Business 'n' Beer Group

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jimbouk

430 posts

194 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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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)

Splodge, Bristol, Mortgage broker, in the business 15 years & started my own company 'Absolute Financial Advice' 2 years ago. We are the recommended financial advisers of Holbrook Moran estate agents (fishponds & redfiled), Michael Nicholas estate agents (downend), Bluesky estate agents (longwell green)& Sovereign affordable housing (shared ownership housing). In the worst mortgage market for decades im currently having my best record breaking month. Bring on 2011!

IanT187, Bath, IT Security and govenance and general "ideas"

Stubby Pete, Plymouth/Bristol, previously dabled in self employment, currently employed as an Insurance Loss Adjuster (Property, domestic, commercial, agricultural).

DKL - Swindon. Optometry/Optician practice. Clinical/NHS contract. Retail sales.

Lankybob - Dartmouth. Gift shops (family business)

evenflow - Nailsworth. Web developer / business analyst of 11 years experience. Previously worked on many bluechip .coms (including Vodafone, BA, BT, Thistle Hotels, DSG), currently self-employed developing sites and business processes for several local companies (large and small). In spare time developing a "social" site (also hate that term!) that will bring something new to the mix...

_Batty_ - Bath. Housing developer/builder in family buisness (over 50 years). Previously architectural technician of 5 years qualified on Autocad/Microstation.
Also runs a company renting 4 x 6000sqft warehouses in Langford.

Syd Knee, Mobility shop, Commercial propery, Smallholder. Taunton

Vidal Baboon, Plymouth, Director of an SME (Engraving Services), previously Armed Forces Logistics.

Nick_F - Bath, Head of Sales at audiobook/large print publisher. Retail, DTC, libraries and licensing.

997fan- MD/Owner Telecoms Company.

Yertis – Bristol. Branding, eCommerce, website design and development, and publishing.

Littlegreenfairy- Swindon, Bakery/patisserie/confectionery. Nowhere near as high brow and intellectual as the rest if you!!

Jimbouk - Stroud. Involved in a range of activities from commercial property, corporate hospitality & weddings, export documentation and a variety of other business services!

Vantage man

380 posts

162 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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jimbouk said:
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)

Splodge, Bristol, Mortgage broker, in the business 15 years & started my own company 'Absolute Financial Advice' 2 years ago. We are the recommended financial advisers of Holbrook Moran estate agents (fishponds & redfiled), Michael Nicholas estate agents (downend), Bluesky estate agents (longwell green)& Sovereign affordable housing (shared ownership housing). In the worst mortgage market for decades im currently having my best record breaking month. Bring on 2011!

IanT187, Bath, IT Security and govenance and general "ideas"

Stubby Pete, Plymouth/Bristol, previously dabled in self employment, currently employed as an Insurance Loss Adjuster (Property, domestic, commercial, agricultural).

DKL - Swindon. Optometry/Optician practice. Clinical/NHS contract. Retail sales.

Lankybob - Dartmouth. Gift shops (family business)

evenflow - Nailsworth. Web developer / business analyst of 11 years experience. Previously worked on many bluechip .coms (including Vodafone, BA, BT, Thistle Hotels, DSG), currently self-employed developing sites and business processes for several local companies (large and small). In spare time developing a "social" site (also hate that term!) that will bring something new to the mix...

_Batty_ - Bath. Housing developer/builder in family buisness (over 50 years). Previously architectural technician of 5 years qualified on Autocad/Microstation.
Also runs a company renting 4 x 6000sqft warehouses in Langford.

Syd Knee, Mobility shop, Commercial propery, Smallholder. Taunton

Vidal Baboon, Plymouth, Director of an SME (Engraving Services), previously Armed Forces Logistics.

Nick_F - Bath, Head of Sales at audiobook/large print publisher. Retail, DTC, libraries and licensing.

997fan- MD/Owner Telecoms Company.

Yertis – Bristol. Branding, eCommerce, website design and development, and publishing.

Littlegreenfairy- Swindon, Bakery/patisserie/confectionery. Nowhere near as high brow and intellectual as the rest if you!!

Jimbouk - Stroud. Involved in a range of activities from commercial property, corporate hospitality & weddings, export documentation and a variety of other business services!
Vantage man Upper Wraxall (near Chippenham) Company Director and Property Developer.Would be interested in such a forum good to talk work and cars over a beer !

flow99

1,244 posts

208 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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seems that majority further up the M5, but otherwise I would be interested. Chartered Architect and director of an Architects practice in Exeter.

NutNut

461 posts

204 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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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)

Splodge, Bristol, Mortgage broker, in the business 15 years & started my own company 'Absolute Financial Advice' 2 years ago. We are the recommended financial advisers of Holbrook Moran estate agents (fishponds & redfiled), Michael Nicholas estate agents (downend), Bluesky estate agents (longwell green)& Sovereign affordable housing (shared ownership housing). In the worst mortgage market for decades im currently having my best record breaking month. Bring on 2011!

IanT187, Bath, IT Security and govenance and general "ideas"

Stubby Pete, Plymouth/Bristol, previously dabled in self employment, currently employed as an Insurance Loss Adjuster (Property, domestic, commercial, agricultural).

DKL - Swindon. Optometry/Optician practice. Clinical/NHS contract. Retail sales.

