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(News
item - Friday 11th March 2010)
We welcomed on board our new members today - Jeff Goodwin & Maria McDermott and also a guest in our midst who has taken away an application to fill in and wants to join.
It's all going well in Glasgow and we are determined to forge on with all of our initiatives ... and to help us? Maria from the Scottish Office of course - Expect a call from her any time soon !!
The next meeting will be on
Wednesday 19th of March 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 5th March 2010)
Wonderful meeting today with a great presentation from Gordon Mowat.
Members were asked to to submit Cv's, and stories regarding their businesses - Paul Kelbie to assist with this.
The next meeting will be on
Wednesday 12th of March 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Saturday 27th February 2010)
Two new Members at their first Members only meeting which was very animated. Competition details, Cv's, Press releases, new Magazine deadlines were all agreed.
The next meeting will be on
Wednesday 5th of March 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 19th February 2010)
Another terrific meeting this morning and nice to see another 7 guests soaking up the atmosphere including our new Chair of Aberdeen. (To be announced officially next month.)
From the many points raised we must ensure action and we will be working on this during next week.
We welcome on board three new Members which we will announce at our next meeting officially.
The next meeting is a Members only meeting on
Friday 26th February 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 12th February 2010)
Great meeting this morning and nice to see a few guests in our midst again.
Plenty to look forward to with the revamp presentation of our website next week.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 19th February 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 5th February 2010)
Great meeting this morning and nice to see a few guests in our midst.
An email will be circulated with information which was given out and offered up as potential new business introductions for our members.
All points raised will be taken on board and information collated and distributed to you all. Thank you for your input.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 22nd January 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 15th January 2010)
A superb meeting this morning with 38 present and plenty of animated discussion which lead to business and most importantly new opportunities.
An email has been circulated to the Members regarding current projects underway.
We would like to thank all those present for a great meeting and look forward to seeing you next week..
The next meeting will be on
Friday 22nd January 2010
at 7.15 pm for 8.00 pm Dinner
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Saturday 9th January 2010)
Despite the weather we started the New year in fine form with great plans for the year ahead receiving approval from one and all.
A presentation from Andrew Rayment to Bill Christie CER Finance was applauded by us all. Andrew wanted to thank Bill and Ron Griffiths publicly for saving his Company in 2009 and enabling him to turn around the business into a thriving and profitable organization streamlined for growth in 2010.
Andrew stated that Fortunetwork was fantastic and that he would absolutely support us in our determination to help others. This was a superb boost for us all.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 15th January 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 11th December 2009)
A fantastic end to a snowy New Year. We are on fire and with the Scottish Business Fortunetwork Awards pending we look set to make business happen in 2010 and send out positive vibes about Fortunetwork and its Members.
The front end Website re-development will launch in January 2010 followed by the simplified and revamped back office. Further to that the new internal Fortunetwork sales and admin role will be concluded for Members to utilize.
Event coordination plans will be revealed by Judith Wilson and Ann Confrey to further focus us on business revenue generation and development.
A meeting with Rod Jamieson and the First Minister in January 2010 will see our points of view being aired. The objectives are to highlight as a group how we see the future of the SME business sector in Scotland and what could be done to improve things for the common good.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 8th January 2010
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 11th December 2009)
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPERITY IN 2010 TO YOU ALL!
Four new pledges from guest who want to become Members from today's meeting! Striding forward.
Website under re-development as we speak both the front end and the back office.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 18th December 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 4th December 2009)
Two guests today whose presence was welcomed by us all. Interesting businesses and a great fit for Fortunetwork Glasgow.
Ron Griffiths reminded us all on the importance of discipline with business plans, vision and SWOT analysis the main topics of conversation as well as important facts regarding what you must account for and what your real allowances are!
Ron demonstrated perfectly  " knowledge is a powerful thing."
Please take note on the What's On section - Troon launching Thursday 10th December ! Click here to See Guest List.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 11th December 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 27th November 2009)
The Members only meeting proved to be very interesting. We now have a new Board of Advisors and a couple of new strategies which are being launched. A report will be forwarded to all concerned parties.
Please take note on the What's On section - Troon launching Thursday 10th December ! Click here to See Guest List.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 4th December 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Wednesday 20th November 2009)
Great meeting today and thank you to all those who attended.
Important to have confirmation of who is attending the Asian evening invitation c/o Jimmy Johnston (MBE) - so please book your table ASAP via Jimmy. Thank you.
