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2017 March
#MarchMeetup EALING BROADWAY W5 > A heady mix of creatives and entrepreneurs turned out to this month’s Contactus magazines business meetup on 30 March. Pictured: Hayley Smith of Boxed Out PR takes her turn to tell the group about her business, before featured speakers for the afternoon, local musicians Chasing Deer (standing) deliver the business talk, “Being a band”. @ChasingDeerBand @EalingBizExpo
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What The_Ealinger did in March
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EALING W5 > Here’s a week-by-week overview of what ‘The_Ealinger’ (just a typical Ealing resident and worker), was up to in March 2017.
Week 1: World Book Day at the start of the month provided a number of parents with a creative outlet to dress up their offspring as various literary characters for school parades across the borough. The_Ealinger got off lightly this year, as youngest was reading “There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom”, and didn’t really want it translated to stage. On the 8th, we marked International Women’s Day with increased knowledge of the work that women do in our community. The Ealing Women’s Forum selected nine “Inspiring Women” to celebrate, including The_Ealinger magazine editor/publisher, Carlene Bender, in a presentation ceremony at Gunnersbury Park Mansion. Week 2: The_Ealinger got a break from hosting #EalingHour, as guest host Loredana Baranga took over the reins. Another highlight of the week was the Contactus magazines Saturday Speed Networking – more useful practise for the four speed networking sessions scheduled at the Ealing Business Expo. Top: Ealing’s “Inspiring Women” (inset: Carlene Bender with actor Emilia Fox, who presented the awards). Centre: Ruby Sweeney of The Events Hub trains Expo exhibitors. Above: Dr Rupa Huq at the West Ealing ‘Unconference’ led by Simon Hall
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Week 3: In the news this week in London, and in Ealing, was the story of the “terror”
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p u nd attack on Westminster Bridge on the 22nd. By the next day, flags were flying at half-mast outside Ealing Town Hall. Many constituents were worried about local MP Rupa Huq after the attack, but by Saturday 25th she was out and about in Ealing, and contributing to the West Ealing ‘Unconference’ at Ealing Works. Back on the 22nd, Ruby Sweeney of The Events Hub led the first of two training sessions for exhibitors at the Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival coming up on 9 & 10 June. Then it was Mother’s Day on the 26th, and The_ Ealinger enjoyed a day with family, the way you’re supposed to. Week 4: This was one of the busy ones, not helped by the clocks having jumped forward on the 26th and stealing an hour from us! Two events stand out this week: Anita Wong’s Bommie Media talk on Social Media for Business, the first of three free business support talks put on by the Ealing Works coworking community this spring. The other event for The_Ealinger this week was the Contactus magazines March Meetup, as featured on page 1.
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Top: Union Jack flying at half-mast outside Ealing Town Hall. Centre: the Ealing Works audience listens to Anita Wong’s presentation. Above: Montpelier Park through 2017 months. Inset: Shreya Parekh and Naglaa Mrabti reading The_Ealinger.
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Q&A
Andrew Dakers As CEO of West London Business (WLB) – the sub-region’s business leadership forum – Andrew Dakers keeps very much up-to-date on business developments across West London from Park Royal to Heathrow; while as co-chair of the Ealing Business Partnership (EBP), his role is focused on helping Ealing Council connect with local businesses.
H “Local business expos provide a vital platform for local firms to connect with each other and the wider community. What’s not to like?”
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ow does Ealing fit into the work of the West London Business policy commissions? A > After a year of deliberation, WLB has just published draft reports from our four policy commissions. The commissions looked at the future of education and skills, transport and infrastructure, the built environment, and sustainability and climate change in West London, the UK’s second largest economic powerhouse. They were focused on identifying practical ways in which we can work with the West London
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Alliance councils, including Ealing, to deliver on the West London Vision for Growth Action Plan. Have a read and think about how you might support their implementation: tinyurl.com/ wlpolicycommissions17 (feedback open until 14 April). Can you explain what happens at one of the Ealing Business Partnership quarterly meetings – and why local businesses should engage or attend? A > The Ealing
Networking Festival on 9-10 June brings to the local business community? A > Local business expos provide a vital platform for local firms to connect with each other and the wider community. What’s not to like? You will reconnect with businesses you already know, and discover some hidden gems. Get the date in your diary and come and explore what’s bubbling away in Ealing’s economy! tinyurl.com/ealingbp What do you see as some of the westlondon.com benefits that a show like the @WestLBusiness Ealing Business Expo & @WestLondonBusiness Business Partnership is there to respond to the needs of local businesses (see website). In the coming year, top priorities are how Ealing Council can better support micro-enterprises and homeworkers, as well as understanding the opportunities emerging from the latest innovations in the digital economy. The meetings will move around the borough to try and increase access.
– interview by Carlene Bender
The West London Futures Conference opening session Photo: contributed
West London Business is an exhibitor at the Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival on 9 & 10 June; and the EBP is being promoted at the Expo by the event sponsors Ealing Council.
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Networking: April Happy 3rd birthday to the Ealing Business Diary! We started this diary as a weekly update in April 2014 – it has only recently gone monthly, alongside The_Ealinger. The Contactus business meetup on Fri 28 April will be our last pre-EalingBizExpo networking event (the date previously advertised for May has been cancelled), and will be held at Creams Cafe (upstairs), opposite the Ealing Town Hall. This is a FREE meetup, so please register via Eventbrite and come along. The theme of this month’s talk will be finance: all about managing your cashflow, from Expo sponsors T&S Finance Events Ltd (see sponsored column on page 7).
