking evening!

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  • Welcome!
    • What Our Members Say
  • About
  • What We Do
    • Women In Business
      • Great Little Places to meet in E17
    • Business Directory
    • Creative Exchange
      • Expression of Interest
    • Small Business 100
    • WF Small Business Competition
      • 2014 Food Business Category Winner - Star of India Restaurant
      • 2014 Social Enterprise Category Winner - Significant Seams
      • Winner - 2013 Business Competition
      • 2014 Start Up Business Category Winner - Bestowed Kitchen
      • Winner - 2012 Small Business Competition
      • 2014 Retail Business Category Winner - It Does The Job
      • 2014 Creative Business Category Winner - Build
      • 2014 Professional Service Category Winner - Leyton Sports Massage
    • Networking, Events, Workshops
      • Christmas Networking 2017
      • Christmas Networking 2015
        • Past Events
          • 2014 Christmas Event
      • 'Network & Grow' summer 2014
      • 2012 Christmas Networking Event
      • 2012 Tea at the Town Hall
      • Workshops 2011
      • 2011 Summer Networking, House of Commons
      • Christmas Dinner at Eat17
      • Celebrating International Women's Day
      • 2011 E17 Art Trail
      • NEL Expo 2011
      • December 2010 Waterstones Christmas Networking
      • July 2010 Pimms O'Clock Summer Networking
      • April 2010 - Spring Speed Networking
      • February 2010 - Secrets to Success with NLCC
      • January 2010 - Facebook & Twitter -What's The Fuss?
      • Christmas 2009 - Christmas Networking at Waterstones
      • Summer 2009 - Networking, Health & Beauty
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