Durham Business Group

Hey Presto - Write the perfect Press Release
2014-10-29 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
HEY PRESTO
WRITE THE PERFECT PRESS RELEASE
Does your business have a great story to tell?
Or are you itching to let the world know about your latest big order?
This workshop will help you to describe what your business does best and create that all-important press release to help your organisation get the coverage you want in the media. We’ll also tell you what journalists want to know about you and what to tell them.
Hey Presto will:

Guide you to write an interesting and effective press release
Show you how to write for websites and generate an instant presence online
Demonstrate why a picture paints a thousand words

At the end of the session you will:

Understand how a newsroom works and what makes a good story
Know how to construct a press release
Write articles for online news websites
Be able to explain what you do clearly and concisely
Understand the importance of a good photograph

Presenter – Jonathan Ward
Jonathan is an award-winning communications professional who has worked continuously within the media industry since 1992. In 2006, Jonathan set up his own PR consultancy successfully competing against more experienced agencies to win contracts with organisations across the North East.
He now works as a freelance PR professional and teaches on the BA and MA programmes in Journalism and Public Relations at Newcastle University and Sunderland University.

Investment
1/2 day session with refreshments and buffet lunch – £80
Durham Business Club member / Durham Office Services client – £72
Prices are exclusive of VAT
Interested in attending multiple sessions – special discounts available – Contact the team on 0191 3755700
Book Now

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DBC Breakfast at Tiger Tiger
2014-10-29 08:00 - 10:00 | Tiger Tiger, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RE, United Kingdom
We invite you to join us for our ever popular breakfast meeting as we explore another fantastic venue. In the heart of Newcastle city we look forward to Breakfast with a roar at Tiger Tiger.
Informal networking breakfast over a coffee and bacon sandwich.
What better way to start your working day?

DBC Member Showcase, Beamish Hall Hotel
2014-10-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 0YB, United Kingdom
Let us Show! Let us Show! Let us Show!
It’s not quite winter yet but we might as well start getting used to it! For our October event we invite you to showcase your business in the beautiful surroundings of Beamish Hall Country House Hotel.
Reserve a table to display your products or promotional materials and bring along your banner stand.
Space is limited so please book early to guarantee your place; DBC Members will be given priority booking.
DBC Members – Free to attend
Non Members – £10 to attend
Business Showcase: £20 plus VAT for DBC Members
£40 plus VAT for Non Members (including entry for 2)
PLUS our usual fab evening with Guest Speaker, Networking & Buffet from the Beamish Hall brand new menu!
Book before the end of September for your chance to win a FREE stand!

GROWTH AND YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS – WHAT IT IS & WHAT IT TAKES
2014-10-10 09:00 - 13:00
GROWTH AND YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS
Exploring what success looks like for you & for your business.
In today’s highly challenging, highly competitive markets, understand the vital importance of planning your success, versus leaving it to chance. Find the right way forward to optimise on key opportunities in your market place.
Learn how to put a highly effective sales & marketing plan in place to deliver on your personal ambitions.
Spend time focusing on the key elements of success for your business – CLARITY & PURPOSE:

who are you customers,
where are they,
what’s your offer,
how will you differentiate yourself
how will you deliver

Also take the time to consider who are the key people you need to help you succeed and what skills might be required?
Presenter – Jackie Wade, Winning Sales
Jackie Wade, Managing Director of Winning Sales, is the inspirational and passionate sales expert from Dublin. Committed to ethical and professional selling practises, Jackie is focused on helping businesses succeed in highly competitive marketplaces. Her extensive personal track record in global sales, coupled with a wealth of experience training and coaching thousands of sales people across a range of businesses, ensures she is talking real world practical stuff, versus the common rhetoric we come to expect from other “sales gurus ”.

Investment
1/2 day session including refreshments and buffet lunch – £110
Durham Business Club member / Durham Office Services Client – £99
Prices are exclusive of VAT
Interested in attending multiple sessions – special discounts available – Contact Jessica on 0191 3755700
Book Now

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Launch - Durham Business Skills Builder
2014-09-26 14:00 - 16:00
LAUNCH DURHAM BUSINESS SKILLS BUILDER
Join us for the launch of this unique and versatile programme of business development workshops for business owners and employees looking to develop key skills.
Delivered by experienced practitioners and trainers, each programme will consist of a series of development workshops that can be taken together or individually.
This FREE event will highlight the mechanics of the first programme focusing on sales and marketing and will feature brief introductions from the presenters for each of the workshops.
Durham Business Skills Builder – Sales & Marketing Programme Details
Representatives from funding agencies such as NBSL and Growth Accelerator will also be available to provide detailed information on the support they can offer local businesses looking to develop and grow their business.
There will, of course, also be ample time both before, during and after, to network with like-minded businesses from across the region.
BOOK NOW to enter our free prize draw to win a free place at a workshop of your choice.
Event supported by Jury’s Inn, NewcastleGateshead Quays