Also a great huge vote of thanks to Jimmy for his hard work on the night of the Asian Dinners. Thank you for your all your hard work which was fortunetastic!.
Please take note on the What's On section - Troon launching Thursday 10th December ! Click here to See Guest List.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 27th November 2009
Members Only
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Wednesday 18th November 2009)
It's going to be a busy meeting on Friday so be advised - don't miss it!
We have six guests and also Members from Edinburgh will be in attendance.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 20th November 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 6th November 2009)
Colonel Bernie Hewitt gave
us a riveting account of his experience from his Army days and how
Leadership makes a difference particularly in business. The
presentation was over
all too quickly. We are all very grateful to him and due to popular
demand he will be presenting next Wednesday in Edinburgh on the11th
November 2009. Don't miss this as it is superb for any business owner.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 13th November 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
(News
item - Friday 30th October 2009)
Special Guest Speaker Presenting to us on Friday 6th November 2009
Bernie Hewitt spent just over thirty years
as a British Army officer, leading, team building and motivating others in many
different parts of the world. Some of
the roles he filled during that time included command of a signals regiment of
400 men and women during the early stages of NATO operations in the Balkans,
and several other NATO appointments, one of which was the running an
international procurement programmer worth £55m.
He has also carried out numerous training assignments including one for
the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Since
leaving the army in 2007 he has been working as a consultant, taking on
assignments covering a wide variety of subjects such as leadership and
management training, assisting companies in bidding for NATO contracts, advising
on command and control matters and carrying out training needs analyses. With a lot of experience of living and working
in both Europe and the USA (and the ability to speak French and some German) he is more than
willing to travel from his home in Dunfermline, Fife.
The next meeting will be on
Friday 6th November 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
(News
item - Friday 23rd October 2009)
Such a great buzz in the room today with one application accepted and another application on its way.
We are moving in a very positive direction and most importantly our Members are happy with the way things are turning out.
The next meeting is a Members Only Meeting on
Friday 30th October 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
(News
item - Friday 9th October 2009)
Bruce Fantastic meeting again. Can't wait to see the video clips for our new Utube online channel presence.
Please note we are skipping next weeks meeting as the Venue has a major Wedding on.
The next meeting will be on Friday 23rd October 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
(News
item - Friday 2nd October 2009)
Bruce
welcomed us all and again it was great to see guests in the room.
Indeed we welcome the application in process from Paul Kelbie who will
be a tremendous asset to the group.
Andy
Perry gets a mention even though he "wasnae weel!" he crawled "oot ma
bed tae hae masel' cheered up!" Seriously Andy we were all
impressed at your commitment and dedication.
The next meeting will be on Friday 9th October 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
(News
item - Friday 26th September 2009)
Bruce
Macaulay (Chair) & Rod Jamieson CEO introduced the Agenda to the
Members. We agreed to work on various projects and established thoughts
on a way forward for a united front. It is shaping up to be an awesome
business group.
The next meeting will be on Friday 2nd October 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
Click here for a map & directions
(News
item - Friday 18th September 2009)
We
welcomed six guests into this meeting and the buzz was tremendous.
Bruce Macaulay (Chair) introduced some interesting topics for debate
and the outcome, which will be edited into a letter, will be sent to
the Scottish Government as an overview of what businesses "need" today
from the policy makers versus what we actually receive! (Not a lot.)
We also received two new applications for membership and these are being processed for acceptance.
The next meeting is a Members only meeting
on Friday 25th October 2009
at 6.45 am
The Hotel Du Vin
One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
Click here for a map & directions
(News
item - Friday 11th September 2009)
(Cartoon by Jim Barker - done at today's meeting!)
Once
again a fantastic meeting and with 7 guests present. We have three new
members joining us with other applications being processed. It's all
going well and most importantly our members and guests are making
money! That is what a real Network can achieve when it is organised and
managed properly. The enthusiasm and ideas were flowing. Once again a
big thanks to our Members and a special thanks to Bill Christie, Bill
Todd and Bruce Macaulay for their efforts.
The next meeting will be on Friday 18th September 2009
The Hotel Du Vin
(News
item - Friday 4th September 2009)
Superb
meeting today with 23 present and 8 guests. We were also delighted to
welcome our new Chair of Aberdeen Lynda Bruce. Lots of meaningful
development work and collaboration as well as important contact numbers
and introductions. Thank you to the Board of advisers from Aberdeen,
Edinburgh
and Glasgow for their valuable input. Special thanks to Bill Christie
for his huge efforts and determination in the last month.