Joanna Dudzinska’s Ealing Walking, Talking and Exploring Group on a recent walk through Pitshanger
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EALING BUSINESS DIARY
The Athena Network: with Pascale Chaillet of Zen Shiatsu Therapy
30 MAR TO 30 APR
> Thu 30 Mar, 1pm-2pm – FREE. Contactus magazines March Meetup – at Charlotte’s W5, Ealing Broadway W5 2TD with speakers, Chasing Deer band @ContactusEaling @EalingBizExpo > Thu 30 Mar, 7pm-9pm – £4.23-£5.28. 1 Less Stress Connect’s Skills Swap Workshop – Co Work Hub, Victoria Road, North Acton NW10 6NB @hellocoworkhub @1Lessstress1 > Tue 4 Apr, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: hosted this week by Peter Prickett (@PeterPrickett) @EalingHour #EalingHour > Tue 4 Apr, 6.30pm-8pm – FREE. Ealing Business Forum – The Pitshanger Bookshop, Pitshanger Lane W5 1RH @EalingBForum > Wed 5 Apr, 6.30-9am – £15. Ealing BoB Club Business over Breakfast – at The Bridge Hotel, Greenford UB6 8ST @BoBEaling > Wed 5 Apr, 10am-12pm – £15. Ealing Connect: a morning of networking
– at Charlotte’s W5, Dickens Yard, Ealing Broadway W5 2TD @EalingConnect > Thu 6 Apr, 5pm-7pm – £15+. Park Royal Business Group Park Royal Social – at The CoClub, North Acton, W3 6UG @ParkRoyalBG > Tue 11 Apr, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: hosted this week by Carlene Bender (@ContactusEaling) @EalingHour #EalingHour > Tue 18 Apr, 12pm-2pm – membership/ visitors. The Athena Network: Ealing branch lunch meeting – at Duke of Kent, W13 8DL @AthenaWLondon > Tue 18 Apr, 6.30-9pm – FREE 12 Steps to Building a Successful Creative Business – at Ealing Works, West Ealing W13 9BE @EalingWorkspace > Wed 19 Apr, 12noon-2pm – membership/visitors. Ealing Chamber of Commerce Connect 4 Lunch – at Crowne Plaza, Hanger Lane W5 1HG @EalingChamber
> Wed 19 Apr, 6.30-9am – £15. Ealing BoB Club: Business over Breakfast – at The Bridge Hotel, Greenford UB6 8ST @BoBEaling > Wed 19 Apr, 12.30-2.30pm – £15. Ealing Connect: an afternoon of Networking – at Charlotte’s W5, W5 2TD @Ealing Connect > Thu 20 Apr, 10-11.30am – FREE. Link 4 Growth’s Link 4 Coffee – at Limeyard, Ealing Broadway W5 5DB @L4GNWLondon > Sun 23 Apr, 11am-1pm – £10. Ealing Walking, Talking and Exploring Group’s South Ealing to Walpole Park networking walk – meet at S. Ealing station W5 4QB @dudzinskauk > Tue 25 Apr, 8pm-9pm – online. Ealing Hour: hosted this week by Hilary Nicholl (@Barnabites) @EalingHour > Fri 28 Apr, 1pm-2pm – FREE Contactus magazines April Meetup – at Creams Cafe, Ealing Broadway W5 5AH, with speakers T&S Finance Events Ltd @ContactusEaling @EalingBizExpo Ongoing and everyday – online networking in both our Facebook groups: Businesses in Ealing and Businesses in Acton.
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SPONSORED FEATURE
3 pillars of financial success
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Advertising at a glance
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T&S Finance Events Ltd Tip of the Month – from Matteo Turi of Taras Financial
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ow let us face this fact: at least 65 per cent of businesses will fail within the first 24-36 months of operation, anywhere in the world. Would it not be beneficial to attempt to remove the causes for failures? Hence, we have designed our own three pillars of financial success with three key questions: 1. Why is your business unique? 2. Will your business work without you? 3. Can you sell to new clients and new markets? So what should you exactly do to increase the value of your business? The path to follow should include the following : a. Declare your goals b. Contact us for a proposal to achieve your goals c. We work together to achieve your ultimate financial success. Here’s the full version of Matteo Turi’s article: taras-financial.co.uk/uncategorized/3-pillars-offinancial-success/ T&S Finance Events Ltd, sponsors of the Ealing Business Expo & Networking Festival, is a joint venture between Northolt-based businesses Taras Financial and The Events Hub. The company is being launched at the Expo on 9-10 June 2017. Meet Ruby and Matteo at the Contactus magazines FREE business meetup, Fri 28 April, 1-2pm, where they will be presenting on the topic of cashflow: “Where did the money go?”
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Contact us MAGAZINES
• free monthly business networking • book your place via Eventbrite
Upcoming Contactus Meetups, 1-2pm: • Thu 30 March – the business talk will be from local band *Chasing Deer* venue: Charlotte’s W5, Ealing Broadway, W5 2TD • Fri 28 April – come along to pick up some nifty finance tips for growing your business from Expo sponsors *T&S Finance Events Ltd* venue: Creams Cafe (upstairs), Ealing Broadway, W5 5AH
EALING
BUSINESS EXPO
& NETWORKING FESTIVAL save the date: 9 & 10 JUNE 2017 11am to 7pm both days
EALING TOWN HALL
Find out more:
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Join us at the “biggest business event in the borough in 2017”
Exhibition stands on sale: one day £225 two days £370 sponsorship package £980 To book, email: info@contactusealing.co.uk
Thank you to Expo sponsors
T&S Finance Events Ltd (Ealing branch)