How to succeed starting and growing a new business

9th June 2011

The next Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce meeting will take place on 20th June 2011 at the Barceló Majestic Hotel on Ripon Road, Harrogate commencing with networking over refreshments from 17.30. The meeting is open to the owners of any recently formed or potential new businesses in Harrogate who are welcome as guests if they pre-register with the Chamber Secretariat (see below).

The topic for the presentations is “How to succeed starting and growing a new business” with the main speaker being Janet Kettlewell of Kettlewell Fuels Ltd, winners of the Best Small Company of the Year Award in this year’s Ackrill Media Group’s Business Awards.

This award was for smaller businesses that could demonstrate dynamism, commitment to growth and success in achieving planned objectives and demonstrate a clearly defined vision for developing and growing the business. Janet will be talking about Kettlewell Fuels’ road to the successful company it is today, as one of the last independent fuel oil distributors in the Yorkshire Dales, helping families heat their homes and providing local farmers with a responsive and reliable delivery service. This family company has grown from a two vehicle operation to a six vehicle operation since 1987 seeing a 20% growth in business in 2010.

Other speakers at the meeting will include Alison Dewhurst of Shooligans Harrogate & Ripon, who recently won Kids Independent Retailer of the Year in the Drapers’ Footwear Awards, plus Don Cartlidge of Business Link Yorkshire, outlining the support new and growing businesses can still obtain from the organisation. We are also hoping to have a local bank representative to talk about the best way to raise finance to start and/or grow your business, but this has yet to be confirmed.

The meeting will end around 20.00 when the expected 70+ attendees can retire to the hotel’s bar to continue discussions with people they met earlier in the evening.

This particular Harrogate Chamber meeting is not only for our members, but it is also aimed at new and growing businesses in Harrogate who are invited to come along to and find out more about what is on offer to businesses to help them succeed, particularly in the current climate. To book a place please fax 01423 870025 or e-mail: info@HarrogateChamber.org including your name, business name and e-mail address.

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