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MTBF Breakfast Meetings - Guest speaker oppportunities

We are looking for volunteers to attend our MTBF breakfast meetings and give a short presentation of around 20 minutes to the group. This is a great opportunity to promote your business to other local business owners in the Mid Tyne area.

We hold the MTBF breakfast networking meetings on a fortnightly basis at either the Battlesteads Hotel, Wark or Simonburn Tearooms.

If you would be interested in finding out more about the breakfast meetings or would like to come along and do a presentation to the group, please get in touch, telephone Rachael 01434 609645 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Thank you

 
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Twitter for Twits

A number of MTBF members recently attended a training session on the phenomena that is Twitter. Twitter is a social networking and micro blogging site which was launched in 2006 by creator Jack Darsey and has grown in popularity ever since. In the first quarter of 2010 there were over 4 billion “tweets”, which are messages of up to 140 characters in which “twitterers” can chat to their followers.

Twitter is often used by business owners as a free way of promoting their business to an international audience, a number of MTBF members are currently on Twitter, click on the links below to follow them on Twitter.

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Dave Rout - Hometyre North East / Fix My Alloys
Andy Hill - Hills Office Producs
Julian Christopher - Footprint PR
Marilyn Framrose - Chollerton Old Church Cottages
Andy Laing - ZuBazaar Limited
Sam Burnish - Lynnwood Interiors
Gary Killmister - CI Accountancy
Sue Perry - Business Needs Insight


 
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Upcoming Events

Another meeting was held at the Simonburn Tearooms on the 18th August. Thanks to Paul Blakey of Nat West for a very informative talk on Enterprise Finance Guarantee's. We had a good turn out at this meeting and hope that this can continue over the coming weeks.

We now have confirmed dates and venues for the next few breakfast meetings.

15.09.2010 - Breakfast meeting - Simonburn Tearooms - Guest speaker, to be confirmed - 7.30 to 9am. Charge - £5 for non members, £4 for members

29.09.2010– Breakfast meeting – Battlesteads Hotel, Wark – guest speaker - to be confirmed – 7.30 to 9am. Charge - £5 for non members, £4 for members

If you would like more information on the Mid Tyne Business Forum or be interested in coming along to any of these meetings please get in touch to confirm your place, 01434 609645 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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Member Offer - Complimentary Financial Review

MTBF member, Margery Gledson of Financial Dimensions UK Limited, is offerring a complimentary financial review to all MTBF members and contacts. If you would be interested in finding out more about this offer or would like to arrange an appointment with Margery, please get in touch directly, 07831652059, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or to find more information about the services available from Financial Dimensions UK Limited, visit their website www.financialdimensions.co.uk

 
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Press Coverage

Recent press coverage of the MTBF games night in the Hexham Courant.

Historic articles featuring MTBF can be viewed by following these links:-

One of our regular venues for the MTBF breakfast meetings - Simonburn Tearooms, has been featured in the press for their innovative ideas.

MTBF Secretary - Sam Burnish featured in an article in the Hexham Courant 12th February 2010.

bdaily:  Forum aims to aid Northumberland businesses

Hexham Courant: New Business Forum offers funding advice

Hexham Courant: Forum is voice for business

Journal: New link for Rural Companies

 

 
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