Lankybob - Dartmouth. Gift shops (family business)

evenflow - Nailsworth. Web developer / business analyst of 11 years experience. Previously worked on many bluechip .coms (including Vodafone, BA, BT, Thistle Hotels, DSG), currently self-employed developing sites and business processes for several local companies (large and small). In spare time developing a "social" site (also hate that term!) that will bring something new to the mix...

_Batty_ - Bath. Housing developer/builder in family buisness (over 50 years). Previously architectural technician of 5 years qualified on Autocad/Microstation.
Also runs a company renting 4 x 6000sqft warehouses in Langford.

Syd Knee, Mobility shop, Commercial propery, Smallholder. Taunton

Vidal Baboon, Plymouth, Director of an SME (Engraving Services), previously Armed Forces Logistics.

Nick_F - Bath, Head of Sales at audiobook/large print publisher. Retail, DTC, libraries and licensing.

997fan- MD/Owner Telecoms Company.

Yertis – Bristol. Branding, eCommerce, website design and development, and publishing.

Littlegreenfairy- Swindon, Bakery/patisserie/confectionery. Nowhere near as high brow and intellectual as the rest if you!!

Jimbouk - Stroud. Involved in a range of activities from commercial property, corporate hospitality & weddings, export documentation and a variety of other business services!

Vantage man - Upper Wraxall (near Chippenham) Company Director and Property Developer.Would be interested in such a forum good to talk work and cars over a beer !

flow99 seems that majority further up the M5, but otherwise I would be interested. Chartered Architect and director of an Architects practice in Exeter.

NutNut - Swindon, Retail store designer and construction project manager.



PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,425 posts

303 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Right, I've found another local who's up for this and I think I might know another.

In the tradition of these things, I suggest meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. As for venue let's try www.thehalfwayhousebox.co.uk on Minchinhampton Common.

The format is simply sup a beer and a round robin where we detail who we are, what we're up to and what challenges we're facing in business (or starting a business). Once we've got to know each other and what's going on, it all starts to flow more easily and go off on interesting tangents. Or we just talk about cars smile

If you want to attend the first one (and can make it on a regular basis), please sign up below.

Feb 1st
PetrolTed

jimbouk

430 posts

194 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Right, I've found another local who's up for this and I think I might know another.

In the tradition of these things, I suggest meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. As for venue let's try www.thehalfwayhousebox.co.uk on Minchinhampton Common.

The format is simply sup a beer and a round robin where we detail who we are, what we're up to and what challenges we're facing in business (or starting a business). Once we've got to know each other and what's going on, it all starts to flow more easily and go off on interesting tangents. Or we just talk about cars

If you want to attend the first one (and can make it on a regular basis), please sign up below.

Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk - Then there were two....

ewenm

28,506 posts

245 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Unfortunately I can't do Tuesdays. Have fun all thumbup

997fan

245 posts

161 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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jimbouk said:
Right, I've found another local who's up for this and I think I might know another.

In the tradition of these things, I suggest meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. As for venue let's try www.thehalfwayhousebox.co.uk on Minchinhampton Common.

The format is simply sup a beer and a round robin where we detail who we are, what we're up to and what challenges we're facing in business (or starting a business). Once we've got to know each other and what's going on, it all starts to flow more easily and go off on interesting tangents. Or we just talk about cars

If you want to attend the first one (and can make it on a regular basis), please sign up below.

Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk - Then there were two....
997fan

997fan

245 posts

161 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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jimbouk said:
Right, I've found another local who's up for this and I think I might know another.

In the tradition of these things, I suggest meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. As for venue let's try www.thehalfwayhousebox.co.uk on Minchinhampton Common.

The format is simply sup a beer and a round robin where we detail who we are, what we're up to and what challenges we're facing in business (or starting a business). Once we've got to know each other and what's going on, it all starts to flow more easily and go off on interesting tangents. Or we just talk about cars

If you want to attend the first one (and can make it on a regular basis), please sign up below.

Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk - Then there were two....
997fan

PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,425 posts

303 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan

AngryApples

5,449 posts

265 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Looks like a good spot, once I've managed to get out the 9-5 (hopefuly 4-6 weeks) I'll be up for that

In the meantime, hope it goes well for you all, keep us updated

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miniman

24,912 posts

262 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan
miniman

LordGrover

33,535 posts

212 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan
miniman
lordgrover







Me? IT Monkey of Chipping Sodbury. Always interested in new ideas and have had the odd flash of inspiration myself - only hit the target a couple of times so far though.

ETA: First of month typically busy for me as month end procedures being run but I don't want to miss the first of what may prove a most interesting forum.


Edited by LordGrover on Monday 17th January 20:13

Ian187

402 posts

246 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan
miniman
lordgrover
IanT187




evenflow

8,787 posts

282 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan
miniman
lordgrover
IanT187
evenflow

Vantage man

380 posts

162 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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evenflow said:
Feb 1st
PetrolTed
Jimbouk
997fan
miniman
lordgrover
IanT187
evenflow
Vantage man

DKL

4,487 posts

222 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Did you have an idea of time that evening?

PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,425 posts

303 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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8-8:30 start.

Good crowd so far clap

batmanreturns

536 posts

269 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Count me in! Although i did not respond at the start i've set up a mortgage and insurance brokers.

PetrolTed

Original Poster:

34,425 posts

303 months

Wednesday 19th January 2011
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And two more friends of mine...

I'd better check it's not music night at the pub!