Monday, June 27, 2011

We Mean Business: Free Networking Event For Female Entrepreneurs

On the 6th July 2011 Business Link in London (BLIL) will host the final ?We Mean Business? event. This free networking session is designed to connect and inspire London?s female entrepreneurs. The 'We Mean Business' series, which started in 2008, has seen over 2,000 female entrepreneurs attend, so book now to secure a place!

The NextWomen will be running a booth at the event and our COO Joana Picq will be speaking at the Q&A session.

Find the prospect of networking daunting? To facilitate the process we have our popular ?speed networking? and our new ?spotlight networking? activity where we put you in touch with useful contacts in an informal setting. Social media is fast becoming a business necessity. To help you on your way, successful entrepreneur Julie Hall from Women Unlimited will be running a workshop entitled ?Using LinkedIn to Build your Business.? There will also be a range of female focused business support exhibitors to help you on the next stage of your business journey.�

Speakers for the Q & A session include:

Sally Preston - founder and Managing Director of The Kids Food Company Ltd (owner of the brands Babylicious & Kiddylicious), Sally has over 22 years experience within the food retail & manufacturing sector. Today, Babylicious is the biggest frozen baby food brand in the world.

Joana Picq ? Joana is a multiple entrepreneur, responsible for founding AchaLa.com.br, Matchik.com and Fluxer UK.�She is now COO of The Next Women and Entrepreneur in Residence at the independent private equity firm xMillion Capital, and sits on the European Advisory Board of Astia and HotwirePR.�

Octavia Goredema ? Octavia founded the Twenty Ten Club, an award-winning business networking club that strives to connect, inspire and support black female entrepreneurs. Named as one of the UK?s leading social enterprises at the Future 100 awards, the organisation also champions the success of black female business role models. Octavia is passionate about learning, sharing and connecting with others.�

Click here to book your place on the 'We Mean Business' event.

Source: http://www.thenextwomen.com/2011/06/24/we-mean-business-free-networking-event-female-entrepreneurs

Ana Hickmann Carla Campbell Hilary Duff Karen Carreno Magdalena Wróbel

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