Business Link in London - "We mean business" event - 12th June


Providing the Capital’s female entrepreneurs with the skills for success.

Over 200 delegates attended the ‘We Mean Business’ women’s event held on the 12th June 2008 at the Guoman Tower Hotel, overlooking Tower Bridge.  The event, for established, female business owners, was designed to celebrate female achievements, despite the current economic climate.

BLIL’s own Chief Operations Officer, Fran Currie, acted as chairwoman and host throughout the evening.

Key speakers included Chair of the London Assembly, Jennette Arnold; Liz Jackson of Great Guns Marketing and Ritu Sethi, Founder of The Sethi Partnership and contributor to Asian Voice magazine.  Each gave an inspirational speech about women in business and set the mood for a motivating evening.

Liz started her company Great Guns Marketing at the age of 25, with a £4,000 loan from the Prince’s Trust. She now turns over more than £2.5 million a year.  Liz went completely blind, when setting up her business in 1998 and had the crowd in roars of laughter as she told her inspiring story.

Ritu, entrepreneur and a regular contributor to Asian Voice magazine, founded The Sethi Partnership Solicitors over ten years ago and has won numerous awards, scooping the prestigious First Women Award for Business Services (sponsored by the CBI and Lloyds TSB) only the night before our event.

In addition to the speaker line-up, the event involved 1-2-1 Business Advice Clinics and practical workshops held by Penny Power of ecademy and Benjamin Smart a Business Link in London adviser.

Despite an activity packed evening, there was still plenty of time for networking over wine and food.