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DBC Breakfast The Slug & Lettuce
2014-09-25 08:00 - 10:00 | The Slug & Lettuce, Walkergate, Durham, DH1 1SQ, United Kingdom
We invite you to join us for our ever popular breakfast meeting as we return to the fantastic surroundings of The Slug & Lettuce Durham. We may even catch the last of the Summer and enjoy breakfast on the terrace.
Informal networking breakfast over a coffee and bacon sandwich. What better way to start your working day?
Members free to attend
Non Members £10 (max. 2 visits)

DBC visits St Cuthbert's Hospice
2014-09-09 18:00 - 21:00 | St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Park House Road, Merryoaks, Durham, DH1 3QF, United Kingdom
We are delighted to invite you to St Cuthbert’s Hospice Durham. Opening in 1988 to provide care and make every day count for those with life-limiting illnesses. This little oasis in the city is so much more than that and we’ve asked Jane Morland of Northumbrian Water to share with us how both NW and she, personally, got involved with the hospice.
Turning the usual format on it’s head, we’ll be enjoying afternoon tea over networking in the conference room and, after all these months of picking your brains, we’re taking the opportunity to officially launch our super new Business Skills Builder workshop programme.

Optional tours will take place of the fantastic facilities and beautiful grounds at the end of the evening.

DBC Summer Social 'Pigs might Fly'
2014-08-12 19:00 - 22:30
Join us for our annual Summer Social on the glorious 12th in the idyllic setting of Black Horse Beamish. There won’t be a murder this time, or grouse shooting come to that, but there will, of course, be a fun Summer’s evening ahead, complete with hog roast and pig racing!

Tickets *£15 Members & your Guests
(colleagues, family & friends welcome)
*£20 Non Members
*social event no invoices will be issued
Partake in a flutter, with cash & spot prizes to be won, or just soak up the
sun and enjoy the food!
Like to sponsor a race?
For a £15 sponsorship fee you get to name the race (with your logo), present the prize to the winning owner and have your photo taken with the winner (the person not the pig!) for display in the DBG hall of fame (that is the club newsletter and Facebook gallery).
Email or phone Alison if you’re interested – first come, first served!

DBC Breakfast at The Stables, Beamish
2014-06-25 08:00 - 10:00 | The Stables Beamish Hall, The Stables Restaurant, Beamish Hall, Beamish,Stanley , Co Durham , DH9 0YB, United Kingdom
DBC Breakfast at The Stables Restaurant & Micro Brewery,
Beamish Hall
Wednesday 25th June, 8 am – 10 am
We invite you to join us for our popular Monthly Informal Breakfast Meeting in the Stables Restaurant. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Beamish Hall Country House Hotel .

One year on we will enjoy another warm welcome and find out more about the Stables Restaurant and Micro Brewery. It wasn’t too early to sample the beer with our bacon sandwiches last year!

Free to DBC Members, £10 Non Members

Register Now!

DBC at Brambles 'How does your garden grow?'
2014-06-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Brambles, Shincliffe Garden Centre, Durham, DH1 2NG
DBC at Brambles ‘How does your garden grow?’
Poplar Tree Garden Centre, Shincliffe

Tuesday 10th June 6 pm – 9 pm

We are delighted to return to Poplar Tree for a Summer evening and meet two fantastic North East businesses who will share the inspirational stories of how their businesses have grown!

Growth Accelerator will introduce another of their fantastic successes, entrepreneur Alice Blackie of Pink Boutique who set up the online fashion brand from her living room with her Mum. Two years on the business is turning over £1.8 million!

We will also hear from Jon of Durham Distillery whose Durham Gin is taking the region by storm, find out why and sample it for yourself as we enjoy gin and tea in the fantastic surroundings of the garden centre.

Free to DBC Members
£10 Non Members (max. 2 visits)

Breakfast at Oro at The Pump House, Shincliffe
2014-05-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Oro at The Pump House, The Pump House, Shincliffe, Farm Road, Houghall, Durham
Join us for breakfast at Oro at the Pump House.
Durham Business Club members: free
Non-members: £10
