Discussion facilitated by Linda Ward about PPD and Member wants and needs

• Cash Flow – no need for PEG or round table
• Written Analysis of Financial Reports – ratios etc
  • PEG to be run by Brian Keen and David Spears
• Attending National Convention – members encouraged to consider
• Be a presenter at a PEG – discussed that member doesn’t need to be a great presenter – it’s a facilitated discussion
• List profile on Swap website
• Enter Swap awards – benefits of entering awards – also great way of reviewing your business
• Press releases
  • John Nisted and Helen Bambery to conduct round table
• PEGS – members to give the talk for PEGs
• Seminars to be big outside speaker
• Use 5-10 min spots to tell members about your business or whatever you want
• Encourage members to give more notice for round tables – establish a regular time for round tables to occur – twice month following breakfast meeting – eg 1^st and 3^rd Friday at 9am.
• Diarise on calendar on website – this will occur over next few weeks as Larry updates newsletter and website>
• Make 1^st PEG of each month a follow-up session from seminar held the week before.
• Seminar – must be professional speaker – someone big and promoted.

Thank you to Helen Bambery for taking notes.
Thank you to members for input.

This Friday is our last meeting for 2008 and will be a mixture of learning with fun. Glenda Frances and Les Boulle will facilitate the PEG and with their combined expertise, I’m certain the meeting will be full of fun and value. For your introductions this week, can you all tell us one activity you love doing away from your workplace – what is your hobby, your sport, your favourite past-time?

Investment: (Breakfast included)
Members: Secure Online Booking: $15 Pay At The Door: $18
Guests: Secure Online Booking: $20 Pay At The Door: $23
You Must Pre-register To Pay At The Door

to book follow this link http://www.stickytickets.com.au/1388

Hello Fellow Swappers & Friends

Thank you to all the members who provided valuable feedback as the PEG meeting last Friday, this information will be invaluable as the committee prepares for a bumper 2009 Business Swap calendar. The meeting was well attended with 16 Business Swap members. Peter Timothy provided inspiration with his thought of the day, judged by Loretta Rigby to be the most profound.

Joanne Marinic was our 10 Minute Spotter, giving us an insight to her business background and asking for assistance with ideas for the partial or total lease/sale of their commercial premises in West High Street comprising approximately 800sqm. As always, fellow members were keen to participate in the discussion and provided Joanne with some great ideas and potential leads.

Two round tables have been scheduled for December, the first held by Tony Foote on Friday 12^th on technology advances – 4 members attended this session and received valuable information from Tony – even more impressive given it was his birthday!!! – Happy Birthday Tony.

John Nisted and Helen Bambery are holding a round table this Friday, the 19^th December to discuss preparing and submitting press releases. All members are invited to attend this round table at The Professional Centre on Friday 19^th December at 9:00am.

This Friday is our last meeting for 2008 and will be a mixture of learning with fun. Glenda Frances and Les Boulle will facilitate the PEG and with their combined expertise, I’m certain the meeting will be full of fun and value. For your introductions this week, can you all tell us one activity you love doing away from your workplace – what is your hobby, your sport, your favourite past-time?

I look forward to seeing you all on Friday!

Linda Ward – President, Coffs Harbour Business Swap

Please Note: John Nisted and Helen Bambery have rescheduled their round table on Press Releases to occur early in 2009

Another great Business Swap PEG.

It will be bigger than Ben Hur!

Our second last meeting for the year, don’t miss it.

Investment: (Breakfast included)
Members: Secure Online Booking: $15 Pay At The Door: $18
Guests: Secure Online Booking: $20 Pay At The Door: $23
You Must Pre-register To Pay At The Door

to book follow this link http://www.stickytickets.com.au/1381

The interest in Tony’s 10 minute spot on wireless broadband  was so great that he will be conducting a round table for members at The Professional Centre on Friday 12th December at 9:00am.