Thanks also to Bruce Macaulay - The new Glasgow Chair.
(News
item - Friday 21st August 2009)
Our
new "Chair" of Glasgow
Fortunetwork Bruce Macaulay received tremendous support from the
Members and guests alike. We had a great attendance and the room was
buzzing. Several deals were concluded on the day with BT being ousted
by Kenny McDonach! Nice one Kenny. More to follow.
The next meeting - For Members only - will be on Friday 28th August 2009
The Hotel Du Vin - One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
Click here for a map & directions
(News
item - Friday 14th August 2009)
In
the Hot seat today was Bruce Macaulay our new Leader of Glasgow
Fortunetwork. Bruce was well supported by the members and the feedback
was of course very complimentary, as we would expect. Welcome Bruce and
here's to the growth of Glasgow.
The next meeting will be on ... Friday 21st August 2009
The Hotel Du Vin - One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
Click here for a map & directions
(News
item - Saturday 8th August 2009)
The
new Venue was voted as an absolute winner with the food excellent and
the the service superb. Also free parking and a nice spill out
lounge.
We
spent valuable and hassle free time talking about the growth of the
Network as well as airing new ideas to help our members with combined
and strategic alliances for gaining more business.
The next meeting will be on Friday 14th August 2009
The Hotel Du Vin - One Devonshire Gardens, G12 OUX
Click here for a map & directions
(News
item - Monday 3rd August 2009)
We
had a close networking meeting where we addressed a number of marketing
ideas including tenders and how to win them and SEO how to gain higher
rankings on the web. It was also good to have in our midst a guest an
IFA who we hope will come again next week. Upwards and onwards.
(News
item - Friday 3rd July 2009)
Great
meeting today and also refreshing to see a couple of guests in our
midst. We look forward to seeing even more at the next meeting.
Working
closely together last week Glasgow won Second best Stand prize at the
Royal Concert Hall - not bad when you consider we achieved this in a
week! We are the best ! Well done all and thanks to everyone for
working on the stand and for supporting the show.
The next meeting will be on Friday 10th July 2009 -
at the best venue in Glasgow 29
Private Members Club,
Royal Exchange Square at 6.45 am
(News
item - Friday 19th June 2009)
Great
meeting today and also to see two guests in our midst. We look forward
to seeing you at our first ever Fortunetwork stand! read on ... ... ...
Download this pdf for details of the Fortunetwork Member businesses that will be at The Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 23rd & 24th June
The next meeting will be on Friday 3rd July 2009 -
at the best venue in Glasgow 29
Private Members Club,
Royal Exchange Square at 6.45 am
(News
item - Friday 12th June 2009)
Today's
meeting was possibly our best ever. Our joint initiative event at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow sprung legs and now 11 members are
already involved. With costs shared it makes the whole thing very
affordable. Also with Bruce Macaulay doing the design, Ross Cunliffe
the Pop-up display and Andy Perry the printing it's all going to be
fantastic.
More to be announced at our next meeting on
Friday 19th June 2009 - at the best venue in Glasgow
29
Private Members Club,
Royal Exchange Square at 6.45 am
(News
item - Friday 5th June 2009)
Today's
meeting was full of genuine interest and value.The feedback has been
very good. We are on the right road now to building a very strong,
successful and committed team in Glasgow.
The next meeting will be on Friday 12th June 2009 -
at the best venue in Glasgow 29
Private Members Club,
Royal Exchange Square at 6.45 am
(News
item - Friday 15th May 2009)
Please note our next joint Members only meeting will be held in Edinburgh on
Wednesday May 27th
Glasgow Members can meet Edinburgh Members at The Roxburghe Hotel.
Members who are attending the meeting - please arrive at 6.30
pm. for 6.45 pm. (Food served at 6.45 p.m.) Agenda in the Back office in due course.
(News
item - Saturday 9th May 2009)
We
had a great attendance at our breakfast meeting in Glasgow. Members and
guests alike agreed appointments, made introductions, collaborations
and new development proposals were commenced. It does not get better
really!
We also had five new member application forms taken away - watch this space.
A big thanks to Bruce
Macaulay from macaulay creative whose event in the afternoon bought in over 60 people and was a
huge success! We believe we may have over 20 visitors
attending our next meeting! Will keep you all posted.
Our next meeting will be on Friday 15th May 2009 -
at the best venue in Glasgow
29
Private Members Club,
Royal Exchange Square at 6.45 am
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