'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)
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
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!
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!