Hello Fellow Swappers & Friends
The ideas & strategies for personal & business growth continue to flow at our Friday breakfast meetings, and last Friday was no exception!  The meeting was exceptionally well attended with 22 Business Swap members, and 2 guests. We were privileged to have Christine Parker, National Swap President and Robbie Seymour visiting from Grafton also.
Tony Foote was our 10 Minute Spotter, giving us an update on technology with wireless broadband. The interest in Tony’s subject was so great that he will be conducting a round table for members at The Professional Centre on Friday 12th December at 9:00am.  The early-bird Swap Convention Prize was drawn by Christine Parker and Congratulations to the winner – Les Boulle – how wonderful to see one of our own members win this fantastic prize. Well done Les!
Marilyn Brien from Leadership Management Australia, www.leadershipmanagement.com.au was our Professional Education Group presenter.  In her workshop, “How to gain a Fast Start in 2009”, Marilyn assisted members to reflect on the year and understand ourselves and the role we played in our successes/failures during the year and look to 2009. We all took away notes and goals to action and are more prepared for 2009.
This Friday is our second last meeting (and last formal meeting of the year). We will learn from Lorraine Gordon how to prepare documents that you’re bank manager will love.
Until then, make this a brilliant week!
Linda Ward – President, Coffs Harbour Business Swap

How to gain a Fast Start in 2009
Attend 5th December Business Swap to discover this exciting opportunity. You may ask “where has the year gone?” “What did I achieve?” We will reflect on the year and understand ourselves and the role we played in our successes/failures during the year and look to 2009.
You will take away notes and goals to action and prepare for 2009. This will be an interactive session.
Give yourself this opportunity and attend with enthusiasm to make your own personal discovery and improve direction and focus.
Marilyn Brien

Download Marilyn’s bio marilynbrienbionov2008

Investment: (Breakfast included)
Members: Secure Online Booking: $15 Pay At The Door: $18
Guests: Secure Online Booking: $20 Pay At The Door: $23
You Must Pre-register To Pay At The Door

to book follow this link http://www.stickytickets.com.au/1362

On Saturday December 6 we will be taking a leisurely cruise along the river at Urunga courtesy of Water Rat Cruises. Bring what you would like to drink (finger food will be provided), mosquito repellent is advised and a smile! Arrival time is 6pm at the Anchors Cafe at Urunga for 6:30pm departure, returning at 8:30pm.

Please have your name and any guests added to the list of attending. A week before the cruise the fee of $15.00 per head will be required.

to pay please follow this link http://www.stickytickets.com.au/1353

An enthusiastic group of Business Swappers and guests thoroughly enjoyed the meeting last week.

Our incoming President, Linda Ward, presented her own personal vision for Coffs Harbour Business Swap club for the coming year. With Linda’s, business and personal skills and her enthusiasm for everything she does, we are certainly going to be in very good hands. And this teamed with our very strong committee, we will be looking good for Club of the Year 2009!

Steve Hill from Coffs City Skydivers was our guest presenter and he cleverly led a workshop on creating our own personal mission.

After asking us to pose the question “Who am I” to ourselves, he took us through a creative visualisation designed to transport us back to our childhood. Funnily it felt like we were falling out of the sky! However, the landing was soft as we found ourselves in a peaceful green meadow.

It was a most effective way to remember and bring forward the things that meant the most to us then and these formed the basis of our personal mission.

It was gratifying to see that a substantial group of members will be supporting the new Grafton Business Swap Club by attending their inaugural breakfast on Thursday 4th December. A car pool is being arranged and this will make the journey a typically fun Swap event.

It was also great to collect some names for blood donations. These wonderful volunteers will be attending the Blood Bank as a group sometime in the near future when we have been able to organise a roster around mutually suitable times.

This Friday’s monthly seminar is shaping up to be a fantastic event with image consultant, Margaret Sims so be sure to book your seats early!

All the best

Berenice Snowden
Vice President

Congratulations to Linda Ward our new President!

Linda’s position has left the following vacancies:

PPD Co-ordinator
Speaker Seeker

Details of the positions will be posted in our new Roles segment to be added to our Blog shortly.

Please consider taking on one of these or any other roles, it will be of great benefit to your professional development.