WiRE Business Network Leader (Women in Rural Enterprise)
Julie Gingell, a Professional Organiser based in Braintree, Essex, voluntarily runs the Colchester WiRE business network.
Meetings are free and are held every 6 weeks on a Monday evening for women running their own business or thinking of starting a business.
Meetings are aimed at being informative, supportive and friendly and offer women the opportunity to network and do business with other like-minded women. The meetings have a wide variety of formats including guest speaker presentations, the opportunity for women within the group to present their own businesses and discussions.
Members are generally based within a 20 mile radius of Colchester and are diverse in terms of age, type of business and business aspirations. There isn't a typical type of member or business and it doesn't matter where you live, rural is a state of mind rather than postcode.
To attend or for further information contact Julie Gingell at Organised For Life
E-mail us or call 07949 011043
or
Visit the WiRE website
Below are just some of the many comments received:
"Just wanted to thank you for arranging the meeting this evening. I thought it was useful and informative, and it was good to meet some of the women behind so many exciting businesses. I look forward to receiving the details regarding next month's meeting in due course, and I am sure it is going to be just as interesting and thought-provoking as tonight's event has been."
"Thanks for organising the meeting. I thought they were a great bunch of people and the atmosphere very relaxed."
"What a lovely evening, a nice balance of being in a supportive environment with a business focus."
"It was a lovely atmosphere, and you have done a very good job in creating a supportive and interesting group."
"Thank you for all your support and for organising such an interesting group of people who are prepared to share their experiences and are willing to listen."
"Thanks for welcoming me last night, I felt like I have met my long lost family. You really are doing a great job. I think it is a very good idea to socialise with those who understand you most, especially in business."
"Thank you so much for organising the meeting last night. I was excited to see the kindness and energy everyone brought to the proceedings."
"You are doing a brilliant job! It is fantastic to have an organised person in charge of this side of the networking."
"Thank you so much for making us feel so welcome last night."
"I had fun doing the talk. It's good to practice this kind of thing in a friendly environment. Thanks for the opportunity."
"You are doing a great job and I will definitely do my utmost to attend the next meeting."
"Just to say a big thank you, to you Julie for arranging tonight's meal. It all went very well, and it was a manageable number, I thought, so everyone was able to have a chat with someone."
"Many, many thanks to you Julie for organising us all and getting us together for a lovely evening."
"I wanted to thank you for organising the meeting yesterday. It was excellent."
"Thanks for organising a lovely evening last night."
"I have found the WIRE meetings extremely beneficial. Meeting other members has helped build my confidence and motivation in running the business. I wish you every success in your own business and keep up the excellent work with the WIRE meetings"