05/09/11….Business events update from Oxfordshire Towns Chambers Network
THE following is the latest news for Oxfordshire businesses from OTCN (Oxfordshire Towns Chambers Network)including eventfocusing on trading with China and winning media coverage of your business.
Export or Import? Focus on China Event
We?re just about to announce the next stage of our Oxfordshire International Trade Forum with a new programme of events ? the first with a focus on China. If you export to or import from China or plan to, and would like to attend, please book 7-9.30am on Wednesday October 5th in your dairy and keep in touch with http://www.otcn.co.uk/internationaltrade/index.html for further details.
Broadband impact on your business?
The FSB in London are preparing a report on broadband for the government. They are asking for examples of businesses that have been affected by limited broadband services, such as slow broadband forcing them to relocate. If broadband is an issue in your business, it would be great to be able to get the information to our FSB colleagues to support the work they?re doing nationally to secure extra investment in services. Please contact Samantha.Barker@fsb.org.uk quoting OTCN UPdate
Winning media coverage
Our PR & Communications arm prbi (see www.prbi.co.uk) is supporting the on-air Oxfordshire business reports at 106JACKfm and the business news pages in The Oxford Journal and Oxfordshire Guardian newspapers. They?re both excellent platforms for Oxfordshire businesses to tell their great news stories. Please send them in to us via http://www.otcn.co.uk/business_news.htm
Events
There?s a great chance to see how your business could win from the London 2012 Games, at a free event this week. It?ll cover: how to win contracts associated with The Games, specific opportunities for the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors, ways to enter new markets overseas, plus maintaining productivity through The Games. It?s at the Holiday Inn, Peartree, Oxford from 8.30am on Tuesday September 6th with details at www.blseevents.co.uk
Our high profile speaker-networking event OxFocus returns this month with another top speaker. Marcelo Bravo, the founder of speciality pharmaceutical company Oxford Pharmascience, will focus on the challenges and opportunities for science and technology-led entrepreneurship. OxFocus is on Monday, September 12, at Oxford Science Park. You can listen to a preview podcast with Marcelo and book your place at: www.oxfocus.co.uk
Our good friend Dave Beesley has asked us to share this message with you: After the success of the last Oxfordshire Connections, why not come and join us for some great networking, a fantastic speaker and a welcome drink. We look forward to welcoming Kimberly Davis, ex-Apprentice star and creator of the ‘Marketing Purification’ concept. This promises to be an excellent event and we hope to see you there. Oxfordshire Connections, Holiday Inn, Oxford, Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 6pm. Find out more and register here
