Business 'n' Beer Group

Business 'n' Beer Group

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PetrolTed

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34,424 posts

302 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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Any regulars from the PH business forum in here?

DKL

4,480 posts

221 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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I have a read through most days.

xkrGiles

2,870 posts

274 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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why do you ask ?

_Batty_

12,268 posts

249 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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Read not post.
Everyones doing better than us hehe

PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,424 posts

302 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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There was a spin off in the Thames Valley forum where about half a dozen of us got together for a beer each month to kick ideas around, share experiences and spur each other on. I was wondering if there was any appetite in this neck of the woods for such a thing.

_Batty_

12,268 posts

249 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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PetrolTed said:
There was a spin off in the Thames Valley forum where about half a dozen of us got together for a beer each month to kick ideas around, share experiences and spur each other on. I was wondering if there was any appetite in this neck of the woods for such a thing.
Beer I can do.
Useful ideas I may struggle with.

jimbouk

430 posts

193 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Sounds a good idea, I would be interested.

oblio

5,396 posts

226 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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PetrolTed said:
There was a spin off in the Thames Valley forum where about half a dozen of us got together for a beer each month to kick ideas around, share experiences and spur each other on. I was wondering if there was any appetite in this neck of the woods for such a thing.
Hi Dave

Can you expand on the type of topics you would kick around, typically?

Graham

Vantage man

380 posts

161 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Yes I would be up for this as well maybe a monthly meet at a decent hotel

TDIfurby

1,997 posts

174 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Possibly. smile As a chartered accountant I might be able to help on some things. Would be curious what kind of thing would be discussed though.

PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,424 posts

302 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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A variety of projects were discussed each month. The driving force behind the Thames Valley version was Hewlett who is brimming with energy and ideas and could be relied upon to have some crazy plan smile each month.

He wanted to do the meetings to keep him focused, reporting back each month on what progress he'd made. He's done well too, pushing a new project along and he's starting to get some media attention for it now.

I pitched in with updates on what I'm up to, kicking around ideas on Tedvertiser (as was) and how to market it etc.

Other attendees included chaps with established businesses looking for some fresh thinking on challenges they were having or people in regular jobs who needed some support to make the leap into self employment.

Personally I just enjoy talking shop and finding a few people on the same wavelength to kick around ideas with.

lankybob

1,700 posts

189 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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That sounds like a great idea to me.

splodge s4

1,519 posts

236 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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And me, i'd be up for it. clap


Obiwonkeyblokey

5,399 posts

239 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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if the numbers stack up and the right people are behind it
( read that as decent pub)

i'm in

AngryApples

5,449 posts

264 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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I'm up for this

Due to launch a new business end of Jan/beginning of Feb and have a few ideas floating so sounds like a good idea.

Currently work away in Reading so have little time at the moment, but hopefully I'll be working from home quite soon so a lot more evenings etc for such things

AA


ETA: I'm sure there's a lot we could all learn from Ted and Owen (Obi) at the very least (no insult intended to anyone else - just dont know their Business experience)



Edited by AngryApples on Sunday 16th January 09:38

miniman

24,827 posts

261 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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I would definitely be up for this.

PetrolTed

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34,424 posts

302 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Oh... and we get to talk about cars too driving

Perhaps in the first instance, we should just see who's interested, what area of business they are in or want to be in and where people are.

Please add yourselves in and let's see if we've got sufficient people in the right place:

Business n Beer Group
PetrolTed, Nailsworth, ex PH, now working on a new 'social' (hate that term!) website.

miniman

24,827 posts

261 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Business n Beer Group
PetrolTed, Nailsworth, ex PH, now working on a new 'social' (hate that term!) website.
miniman, Castle Combe, MD of SiftGroups, social media consultancy, mostly working with charities, membership orgs and publishers

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Sounds like a good idea. I'm working 20hrs a week at the moment with my main client and thinking about further ideas to sell work and/or develop more applications. Young baby tends to take up the extra hours in the week though hehe

Business n Beer Group
PetrolTed, Nailsworth, ex PH, now working on a new 'social' (hate that term!) website.
miniman, Castle Combe, MD of SiftGroups, social media consultancy, mostly working with charities, membership orgs and publishers
ewenm, Bath, IT Contractor, Oracle specialist, techy, data migrations and interfaces mainly.

Edited by ewenm on Saturday 15th January 18:05

AngryApples

5,449 posts

264 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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Business n Beer Group
PetrolTed, Nailsworth, ex PH, now working on a new 'social' (hate that term!) website

miniman, Castle Combe, MD of SiftGroups, social media consultancy, mostly working with charities, membership orgs and publishers

ewenm, Bath, IT Contractor, Oracle specialist, techy, data migrations and interfaces mainly.

AngryApples, WSM, IT Contractor, Software Tester (Oracle/SQL/Wintel/Etc - mainly Local and Central Govt focused) - starting a financials website but also have ideas for other areas (previously founded 2 other websites, 1 tanked other now run solely by ex partner)